Dr Haroon Ebrahim Sidat is a scholar of Islam with an interest in Islamic theology, law, sufism, and the social sciences. He joined the Islam-UK Centre at Cardiff University in 2015 after being awarded the Jameel scholarship for postgraduate study. His thesis explored the fascinating world of the dārul ‘ulūm in modern Britain. Since then, he has been involved in research on imams in Britain and is now part of the project 'Legacies of Learning: from Turath to Transformation' project that explores the Islamic intellectual legacy that seeks to answer civilizational questions in the modern world.
In this episode, we discuss the history of Dara Uloom, the nature of religious scholarship, the role of Imams in the modern day, and the ritualisation of the Deen.
Dr Haroon Sidat: Masjids, Imams, and the Islamic Educational Landscape