Shaykh Mohammad Akram Nadwi at SBIA
Topic: The Greatest Women: Al-Muhaddithaat
Shaykh Akram Nadwi, author of Al-Muhaddithat: The Women Scholars in Islam, a 53-volume biographical dictionary of female scholars of hadith, is a Muhaddith of the highest caliber who has specialized in Ilm ul Rijal, the study of the narra- tors of Hadith. He has Ijaza (licenses) from over 600 scholars, many of them the most renowned scholars of our time. Shaykh Akram Nadwi has a doctorate in Arabic Language and has authored and translated over 25 titles on language, fiqh, Qur’an and hadith.
The South Bay Islamic Association (SBIA) is one of the oldest Islamic Organizations in The Bay Area. Its headquarters are located in San Jose, CA. SBIA has been providing various services to the community since 1977 including the five daily prayers at two locations (San Jose Downtown, and Harris Way) and Friday prayers at both locations. SBIA has been active in spreading Islam through various Dawah programs and by hosting a number of activities including Weekend Islamic School, Quranic classes for children, Tafseer (English translation and Exegesis) classes for adults, conferences and community get-togethers.