Kamal Uddin (singer)

Kamal Uddin (; born 28 June 1984) is an English Nasheed singer-songwriter, Imam and teacher of Bangladeshi descent.

Early life

Uddin was born in England and he grew up in Hyde, Greater Manchester. His parents, Malkas Ali and Sufia Ali, are from Bangladesh. In November 2000, his father died.

Uddin started school at Greenfield Primary School and then studied at Hyde Technology School. In summer 1996, he boarded Al Jamia-Al Islamiyya Islamic School in Bolton, and studied a course to memorise the whole Qur'an. He finished his course and became a qualified Hafiz at the end of 2001. In September 2002, he boarded Jamia Al-Karam in East Retford to study Arabic grammar.

Career

Since 2004, Uddin has been a teacher and Imam at Hyde Jamia Mosque, where he teaches young children AbOUT Islam by singing Nasheeds, and he has a separate Hafiz class, teaching people to memorise the Qur’an.

In August 2005, Uddin released his first album “In the Name of Allah,” and performed at the first Global Peace and Unity Event in the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in December 2005. In May 2006, he released his second album “Illallah,” produced by Ahmad Hussain.

In September 2008, after winning the Islam Channel Nasheed Contest presented by Rakin Misbah from Mecca2Medina, Uddin performed at the Global Peace and Unity Event in October 2008.

Uddin has taken part in many performances throughout the United Kingdom and is now working closely with IQRA Promotions on many new projects including his third album along with a Nasheed video.

Personal life

In January 2005, Uddin and his mother performed Hajj (the largest Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia). In August 2006, he got married and still resides in his hometown of Hyde with his wife and daughter.

Discography

In The Name Of Allah (2005)

Track list

Illallah (2006)

Track list

See also

• British Bangladeshi
• List of British Bangladeshis
• Islamic music
• Islam in the United Kingdom
• Durood
• Hamd
• Madih nabawi
• Na'at
• Nasheed

External links

• Official Website
• Kamal Uddin's channel on YouTube

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