Imam Nafees BhayatShariah Scholar & Board Member

Imam Nafis Bhayat completed the memorization of the Quran at the tender age of 13. Thereafter, he continued his Islamic studies at Darul Uloom, Bury, the UK for the next six years in the field of Quranic exegesis, Hadeeth traditions, jurisprudence, theology, and the Arabic language.

Since graduating with a degree in Islamic theology in 1992, Imam Nafis has been serving as the head imam and director of religious services at the Islamic Propagation Centre of Ontario, also known as Jame Masjid, Mississauga, Canada. His weekly Tafseerul Quran classes attract hundreds of participants.

Imam Nafis is an executive member of the Canadian Council of Imams, the Canadian Council of Muslim Theologians, a Shariah Advisor to many firms, Ontario registered Minister of Religion and a licensed Marriage Officer.  He is also a teacher at the Ad-Duha Institute of Islamic Sciences.

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