Islam21c Articulating Islam in the 21st Century
The meeting is now over. Fill in the form below to be notified for the release of the recording and for the date of our next meeting with him inshaAllah.
Bio of Shaykh al-Dedew
Bio of Shaykh al-Dedew
His eminence Shaykh Muhammad al-Hassan al-Dedew (also spelt al-Dido) is a senior jurist and thinker among the scholars of Mauritanian, who are known worldwide for their knowledge, piety and influence on global Islamic affairs.
Shaykh Dedew was born in 1963 into a family dedicated to knowledge. His teachers came initially from his extended family, which included many prominent scholars, especially his maternal grandfather Shaykh Muhammad ‘Ali Ould ‘Abd al-Wadud. In 2007, Shaykh Dedew founded the Islamic University known as Markaz Takwīn al-Ulamā (Ulema Training Center), a highly-selective institute boasting a world-renowned curriculum mastering 63 Islamic disciplines, lasting up to 17 years.
In 2010 he also participated in the setting up of the Islamic University Abdella Ben Yassine which proposes a complete academic course according to the international system LMD (Licence, Master, Doctorate).