Considers himself hopeless, helpless, useless, worthless, homeless good for nothing, compared to nothing. Subject only to seeking yearning and longing for a drop of mercy and compassion from the ultimate God of Creation Almighty God Allah.
Originally
Born in Ghana West Africa. Specialized in Islamic Law and Jurisprudence, including Comparative Religion, Astronomy, Spiritual Science and Healing, Divine Poetry and Chanting, Singing, Fine Arts and Culture. He took Arabic and Islamic Studies at the Kulliyat Athakaffah Al Arabiyah in Ghana and studied and mastered the Biblical Science and History through the Methodist Missionary High School in Ghana. Specialized in Media Broadcasting and Mass-communications and also obtained a Master of Comparative Religion. He studied and memorized the Holy Qur'aan at the age of 15 and the Holy Bible by the age of 20.
Experience
Secretary General of the African Muslim Organization in Africa; Director General Ghana National Council for Islamic Celebrations; Director Quranic Institute Lagos, Nigeria; Religious Education Broadcaster Nigeria Radio and Television; Imam Islamic Educational Congress USA; member International Organization of Journalist; consultative with Economic Social Council United Nations and UNSECO; Educational and Religious Editor West Africa Press Syndicate; National Advisor International Association of Sufism USA; Advisor Islamic Studies and Research Association ISSRA USA; President and Imam Universal Islamic Center USA; member of the World Council of Religious Leader under the auspices of The United Nations Millennium World Peace Summit.
Ahmed Tijani Ben Omar consistently advocates spiritual and interfaith interactions from a global perspective. This unique approach includes socio-political, historical and anthropological aspects as well religious dispensations.
Ahmed Tijani Ben Omar has traveled to over 105 countries worldwide giving numerous lectures and presentations at conferences, universities and public gatherings around the world. Hosted and directed several national and international Islamic conferences for peace. He is considered one of the best Spiritual Singers and Reciters of the Holy Qur'aan in the World.
Interests
Loves painting, composing and singing, teaching, meditating and contemplating.
Faraz Rabbani, Sh. Sa’ad al-Attas, Sh. Ahmad Tijani Ben Omar, Ustadz Yusuf Mansur, Kiyai Saifuddin Amsir and others at Masjid al-Madinah (Jakarta, Indonesia). January 2010
http://seekersguidance.org/blog/2010/02/sending-blessings-salawat-on-the-prophet-muhammad-end-of-majlis-jakarta-indonesia-jan-2010/
salaams
ReplyDeletehave you met him or heard him ? what do you think ?
Walaikum Assalam
ReplyDeleteYes,I met Shaikh Ahmed Tijani. I like his talks because he is never afraid to speak the truth.
He always emphasise his love for the Prophet Muhammd (pbuh)openly. He visited Toronto many times and I hope he comes again very soon
Yes MashaAllah there is no doubt about his love for the Prophet (pbuh).
ReplyDeleteDo you think that the tariqa namely tijaniyya ,he follows is right or is it too moderate ?
By "moderate", do you mean the followers of the Tijaniyya Tariqa does not follow the Shariah?
ReplyDeleteWell would you consider free mixing following the shariah. From what i have seen and heard Shaykh ben omar does not mind if men and women mix freely.Singing is not wrong and his views about islam are quite differnt to traditional scholars. Im just a bit wary of his particular methods and feel that he is riding on the back of the nmae of the Tijaniya order.The spritual songs he does are very gospel like
ReplyDeleteIt depends what you mean by free mixing. If you mean a woman sitting next to her husband/brother/son or father in a lecture hall. Then I don't see anything wrong with that.
ReplyDeleteHe has attended the International Milaad Un Nabi conference many times in Toronto and the other traditional scholars have shown great respect for him.
Please explain!!
You have to also understand Shaykh Tijani does a lot of Dawah / coversion in Chicago with with inner city kids. Maybe it is his style to bring people into Islam. We don't know what is in his heart.
By free mixing i mean not a woman sitting next to her family i mean women mixing in with non mahram men.
ReplyDeleteIn his spritual songs he mentions names of people other than the Prophet pbuh,he says its rmembering ancestors who were awliya. He claims to have seen the Prophet pbuh !! Maybe it is me who cannot comprehend his style.
i cannot get my head round all the loud music !
And Allah knows best,May he forgive me if i am wrong in thinking the way i do