Islamic Self-help was founded by Shaykh Ismail Kamdar in April 2015. It was established as a platform to help Muslims gain knowledge that can assist them in personal development through Self-Help articles, books and courses.
Ustadh Mohamad Baajour’s Biography
Ustadh Mohamad Baajour joined EPIC as a full time “Director of Tarbiyyah (Education) and Community Development” on Jan 01, 2015 to help establish EPIC as a center of Islamic Learning and Spiritual Growth.
Waleed Basyouni’s Biography
Shaykh Waleed Basyouni, PhD, is the Vice 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.
Tim Humble’s Biography
Muhammad Tim Humble is from Newcastle & graduated from the famous faculty of hadeeth and Islamic Studies at the Islamic University of Madinah in 2011. Ustadh Tim Humble is a British revert, who has ijaza in the six famous books of hadeeth.
Tarek Kareem Harris’s Biography
Tarek Kareem Harris, better known as Dr. TK Harris – MD DpOL (Oxon). Dr Harris is medical doctor who specialises in everyday mental health and wellbeing in Islam. He is ever thankful of his friend Mufti Menk, who introduced his work to the public.
Shaykh Ahsan Hanif’s Biography
Shaikh Ahsan Hanif was born and bred in Birmingham, UK where he memorised the Qur’an at the tender age of 13. After completing his secondary studies, he gained a scholarship to enter the Islamic University of Madinah. After completing his Arabic diploma, he graduated from the Faculty of Shari’ah in 2006 with honours.
Sheikh Hasib Noor’s Biography
Specialist in Sīrah and Islamic History. Started Islamic education at early age in USA. Graduated from faculty of Shariah, Islamic University of Madinah. Studies with 50 scholars of Madinah. Founder of research foundation. Highly sought after by Umrah and Hajj groups as the resident Sīrah walking tour expert.
Sheikh Mohammed Awal’s Biography
Sheikh Mohammed Awal, founder and director of Zaitun Dawah Institute (ZDI), a think tank research center with head quarters in Seattle Washington State USA, and branches in NY, Atlanta, Nigeria, and Ghana.
Siraj Wahhaj’s Biography
Siraj Wahhaj, born Jeffrey Kearse, is a renowned religious leader and community activist in Brooklyn, New York. He is an Imam of Masjid At-Taqwa, a mosque in Brooklyn, and is also the Amir (leader) of the Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA). However, Wahhaj’s journey towards becoming a Sunni Muslim leader was not straightforward. In … Read more
Na’ima B Robert’s Biography
Na’ima B Robert (born Thando Nomhle McLaren; 19 September 1977) is an author of multicultural literature and founding editor of the UK-based Muslim women’s publication, SISTERS Magazine. Born in Leeds to a Scottish father and Zulu mother, both from South Africa, Robert grew up in Zimbabwe and attended university in England. She converted to Islam in 1998. Currently Robert divides her time between London and Cairo with her three sons and two daughters. Her husband Henry Amankwah died in April 2015.