Author Archives: Shaikh Abu Rumaysah Refi Shafi
Abu Rumaysah Refi Shafi was born and brought up in High Wycombe. He currently studies with Shaykh Haitham Al-Haddad and, previously, Shaykh Abu AbdiRahman Al-Libee. He graduated from Imperial College from the faculty of Electronic Engineering. He currently works as a Software Engineer and is the chairman of WISE (Wycombe Islamic Society). He is very active in his local community, especially with his Masjid and working with youth. He has translated a number of books such as 'The Criterion between the Friends of Allah and the Friends of Shaytan,' and 'Relief from Distress (the Dua of Yunus 'alayhī al-Salām),' both by Ibn Taymiyyah as well as many others. He has also written an explanation of Surah al-Fatihah called ‘The Spiritual Cure.’ He currently gives weekly circles in High Wycombe on a variety of topics covering aqidah, fiqh, hadith, tafsir and Arabic Language. He is also a Lecturer for MRDF.
Shaikh Abu Rumaysah Refi Shafi
24/02/2021
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Sh Abu Rumaysah renders beautifully Ibn Kathīr's full tafsīr (for the first time in the English language) of the first verses of Sūrat al-Baqarah explaining the qualities of the Muttaqūn...
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Shaikh Abu Rumaysah Refi Shafi
03/01/2021
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Enjoy one of the most in-depth tafsirs of the Fatihah in English translated by Sh Abu Rumaysah.
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Shaikh Abu Rumaysah Refi Shafi
11/10/2020
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“Whenever it flashes for them, they walk therein, and when darkness covers them, they stand still”
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Shaikh Abu Rumaysah Refi Shafi
28/04/2020
Articles, Fasting Dos & Don'ts, Food For Your Soul, Latest Islamic, Ramadan, Ramadan 1442, Seasonal Reminders, Special, Spotlight 1
Know that in the fast is a special quality that is not found in anything else
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Shaikh Abu Rumaysah Refi Shafi
31/08/2018
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"I saw Abraham (ʿalayhi al-Salām) and the person who resembles him most is your companion..."
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Shaikh Abu Rumaysah Refi Shafi
04/08/2018
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"Even then, this comparison falls short and fails to convey his true beauty..." ﷺ
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Shaikh Abu Rumaysah Refi Shafi
17/07/2018
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"His face shone with resplendence like that of the moon when full..." ﷺ
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Shaikh Abu Rumaysah Refi Shafi
25/06/2018
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Sh Abu Rumaysah Refi Shafi continues one of the most in-depth descriptions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in the English language
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Shaikh Abu Rumaysah Refi Shafi
17/06/2018
Education, Featured, Islamic Thought, Latest Islamic, Non-News, Opinion, Propagation, Scripture
“None of you truly believes until I am more beloved to him than his father, his child and all the people.”
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Shaikh Abu Rumaysah Refi Shafi
25/05/2018
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Sh Abu Rumaysah's translation and commentary of the famous Shamā'il al-Tirmidhi
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