Kumail Rajani

Birth

Kumail was born in Mahuva, Gujarat on Sunday, 10th of August 1980/27th of Ramadan 1400.

Scholarly credentials

Hawza

Kumail is trained in the Shi'ite seminary of Qum between 1997-2015. He also taught in the seminary between 2005-2015. 

University

PhD

Kumail earned his doctorate from the University of Exeter in 2019. He taugh atIAIS between 2015-2019. 

Postdoctoral research Fellow

Kumail is a Postdoctoral research Fellow for LAWALISI project. 

 

 

Lectures

Religious (Gujarati)

12 days series of Muharram lectures in Dar es Salaam, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJg7ajuwiAs&list=PLXUwOunF2EUtJfKKO8SV-lPISAohgOZh8

Majlis of 15th of Shaban in Reunion, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arKxiDh24Ak

Majlis in Paris 2015, Topic: Moderation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLutQKEB-T0

Seminar on Family Life in Islam, Antananarivo 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33kTlnS0mkc

12 lectures in the month of Ramazan 2020

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxXZ3xQ9Cq6yCES5YofcITDKLColWF3TC

Qur’an sawab ni zanjir ma (કુરાન સવાબ ની ઝંજીર માં): Qur'an in the prison of reward

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcyagL2A8Ic&list=PLxXZ3xQ9Cq6yCES5YofcITDKLColWF3TC&index=2&t=0s

Imam Reza (as) (ઇમામ રેઝા (અ.સ)): Why do we recite Ziyarat of Imam Reza (as) after namaz?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUQSNAOUz90&list=PLxXZ3xQ9Cq6yCES5YofcITDKLColWF3TC&index=2

Matbhed ane Manbhed (મતભેદ અને મનભેદ): Difference of Opinions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AmVNV2YVDg&list=PLxXZ3xQ9Cq6yCES5YofcITDKLColWF3TC&index=3

Imam Ali (as) na sahabiyo (ઇમામ અલી (અ.સ) ના સહાબીઓ): The Companions of Imam Ali (as)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lneYlAEMpVs&list=PLxXZ3xQ9Cq6yCES5YofcITDKLColWF3TC&index=4

Dua no tarjumo padvo ke Arabi bhasha ma padhvi? (દુઆ નો તરજૂમો પડવો કે અરબી ભાષા માં પઢવી?): Should du'a be recited in Arabic or its translation?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F09uq0kvrc&list=PLxXZ3xQ9Cq6yCES5YofcITDKLColWF3TC&index=5

Shabe Qadr na aa’mal (શબે કદ્દર ના આ’માલ): The A'amal of Shabe Qadr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc3bB_zsEUg&list=PLxXZ3xQ9Cq6yCES5YofcITDKLColWF3TC&index=6

Shu Imam Mahdi (atfs) ni sathe mulaqat shakya che? (શું ઇમામ મહદી (અતફશ) ની સાથે મુલાકત શક્ય છે?): Is is possible to meet Imam al-Mahdi (atfs)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zezw3-TwIWE&list=PLxXZ3xQ9Cq6yCES5YofcITDKLColWF3TC&index=7

Khuda kya vase che? (ખુદા ક્યાં વસે છે?): Where does Gold live?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3LXt-fqCE4&list=PLxXZ3xQ9Cq6yCES5YofcITDKLColWF3TC&index=8

Chelli kitab kai vanchi? (છેલ્લી કિતાબ કઈ વાંચી?): Which book did you read last time?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK9QXXvjT_c&list=PLxXZ3xQ9Cq6yCES5YofcITDKLColWF3TC&index=9

Wilayat na prakar (વિલાયત ના પ્રકાર): Types of Wilayat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dObO_ATx3yI&list=PLxXZ3xQ9Cq6yCES5YofcITDKLColWF3TC&index=10

Mujtahid kevi rite ek fatwa sudhi pohche che? (મુજ્તહીદ કેવી રીતે એક ફતવો સુધી પોહ્ચે છે?): How does a mujtahid issue a fatwa?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU3izDjyjtU&list=PLxXZ3xQ9Cq6yCES5YofcITDKLColWF3TC&index=11

Mahasinul akhlaq ke makarimul akhlaq? (મહાસિનુલ અખ્લાક કે મકારેમૂલ અખ્લાક?): The differnece between Mahasinul akhlaq and Makarimul akhlaq

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-3nZ-NJXak&list=PLxXZ3xQ9Cq6yCES5YofcITDKLColWF3TC&index=12

Family Life in Islam, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33kTlnS0mkc

Imam Ali (as): 13th Rajab, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IfVfbuTJUk

10 lectures in Safar, Ashrae Zaynabiyya, 2014 Topic: Ta'abbud and Ta'aqqul 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFCRs9EJii0&list=PLTqzsLlwUdV9WbmawnCi-kpYO-iCiGrVj

 

Religious (Urdu)

12 lectures in Muharram, Burundi 2014

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-pjihRO764-VuInesBjdsA/videos

 

Academic

Mukhtār al-Thaqafī: A historical analysis of his revolt (Gujarati-French)

Q & A Mukhtār al-Thaqafī: A historical analysis of his revolt (Gujarati-French)

Community

Gujarati

Senior Citizens Bibi Fatima Zahra Day 2017 in Birmingham

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvghVdrTUuo

Zainabiyya Day Speech, April 2016 in Hujjat Stanmore London

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJE_C0JMCEs

English

A brief report of Khoja Heritage Tour 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKDpa2UGLiQ

 

Community services

Head of Islamic Education Department of the WF of KSIMC 2014-2017

(Representative acitvites)

Founder of Ask an Alim Project-WF: http://www.askanalim.org/

Minbar Guidelines-WF-IE

Drafted MANHAJ curriculum for IRE in Kenya

Launched online courses of Shia Studies

Ramadan Qur'anic Word of the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSSx10hXJ7Y

Muharram: Lesson of the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meRUdcPv-rw&index=1&list=PLAyKxtbBJ-98k9tlEagU1AS4tIu38pQpG

Shia Wills

Publishing Islamic Law, translated by Shaykh Mohammed Ali Ismail, project commenced during the headship of Sayyid Ali Raza Naqvi

Joint-Head of Khoja Heritage Project of WF KSIMC 2014-2017

Founder of KhojaPedia: http://khojapedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

Convenor or the Khoja Studies Conference, 15-16 December 2016: http://www.khojastudies.org/

Deputy Head of the Khoja Heritage Project of WF KSIMC 2017-2020

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFDGrrvxV6shszu4zz2qX46r88BE245z8

Member of International Centre for Collective Ijtihad

https://www.collectiveijtihad.org/members

Member of Dar al Ifta' wal Aqaid (The Centre for Decree & Doctrines)

https://www.ifta.org.uk/

 

 

Representative Projects:

Entry on Shii Hadith in Oxford Bibliography

http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780195390155/obo-9780195390155-0235.xml?rskey=zVc80J&result=1&q=Kumail+Rajani+#firstMatch

Shii Dates Projects

A database illustrating Shiʿi generations of scholars (ṭabaqāt lit. layers) which record their biographical information arranged in a specific order. 

https://shiidates.net/

Ramadan: Qur'anic Word of the day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSSx10hXJ7Y

https://tools.world-federation.org/news/quranic-word-day

Muharram: Lesson of the day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meRUdcPv-rw&index=1&list=PLAyKxtbBJ-98k9tlEagU1AS4tIu38pQpG

Ask an 'Alim Project

https://www.askanalim.org/

Shia Wills

https://www.shiawills.org/

Minber Guidelines: Making the Best of the Prophetic Pulpit (Islamic Education Department of the WFKSIMC)

http://www.mediafire.com/file/iaw5fojfye6odu1/Minber_Guidelines.pdf/file

https://www.world-federation.org/news/exco-6-report

Manhaj: A curriculum for Islamic Religious Education

This curriculum encompasses detailed lesson plans for standards 1-8 and forms 1-4, catering to the need of Islamic Religious Education of Kenyan schools.

AIMS OF THE MANHAJ CURRICULUM:

The aims of the MANHAJ curriculum are four-fold:

1) Religious – IRE lessons are expected to promote the religious understanding of Islam, and to acknowledge and respect other religions.

2) Intellectual, physical, and mental wellbeing – IRE lessons are expected to enable students to have a rational understanding of Islam, and to use reason in understanding the Islamic traditions. They are also expected to contribute towards the students’ physical and mental wellbeing, and in turn contribute towards the overall welfare of their nation.

3) Spiritual – IRE lessons are expected to inculcate piety (taqwa: being aware of the presence and expectation of Allah at all times), and to nurture students to become God-conscious individuals in all walks of life.

4) Moral – IRE lessons are expected to promote ethical values, enabling students to become good citizens, and role models in society.

The project was conducted during his term in the role of head of IE at the WF of KSIMC.

Living with the Prophetic Stories, CoEJ

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM-Lo9fdT8F_LeTT0b51hoY_-RqeGZJ9R

Eid al-Ghadeer

English (with narration): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbbvqD2jXf0

Gujarati: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDHDww8nJGo

French: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0Mg2vtqjiE

KhojaPedia

Kumail Rajani is the founder of KhojaPedia, an online encyclopedia of the history, heritage and legacy of the Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Muslim Community.