ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani QS is a world-renowned author and religious scholar. He has devoted his life to the promotion of the traditional Islamic principles of peace, tolerance, love, compassion and brotherhood, while opposing extremism in all its forms. The shaykh is a member of a respected family or traditional Islamic scholar, which includes the former head of the Association of Muslim Scholars of Lebanon and the present Grand Mufti (the highest Islamic religious authority in the country) of Lebanon.

In the U.S., Shaykh Kabbani QS serves as Chairman, Islamic Supreme Council of America; Founder, Naqshbandi Sufi Order of America; Advisor, World Organization for Resource Development and Education; Chairman, As-Sunnah Foundation of America; Chairman, Kamilat Muslim Women’s Organization; and Founder and President, The Muslim Magazine.

Shaykh Kabbani QS is highly trained, both as a Western scientist and as a classical Islamic scholar. He received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and studied medicine. In addition, he also holds a degree in Islamic Divine Law, and under the tutelage of Shaykh `Abd Allah Daghestani QS, license to teach, guide and counsel religious students in Islamic spirituality from Shaykh Muhammad Nazim `Adil al-Qubrusi al-Haqqani an-Naqshbandi QS, the world leader of the Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi Order.

His books include: Keys to the Divine Kingdom (2005); Classical Islam and the Naqshbandi Sufi Order (2004), The Naqshbandi Sufi Tradition Guidebook (2004); The Approach of Armageddon? An Islamic Perspective (2003); Encyclopaedia of Muhammad’s Women Companions and the Traditions They Related (1998, with Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar); Encyclopaedia of Islamic Doctrine (7 vols. 1998); Angels Unveiled (1996); The Naqshbandi Sufi Way (1995); Remembrance of God Liturgy of the Sufi Naqshbandi Masters (1994).

In his long-standing endeavour to promote better understanding of classical Islam, Shaykh Kabbani QS has hosted two international conferences in the United States, both of which drew scholars from throughout the Muslim world. As a resounding voice for traditional Islam, his counsel is sought by journalists, academics and government leaders.