Muhammad ibn Adam Al-Kawthari


Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam Al-Kawthari is a British Sunni Islamic scholar, mufti, researcher, founder and chief Mufti of Darul Ifta Leicester and a teacher at Jamiah Uloom-ul-Quran Leicester. He has authored a number of books including Islamic Guide to Sexual Relations and Birth Control & Abortion in Islam.

Biography

Family background

Al-Kawthari's father Mawlana Adam is one of the senior scholars in England. Shaykh Adam Square in Leicester is named after him.

Early life and education

Born in Leicester, Al-Kawthari graduated from Darul Uloom Bury and later studied under Mufti Taqi Usmani at Darul Uloom Karachi. Al-Kawthari's other teachers include his father Mawlana Adam and Yusuf Motala.
During 2000, Al-Kawthari studied from Abd al-Razzaq al-Halabi and Abd al-Latif Farfur al-Hasani in Syria.

Career

Al-Kawthari is founder and Chief Mufti or Director of Darul Ifta Leicester and a teacher at Jamiah Uloom-ul-Quran Leicester. Al-Kawthari also teaches traditional Islamic sciences in London.

Literary works

Al-Kawthari's literary works include: