Jamaal al-Din M. Zarabozo

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Jamaal al-Din M. Zarabozo
Born December 0, 1960 (1960-00-00) (age 48)
Spain
Residence Flag of the United States United States - Berkley, Colorado
Other names 'Jamaal al-Din Zarabozo',
'Jamal al-Din Zarabozo'
'Jamaal al-Din Zaraboza'

Sheikh Jamaal al-Din M. Zarabozo, born 1960[citation needed] is a Spanish parented, French-born, and American based Islamic scholar, lecturer, and author of numerous books on Islam and speaker of many lectures on Islam.

He is the Imam at the Islamic Center of Boulder, Colorado Springs.

He has been a regular guest on the Islam Channel.

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[edit] Background

Zarabozo's famaily are from Spain and parents are Catholic, although he was born in France.

He grew up in California.

He converted to Islam in 1976 at the age 16.

He is currently working on a book titled, “Jihad and Western Atitude toward War”

[edit] Education

Zarabozo had studied Economics at the University of California in Berkley and in Davis and holds a Bachelors degree in the same field from Berkley and holds a Master's Degree in the same field from Davies.

He left his PHD studies to pursue Islamic studies, since then he has been active mostly in writing.

He has a bachelors degree in economics from the university of California at Berkeley, and a masters in economics from the university of California at Davis.

[edit] Books

[edit] Authored

   * A Commentary on the Forty Hadith of Nawawi (A 3-volume Book of over 1500 pages)
   * Towards Understanding Islam - Part I  
   * How to Approach and Understand the Quran
   * The Authority and Importance of the Sunnah
   * Purification of the Soul
   * He Came to Teach you your Religion
   * The Fiqh of the Friday Prayer
   * The Friday Prayer - Khutbas I
   * The Friday Prayer - Khutbas II
   * Easy Fiqh
   * Extremism in Islam

[edit] Translated (from Arabic into English)

   * The World of The Jinn and The Devils
     Author: Omar Al-Ashqar
   * Words of Remembrance and Words of Reminder  
     Author: Salih al-Sadlaan  
   * The Fiqh of Marriage
     Author: Salih al-Sadlaan  
   * Marital Discord                            
     Author: Salih al-Sadlaan

[edit] Other Books Edited or Compiled

   * A Brief Illustrated Guide to Islam

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