Islamic scholar and founder of AlMaghrib Institute, one of the pioneering Islamic educational institutes in the United States, Shaykh Muhammad Alshareef passed away in Dubai on Thursday, July 21.
Muhammad Alshareef had no previous illness, but life is not promised, his family shared on social media, announcing his death.
An giant in the field of Islamic education, Shaykh Muhammad Alshareef inspired a generation of Islamic educators, dawah carriers and young Muslims across the world.
Who Was Muhammad Alshareef?
Muhammad Alshareef was born in 1975 and raised in Canada. In his youth, he memorized the Quran and later graduated with an Islamic Law degree from the Islamic University of Madinah, class of 1999.
He founded AlMaghrib Institute in 2002 in College Park, Maryland, USA, where he taught the first class to a small group of just 30 students.
He is also the founder of DiscoverU, a personal development institute.
Tributes Pour In For Muhammad Alshareef
To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return!
The Muslim world is mourning the passing of a great leader and visionary Shaykh Muhammad Alshareef. May Allah forgive him and elevate his ranks to the highest levels of Jannah Al-Firdous! pic.twitter.com/MiHltJU6GP— Boonaa Mohammed (@boonaamohammed) July 22, 2022
To God We Belong and To Him Shall We Return
Upon hearing the passing of Shaykh Muḥammad Alshareef, I am inspired to write a few words.
As a young child, I recall being in the same class as Shaykh Muḥammad Alshareef for taḥfīdh (memorization of the Noble Qur’ān)— Yūsuf Badāt (@BadatYusuf) July 21, 2022
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