Monthly WEC Family Dinner Evening with Shaykh Abdulaziz: “What is education?”, Sat, 22 Feb 2014
Event on 2014-01-11 18:00:00
Join us for next month's inspirational evening (including a hot dinner!) with our very own Shaykh Abdulaziz Ahmed, and learn about the 'essence' of education.
Donation charge towards (hot) dinner: £2 per adult (payable at the door) – children under 10 free!
Limited places – due to over-subscribed past events, pre-registeration is required (to also help us with catering):
(i) on-line via: http://wecfamilydinner2014.eventbrite.co.uk/
(ii) Or by texting your names (and number of any children) to: 0775-9099444 (you will receive confirmation of places)
Provisional Programme for the Evening (Sat, 22 Feb 2014):
Doors Open: 6PM
Talk: 6:30PM – 7:30PM, Dinner: 7:30PM-8:30PM (Ishaa Jamat)
Venue: Woodfarm Education Centre (WEC), 1 Burns Grove, Giffnock G46 7HF
InshaAllah, starting from the New Year (2014), these popular Community Family events will aim to run on the second Saturday of each month (unless otherwise specified), with the first Family event scheduled for Sat, 11 Jan 2014. The topic for each event will be confirmed around two weeks in advance inshaAllah – watch this space!
*********Biography of Shaykh Abdul Aziz Ahmed**********
Shaykh Abdul Aziz Ahmed Fredericks was born in Nottingham in the United Kingdom where he completed his schooling before moving to Leicester for University studies. He completed a BEd degree in primary education specialising in Language Arts. He then went on to carry out post-graduate studies in Education in various universities including London University Institute of Education, Strathclyde University and the Open University.
He also did research at the School of Oriental and African Studies. He has published a number of articles on education and designed the curriculum of Islamia School London at the time it achieved Voluntary Aided Status. The curriculum was published by the Islamia Schools Trust.
He edited many books on Islam including several under the direct supervision of his teacher, Fethullah Gulen. He has worked as a teacher, Head Teacher and School Prinicipal in England, Scotland, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and USA. As an educational consultant, he has worked on projects in Turkey, Yemen, Kenya, Jordan and South Africa. He has a special interest in special educational needs and additional support and currently works full time as Additional Support Manager for a local education authority. He has worked as a policy advisor for several education authorities and schools including the UK Madrassa network.
His Islamic Studies took him to various parts of the world where he studied under many prominent traditional scholars. They include Ahmed Mashur al-Haddad under whom he studied in Jeddah and Abdul Rahman al-Khitamy in Kenya. He translated the "Essentials of Islam" by Ahmed bin Zayn al-Habashi and "Forty Hadith on the Quran" by Mullah ‘Ali al-Qari and is currently working on translations of "al-Nasaih al-Dinniya" of Imam al-Haddad and "Riyadatul Sibyan" of Imam al-Ramli.
Shaykh Abdul Aziz uses his teaching experience and a variety of modern teaching methods and an interactive style. He has taught various books around the world including "The Book of Assistance" of Imam al-Haddad and the "Forty Hadith" of Imam al-Nawawi. His interest in special educational needs drove him to co-found the organisation "Islamic Texts for the Blind" (Kitaba). The Islamic Texts for the Blind produces books in Braille and audio format, provides accessible online classes and has an accessible web site with Islamic resources and translations. They work with government and voluntary organisations to meet the religious and cultural needs of disabled Muslims. Shaykh Abdul Aziz authored the book: Living with Blindness, which was used to launch a number of conferences on "The Marginalised in Society" addressing issues of disability and access to mosques, institutions and Islamic teachings. He is an active campaigner for free and open access to Islamic teaching for all.
He currently lives in Glasgow, Scotland.
at Woodfarm Education Centre
1 Burns Grove
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Monthly WEC Family Dinner Evening with Shaykh Abdulaziz: “What is education?”, Sat, 22 Feb 2014 is a post from: Education Aid
