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Yasmin Mogahed received her B.S. Degree in Psychology and her Masters in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After completing her graduate work, she taught Islamic Studies and served as a youth coordinator. She also worked as a writing instructor at Cardinal Stritch University and a staff columnist for the Islam section of InFocus News. Currently she’s an instructor for AlMaghrib Institute, a writer for the Huffington Post, an international speaker, and author, where she focuses most of her work on spiritual and personal development. Yasmin recently ...

Imam Omar Suleiman is the Founder and President of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research and a professor of Islamic Studies at Southern Methodist University. He’s also the resident scholar of the Valley Ranch Islamic Center, and Co-Chair of Faith Forward Dallas at Thanks-Giving Square, a multi-faith alliance for peace and justice. Originally from New Orleans, LA, he began his journey of traditional Islamic learning in the year 2000 and has spent years studying in the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Malaysia, etc. Upon becoming certified in various traditional sciences, he completed a ...

Mufti Menk, (Doctor, Mufti, Ismail Menk) is a leading global Islamic scholar born and raised in Zimbabwe. He studied Shariah in Madinah and holds a Doctorate of Social Guidance from Aldersgate University. Mufti Menk’s work has gained worldwide recognition and he has been named one of “The Top 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World” since 2010. He has millions of followers across his social media platforms. Mufti Menk’s personable style and down to earth approach has made him one of the most sought after scholars in our time. He has endeared himself to people with his much loved ...

Yasir Qadhi was born in Houston, Texas and completed his primary and secondary education in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He graduated with a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston, after which he was accepted as a student at the Islamic University of Madinah. After completing a diploma in Arabic, he graduated with a B.A. from the College of Hadith and Islamic Sciences. Thereafter, he completed a M.A. in Islamic Theology from the College of Dawah, after which he returned to America and completed his doctorate, in Religious Studies, from Yale University. Currently he is teaching ...

Hamza Yusuf is a cofounder of Zaytuna College, located in Berkeley, California. He is an advisor to Stanford University’s Program in Islamic Studies and the Center for Islamic Studies at Berkeley’s Graduate Theological Union. He also serves as vice-president for the Global Center for Guidance and Renewal, which was founded and is currently presided over by Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah, one of the top jurists and masters of Islamic sciences in the world. Recently, Hamza Yusuf was ranked as “the Western world’s most influential Islamic scholar” by The 500 Most Influential Muslims. Hamza ...

Nouman Ali Khan is the founder and CEO of Bayyinah and serves as a lead instructor for several programs including Dream, traveling seminars and Bayyinah TV. His serious Arabic training began in the U.S. in 1999 under Dr. Abdus-Samie, founder and former principal of Quran College in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Khan served as a professor of Arabic at Nassau Community College until 2006 when he decided to take Bayyinah on as a full-time project. Since then he has taught more than 10,000 students through traveling seminars and programs. He currently resides in Dallas, Texas and is focusing on teaching...

Dr. Haifaa Younis is an American Board Certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist with roots from Iraq. Her pursuit of Islamic knowledge initiated when she began to study with various Islamic scholars from across the United States while she simultaneously attended individual courses and lectures on subjects including Aqeeda, Fiqh, usual Fiqh, Hadeeth, and Tazkiyah (purification of the soul). From the United States, she moved to Saudi Arabia where she graduated from the Mecca Institute of Islamic Studies (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) and Al-Huda Qur’an Memorization School (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) where ...

Saud Al-Shuraim born in Riyadh in January 1966, Saud Al-Shuraim is a name to reckon given his outstanding education pertaining to Islamic Sciences and Qur’an recitation. He has an honorary Doctorate from the Umm Al Qura University in Makkah. Having graduated from the renowned University of AAl-Imam Mohamed Ibn Saud under able and distinguished Shaykhs like Sheikh Abdulaziz Bin Baz, Abdallah Al Jabreen, Abdallah Ben Okail, Abderrahmane El Berrak, and Abdelaziz Errajhi, it is not a matter of surprise and astonishment that he was designated as the Imam and Priest (Khatib) of Masjid Al Haram...

Abdur Rahman as Sudais was born in the city of Qassim, Saudi Arabia in the year 1961, Abdul Rahman Ibn Abdul Aziz as-Sudais an-Najdi is a Saudi world renown Qari. In addition to being the Chief Imam and Khateeb of Masjid Al Haram in Makkah, he is also the President of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques. Abdur Rahman as Sudais was born in the city of Qassim, Saudi Arabia in the year 1961, Abdul Rahman Ibn Abdul Aziz as-Sudais an-Najdi is a Saudi world renown Qari. In addition to being the Chief Imam and Khateeb of Masjid Al Haram in Makkah, he is also the President ...

Abdul Basit is born in a small village called Armant in Egypt in 1927, Qari Abdul-Basit ‘Abdus-Samad, or simply known as Abdul Basit was a renowned Qari. He was mesmerized by the recitation of Muhammad Rifat and succeeded in memorizing the Qur’an in all the seven different styles. He led the Tarawih at the young age of 14 in local mosques during Ramadan. His listeners were always captivated by his recitation, tone and the application of the rules of Tajweed. Best known for his recitation of Surah Fatihah, his style is quite unique due to which he won three world Qirat competitions in the ...

Mishary Rashid Alafasy is born on September 5th, 1976, Mishary Rashid Alafasy or full for Mishary Rashid Ghareeb Mohammed Rashid Al-Afasy (also nicknamed Abu Nora ), is an eminent and prolific Imam and an excellent Qur’an reciter hailing from Kuwait. The Holy Quran was the subject of this Imam’s keen interest and learning and hence, it came as no surprise when he memorized the Book of Allah in a few years itself.Besides his melodious and emotional voice, he has managed to grab the attention of the bigwigs in the field of Islamic knowledge such as Sheikh Ibrahim Ali Shehata Al-Samanodi, the...

Ustadha Taimiyyah Zubair, the daughter of Dr. Idrees Zubair and Dr. Farhat Hashmi, received an upbringing in a household focused on Islamic education. In her mid teens she completed her first study of the Translation and Tafseer of the Qur’an and since then she has been educated in various Islamic Sciences, including Arabic Grammar, Fiqh, and Tafseer. Taimiyyah Zubair has pursued extended study under their supervision and is currently teaching Quran and Hadith studies at the AlHuda Institute. A mother of two children, she believes every Muslim should learn the Qur’an and Hadith in order to...

Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary is born in a village called Shobra Al Namla en Tant in Egypt. He is a well renowned and eminent reciter of the Holy Qur’an. At the tender age of 8, he had already completed the Hifz of the whole Qur’an. By age 12, he had already memorized and learned the ten recitations in Al Azhar. In 1944, he made his debut on the radio with Quran recitation on 16 February 1944. On August 7, 1948, he was assigned the Muezzin of Sidi Hamza Mosque. In 1949, Mahmoud Khalil Al Hussary was appointed the Imam of Al Imam Al Hussein Mosque in Cairo by 1955. Mahmoud Khalil Al Hussary ...

Sahl Ibn Zin Yasin is an excellent Imam and a master of tilawat of the Qur’an and Tajweed who is of the Saudi Arabian nativity. He is a personality to reckon with the amazing quality of his psalmody which has mesmerized the Muslim Ummah no end. Presently, Shaykh Sahl is conducting Imamat at the renowned Masjid Al Amir Sultan Mosque, Jeddah.

Saad al-Ghamdi is born in Dammam, Saudi Arabia in 1967, Saad El Ghamidi is a reciter of the Holy Qur’an beyond excellence and his body of work is proof enough to commemorate this very fact, bearing a striking resemblance to the style and texture of the great Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy. Born in Dammam, Saudi Arabia in 198, Saad al Ghamidi is a reciter of the Holy Quran beyond excellence and his body of work is proof enough to commemorate this very fact, bearing a striking resemblance to the style and texture of the great Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy. Saad al-Ghamdi has a fine mind for garnering ...

Raad Mohammad al Kurdi – Quran Audio

Maher Al Mueaqly has hailed from the city of the Prophet ﷺ. Sheikh Maher Ibn Hamd Ibn Mueaql Al Mueaqly Al Baloui was brought into this world in 1969 and has been a welcome addition into the world of Quran recitation and preaching. Being a mastermind in the study of Mathematics, Sheik Maher took to leading prayers in numerous Masajids in Makkah and Madinah which later gave way for him being designated as the official advisor to Prince Abdul Majid in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. His career took a slight detour and he routed himself into teaching at the King Abdullah Saud University in Makkah. ...

Abu Bakr al-Shatri is born in 1970 in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Abu Bakr Ibn Mohamed Al Shatri ( also called Abi Abdarrahmane) is a renowned Saudi Imam and a Qur’an reciter par excellence. With perseverance, he graduated in Holy Qur’an from Sheikh Aymane Rochdi Suwaid in 1996. Abu Bakr Al Shatri has had the privilege of leading prayers in many Saudi Masjids like Al Rajihi, Said Ibn Jubair (Kandara), Abdullatif Jamil, Attakwa (Al Rawda), AChouiaibi (Assalama). He has been a part of numerous Islamic conferences and events in many Islamic nations like Egypt, Morocco, South Africa, Kuwait, ...