Mufti Husain Kadodia
Mufti Husain Kadodia (Arabic: حسين كادودية) is a scholar and teacher of Islamic Law based in South Africa. He is also a collector of Islamic manuscripts and books.
Biography
Husain Kadodia was born in South Africa to a household committed to Dawah and Tabligh of Islam. After graduating from high school he spent four months in tabligh in The INDIAN Subcontinent. Upon returning from this journey he enrolled in Madrasa Arabia Islamia, an Islamic University, in Azaadville, South Africa to pursue an in-depth study of the Islamic sciences.
While studying in Azaadville, Mufti Husain excelled academically and spent long hours in the library. Eventually the keys of the library were entrusted to him and he gained a reputation among students and teachers alike for being a dedicated student. During his stay in Madrasa Arabia Islamia Azaadville, he developed a close relationship with his teachers. One of those teachers was the Shakh al-Hadith (senior hadith lecturer) of the Madrasa, Shaykh Fazlur Rahman A’zami, who is also his spiritual guide (shaykh) in the science of tasawwuf (sufism).
After graduating from the madrasa in Azaadville in 2001, Mufti Husain Kadodia left for the deserts of Mauritania where he spent some time studying the Islamic sciences under the scholars of that region. In addition to Mauritania, he also spent time studying in Syria where he had the opportunity to obtain numerous ijazas in the Islamic sciences from leading scholars.
Upon returning from Mauritania, he enrolled in the Iftaa course at Madrasa Ina’amiyyah in Camperdown, South Africa under Mufti Ebrahim Desai. He successfully completed the takhassus fi' al-ifta course under his teachers while also answering approximately 1500 fatawa queries.
Mufti Husain has also completed a course in the study of Islamic manuscripts. He is one of the leading collectors of Islamic manuscripts around the world. He has traveled extensively in the Arab world as well as the Indian Subcontinent in order to obtain rare and valuable manuscripts.
At present, he conducts research in Islamic law and teaches Ifta students of Madrasa Ina’amiyyah, Camperdown. He is also currently working on reproducing ancient manuscripts.
Works
Mufti Husain Kadodia has authored a book on the headgear (topi) titled “The Crown of a Believer”.
See also
- Madrassah In’aamiyah
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
- Islam in South Africa
- Islamic Scholars