Khalifa Ezzat

Khalifa Ezzat
Residence London
Education Sharia
Alma mater
Al-Azhar University
SOAS, University of London
Occupation Islamic scholar, author, teacher, researcher
Organization London Central Mosque
Notable work Written and translated several books
Home town London
Religion Islam

Khalifa Ezzat is the chief Imam and head of religious affairs at the London Central Mosque. He is a member of the Islamic Shari'a Council. He participates in many interfaith meetings and conferences and seminars about Islam and the Arabic language.

Education

After completing his preparatory and secondary schooling in the Al-Azhar system, he graduated from the prestigious Al-Azhar University with a bachelor's degree in Islamic Studies.[1] Later, he completed his master's degree in Islamic studies SOAS, University of London. He is currently a PhD researcher. Upon graduation, he worked as an Imam and translator in Egypt for nearly five years. In 2005, he was appointed by the Egyptian Ministry of Awqaf to be an Imam at London's Central Mosque.[2]

Career

Sheikh Ezzat was among the cohort that welcomed the Duke of York to the London Central Mosque in June 2012. The event was organised by the Maimonides Foundation.

Articles

He has published a number of articles including:

Translations

Ezzat has translated around twenty books about Islam into English, published in Cairo and London. These include:

Books

He has also authored a number of his own works, including:

References

  1. Sheikh Khalifa meeting the Duke of York at the London Central Mosque, June 2012
  2. Sheikh Khalifa meeting with Team GB Olympic discus thower Abdul Buhari at the London Central Mosque for a Ramadan iftar celebration in 2012
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