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The Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah Association of Australia (ASWJA) was founded by Melbourne sheikh Mohammed Omran. [4] Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah is a generic term referring to Sunni Islam. Those who adopt it as organisational name do so as adherents of the Salafi movement in Australia, US, UK, and Canada. [5] [6]
The Grand Mufti of Australia is a Sunni Muslim cleric, or Grand Mufti, chosen to represent and answer questions from the growing Muslim population. [1] [2] Nominated by the Australian National Imams Council (ANIC), the current Grand Mufti of Australia since 2018 is Ibrahim Abu Mohammed.
The vast majority of Muslims in Australia are Sunni, with significant minorities belonging to the Shia denomination. The followers of each of these are further split along different Madhhab (schools of thought within Islamic jurisprudence for the interpretation and practice of Islamic law) and Sub-Sect.
Australian Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam (4 P) Pages in category "Australian Sunni Muslims" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
The Preston Mosque, officially the Umar bin Al-Khattab Mosque, [1] is a Sunni Islam mosque located in Preston, a suburb of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia.. The mosque is run by the (co-located) Islamic Society of Victoria Inc (ISV) and, between 2007 and 2011, was the seat of the late Muslim cleric, Sheik Fehmi Naji El-Imam, who was appointed as Grand Mufti of Australia.
Lakemba Mosque was the second purpose-built mosque in Sydney and remains arguably Australia's most well-known and important mosque. While historically Muslims of Lebanese heritage constituted the majority of the congregation, today people of Pakistani , Bangladeshi , Somali and South-East Asian backgrounds also attend in significant numbers ...
Pages in category "Sunni mosques in Australia" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. L. Lakemba Mosque
The Australian National Imams Council (ANIC) was formed in 2006 during a meeting of more than 80 Sunni imams which had gathered to discuss the crisis created by comments made by Taj El-Din Hilaly. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In 2011, they requested that the Darulfatwa -supported Muslim Community Radio Incorporated not have its licence renewed due to ties with ...