Shaykh Abdallah Bin Bayyah (Mauritania) Shaykh Abdallah Bin Bayyah was born in the Eastern area of the land of the Shinqitt, now known as Mauritania. He is the son of one of the greatest scholars of his time. Shaykh Mahfudh, may Allah have mercy on his soul and sanctify his secret. Shaykh Mahfudh was both a scholar and a spiritual leader of his area with many students and novices. [more...] Shaykh Hamza Yusuf (USA) Hamza Yusuf was born in Washington State and raised in Northern California. In 1977, he became Muslim and subsequently traveled to the Muslim world and studied for ten years in the U. A. E., Saudi Arabia, as well as North and West Africa. He received teaching licenses in various Islamic subjects from several well-known scholars in various countries. [more...] Imam Zaid Shakir (USA) Imam Zaid Shakir is amongst the most respected and influential Muslim scholars in the West. Born in Berkeley, California, the second of seven children he accepted Islam in 1977 while serving in the United States Air Force. [more...] Dr. Abdal Hakim Jackson (USA) An American convert to Islam during the 1970s, Dr. Abdul Hakim Jackson is originally from Philadelphia. He is an associate professor in Arabic and Islamic studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Prior to coming to Michigan, he completed his B.A., M.A., [more...] Ustadh Yahya Rhodus (USA) Ustadh Yahya was born and raised in America's midwest. At the age of 19 he became Muslim in the San Francisco Bay Area and began studying with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and distinguished scholars visiting from Mauritania, Shaykh Khatry & Shaykh Abdullah Ould Ahmadna. In 1998, he left for Mauritania to further his studies of the Islamic sciences. There he spent over two years sitting with some of Mauritania's great scholars, including Shaykh Murabit al-Hajj, one the great scholars of our age. In 2000, he moved to Tarim, Yemen to continue his studies at the prestigious Dar al-Mustafa. There he studied with renowned scholars Habib 'Ali al-Jifry, Habib 'Umar bin Hafiz, and other local scholars. In 2005, he returned from his studies overseas to serve as a full-time teacher at Zaytuna Institute.