FAMILY BACKGROUND:
Abdullah (Ravanni) was born far away from the Middle East, in very
modest surroundings of America's Fjord (the beautiful Columbia River
Gorge), but he soon developed an affinity for Arabic Culture.
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Shaq Ravanni, The Desert Sheik
EDUCATION AND DEGREES:
From an early age, God gifted Ravanni with intellectual skills and he
has a long list of academic achievements. Moreover, God provided him
some of the best colleges in the Land, including Central Washington
University, University of Washington, and University of Chicago.
During these studies he obtained a BA in Family Studies, a BA.Ed. in
Social Science Education, a MA.Ed in Educational Media (A/V
Technologies), and the credit equivalent to a Ph.D! And, there he
met students and scholars from all over the world, including many
Arabs and Muslims (which he greatly enjoyed).
ARABIC RESEARCH AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
As a child, Ravanni was turned on to Bedhoin Culture by the movie of
Lawrence of Arabia (and subsequent movies of the Holy Land and the
Patriarchs). The Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor and A Thousand and
One Arabian Nights filed his head as he matured. And he grew up
reading Arab Philosophers and studying Muslims Teachings. In his
later years, he spent a good deal of time in college learning about
the Middle East and its Culture and History. There, he has studied
the Muslim Family and everyday life in great detail. He has also read
the Koran or Q'uron.
ARABIC BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS:
From an early age, Ravanni has been very gifted and creative--and has
written quite extensively (the Articles of this Web Site being a very
good example of his talents). Moreover, much of the Appiru Literature
(and the materials in the East Tower of the ZDK Library) were written
by him for Arab and Muslim readers. And it has been his sincer desire
to bring better understanding (and mutual co-operation) between Jews,
Christians, and Muslims!
RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCES:
In earlier days, his parents had something of a spiritual bent, but by
the time he came around, they were out of the religious mode. Thus,
being raised rather secularly, the Great Thinkers and World
Philosophers were his early, primary mentors--including many Arab ones.
Then...
NEXT STEP...
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you might make your own personal RETURN to God. And, whether you
just need a RENEWAL to God or full Appiru REGENERATION, we heartily
encourage you to turn to Our Revival Course, and set your life afire
submitting to God! And join all the Abrahamic Peoples who are making
their way back to God in Our Movement! You can look the Revival Course
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Dated: 6-24-99. . . Up-dated 12-22-99