Wikipedia's first sentence called it “chief imam and head of religious affairs at the london central mosque”. Today it says “born in upper egypt where he first received his islamic education in the al azhar institute”.
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Khalifa Ezzat was born in Bani Sweif, south of Egypt where he first received his Islamic education in the local Al-Fahsn Institute of Al Azhar located in Al-Fashin City. It was the custom of the Saft Al-Urafa community, to enrol the able and bright students for Qur'anic memorisation. Khalifa, began memorising the Qur'an, from his teachers Sheikh Husain, then his son Sheikh Muhammad, then Sheikh Sayyed Othman.1 Khalifa completed the memorisation of the Qur'an, at early age. As part of, his prep and secondary school at Al-Azhar in Al Fashn; his early academic life, predominately composed of learning major traditional Islamic doctrines, including, Tafsir, Hadith, Arabic language, Shariah/Fiqh, and Theology. After successfully completing his secondary education, he was nominated and enrolled in Al Azhar University in Cairo to complete his Islamic education.
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Khalifa Ezzat is the chief Imam and head of religious affairs at the London Central Mosque . He is a member of the The Islamic Shari'a Council. He participates in many interfaith meetings and conferences and seminars about Islam and the Arabic language.
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Khalifa Ezzat was born in Bani Sweif, south of Egypt where he first received his Islamic education in the local Al-Fahsn Institute of Al Azhar located in Al-Fashin City.It was the custom of the Saft Al-Urafa community, to enrol the able and bright students for Qur'anic memorisation.Khalifa, began memorising the Qur'an, from his teachers Sheikh Husain, then his son Sheikh Muhammad, then Sheikh Sayyed Othman.Khalifa completed the memorisation of the Qur'an, at early age.As part of, his prep and secondary school at Al-Azhar in Al Fashn; his early academic life, predominately composed of learning major traditional Islamic doctrines, including, Tafsir, Hadith, Arabic language, Shariah/Fiqh, and Theology.After successfully completing his secondary education, he was nominated and enrolled in Al Azhar University in Cairo to complete his Islamic education.
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Khalifa Ezzat was born in upper Egypt where he first received his Islamic education in the Al Azhar Institute. Khalifa completed the memorisation of the Qur'an, at early age. As part of, his prep and secondary school at Al-Azhar in Al Fashn; his early academic life, predominately composed of learning major traditional Islamic doctrines, including, Tafsir, Hadith, Arabic language, Shariah/Fiqh, and Theology. After successfully completing his secondary education, he was nominated and enrolled in Al Azhar University in Cairo to complete his Islamic education.
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chief imam and head of religious affairs at the london central mosque
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born in upper egypt where he first received his islamic education in the al azhar institute
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