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

Dr. Tahir Wyatt was raised in Philadelphia and accepted Islam in 1993. He began his studies at Temple University. The Islamic University of Madinah then granted him a full scholarship. There he earned an associate degree in Arabic, a B.A. in the sciences of hadith, an M.A. in aqidah, and, in 2017, a PhD.

In 2012 a royal decree appointed him the first American to teach Islam in English at the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah. He taught there for several years.

He is senior scholar and director of Islamic education at the United Muslim Masjid in Philadelphia. He is also president of the Quran, Arabic, and Reflection Institute (QARI). He 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 covers Islamic law in the modern world, Islamic finance, and the Hanbali school of jurisprudence.

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

He lives in Houston and wrote Simple Zakat Guide. He 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. He then went 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 and a second B.A. in Islamic sciences and Arabic from Al-Azhar University. He also holds an M.A. and PhD in Islamic law and legal theory from the Graduate Theological Union.

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

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

Sh. Abdullahi Bihi was raised in Minnesota. He began his studies with the scholars there, then traveled 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. He now studies for an M.A. at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah.

He teaches and serves the Muslim community in Minnesota.

Sh. Mowlid Ali is an imam, youth counselor, and author who serves at the Abubakar As-Sadique Islamic Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

He is a hafidh of the Qur'an and the author of works including Oasis of the Qur'an. He is an active leader in the community.

He pursued higher education at Mishkah University, where he earned a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Usul al-Fiqh.