'Ali at-Tamimi was born in 1963 in Washington DC. He grew up at a time when they were not many Muslims in the Washington DC area. In 1978, when Ali was about 15 years old, his parents moved to Saudi Arabia. Since 'Ali did not speak Arabic, he attended a private school that was divided into two sections, Arabic and English. In Ali’s second year in the School in Riyadh, the school hired a man by the name of Bilal Philips to teach Islamic Studies in English. This was another turning point in 'Ali’s life. The young Canadian Bilal Philips was a recent graduate of the Islamic University in Madinah. Philips — who would later become one of the most well known Islamic lecturers in the English speaking world — taught his young students directly from his own university class notes. Philips stressed the importance of following the Sunnah and not blindly following a personality or culture. He taught them the importance of supporting any Islamic arguments by evidences from Qur'an or Hadeeth. In a short period of time, the amount of knowledge the students amassed was massive. The Canadian teacher shared young at-Tamimi’s western culture, and now passed on his Islamic knowledge and zeal for learning to 'Ali.
Being a good and fast reader since childhood, 'Ali read every single book published about Islam in English (at the time) whether it was by Muslims or non-Muslims. However, he wanted to learn Islam from the original Arabic sources. Arabic language became an obstacle for him. Starting with small classical books, 'Ali translated every word with the help of a dictionary. He used to spend the whole night learning Arabic. Then he started listening to some religious lecture tapes recorded in Arabic. He would sometimes get the help of some of the Arab students. Reading an average of six hours per day, he built a strong Arabic vocabulary. His Arabic improved to a degree that when he applied to Madinah University later on, he did not need to go through the Arabic program and he went straight to the college classes.
A book lover, there are about 4,000 books in 'Ali at-Tamimi's personal library. Most of his lectures and seminars deal with 'Aqeedah (Islamic Creed), amounting to over 500 hours of recorded audio tapes. He is also a co-author of a widely distributed Da’wah booklet, “A Brief Illustrated Guide to Understanding Islam.” The book took a scientific and rational approach to explain Islaam. There are tens of thousands of people who listened and benefited from 'Ali at-Tamimi's lectures.
Title | Category | Speaker | Size | Length | Save |
Abandonment of the Sinful & Heretics | Manhaj (Methodology) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 12.3 Mb | 1:11:49 | |
Aims of the Sharee'ah | Maqaasid ash-Sharee'ah (Objectives of the Divine Law) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.9 Mb | 1:32:17 | |
Awliya of ar-Rahman & Awliya of ash-Shaytan | General | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 13 Mb | 1:15:27 | |
[The] Benefits of Ramadan | 'Ibaadah (Worship) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 11.4 Mb | 1:06:37 | |
Characteristics of Ahlus-Sunnah wa'l Jama'ah Part 1 (UK, 2/19/94) | Sunnah (Orthodoxy/Prophetic Way) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 13.7 Mb | 1:19:58 | |
Characteristics of Ahlus-Sunnah wa'l Jama'ah Part 2 (UK, 2/19/94) | Sunnah (Orthodoxy/Prophetic Way) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 12.8 Mb | 1:14:14 | |
Characteristics of Ahlus-Sunnah wa'l Jama'ah Part 3 (UK, 2/19/94) | Sunnah (Orthodoxy/Prophetic Way) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 8.68 Mb | 50:16 | |
Complete Aspects of Iman (Chicago - 1993) | General | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 14.6 Mb | 1:24:54 | |
Crusade Complex: Western Perceptions of Islam | Fiqh al-Waaqi' (Current Events) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.1 Mb | 1:28:10 | |
Deviant Sects & the Sahaabah | Heresy & Heterodoxy | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 5.58 Mb | 32:10 | |
Divine Decree | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 14.7 Mb | 1:25:38 | |
Examples from the Life of the Sahaabah | Biography | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 4.71 Mb | 27:06 | |
Feminism & Islam | Heresy & Heterodoxy | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 11 Mb | 1:04:13 | |
[The] First Ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah | 'Ibaadah (Worship) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 3.39 Mb | 19:24 | |
Four Meanings of Ilah | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 9.71 Mb | 56:13 | |
[The] Future of Islam in America (Chicago - 1993) | General | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 11.3 Mb | 1:05:59 | |
Hijrah & Jihad | 'Ibaadah (Worship) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 8.14 Mb | 47:05 | |
History of Palestine | Taareekh (History) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 13 Mb | 1:15:27 | |
[The] Influence of Worship upon Tarbiyah (8th QSS Conference - 1994) | Tarbiyyah (Development & Education) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 13 Mb | 1:15:45 | |
Intellectual Confusion of the Muslim Youth | General | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 17.8 Mb | 1:43:53 | |
[The] Islamic World ... Where is it Heading Part 1 (1995) | Fiqh-ul-Waaqi' (Current Events) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.4 Mb | 1:29:26 | |
[The] Islamic World ... Where is it Heading Part 2 (1995) | Fiqh-ul-Waaqi' (Current Events) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.5 Mb | 1:29:59 | |
[The] Islamic World ... Where is it Heading Part 3 (1995) | Fiqh-ul-Waaqi' (Current Events) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.4 Mb | 1:29:26 | |
[The] Islamic World ... Where is it Heading Part 4 (1995) | Fiqh-ul-Waaqi' (Current Events) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.2 Mb | 1:28:46 | |
Jahiliyyah at the End of the 20th Century | General | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 10.3 Mb | 59:44 | |
[The] Key to Paradise (IQ) | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 9 Mb | 52:07 | |
[The] Last 10 Days of Ramadan | 'Ibaadah (Worship) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 9.74 Mb | 56:23 | |
[The] Lawful & the Prohibited | General | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 13.7 Mb | 1:19:56 | |
Love, Fear & Hope | 'Ibaadah (Worship) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 7.57 Mb | 43:47 | |
[The] Luminous Creed (Lu'mat-ul-I'tiqaad) Part 1: Introduction | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15 Mb | 1:27:32 | |
[The] Luminous Creed (Lu'mat-ul-I'tiqaad) Part 2: Allah's Attributes | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 12.1 Mb | 1:10:10 | |
[The] Luminous Creed (Lu'mat-ul-I'tiqaad) Part 3: Allah's Speech in the Qur'an | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 13 Mb | 1:15:43 | |
[The] Luminous Creed (Lu'mat-ul-I'tiqaad) Part 4: Seeing Allah in the Hereafter | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 11.1 Mb | 1:04:47 | |
[The] Luminous Creed (Lu'mat-ul-I'tiqaad) Part 5: Allah's Decree | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 12.2 Mb | 1:11:08 | |
[The] Luminous Creed (Lu'mat-ul-I'tiqaad) Part 6: The Nature of Faith | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 16 Mb | 1:32:57 | |
[The] Luminous Creed (Lu'mat-ul-I'tiqaad) Part 7: The Ummah & Allah's Promise | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 16.8 Mb | 1:37:52 | |
[The] Luminous Creed (Lu'mat-ul-I'tiqaad) Part 8: Belief in What the Prophet Informed Us | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 12.3 Mb | 1:11:36 | |
[The] Luminous Creed (Lu'mat-ul-I'tiqaad) Part 9: Virtues of the Prophet & His Companions | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 7.93 Mb | 45:52 | |
[The] Luminous Creed (Lu'mat-ul-I'tiqaad) Part 10: The Ruling on Adhering to Various Groups | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 10.8 Mb | 1:03:05 | |
Matters that Negate 'Laa ilaaha illallaah' | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 10.7 Mb | 1:02:29 | |
[The] Methodology of Ahlus-Sunnah wa'l-Jama'ah Part 1 (Boulder, CO - 1992) | Manhaj (Methodology) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.6 Mb | 1:30:45 | |
[The] Methodology of Ahlus-Sunnah wa'l-Jama'ah Part 2 (Boulder, CO - 1992) | Manhaj (Methodology) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 16.2 Mb | 1:34:05 | |
[The] Methodology of Ahlus-Sunnah wa'l-Jama'ah Part 3 (Boulder, CO - 1992) | Manhaj (Methodology) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 6.5 Mb | 37:31 | |
[The] Muslim Belief: Its Foundation & Sources | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 16.2 Mb | 1:34:28 | |
Muslim Identity | 'Ilm al-Ijtimaa' (Sociology) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 6.28 Mb | 36:14 | |
Muslim Woman Facing Modern Challenges | Women | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 12.2 Mb | 1:10:45 | |
Muslims & the Study of the Future (London - 1996) | Fiqh-ul-Waaqi' (Current Events) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.4 Mb | 1:29:55 | |
Muslims in America & the International Ummah (Sacramento) | Fiqh-ul-Waaqi' (Current Events) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.8 Mb | 1:31:50 | |
Muslims in America in the Face of Fundamentalism & Terrorism (Purdue University, 10/20/93) | Misconceptions | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 10.4 Mb | 1:00:48 | |
Need for Fiqh Suitable for Our Time & Place (JIMAS Conference - 1997 UK) | Maqaasid ash-Sharee'ah (Objectives of the Divine Law) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 13 Mb | 1:15:42 | |
Negative Portrayal of Islam in the Media | Fiqh-ul-Waaqi' (Current Events) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 13.5 Mb | 1:18:41 | |
[The] Path to Muslim Unity | Manhaj (Methodology) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.2 Mb | 1:28:33 | |
Political Revival of the Ummah | Fiqh-ul-Waaqi' (Current Events) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 11.9 Mb | 1:09:22 | |
[The] Principles of Da'wah | Da'wah (Invitation to Islam) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.4 Mb | 1:29:51 | |
Principles of Islam Explained | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 11.3 Mb | 1:06:00 | |
Purification of the Soul between Sunnah & Bid'ah | Tazkiyyat-un-Nafs (Purification of the Soul) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 10.2 Mb | 59:05 | |
[The] Purpose of Life | General | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.2 Mb | 1:28:25 | |
[The] Qur'an's Rational Arguments | 'Uloom al-Qur'an (Sciences of the Qur'an) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 9.77 Mb | 56:34 | |
[The] Qur'an Reasons with Man | 'Uloom al-Qur'an (Sciences of the Qur'an) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 5.08 Mb | 29:17 | |
Recurrent Issues of Belief | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 13.6 Mb | 1:19:10 | |
Reflections on Soorah al-'Asr | Tafseer (Qur'anic Exegesis) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 12.8 Mb | 1:14:33 | |
[The] Sahaabah | Biography | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 10.5 Mb | 1:01:06 | |
Salaah (Prayer) | Fiqh (Jurisprudence) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15 Mb | 1:27:23 | |
Seeing Allah in the Hereafter | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 10 Mb | 57:55 | |
Sharh 'Aqeedah al-Hamawiyyah Part 1 (NYC - 12/4/93) | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.8 Mb | 1:32:00 | |
Sharh 'Aqeedah al-Hamawiyyah Part 2 (NYC - 12/4/93) | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.8 Mb | 1:32:04 | |
Sharh 'Aqeedah al-Hamawiyyah Part 3 (NYC - 12/4/93) | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 16 Mb | 1:33:04 | |
Sharh 'Aqeedah al-Hamawiyyah Part 4 (NYC - 12/4/93) | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 10.2 Mb | 59:33 | |
Sharh 'Aqeedah al-Waasitiyyah Part 1 (London - Summer 1993) | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 14.4 Mb | 1:23:42 | |
Sharh 'Aqeedah al-Waasitiyyah Part 2 (London - Summer 1993) | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.3 Mb | 1:29:05 | |
Sharh 'Aqeedah al-Waasitiyyah Part 3 (London - Summer 1993) | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.6 Mb | 1:30:41 | |
Sharh 'Aqeedah al-Waasitiyyah Part 4 (London - Summer 1993) | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 14.6 Mb | 1:25:03 | |
Sharh 'Aqeedah al-Waasitiyyah Part 5 (London - Summer 1993) | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 14.9 Mb | 1:26:54 | |
Sharh 'Aqeedah al-Waasitiyyah Part 6 (London - Summer 1993) | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.2 Mb | 1:28:38 | |
Shi'ism | Heresy & Heterodoxy | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 18.7 Mb | 1:48:38 | |
Signs Before the Day of Judgement (7th JIMAS Conference - 1999) | Eschatology | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 11 Mb | 1:04:17 | |
Some Points of Manhaj Part 1 | Manhaj (Methodology) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 14.2 Mb | 1:22:55 | |
Some Points of Manhaj Part 2 | Manhaj (Methodology) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 12.6 Mb | 1:13:18 | |
Sweetness of Faith | General | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 13.4 Mb | 1:18:07 | |
Tahaarah (Purification) | Fiqh (Jurisprudence/Deductive Laws) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 14.9 Mb | 1:26:27 | |
Taqleed: Blind-following of the Madhhabs Part 1 | Heresy & Heterodoxy | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 16.4 Mb | 1:35:32 | |
Taqleed: Blind-following of the Madhhabs Part 2 | Heresy & Heterodoxy | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 3.84 Mb | 22:03 | |
Tawbah (Repentence) | 'Ibaadah (Worship) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 13.9 Mb | 1:20:50 | |
Tawheed & Shirk Part 1 (NYC - March 1994) | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 14.9 Mb | 1:26:51 | |
Tawheed & Shirk Part 2 (NYC - March 1994) | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.6 Mb | 1:30:34 | |
Tawheed & Shirk Part 3 (NYC - March 1994) | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.7 Mb | 1:31:27 | |
Tawheed & Shirk Part 4 (NYC - March 1994) | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.7 Mb | 1:31:11 | |
Tawheed & Shirk Part 5 (NYC - March 1994) | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 7.96 Mb | 46:01 | |
Tawheed & Tawakkul | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 11.7 Mb | 1:07:48 | |
Tawheed of the Prophets & Messengers Part 1 (Boulder, CO - 1992) | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.8 Mb | 1:32:04 | |
Tawheed of the Prophets & Messengers Part 2 (Boulder, CO - 1992) | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.6 Mb | 1:30:47 | |
Tawheed of the Prophets & Messengers Part 3 (Boulder, CO - 1992) | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 13.6 Mb | 1:19:24 | |
Tawheed of the Prophets & Messengers Part 4 (Boulder, CO - 1992) | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.8 Mb | 1:32:08 | |
Tawheed of the Prophets & Messengers Part 5 (Boulder, CO - 1992) | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 16.3 Mb | 1:35:02 | |
Tawheed of the Prophets & Messengers Part 6 (Boulder, CO - 1992) | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 11.3 Mb | 1:05:49 | |
Tijanism | Heresy & Heterodoxy | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.5 Mb | 1:30:18 | |
[The] Ummah & Allah's Promise | Fiqh-ul-Waaqi' (Current Events) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 14.4 Mb | 1:23:51 | |
Understanding of the Qur'an by the Sahaabah | Manhaj (Methodology) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 8.22 Mb | 47:35 | |
Unifying Element 2: Ittiba' | Sunnah (Orthodoxy/Prophetic Way) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 12.5 Mb | 1:12:31 | |
Unique Qualities of the Prophet ﷺ | Seerat-un-Nabawi (Prophetic Biography) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 9.87 Mb | 57:09 | |
Usool al-Fiqh Part 1 (IQ) | Usool al-Fiqh (Principles of Jurisprudence) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 14.2 Mb | 1:22:40 | |
Usool al-Fiqh Part 2 (IQ) | Usool al-Fiqh (Principles of Jurisprudence) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 9.01 Mb | 52:09 | |
Usool al-Fiqh Part 3 (IQ) | Usool al-Fiqh (Principles of Jurisprudence) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 10.1 Mb | 58:44 | |
Usool al-Fiqh Part 4 (IQ) | Usool al-Fiqh (Principles of Jurisprudence) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 9.31 Mb | 53:55 | |
Usool al-Fiqh Part 5 (IQ) | Usool al-Fiqh (Principles of Jurisprudence) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 9.17 Mb | 53:06 | |
Usool al-Fiqh Part 6 (IQ) | Usool al-Fiqh (Principles of Jurisprudence) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 9.87 Mb | 57:11 | |
Usool al-Fiqh Part 7 (IQ) | Usool al-Fiqh (Principles of Jurisprudence) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 14 Mb | 1:21:23 | |
Usool al-Fiqh Part 8 (IQ) | Usool al-Fiqh (Principles of Jurisprudence) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 11 Mb | 1:03:44 | |
Usool al-Fiqh Part 9 | Usool al-Fiqh (Principles of Jurisprudence) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 9.32 Mb | 53:57 | |
Usool al-Fiqh Part 10 (IQ) | Usool al-Fiqh (Principles of Jurisprudence) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 10.4 Mb | 1:00:42 | |
Usool al-Fiqh Part 11 (IQ) | Usool al-Fiqh (Principles of Jurisprudence) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 8.92 Mb | 51:39 | |
Usool al-Fiqh Part 12 (IQ) | Usool al-Fiqh (Principles of Jurisprudence) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 8.18 Mb | 47:19 | |
Usool al-Fiqh Part 13 (IQ) | Usool al-Fiqh (Principles of Jurisprudence) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 10 Mb | 58:26 | |
Usool al-Fiqh Part 14 (IQ) | Usool al-Fiqh (Principles of Jurisprudence) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 9.53 Mb | 55:12 | |
Usool al-Fiqh Part 15 (IQ) | Usool al-Fiqh (Principles of Jurisprudence) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 13.8 Mb | 1:20:36 | |
Usool al-Fiqh Part 16 (IQ) | Usool al-Fiqh (Principles of Jurisprudence) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 11.2 Mb | 1:05:27 | |
What Every Muslim is Required to Know About One's Religion | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.8 Mb | 1:31:51 | |
What is the Creed of the Saved Sect (Hyattsville, MD) | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 15.5 Mb | 1:30:07 | |
Workshop on 'Aqeedah of Ahlus-Sunnah wa'l-Jama'ah (8th QSS Conference - 1994) | 'Aqeedah (Creed/Tenets of Faith) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 16.8 Mb | 1:38:02 | |
[The] Last 10 Nights of Ramadan | 'Ibaadah (Worship) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 9.74 Mb | 56:23 | |
[The] First Ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah | Hajj | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 3.39 Mb | 19:24 | |
[The] Benefits of Ramadan | Fasting | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 11.4 Mb | 1:06:36 | |
[The] Last 10 Nights of Ramadan | Fasting | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 9.74 Mb | 56:23 | |
Unique Qualities of the Prophet ﷺ | Sirat-un-Nabawi (Prophetic Biography) | 'Ali at-Tamimi | 9.87 Mb | 57:09 |