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Abu Abdur-Rahman Muhammad Shabbir Usmani was born in the district of Faisal Abad, in Pakistan. At a very early age he began to learn the holy Quran and at the age of fourteen he had memorized the whole Quran.

That task, he undertook at the same time he was attending secondary school. He passed the GSCE in Science Subjects and enrolled in an Islamic Education University in Mamu Kanjan ,Faisal Abad, Pakistan. There, he studied pure and extensive religious studies for eight years after which he obtained a degree in Islamic Law in 1997. Also in that same year , he completed his B.ED at Along with pure and Extensive religious education in Government colleges and Universities. He got his Masters Degree in Islamic Studies from Islamiah University Bahawal Pur Pakistan, in 1996. 

He came to England in 1997 to take up the position of Imam and simultaneously he pursued his quest for further education. To that end, he completed his doctorate through working on Sahih Al-Bukhaari, in 1999. Since then, he has translated and written a number of books. Now, he is a working on Sheikh Al-Albaani�s two major books; Silsilah Ahaadith as-Sahihah and Irwa al-Ghaleel. Thiswork will be soon available in the bookshops. InshAllah.