Ibrahim B. Syed

Ibrahim B. Syed is an American muslim born in Bellary, South India to Mr B Syed Ahmed and Mrs. Mumtaz Begum.

He received his B.S. in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics from the University of Mysore. He received his M.Sc. degree in Nuclear Physics in Bangalore form the University of Mysore. He earned the Doctor of Science degree in Nuclear Medicine Sciences in 1972 from Johns Hopkins University. He was awarded an honorary Ph.D. from the International University in Malta in 1984. He is a Fellow of the American College of Radiology, a Fellow of the British Institute of Physics, a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemists, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Health. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Radiology and a Diplomate of the American Board of Health Physics and serving as an Examiner for both the Boards. He served as a Technical Expert in Nuclear Medicine for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) located in Vienna with field missions to Bangladesh and Guatemala. He served as an expert in Radiological Physics under the United Nations Development Program and visited premiere postgraduate Medical Institutions in India for a period of two months.

He is listed in WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA(54th Ed., 2000), WHO’S WHO IN THE WORLD, AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN OF SCIENCE, WHO’S WHO IN THE FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, WHO’S WHO IN MEDICINE AND HEALTH, WHO'S WHO IN AMERICAN EDUCATION, WHO'S WHO IN RELIGION, and in more than a dozen national and international Biographical Works of Reference. Dr. Syed is an educator and currently a Clinical Professor of Medicine (Medical Physics and Nuclear Cardiology) at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.

He is a founding member and member of many Islamic Organizations in North America. He served many Muslim communities as a Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President and President including the Association of Muslim Scientists and Engineers of North America. He is a Founder and currently President of the Islamic Research Foundation International Inc., located in Louisville, Kentucky.

He is a prolific writer and has published over 100 articles, chapters, books on topics related to his profession. He has written 300 articles on a multitude of Islamic subjects particularly on “Qur’an and Science”. His book. "Intellectual Achievements of the Muslims", was published in 2002. He is the World’s Foremost Exponent for the interpretation of Qur’an Majid in the light of modern knowledge.His outstanding contribution to diversity in education while providing a positive role model for students conferred him a Diversity Award in 2002. He serves as an Imam and Khatib for Jumuah prayers in local Masajid and outside Louisville. He is a volunteer Muslim Chaplain (Imam) at the Veterans Administration Medical Center and at most of the Correctional Institutions (Prisons) throughout the State of Kentucky. He is a licensed Qadi to perform Islamic marriages in Kentucky and Indiana states. He is a Notary Public in Kentucky State at Large.

Lectures and articles by Dr. Ibrahim

* "In Search of Truth through Quran and Science"
* "Human Embryology in the Quran"
* "Quran and Science: Cosmology"
* "Modern Cosmological Principle confirms Quranic Revelations"
* "Quranic Foundations of the Anthropic Principles"
* "Quran and Science: the Origin of Life", The Intellectual Achievements of Muslims"
* "Scientific Evidence in Oneness (Tawhid) of God (Allah)"
* "Second Law of Thermodynamics - Islamic Perspective"
* "Spiritual Medicine in Islam"

External links

* [http://www.ifew.com/insight/authors/ibsyed.html Authors: Ibrahim B Syed ]
* [http://www.irfi.org/all_articles.htm Ibrahim B. Syed's Islamic Articles and Books]
* [http://www.islamfortoday.com/syed.htm Islam for Today]