Shaykh Waleed Basyouni, PhD, is the President of AlMaghrib Institute and Head of our Islamic Theology and Ethics Department. Students know him well for his sincere care for their well-being and progress in study. We see Shaykh Waleed as not just our senior scholar, but one of the most important leaders of the da‘wah in the West.

Sh. Yaser Birjas is originally from Palestine. He received his Bachelors degree from Islamic University of Madinah in 1996 in Fiqh & Usool, graduating as the class valedictorian. After graduating, he went on to work as a youth counselor and relief program aide in war-torn Bosnia. Thereafter, he immigrated to the U.S. and currently resides in Dallas, Texas. He is also an instructor at AlMaghrib Institute, where he teaches popular seminars such as Fiqh of Love, The Code Evolved, and Heavenly Hues. He is currently serving as an Imam at Valley Ranch Islamic Center, Irving, Texas. Sh. Yaser continues to enhance his knowledge in various arenas and most recently obtained a Masters of Adult Education and Training from the University of Phoenix, Class of 2013

Shaykh Suleiman Hani is the Director of Academic Affairs at AlMaghrib Institute, a research scholar for Yaqeen Institute, and a resident scholar in Michigan. At the age of 14, Suleiman completed a 10-month Qur’an memorization program and began his intensive studies under numerous scholars, earning dozens of traditional religious certifications in the process. He later earned a master’s degree from the University of Jordan’s College of Shari’ah, ranking first in his class, and a master’s degree from Harvard University, where he studied religions, philosophy, political science, and psychology. Over the past decade, he has served as an Imam and community leader in Michigan, lectured in dozens of countries, published a number of books and articles, and was featured on the largest Islamic TV stations worldwide.

After graduating from highschool in 2008, Shaykh Nafis engaged in ḥifẓ in Masjid Taqwā and completed it in Georgia Islamic Institute in 2009. In the same year he went to Johannesburg, South Africa to pursue a 7 year ‘ālimiyyah course in Dārul ‘Ulūm Zakariyyā. In 2015 he received ijāzah in the seven qirā`āt in the ṭarīq of Imām al-Shāṭibī. In 2016, he received ijāzāt in ḥadīth from the senior shuyūkh of the madrasah. After graduating in 2016, he pursued a 2 year course in ‘ulūm al-ḥadīth which he completed in 2018. Thereafter, he pursued a 2 year course in iftā` in Dārul ‘Ulūm Zakariyyā which He completed in 2020. Currently, he serves as the resident scholar in Masjid Uthman in Dunwoody.

Mufti Abdul Wahab Waheed was born and raised in Ann Arbor, MI. He began Islamic studies at Jaamiah al-Uloom al-Islamiyyah in Canada where he became a Hafiz at the age of 11. He started his 7-year Shariah program in Toronto, Canada, and went even further to pursue higher education of Hadith in Karachi, Pakistan. Throughout his travels, Mufti Abdul Wahab addresses communities across the United States on a wide range of Islamic topics and Inshallah, continues to do so with the Tawfiq of Allah SWT. Mufti Abdul Wahab is a Co-founder at Miftaah Institute and also is a Co-Founder and Director at Michigan Islamic Institute.

Shaykh Asif Pochi is an esteemed Islamic scholar and motivational speaker from Dallas, Texas. He studied Islamic Sciences in Bury, a town in the United Kingdom, and furthered his studies in Toronto, Canada, where he received Ijaza for Fatwa and Islamic theology. Shaykh Asif has made considerable contributions to his islamic community with a reputation for delivering insightful lectures and showcasing an extensive knowledge and understanding within Islam. Now serving as the South East Regional Director at the Miftaah Institute in Detroit, Michigan, he is also involved in delivering lectures nationwide with the institute, allowing him to expand his impact and reach.

Mufti Aasim Rashid is a distinguished Muslim scholar, speaker and educator (the title ‘Mufti’ indicates his expertise and authority in Islamic law). He is devoted to the study and explanation of Islamic sacred texts and their relation to the modern context. His lectures, delivered at conferences and institutions around the world, are known to be inspiring and pertinent to the issues and pressing questions of the day. Mufti Aasim is the founder of the Al-Ihsan Educational Foundation, which has initiated the ‘Islam Unravelled’ project.