Founder
Sheikh Dr. Youcef Bensala
Founder, Senior Lecturer
Expert in Comparative Fiqh, Arabic, Quran & Qira’at
Key Achievements
Explore crucial statistics that reflect Sheikh Dr. Youcef Bensala’s achievements and impactful contributions.
Years’ Experience
As Advisor, Head of Department, Supervisor, Lecturer, Mentor, Imam
Publications
Including Peer-Reviewed and Published articles, Conferences and Books
Ijazah
In Qiraat, Tafsir, Hadith, Arabic, Fiqh and more
Courses Taught
Including Tajweed, Quran, Sahih Bukhari, Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Arabic Language, and more
Career Highlights
Served in these universities and institutions:
- University of Malaya (Malaysia)
- Birmingham College of Humanities (England)
- University of Science & Technology (Yemen)
- Fahd Association (Kuwait)
- Minassah Hafiz (Kuwait)
- Journal of Islamic Law Studies (Turkiye)
- And more…
As:
- Head of Department
- Senior Lecturer
- Chief Auditor
- Internal Examiner
- Supervisor
- Course Designer
- Lecturer
- Editor
Academic Highlights
Invited as Guest Speaker at:
- Cambridge University (UK)
- Seville University (Spain)
- Fatih Universities (Turkiye)
- Islamic Science University (Malaysia)
- International Conference on Islamic World (ICON)
- And more…
Scopus/Articles Published:
- The Possibility of Rapprochement and Peaceful Coexistence between Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam in Light of the Qur’an: A Case Study of Legislative Sources.
- Language and Its Philosophy in the Views of Al-Farabi: A Discussion in the Light of the Quran.
- Hate Speech in Nigerian Politics: An Islamic and Christian Perspectives.
- An Objective Study of Secular Religions: Hinduism and Buddhism as a Model.
- The Amount of Arabic Language Science Necessary to Understand the Islamic Texts and Derive Legal Provisions.
- And more…
Islamic Credentials
Quran
Sheikh Dr. Youcef Bensala completed the recitation of the Complete Quran (including Qiraat) under the following Sheikhs, with Ijazah and Sanad:
- Sheikh Younes al-Ralaban, the highest Sanad in the world for Quran & Qira’at (Egypt)
- Dr Amin Folatah, Dean of Quran Faculty of Om al-Qura University (Makkah)
- Sheikh Ammar, Masjid Nabawi (Madinah)
- Sheikh Ihab, Masjid Nabawi (Madinah)
Ijazah
Sheikh Dr. Youcef Bensala studied and obtained Ijazah and Sanad in the following Classical works:
- Al-Sh’atibiyah
- Al-Jazariyah
- Tuhfatul Atfal
- Tafsir Ibn Kathir
- Musnad Imam Sha’afi
- Musnad Imam Ahmed
- Sahih Al-Jami’
- Ulum Al-Quran (Imam Assuyoti)
- Forty Hadith (Imam An-Nawawi)
- Ar-Risalah of Imam Al-Shafi’i
- Inheritance
Memorization
Sheikh Dr. Youcef Bensala also studied and memorized the following works:
- A Collection of Agreed Upon Ahadith from Al-Bukhari & Muslim
- Forty Hadith of imam An-Nawawi
- ‘Umdat al-Ahkam
- Text of Talib Abdullah in Writing the Quran
- Bayquniyyah
- Nukhbat al-Fikar
- Nazm al-Burhaniyyah
- Kitab al-Fara’idh
- Ajrumiyyah with the text of ‘Ubayd Rabbu
- Lamiyat al-Af’al of Ibn Malik in Grammar
- Alfiyat of bin Malik
- Muthallath Qutrub
- Nazm al–Balaghah
- Khazraji in Urudh (Arabic poetry)
- Diwan of Antarah Ibn Shaddad
- Diwan of Imam Shafi’i
- Sullam of Al-Akhdhari
- And more…