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Muhammad Hisham Kabbani (born 13 Safar 1364 / 28 January 1945) is a prominent Lebanese-American Sufi Muslim. Kabbani has counseled and advised Muslim leaders around the world from Afghanistan to the UK to build community resilience against violent extremism.[1] His vocal criticism of extremism has stirred controversy among some American Muslims. In 2012 the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre named him one of the top 500 most influential Muslims
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Muhammad Hisham Kabbani (born 13 Safar 1364 / 28 January 1945) is a prominent Lebanese-American Sufi Muslim. Kabbani has counseled and advised Muslim leaders around the world from Afghanistan to the UK to build community resilience against violent extremism.[1] His vocal criticism of extremism has stirred controversy among some American Muslims. In 2012 the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre named him one of the top 500 most influential Muslims
Kabbani was born in Beirut, Lebanon.
On the order of Shaykh Nazim, Kabbani relocated to the United States in 1990[3] where he has developed over a dozen Sufi centers focused on Islamic spirituality and cultural enrichment.
He is also the founder/chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of America(ISCA), a non-profit, non-governmental educational organization dedicated to teaching personal moral excellence. ISCA has spearheaded a number of peace initiatives, hosted notable conferences, actively engages in inter-religious dialogue, and promotes traditional and moderate Islamic views.
He is the author of dozens of books includingThe Prohibition of Domestic Violence, Sufi Science of Self Realization, Encyclopedia of Islamic Doctrine and Beliefs, and Classical Islam and the Naqshbandi Sufi Order.
Among his activities outside the United States, Shaykh Kabbani has founded several organizations in the UK including the Haqqani Worldwide Educational Foundation Center for Teaching Islamic Divine Law and Spirituality, Sufi Muslim Council and the Center for Spirituality and Cultural Advancement (CSCA). In February 2010 CSCA celebrated its launch with His Royal Highness Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, at a gala event entitled “Spirituality in Action” at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England.
In the Middle East, he is the co-developer and former General Manager of the Islamic Jeddah Medical Center in Saudi Arabia. In Southeast Asia, Kabbani has established a number of organizations including Simply Islam in Singapore, and an adviser for the Inter-Religious Organization, Singapore.
Shaykh Hisham Kabbani has also been active throughout the world in the field of disaster relief and poverty alleviation. In 2010, he developed a series of water supply projects and relief supply centers in drought-affected regions of Kenya. He has also worked with local orphanages (e.g. Mama Fatuma’s Goodwill Children’s Home, and Al-Nisa Children’s Home) in Nairobi to provide funding and material assistance.
Shaykh Kabbani is also a member of the Elijah Interfaith Institute Board of World Religious Leaders.