- Lanky, blonde,
green-eyed, 33-years-old Abdurraheem Green appears to be a character
straight out of a Hollywood movie Ben Hur.
- He was born to British
parents in Darussalam in Tanzania in 1964.
- He was educated at a
famous Roman Catholic Monastic School called Ampleforth College and
went on to study history in the London University. However, he left
his education unfinished.
- He was dissatisfied
with Christianity since the age of eight.
- He was practising
Buddhism for nearly three years though he never formally embraced
it.
- His study of the Noble
Qur’an immediately attracted him to Islam and he embraced Islam in
1988. He has been a Daw’ah practitioner in Britain since then.
- He wears a look that
instantly evokes comparison with the popular portrayal of the
Prophet Jesus (Pbuh) in the imagery of Christian Europe.
- He has two wives, both
British-born Muslims of Indian origin and six children.
- Currently, he is
working with an Islamic media company based in England and engages
himself in da’wah activities including lectures on Islam in
London’s famous Hyde Park. He is well known for his efforts at the
renowned "Speaker’s Corner" in London’s Hyde Park.
- He also delivers talks
and lectures for Muslims, and concentrates on the pure teaching to
the say of Prophet Muhammad (May God’s peace and blessing be upon
him), and the early Muslims.
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