Shaykh Bilal Brown has studied over 8 years across the Muslim world in the Middle East shortly after his acceptance of Islam in 1999. He returned to the UK in 2006 however departed again in 2008 to further his study of the Islamic Sciences.

He graduated from a 4-year intensive 6-day a week course on Shari’ah studies at the al-Dawli Institute of Arabic and Islamic Sciences in Damascus in 2012. This was in addition to private studies with prominent scholars in Damascus.

He then travelled to Yemen to build a deeper understanding of the Shafi’I jurisprudence, Arabic Grammar and self-rectification. Shaykh Bilal has since then returned to the UK.

He has developed experience and understanding in the field of alcohol and drug addiction as well furthering his years of experience through closely working with and teaching young people. He has studied numerous texts in the Shafi’i and Hanafi schools of jurisprudence i.e. law, marriage and divorce law in the Maliki School.

His credentials are further extended by his certification in childcare, IT, social science and counselling.

Shaykh Bilal currently resides in Oldham where he teaches Arabic and Islamic sciences, in addition to Manchester, Rochdale and online. He is also the Director of a popular website for fiqh answers – an online source for Islamic Jurisprudence.