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Paul Williams pays tribute to Dr. Shabbir Akhtar, who passed away on July 25, 2023, in Oxford, United Kingdom. Dr. Akhtar was the son of a bus driver and one of the foremost Muslim philosophers and scholars of today.

Paul Williams is the creator of Blogging Theology, a YouTube channel that introduces academic and scholarly content to the subject matter of comparative religion, especially concerning the Abrahamic faiths.

Some Books by Dr. Shabir Akhtar

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Sherif Zaki (1955-2021): 'CDC's secret weapon'
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:64:"Jallali El-Idrissi, Bellhop to Presidents at Waldorf, Dies at 74";s:12:"thePermalink";s:96:"https://www.islamicity.org/78841/jallali-el-idrissi-bellhop-to-presidents-at-waldorf-dies-at-74/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:16:"Rosemary Misdary";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:92:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/jimmy-elidrisi-waldorf-2-scaled.jpeg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"audio";s:7:"theIcon";s:38:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:169:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:25:"new york|/topics/new-york";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Aug 4 2021";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"August 3, 2021 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:37:"Rosemary Misdary|/by/rosemary-misdary";s:5:"theID";i:78841;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:0:"";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:85:"Jallali El-Idrissi, known as Jimmy was 19 when he left Morocco for the United States.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:64:"Jallali El-Idrissi, Bellhop to Presidents at Waldorf, Dies at 74";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:47:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=obituary";}
Jallali El-Idrissi, Bellhop to Presidents at Waldorf, Dies at 74
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:53:"Shabbir Dadabhai: An ISOC Founding Member Passes Away";s:12:"thePermalink";s:86:"https://www.islamicity.org/78739/shabbir-dadabhai-an-isoc-founding-member-passes-away/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:39:"Isoc (Islamic Society of Orange County)";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:71:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ISOC_masjid.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:25:"obituary|/topics/obituary";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 17 2021";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"July 16, 2021 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:85:"Isoc (Islamic Society of Orange County)|/source/isoc-islamic-society-of-orange-county";s:5:"theID";i:78739;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:133:"It is with sorrow that Islamic Society of Orange County (ISOC) announces the passing away of one of our senior community members, Br.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:53:"Shabbir Dadabhai: An ISOC Founding Member Passes Away";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:47:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=obituary";}
Shabbir Dadabhai: An ISOC Founding Member Passes Away
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Uncomfortable Truths of Jimmy Carter That Media will Not Mention
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Ghassan Kanafani (1936 - 1972): The Life of a Palestinian Writer
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Islam and the Secular Challenge: Remembering Shabbir Akhtar
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Asad Jung: Defying Disability, Embracing Life's Journey
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Visionary and Father of Modern Islamic Banking Passes Away
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