Sunnah Stream | Episode #013 | Abdullah Quilliam, Sheikh Ul-Islam of The British Isles | Yahya Birt

Who was the founder of the UK's first masjid? The man who was given the official title of Sheikh Ul-Islam of the British Isles by the last Ottoman Caliph Sultan Abdul Hameed II?

Join Yahya Birt, British-American writer and academic, son of John Birt, the former Director-general of the BBC and translator of "Islam in Victorian Liverpool", as well as Sheikh Haroon Hanif and and our very own Ustadh Yasrab Shah as they explore the life and legacy of Abdullah Qilliam (ra), arguably the most influential British Muslim in history.

Timecodes
0:00 - Highlights
0:30  - Introduction
05:44 - 2014 The Rebirth of The Abdullah Quilliam Masjid in Liverpool
09:23 - Sunnah Stream guest Yahya Birt
11:20 - The earlier life of William Quilliam
17:49 - Serving the poor and those downtrodden
19:33 - His journey to Islam
21:48 - What makes the Sheikh a historic figure?
24:52 - From 10,000 to 3 Million Muslims in Britain
26:53 - What was the clincher for him becoming Muslim?
28:18 - The Church of Islam!
30:02 - 1890 Abdullah Qulliam attracts the attention of Sultan Abdul Hameed II (ra)
31:53 - The British Muslim Identity - An Ottoman Travellers account of Islam in Liverpool
33:59 - Does Abdullah Qulliam visit Sultan Abdul Hameed II?
34:58 - Was he appointed Sheikh Ul-Islam of The British Isles by the Caliph?
36:31 - Self authorisation of leadership
40:50 - Did Sheikh Abdullah Qulliam have a formal teacher?
41:54 - Was he an Alim?
43:56 - Services the Masjid offered
45:07 - What sort of effect did his works have on the Liverpool community?
46:00 - He was a ball of energy
46:54 - Did Sultan Abdul Hameed II (ra) assign him as his representative?
49:32 - 1908 Abdullah Qulliam leaves Liverpool, The Mosque is sold to the Council
51:54 - 1935 Buried in a unmarked grave in Woking
53:25 - The reemergence on Abdullah Qulliam's legacy
59:05 - His courage to preach Islam during immense hostility
01:01:33 - The British Muslim identity and the revival

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