Mawlaanaa Feizel Chothia is an experienced Islamic Studies instructor, author and artist. He was born in
Johannesburg, South Africa in 1970. Mawlaanaa Feizel has specialist training in Islamic jurisprudence,
primarily the Hanafii School of Law, and his approach is rooted in a classical, normative stance (Ahl-usSunnah wal-Jamaa’ah). He has served as Imaam in numerous Masjids and is actively engaged in Islamic
propagation, teaching and administration, as well as developing curricula & materials for Islamic elementary
and afternoon schools (ie. Madaris – primary and secondary Islamic seminaries). Apart from his formal training
and experience, his development as an Islamic scholar within the Western milieu and his intimacy with Western
culture & its institutions has served him well in assessing and positively engaging the challenges it poses to
Muslims and Islam. He currently lives in Perth where he is associated with a numerous innovative projects in
the field of Islamic education & propagation.