A One-Year A.A. Degree in Islamic Studies

Dr. Tahir Wyatt was raised in Philadelphia and accepted Islam in 1993. After beginning his studies at Temple University, he was granted a full scholarship to the Islamic University of Madinah, where he earned an associate degree in Arabic, a B.A. in the sciences of hadith, an M.A. in aqidah, and a PhD, completed in 2017.

In 2012 he was appointed by royal decree as the first American to teach Islam in English at the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah, where he taught for several years.

He serves as senior scholar and director of Islamic education at the United Muslim Masjid in Philadelphia and president of the Quran, Arabic, and Reflection Institute (QARI), and teaches and lectures across the United States.

Sh. Joe Bradford earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Shariah from the Islamic University of Madinah. His scholarship centers on Islamic law in the modern world, Islamic finance, and the Hanbali school of jurisprudence.

He served as vice president and senior Shariah consultant at Al Rajhi Bank, one of the largest Islamic banks in the world, and has advised banks, investment funds, and fintech companies on Shariah compliance.

Based in Houston, he is the author of Simple Zakat Guide and lectures widely on zakat, personal finance, and contemporary fiqh questions facing Muslims in the West.

Mufti Muneer began his Islamic studies in his hometown of Philadelphia before advancing to the Islamic University of Madinah, where he earned a Master's degree in Hadith.

His specialty is hadith, alongside fiqh and related disciplines.

He teaches students across the United States and leads coursework in the prophetic sciences at the associate level.

Dr. Ahmad Khater was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. He holds a B.A. in legal studies from UC Berkeley, a second B.A. in Islamic sciences and Arabic from Al-Azhar University, and an M.A. and PhD in Islamic law and legal theory from the Graduate Theological Union.

He has received ijazahs in various Islamic sciences, including licenses to teach and narrate the Hanbali school of law, and serves as assistant professor of Islamic studies at the Graduate Theological Union.

He works with the Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America (AMJA), answering legal questions for its fatwa services and serving as secretary of its Resident Fatwa Committee.

Sh. Abdullahi Bihi was raised in Minnesota, where he began his studies with the scholars residing there before traveling to Saudi Arabia.

He completed a B.A. in fiqh and usul al-fiqh at the College of Shariah of the Islamic University of Madinah, and is pursuing an M.A. at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah.

He teaches and serves the Muslim community in Minnesota.

Sheikh Muhammad Al Khalafi memorized the Qur'an at a young age before traveling to Egypt to specialize in the science of Qira'at.

He was later accepted to Qassim University in Saudi Arabia, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Fiqh and Usul from the Faculty of Sharia.

He also holds an ijazah in 10 Qira'at, along with numerous ijazat and scholarly isnads from scholars in Saudi Arabia across various Islamic sciences.