Bilal Philips

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Bilal Philips
Philips in August 2010
Personal
Born	Dennis Bradley Philips (1947-07-17) July 17, 1947 (age 77)[1] Kingston, Jamaica[2]
Religion	Islam
Nationality	Canadian
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Hanbali
Creed	Athari
Movement	Salafi
Notable idea(s)	Founder of International Open University
Alma mater	Islamic University of Medina (B.A.) King Saud University (M.A.) University of Wales (Ph.D.)
Occupation	Islamic scholar
YouTube information
Channel	Bilal Philips
Years active	November 28, 2012–present
Subscribers	140 thousand[3]
Total views	4.43 million[3]
Associated acts	Digital Mimbar
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers
Last updated: 26 October 2022
Website	bilalphilips.com
Honors	The 500 Most Influential Muslims (2009–2022)

Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips (born Dennis Bradley Philips; July 17, 1947^[1]) is a Jamaican-born Canadian Islamic teacher, speaker, author, founder and chancellor of the International Open University, who lives in Qatar.^[4]

He has written, translated and commented on over 50 Islamic books and has appeared or presented on numerous national and satellite television channels, including Saudi TV, Sharjah TV, Ajman TV, Islam Channel, Huda TV, and Peace TV.^[1][5][6]

Throughout his career, Philips has become the subject of many controversies, resulting in him being banned from entering the United Kingdom, Australia, Denmark and Kenya, banned from re-entering Germany, ordered to leave Bangladesh, and deported from the Philippines. He was also named by the US government as an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.