going to egypt to study islam

[yusuf18]

im thinking of going to egypt to study islam and be around islamic envoriment and also make new brother freands has anyone gone their or knows someone who has and can recomend any collges ect and also do reverts go there as well and is everyone in egypt a arab?

[AbuSalahudeen]

im thinking of going to egypt to study islam and be around islamic envoriment and also make new brother freands has anyone gone their or knows someone who has and can recomend any collges ect and also do reverts go there as well and is everyone in egypt a arab?

Here are some good ones:

http://www.qortoba.net

http://www.ibaanah.com

http://www.aldiwancenter.com

http://www.fajr.com

I hope this is useful.

[yusuf18]

Here are some good ones:

http://www.qortoba.net

http://www.ibaanah.com

http://www.aldiwancenter.com

http://www.fajr.com

I hope this is useful.

thank you brother in egypt is it only arabs there i mean are their white/black ect

[AbuSalahudeen]

thank you brother in egypt is it only arabs there i mean are their white/black ect

Most of the people are Egyptian Arab, but you will come across man black people from Sudan, Somalia, Chad and other neighbouring countries. But if you go to those arabic schools you will come across many many western brothers from UK, Canada, US and other European countries.

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[yusuf18]

Most of the people are Egyptian Arab, but you will come across man black people from Sudan, Somalia, Chad and other neighbouring countries. But if you go to those arabic schools you will come across many many western brothers from UK, Canada, US and other European countries.

jashakhair brother do any of those arabic schools do free mixing between brothers and sisters it wud be gud coz easy to get married also i heard many somalis from uk and usa go there and also reverts is that right

[AbuSalahudeen]

jashakhair brother do any of those arabic schools do free mixing between brothers and sisters it wud be gud coz easy to get married also i heard many somalis from uk and usa go there and also reverts is that right

Most of them don't mix classes alhamdulilah, otherwise everyones attention would be on something else other tha arabic. Mixing of sexes is Haram in Islam, and should be out of the question for the one who is going out seek knowledge. So I would have to disagree with you brother, most sisters are there by themselves so you will be unable to approach them with the correct way. If you want to get married get married, but if you are going to study arabic study arabic and be focused Yaa Akhi Kareem.

[salafy_masry]

well maybe insha allah you wil have some more muslims friends here whom might be married .. and they can introduce you to a sister insha allah :)

[convert]

Is the brother in question going to Egypt to study Islam or to try to get married? Perhaps you should sort your intention out first.

It is narrated on the authority of Amirul Mu'minin, Abu Hafs 'Umar bin al-Khattab, radiyallahu 'anhu, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, say:

"Actions are (judged) by motives (niyyah), so each man will have what he intended. Thus, he whose migration (hijrah) was to Allah and His Messenger, his migration is to Allah and His Messenger; but he whose migration was for some worldly thing he might gain, or for a wife he might marry, his migration is to that for which he migrated."

[salafy_masry]

I don't see anything worng with having more than one intention for his trip to egypt .. he can add more intentions if he likes insha allah

[Yanal]

Hopefully study then look for a sister to marry. But let me tell you that it is difficult and won't be easy to find a sister on your own in a strange country with no one but Allah to guide you. But study hard and make your main intention to learn Islam then your secondary goal/intention to find a suitable women to marry. Don't be hasty in marriage decisions get to know the sister first,she might just want to live where you live and then will deceive you.

Don't let my talk scare you because all I am doing is warning you about some particular decevious minds of women. But inshAllah all your goals will be accomplished Ameen!

[noorseeker]

Study arabic, get married, and have a great holiday, see the nile, pyramids

good stuff

[yusuf18]

my intension is for both for sake of allah is there anything wrong with that akhi

[yusuf18]

Is the brother in question going to Egypt to study Islam or to try to get married? Perhaps you should sort your intention out first.

It is narrated on the authority of Amirul Mu'minin, Abu Hafs 'Umar bin al-Khattab, radiyallahu 'anhu, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, say:

"Actions are (judged) by motives (niyyah), so each man will have what he intended. Thus, he whose migration (hijrah) was to Allah and His Messenger, his migration is to Allah and His Messenger; but he whose migration was for some worldly thing he might gain, or for a wife he might marry, his migration is to that for which he migrated."

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my intension is for both for sake of allah is there anything wrong with that akhi

[AbuSalahudeen]

Study arabic, get married, and have a great holiday, see the nile, pyramids

good stuff

Inshallah avoid the Pyramids, they are the signs of Firown (pharaoh) the enemy of Allah, these Pyramids are the graves of the Pharaohs, May Allah Protecting us from this.

[AbuSalahudeen]

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my intension is for both for sake of allah is there anything wrong with that akhi

Inshallah you will do well akhi, but inshallah avoid Free Mixing, because its Haram.

[yusuf18]

Inshallah you will do well akhi, but inshallah avoid Free Mixing, because its Haram.

yes but if we marrry and not date its ok first and foremost im going there to learn my deen and become sheikh inshalla then ofcourse get married

[AbuSalahudeen]

yes but if we marrry and not date its ok first and foremost im going there to learn my deen and become sheikh inshalla then ofcourse get married

Inshallah akhi, but just avoid Free Mixing, and don't attend classes were sexes are all Mixed together. There are ways of approaching a sister you like, through her male family members etc, you don't need to attend a class full of sisters to find a wife.

[yusuf18]

Inshallah akhi, but just avoid Free Mixing, and don't attend classes were sexes are all Mixed together. There are ways of approaching a sister you like, through her male family members etc, you don't need to attend a class full of sisters to find a wife.

it would be alot easier wouldnt it brother ?to be in a room full of sisters but ofcourse once theres that spark ill ask her marhrams

[AbuSalahudeen]

it would be alot easier wouldnt it brother ?to be in a room full of sisters but ofcourse once theres that spark ill ask her marhrams

LoL :exhausted No Comment LoL :X

Inshallah you will be fine brother. :D

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[yusuf18]

LoL :exhausted No Comment LoL :X

Inshallah you will be fine brother. :D

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lol i 2 am from london do u want to make hijra

[AbuSalahudeen]

lol i 2 am from london do u want to make hijra

Inshallah

[north_malaysian]

Most of the people are Egyptian Arab, but you will come across man black people from Sudan, Somalia, Chad and other neighbouring countries. But if you go to those arabic schools you will come across many many western brothers from UK, Canada, US and other European countries.

if you go to Al Azhar University... there are like 6,000 Malaysian students there...

[yusuf18]

if you go to Al Azhar University... there are like 6,000 Malaysian students there...

realyyy so there no whites or blacks just malaysian

[AbuSalahudeen]

realyyy so there no whites or blacks just malaysian

There are people from all countries and colours, Africa, Asia, Europe, America, Somalia etc etc.

[convert]

realyyy so there no whites or blacks just malaysian

Does it matter?

[yusuf18]

Does it matter?

yes ofcourse it does i need fit in i dont want to go to a maylasion school

[convert]

Are you a convert? What ethnicity are you? I mean no disrespect brother, but a lot of what you are saying makes me wary of your intentions; I could very well be wrong though as I do not know what is in your heart.

[yusuf18]

Are you a convert? What ethnicity are you? I mean no disrespect brother, but a lot of what you are saying makes me wary of your intentions; I could very well be wrong though as I do not know what is in your heart.

no im not im algerian decent i want to study and get married whats wrong wiv dat

[noorseeker]

Inshallah avoid the Pyramids, they are the signs of Firown (pharaoh) the enemy of Allah, these Pyramids are the graves of the Pharaohs, May Allah Protecting us from this.

I thought that aswell, but you are allowed to see them, to give you a reminder about the past, and see them as a sign

[AbuSalahudeen]

Are you a convert? What ethnicity are you? I mean no disrespect brother, but a lot of what you are saying makes me wary of your intentions; I could very well be wrong though as I do not know what is in your heart.

I'm sure the brothers Intentions are good Inshallah, I think his new to Islam, or new to practising so is unaware of alot of things we take for granted.

[AbuSalahudeen]

I thought that aswell, but you are allowed to see them, to give you a reminder about the past, and see them as a sign

Hmmmm not to sure about that....:X

[Woodrow]

Egypt is an excellent country to get a quality education. Some of the finest Islamic schools can be found there. Going to Egypt for an education is an excellent choice. Provided that is your only intention.

To go to Egypt for any other purpose, except maybe as a sight seeing tourist can lead to many problems. Egypt has many distractions that can easily lead a person astray if they are not cautious. I have found that a non-Egyptian Muslim can run into many forms of fitna in Egypt. Also be aware Egyptian Arabic can be very difficult to understand if you speak any other dialect. If you do not speak Egyptian Arabic, use English as most Egyptians are very fluent in English.

[yusuf18]

Egypt is an excellent country to get a quality education. Some of the finest Islamic schools can be found there. Going to Egypt for an education is an excellent choice. Provided that is your only intention.

To go to Egypt for any other purpose, except maybe as a sight seeing tourist can lead to many problems. Egypt has many distractions that can easily lead a person astray if they are not cautious. I have found that a non-Egyptian Muslim can run into many forms of fitna in Egypt. Also be aware Egyptian Arabic can be very difficult to understand if you speak any other dialect. If you do not speak Egyptian Arabic, use English as most Egyptians are very fluent in English.

brother are there differnt races in eygpt or are most of them arab and what are the races if anny?

[crayon]

no im not im algerian decent i want to study and get married whats wrong wiv dat

I thought you said you were from Lebanon?..:? Are you Lebanese of Algerian descent?

[yusuf18]

I thought you said you were from Lebanon?..:? Are you Lebanese of Algerian descent?

my father is algerian my mother lebanese so ethier one i say is right

[crayon]

Ahhh ok, cool.

In places where Islam is studied and taught you will probably find a mixture of all sorts of people- all different colors, nationalities, races. Alhamdullilah for the beautiful diversity of Islam.

[Woodrow]

brother are there differnt races in eygpt or are most of them arab and what are the races if anny?

Egypt is virtually 100% Eastern Hamitic in race. The Hamitic people are Egyptian, Bedouin and Berber. They are considered to be Aryan Caucasian stock, very closely related to Iranians.

But you will find very large numbers of non-citizen people of nearly every race and nationality living there. However, I have seldom seen any Arabs in Egypt, but it was over 30 years ago when I last visited Egypt. I believe that there are now very many Palestinian refugees living in Egypt.

[Woodrow]

my father is algerian my mother lebanese so ethier one i say is right

If you speak the Lebanese Arabic, it is very similar to the Egyptian Arabic and should be understandable in Egypt. Algerian Arabic is nearly impossible to use in Egypt. I speak Moroccan and never had any trouble in Algeria, but was completely lost in Egypt.

[north_malaysian]

realyyy so there no whites or blacks just malaysian

LOL... there are people from every nation... plus not all Malaysians are browns, some are white, yellow, black, red, pink...:D

[north_malaysian]

yes ofcourse it does i need fit in i dont want to go to a maylasion school

it's not a Malaysian school... LOL... it's Arabic.

[north_malaysian]

If you speak the Lebanese Arabic, it is very similar to the Egyptian Arabic and should be understandable in Egypt. Algerian Arabic is nearly impossible to use in Egypt. I speak Moroccan and never had any trouble in Algeria, but was completely lost in Egypt.

I think it's easier for me to understand Lebanese or Egyptian Arabic than Moroccan or algerian Arabic...:D

[north_malaysian]

Egypt is virtually 100% Eastern Hamitic in race. The Hamitic people are Egyptian, Bedouin and Berber. They are considered to be Aryan Caucasian stock, very closely related to Iranians.

But you will find very large numbers of non-citizen people of nearly every race and nationality living there. However, I have seldom seen any Arabs in Egypt, but it was over 30 years ago when I last visited Egypt. I believe that there are now very many Palestinian refugees living in Egypt.

there are Armenians, Italians, Greeks, French, Albanians, Turks, Malays, Indonesians there too...

[salafy_masry]

maybe you can come for a visit insha allah first .. and see how things are doing here :)

[salafy_masry]

Egypt is virtually 100% Eastern Hamitic in race. The Hamitic people are Egyptian, Bedouin and Berber. They are considered to be Aryan Caucasian stock, very closely related to Iranians.

Sorry .. but we don't look like iranians .. we have more of the looks of the Mediterranean sea looks .. I've been to Italy, Spain, Greece and south of France .. we have a lot in common in terms of looks .. but not iranian.

if you are an american than it can easily be described that we have almost the same color of skin as mexicans :)

[idk]

Im Egyptian, and I know that Egypt is not a religious place. Its just like the UK, but with more muslims. Theres the Azhar Place, I think.
There are nightclubs, pubs, bars, hotels, half naked ladies ... sound familiar?

[yusuf18]

Im Egyptian, and I know that Egypt is not a religious place. Its just like the UK, but with more muslims. Theres the Azhar Place, I think.
There are nightclubs, pubs, bars, hotels, half naked ladies ... sound familiar?

realy hmmm well im going there to study at fajr

[north_malaysian]

There are nightclubs, pubs, bars, hotels, half naked ladies ... sound familiar?

I think all Muslim-majority countries have those too, except Iran and Saudi Arabia?

[crayon]

I think all Muslim-majority countries have those too, except Iran and Saudi Arabia?

All countries have things like this, but in places like Iran and Saudi Arabia they're underground, and things take place behind closed doors.

[salafy_masry]

All countries have things like this, but in places like Iran and Saudi Arabia they're underground, and things take place behind closed doors.

True ... but the thing is Iran is not islamic ... its Imamic so I can't really compare it with muslim countries

[ardianto]

Im Egyptian, and I know that Egypt is not a religious place. Its just like the UK, but with more muslims. Theres the Azhar Place, I think.
There are nightclubs, pubs, bars, hotels, half naked ladies ... sound familiar?

Going study in Al-Azhar is a dream of many Islamic student in my country.
Ironically, last year a case was happened, some Indonesian parliament members went to Egypt and they visit a casino. That case made me shocked. Egypt has casino ??!!.

[north_malaysian]

Egypt has casino ??!!.

Palestine, Turkey and Malaysia too...

[ardianto]

Palestine, Turkey and Malaysia too...

Palestine ?. I never knew it.
Turkey ?. No wonder.
Malaysia ?. Genting Highland is a favorite place for Indonesian gambler.

[ayan333]

:sl:

i will be attending Al-azhar in the near future..for now im studing for the entrance exam

:w:

[islamlover_girl]

Alsalamo alykom wa rahmato Allah wa barakato brother.
are you graduated from a collage or high school?
of course if u r graduated from high school then the best place I recommend is Alazhar universty.
while if u r graduated from a collage ( don`t matter which career )then there is an islamic institute in Egypt only for high graduated people ,it accept people from all nationalities,and applying there is easy ,just u have to be fluent at arabic as they utilize only arabic language .one of my relatives was studing there and she told me that it is a great place and there is a very nice atmosphere there as students love each other for the sake of Allah .If ur interested let me know then in shaa Allah I can give u there phone number or I can call them and ask about any question u like in shaa Allah .

don`t worry about being from a deffrent race ,Egyptian people r very friendly so u will feel that u r one of them just in a few minites in shaa Allah (yes believe me :) )
May Allah helps and guides u and all muslims.

[brotherubaid]

I personally prefer saudi universities over al azhar , Just my personal opinion.

Also if one is to study under shoyukh in egypt i suggest Sheikh Raslan.

Assalam O Alikum

[convert]

Alsalamo alykom wa rahmato Allah wa barakato brother.
are you graduated from a collage or high school?
of course if u r graduated from high school then the best place I recommend is Alazhar universty.
while if u r graduated from a collage ( don`t matter which career )then there is an islamic institute in Egypt only for high graduated people ,it accept people from all nationalities,and applying there is easy ,just u have to be fluent at arabic as they utilize only arabic language .one of my relatives was studing there and she told me that it is a great place and there is a very nice atmosphere there as students love each other for the sake of Allah .If ur interested let me know then in shaa Allah I can give u there phone number or I can call them and ask about any question u like in shaa Allah .

don`t worry about being from a deffrent race ,Egyptian people r very friendly so u will feel that u r one of them just in a few minites in shaa Allah (yes believe me :) )
May Allah helps and guides u and all muslims.

what is the name of this institute?

[islamlover_girl]

Its name in arabic (معهد الدراسات الاسلامية), it means (Institute of Islamic studies).

mail address
Admin@iiss-egypt.org

Phone no.
00202 33468547 - 33471995

Fax
00202 33023257

and this is its site (Arabic site)
here

[islamlover_girl]

its for high graduated only because in this institute u study first two years about Islam (for example: hadith ,worship,islamic history .....etc)(Deploma)
and then if u get average grade C atleast u will be allowed in shaa Allah to do your masters degree in something related to your career and Islam at the same time, for example if u studied law befor u can make masters in the deffrent between Law in ur country and Islamic law,if u studied websites design u can do it in how to improve Islamic sites,...etc ,sowhatever ur career is ,u can do masters degree related to it and Islam.
and of course if u get masters degree and liked to begin ur PhD there u can in shaa Allah.
Deplom or Master or PhD degree from this institute is equal to that from Alazhar or any egyptian univeristy .