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My role at DuaForAll is to ensure that nothing we publish misrepresents the Deen.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>    <cite>\u2014 Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Farouk \u00b7 Quran 17:85<\/cite>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"dfa-scholar__section\">\n<h2 class=\"dfa-scholar__section-title\">\u2726 About Sheikh Ahmad Farouk<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dfa-scholar__bio\" itemprop=\"description\">Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Farouk is an Islamic scholar trained at two of the world&#8217;s most respected institutions of Islamic learning. He specialises in Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), Usul al-Fiqh (legal theory), and the sciences of Hadith authentication. He has served as a Sharia consultant for Islamic education organisations and delivers regular dars (lessons) on classical Islamic texts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dfa-scholar__bio\" style=\"margin-top:14px;\">At DuaForAll, Sheikh Ahmad serves as Sharia Advisor and Content Reviewer. He reviews every fiqh-sensitive article before publication \u2014 including supplication categories, rulings on recommended times and conditions, and Madhab-specific guidance \u2014 to ensure the site&#8217;s content faithfully represents classical Islamic scholarship.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"dfa-scholar__section\">\n<h2 class=\"dfa-scholar__section-title\">\u2726 Academic &amp; Islamic Credentials<\/h2>\n<div class=\"dfa-timeline\">\n<div class=\"dfa-timeline-item\">\n        <strong>Bachelor of Arts \u2014 Islamic Sciences<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"inst\">Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt<\/div>\n<p>Studied Tafsir, Hadith Methodology (Mustalah al-Hadith), Fiqh al-Ibadat, and Arabic Language Sciences<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"dfa-timeline-item\">\n        <strong>Master of Arts \u2014 Fiqh &amp; Usul al-Fiqh<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"inst\">International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)<\/div>\n<p>Dissertation: Comparative analysis of Hadith grading methodologies across classical Hadith masters<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"dfa-timeline-item\">\n        <strong>Ijazah in Hadith Narration<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"inst\">Certified chain of transmission \u2014 Sahih al-Bukhari &amp; 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