Heroes...Who are yours?
he·ro [ hrō ] (plural he·roes) - somebody who commits an act of remarkable bravery or who has shown an admirable quality such as great courage or strength of character, somebody who is admired for outstanding qualities or achievements.
Who is your hero?
"My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most
influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by
others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful
on both the religious and secular level."
Michael H. Hart,
THE 100: A RANKING OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSONS IN HISTORY, New
York: Hart Publishing Company, Inc., 1978, p. 33.
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW said about him:
"He must be called the Saviour of Humanity. I believe that if a man
like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would
succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it much
needed peace and happiness."
(The Genuine Islam, Singapore, Vol. 1, No. 8, 1936)
MAHATMA GANDHI, speaking on the character of Muhammad, (peace and blessings be upon him) says in (YOUNG INDIA):
"I wanted to know the best of one who holds today's undisputed sway
over the hearts of millions of mankind....I became more than convinced
that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in
the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter
self-effacement of the Prophet, the scrupulous regard for his pledges,
his intense devotion to this friends and followers, his intrepidity,
his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in his own mission.
These and not the sword carried everything before them and surmounted
every obstacle. When I closed the 2nd volume (of the Prophet's
biography), I was sorry there was not more for me to read of the great
life."
Keynote Speaker:
Shaykh Ibrahim Osi-Efa was born and raised in Liverpool, England. He was blessed with the opportunity to study several classical disciplines at the hands of some of the holders of the tradition such as Murabit al-Haj, al-Habib Umar b. Hafiz and Shaikh Hassan al-Hindi. Initially studying for three years in Syria and Mauritania, Ustaz Ibrahim was then blessed with the opportunity to spend over six years in the illuminated city of Tarim, Hadramaut where he studied under the qualified hands of teachers such as al-Habib Kazim al-Saqqaf, al-Habib ‘Ali al-Jifri and al-Shaikh ‘Umar Husain al-Khatib.
He was one of the founders of several Islamic initiatives including the Ibn Abbas Institute, Starlatch Press, Badr Language Institute and the Greensville Trust. He currently resides in Liverpool, England with his wife and two children.
"And We have not sent you forth but as a mercy to mankind [of the world]" (Al-Anbiyaa': 107)
