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OUR FACULTY
Our faculty are not only highly qualified scholars and teachers, but they also embody a sincere commitment to the classical Islamic sciences and a passion for guiding students through a meaningful and transformative learning experience. Each instructor brings a unique background of traditional study, academic achievement, and practical teaching experience, ensuring our learners benefit from both authentic scholarship and effective pedagogy.
ZIDNI INSTRUCTORS
OUR INSTRUCTORS
Dr. Ahmed Khater, USA
Dr. Ahmed Khater is the founder of Zidni Institute. He has a B.A. from Al-Azhar University in Islamic sciences and Arabic language, and a Ph.D from the Graduate Theological Union in Islamic law and legal theory.
Shaykh Joe Bradford, USA
Sh. Joe Bradford is an entrepreneur and an American scholar of Islam. He holds a Master of Islamic Law from the University of Medina, and has studied traditionally in the Muslim world for the past 20+ years. He was a VP and Senior Shariah Consultant for AlRajhi Bank, the largest Islamic Bank in the Middle East. Joe is sought after as an Ethical Finance Advisor to individuals and institutions at home and abroad. Sh. Joe is one of the few experts on issues involving Muslims and Finance in North America. While his expertise spans many areas, he has focused his efforts on creating companies that allow people of faith and conviction to align their values with their finances.
Shaykh Ammar Shahin, USA
Sh. Ammar Shahin was born in Cairo, Egypt where he began his Islamic training at a young age under the supervision of his father who was the sheikh of their village. He memorized the Qur’an at the age of twelve in various modes of recitation. He continued his Islamic education, graduating from the Institute for Preparation of Preachers with a diploma in Islamic studies as well as studying at Al-Forqan Institute. He continued to study with many scholars, receiving from them ijazaat (licenses) in various Islamic sciences. His studies included studying the Maliki madhhab. He also pursued a B.A. at Al-Azhar University in the Islamic Sciences and Arabic language, and received a B.A. and M.A. at the Islamic University of Minnesota in Islamic Studies.
Shaykh Yousef Hussin, USA
Sh. Yousef Hussin was born and raised in the United States. He traveled to Egypt where he studied at Al-Azhar University and studied various Islamic Sciences with scholars outside the University. He then studied at the Islamic University of Minnesota, earning a B.A. and M.A. in Islamic Studies. He has received numerous ijazat (licences), including ijazah in several modes of Qur’anic recitation from Sheikh Waleed Al-Meneese and Sheikh Sherzaad Tahir. He was previously the Imam of Masjid Annur in Sacramento, CA.
Shaykh Navaid Aziz, USA
Shaykh Navaid Aziz completed an Associate’s degree in Commerce and Social Sciences before heading to the illustrious Islamic University of Madinah. He went on to complete a diploma in the Arabic language as well as a Bachelor’s in Islamic Law, with a specialization in Fiqh and Usul Al-Fiqh. Since then, Shaykh Navaid established himself as a highly sought after global lecturer and speaker. He is a passionate advocate for Muslim youth education and integration with a proven track record over the years. He is currently the Director of Religious and Social Services for the Islamic Information Society of Calgary,
Shaykh Abdullah Moataz, USA
Shaykh Abdullah Moataz specializes in Hadith studies, and has studied and memorized various texts in the different hadith sciences under his teachers who are specialists in the field. He is a well-known researcher in the field of hadith in the West, and has received various ijazat in this field. He resides in Michigan and teaches Hadith studies with Zidni Islamic Institute.
Dr. Tahir Wyatt, USA
Dr. Tahir Wyatt was raised in both West Philadelphia and Germantown. He was educated in the Public school system where he attended and graduated from both Masterman and Central H.S. He accepted the religion of Islam in 1993, and married his high school sweetheart shortly thereafter.
Sh. Tahir received his Associates Degree in the Arabic language in 1999 and his BA in the Science of Hadith and Islamic Studies in 2003; in 2004 he received his first Post- Graduate Degree in Islamic studies and in 2009 Tahir was awarded a Master of Arts Degree in Aqeedah, which is Islamic Creed.
Sh. Abdullah Smith, USA
Shaykh Abdullah Smith, Abu Zahirah, was born and raised in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BA from the College of Hadith and Islamic Studies at the Islamic University of Madinah in Saudi Arabia in the year 2006. He also studied with many major scholars there, including Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin Al-Abbaad, Shaikh Muhammad Mukhtaar Ash-Shinqeeti, Shaikh Saalih Ali-Shaikh, Shaikh Saalih Al-Fawzaan, Shaikh Abdur-Rahman Kooni and others.
Dr. Nabeel Nisar Sheikh, KSA
Dr. Nabeel Nisar Sheikh holds a BA in Hadith from Dar-Al-Hadith al-Khairiyyah in Makkah and an MA in Uloom-Ul-Quran from Umm Ul-Quraa. He completed and received his PhD in Quranic Sciences.
Dr. Mohammed Najeeb, USA
Dr. Sajid Umar, UK
Dr. Sajid Umar holds a PhD from the Higher Institute of Judiciary at Al-Imam University, in a program spanning 5 years under the guidance of some of the world’s best Muslim scholars. His PhD topic was related to the topic of Financial Risk Management.
Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Muneer, USA
Sh. Muhammad Ibn Muneer also known as Mufti Muneer is a young and dynamic speaker born and raised in Philadelphia. After completing his education in Philadalphia, Mufti Muneer went on to the University of Madinah to pursue his Islamic education. Mufti Muneer completed his bachelors and masters degrees in Hadith and is currently pursuing his PhD. Despite his concentration in Hadith, Mufti has a strong passion to teach Fiqh.
Shaykh AbdurRaheem McCarthy, USA
Shaykh AbdurRaheem McCarthy is of Irish-American heritage and was born and raised in the USA. After accepting Islam in 1994, he moved to Sudan and then Saudi Arabia where he spent 10 years in Madinah studying under the scholars and as a student in the Islamic University of Madinah. He graduated from the Arabic Institute and then from the faculty of Da’wah and Usool Ad-Deen, Islamic University of Madinah.
Shaykh Sami Hakimy, UK
Shaykh Sami Hakimy specialises in Aqidah and Hanbali fiqh and has studied under many scholars in Egypt and Saudi Arabia
Shaykh Abdullah Bihi, USA
Shayh Abdullahi Bihi was born and raised in Minnesota, where he studied with the many scholars residing there. He traveled to Saudi Arabia and completed a B.A. in Islamic law. He is currently pursuing an M.A. at King AbdulAzeez University in Jeddah. He currently teaches in various institutions and mosques in Minnesota.
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