Biography and responsibilities
Profile overview
Sheikh Ashraf Mohieddin Shaaban holds a degree in Islamic Studies from the Faculty of Da’wah for Islamic and Arabic Studies in Beirut, in cooperation with the Faculty of Islamic Da’wah in Tripoli, Libya. He also graduated from Al-Fath Islamic Institute in Damascus in 2008. He studied Arabic at Al-Sham Higher Institute but was unable to complete the degree because of the circumstances in Syria. He is continuing postgraduate studies in Qur’anic studies and sciences.
He began serving as an imam in Syria in 2004 and worked in religious outreach and Qur’anic education, including supervising centres and study circles for teaching the Holy Qur’an.
In Lebanon, he served as imam and Friday preacher at Umar ibn Al-Khattab Mosque in the Jib Janine camps from 2020 to 2024. In 2024, he was appointed imam and Friday preacher of Mdoukha Mosque.
He also supervises the Imam Ibn Al-Jazari Centre and the Mdoukha Centre for the Holy Qur’an and the Prophetic Sunnah. In addition, he teaches Islamic education and participates in Qur’anic, religious, educational and outreach programmes.
