Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips
Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips was born in Jamaica, but grew up in Canada where he accepted Islam in 1972. He
completed a diploma in Arabic and a B.A. from the College of Islamic
Disciplines (Usool ad-Deen) at the Islamic University of Madeenah in
1979. At
the University of Riyadh, College of Education, he completed a M.A. in
Islamic Theology in 1985 and in the department of Islamic Studies at
the University of Wales, U.K. he also completed a Ph.D. in Islamic
Theology in 1994. He
taught Islamic Education and Arabic in private schools in Riyadh for
over ten years and for the past three year he has been lecturing M.Ed.
students in the Islamic Studies department of Shariff Kabunsuan Islamic
University in Cotabato City, Mindanao, Philippines. Since
1994 he has founded and directed The Islamic Information Center in
Dubai, U.A.E. and the Department of Foreign Languages at Dar al Fatah
Islamic Press in Sharjah, U.A.E. Among
the author’s published works are translations of “Ibn Tayameeyah’s
Essay on the Jinn”, “The Devil’s Deception” and Arabic Calligraphy in
Manuscripts, He
has also co-authored “Polygamy in Islam”, and authored “Evolution of
Islamic Law”, “Through Repentance”, “Islamic Studies”, “Hajj and Umrah
According to Qur’aan & Sunnah”, “Islamic Rules on Menstruation”,
“Arabic Reading & Writing Made Easy”, “Arabic Grammar Made Easy”
and “The Purpose of Creation”. Author’s published works are translations of “Ibn Taymeeyah’s Essay on the Jinn”, and Arabic Calligraphy in Manuscripts. He
has also co-authored “Polygamy in Islam” and authored “The Qur’aan’s
Numerical Miracle - Hoax and Heresy”, “Evolution of Fiqh”, “Islamic law
and The Madh-habs”, “Tafseer Soorah al-Hujuraat”, “The Ansar Cult”,
“The Fundamentals of Tawheed”, “Hajj and ‘ Umrah According to Qur’aan
and Sunnah”, “Islamic Studies (Book:1)”, and “Salvation Through
Repentance”. Postal Address : P.O. Box 22206, Doha, Qatar
e-mail: bilal17@bilalphilips.com; abuameenah@bilalphilips.com