Imam Amin Muhammad 

He is a native of Atlantic City, NJ, who has studied with traditional Shuyukh from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Lebanon. Among the Shuyukh whom he has benefitted greatly from are Shaykh Walid Ar Rifa’i, Shaykh Jamal Zahabi, Shaykh Samir An Nass, Shaykh Salahud Din Al Idlibiyy, Shaykh Abdullah bin Bayyah, Shaykh Abdullah bin Ali Basfar and others. He has studied many of the Islamic sciences such as ‘Aqidah, Fiqh, Tafsir, Sirah, Hadith, and Hadith methodology. Presently, Imam Amin teaches Hadith, Fiqh and delivers Jumu’ah Khutbah at Masjid Muhammad in Atlantic City, NJ. He also teaches and lectures at various mosques in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. He has been an advisor and teacher at M.E.C.C.A. in New York, a teacher at Al-Maqasid in Pennsylvania as well as other institutions across the country.

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Imam Wahy-Ud Deen Shareef 

He is the Convener of the Council of Imams in New Jersey and the Imam of Masjid Waarith Ud Deen in Irvington, New Jersey. He co- founded Waris Associates which led to the establishment of the Waris Cultural Research and Development Center and Masjid Waarith Ud Den organization's that develop and implement spiritual, educational, recreational, cultural, and social programs that address the challenges facing American families today.

Imam Shareef also serves as the Executive Director of ComWealth Economic Development Corporation a non-profit economic development corporation. He was a delegate to the World Conference on Religion and Peace in 1998 in Tokyo, a delegate at the historic Millennium World Peace Summit of Religion and Spiritual Life in 2000 at the United Nations and in 2012 Imam Shareef received the Peace Islands Institue's "Peace and Understanding Award". Imam Shareef has been a leader in New Jersey as co- founder of the New African Partnership between CINJ and City National Bank in Newark.  A Co- founder of the Newark Interfaith Coalition for Hope and Peace and a member of the NJ Office of Homeland Security, the NJ State Attorney Generals's Outreach Advisory Council, and the NJ Martin Luther King Commission. He was Senior Advisory to former Newark Mayor, now New Jersey United State Senator Cory Booker and a Co-host on the NJTV (PBS) television program " A Matter of Faith". Imam Shareef has appeared as a commentator and contributor on CNN, MSNBC (Morning Joe), ABC, PBS, NJTV and Ebru.

Ihsan Bagby

Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and became Muslim there in 1969 at Masjid al-Mumin and the Darul Islam Movement. Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Kentucky from 2002 to 2022. Ph.D. in Islamic Studies from the University of Michigan (1985) where he studied under Dr. Umar Farooq Abdallah; his dissertation focused on Islamic legal theory and the issue of change in Islamic Law. Retired from U of Kentucky in 2022. His research for the past 30 years has focused on the Muslim community in America, the American mosque and the African American Muslim community.

He has conducted three comprehensive studies of mosques in America in 2000, 2010, and 2020. The first two surveys resulted in four monographs and seven articles or chapters in edited volumes.

Shaykh AbdulKarim Yahya 

He was born and raised in Berkeley, California. By the Grace of Allah, he embraced Islam in 1989 in his home city. In 1996, having been inspired to study religious knowledge by the books of Imam Ghazali (Allah be pleased with him) and the call for the revival of Islamic knowledge, he traveled to Damascus, Syria where he embarked on a course of active pursuit of knowledge. After residing there for two years, Shaykh AbdulKarim travelled to Tarim, Hadhramout, where he enrolled in the Dar Al Mustafa seminary.  Under the tutelage of Habib Omar bin Hafiz, Habib Ali Mashhur, and the other scholars of Dar Al Mustafa, Shaykh Abdul Karim extensively studied various Islamic sciences, with a primary focus in Shafi’i Fiqh, Islamic spirituality, and Prophetic biography. He also serves as an interpreter for Habib Omar bin Hafiz and Habib Ali Al-Jifri. After receiving certification and permission to teach various disciplines, Shaykh AbdulKarim moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he has led and contributed to various da’wah efforts with organizations in the Metro-Detroit area. In 2018, by Allah’s Grace, he founded Dar Al-Rahma in Detroit, where he currently serves as the Imam and core instructor.

Mikal Shabazz

He was the former Resident Imam at Masjidullah, Inc., Philadelphia, PA where he served in that role for more than 15 years and currently serves on the Resident Imam’s staff. He also serves as a Jumu’ah khatib at other masajid in the Delaware Valley area and as a board member of Interfaith Philadelphia. Imam Mikal has served as the Northeast Regional/Section Convener of Imams of Masajid in the Association of the late and great leader and teacher, Imam W. Deen Mohammed (ra). Outside of his masjid and community activities, Mikal worked as an oil refinery process engineer, an operations trainer and at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as an environmental engineer. He studied Qur’anic Arabic and Islamic sciences with various imams, most of whom were taught by Imam W. Deen Mohammed (ra). He is a graduate of various Islamic educational programs. He has a B.S. in chemical engineering from Drexel University and completed graduate coursework in Polymer Chemistry, Engineering Geology, Hydrology, and Groundwater Hydrogeology. Imam Mikal is happily married to Sr. Shirley J. Abdus Shakur and resides in Philadelphia, PA with his family.

Imam Faheem Lea 

He is the Imam/Director of the Quba School and Islamic Center in Camden, NJ. After accepting Islam in 1991 and studying Islam and Arabic from various private teachers, he has evolved into a leader, organizer and exceptional motivational speaker who specializes in youth counseling, marital counseling, and prisoner reentry and development. Imam Faheem also volunteers as an Islamic Chaplain for the NJ Dept of Corrections, and he works with numerous grassroot and non-profit organizations that are committed to community service in the inner cities across the nation. He is also a member of the prestigious Black Imam's Roundtable, a coalition of notable Imams who address the issues of the Muslim community at large on a weekly platform online, with an emphasis on the indigenous Black and Latino Muslim community.

Imam Na'eem Abdullah

He is the Imam of Masjid al-Mu'min located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He embraced Islam while incarcerated on Riker's Island in 1991. The Imam is an author, translator, teacher, lecturer, tour guide, husband and father. Imam Na'eem is considered a "grassroots Imam". He is part of The Black Imam's Roundtable (BIRT) - a dynamic group of grassroots Imams whose primary focus is the Black Muslim Community. Originally from New York City, he embraced al-Islam in 1991. He is blessed to have benefited from many scholars, teachers and leaders, which in turn have given him the ability to teach traditional Islamic knowledge in a practical and relevant fashion. Some of these teachers are Imam Siraj Wahhaj, Shaykh Muhammad Al-Yaqoubi, Allama Shaykh Ahmad al-Katt’ani al-Hasani, Imam Amin Muhammad, Shaykh Waleed ar-Rifai and Shaykh Samir an-Nass.  Through these teachers and scholars, Imam Na’eem attained ijaaza (certificates), asaneed (isnaads or chains of narration), and permission to transmit various different texts and subjects: Some of these are, the Shifa’ of Qadi Iyad, the Shamaa’il of Imam at-Tirmidhi, and the Muwatta’ of Imam Malik Ibn Anas. The Imam has also completed courses in the sciences of Hadith (Prophetic Narrations) and studied the life, works and methodology of Shehu ‘Uthman Dan Fodiyo. For several years, the Imam volunteered - as a khateeb, teacher, and counselor - with the New York City Department of Corrections. His studies and lectures have also taken him throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, The Gambia and Sudan. The Imam has authored several 8 books. He is the resident Imam of Masjid al-Mu’min (Pittsburgh, PA) and is the Imam of Nur uz-Zamaan Institute - founded in 2008. He is also one of the hosts and presenters of Nur uz-Zamaan Radio. Imam Na’eem Abdullah is a devoted father and husband. May Allah bless him, his family and all of those with him. Ameen!

Imam Abu Muslimah

He is the Imam of The Islamic Center of America, Masjidu Ahlis Sunnah in East Orange, NJ since April 1995. Since this time, he has also served as the Islamic Studies Coordinator and/or teacher of Qur’an and Arabic off and on from 1994-present (21 years) at the Ahlus Sunnah School. He was born and raised in Plainfield, NJ. He embraced Islam in 1978 through relationships with the Haqq family of Bait Quraish, a Muslim group from Newark, NJ. He graduated from Rutgers in 1986, majoring in Management and African American Studies. In 1988, he obtained an Arabic Diploma for fluency in classical Arabic. In 1993, The Imam graduated from the College of Da’wah and the Fundamentals of the Religion, Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia. Abu Muslimah speaks, writes and understands Arabic with fluency. Arabic is considered his second language which has assisted him in educating various audiences and populations.  He is the author of over thirty (30) various published works and a well-known, sought out speaker on a national and international level. He has delivered thousands of lectures. Many of his rare audio lectures are found on this site below. The Imam is an avid reader and researcher with an extensive library of over 5,000 books. Outside of his religious duties, family life and listening to Qur'anic Recitation; Imam Abu Muslimah has a love for herbal medicine and nutrition and is constantly researching natural health remedies and preventive strategies by natural means.  He loves Islam and has dedicated over 25 years of his life studying, preparing, teaching and researching.

Imam Zaid Shakir

He is an American Muslim scholar and co-founder of Zaytuna College in Berkeley, California. He teaches courses in Arabic, law, history, and Islamic spirituality. Imam Zaid is co-founder and chairman of United For Change, whose stated goal is to leverage the diversity of the Muslim and interfaith community and address divisive obstacles. In 2015, he signed the official Memorandum of Understanding between Zaytuna College and Hartford Seminary in Connecticut.  He speaks and writes on a wide range of topics and has become a voice of conscience for American Muslims as well as people of other faiths. He is regularly included as one of the Western world’s most influential Muslim scholars in The Muslim 500, an annual ranking edited by John Esposito and Ibrahim Kalin. He is also one of the signatories of "A Common Word Between Us and You," an open letter by Islamic scholars to Christian leaders that calls for peace and mutual understanding. He holds an M.A. in Political Science from Rutgers University.

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Dr. Bilal Ware 

He is a historian of Africa and Islam. He earned his Ph.D. in history in 2004 from the University of Pennsylvania where he was trained in African History, African-American History, and Islamic Intellectual History. He is currently an associate professor in the Department of History at the University of California-Santa Barbara, and the founder and director of the Initiative for the Study of Race, Religion, and Revolution (ISRRAR). His first book, The Walking Qur’an: Islamic Education, Embodied Knowledge, and History in West Africa, explores the history of a thousand years of Quran schooling in the region. He is the author of multiple articles on Muslim anti-slavery movements in Africa and the Atlantic World, and his most recent book, Jihad of the Pen, explores Sufi thought in West Africa.

Shaykha Ieasha Prime 

She is the Director of Women’s Programming at Dar al Hijrah Islamic Center in Virginia and the founder of the DC Muslim Women’s Conference. She converted to Islam more than 20 years ago after being a Youth Ambassador to Morrocco and Senegal. There she developed a thirst for knowledge that would cause her to sit at the feet and learn from some of the top Islamic Scholars of our time. After having participated in several circles of knowledge in the US, Ieasha decided to pursue religious studies abroad. She studied Arabic, and Quran at the Fajr Institute in Cairo, Egypt. Later, she moved to Hadramaut, Yemen and enrolled in Dar al Zahra, an Islamic University for Women. There she studied Aqeedah, Quran, Hadith, Arabic, Jurisprudence (Fiqh), Islamic law, Purification of the Heart and other religious related learning. She has received several scholarly licenses (ijaza). The work that she is most committed to and enjoys have been the development of Islamic programming, Islamic Studies curriculum and Rites of Passage programs for youth and adults. Majority of her life has been spent as an educator and activist.  She is the co-founder and Executive Director of Barakah INC, an organization committed to training Muslim women in traditional Islamic sciences with a focus on modern application. Sister Ieasha is recently known for her participation in the National Women’s March, and the courses she teaches on traditional knowledge, the challenges of race and gender in the Muslim community and Spirituality. Ieasha Prime is a proud wife and mother of three children.

Nuriddeen Knight M.A. 

She is a former research fellow for Yaqeen Institute. She completed an MA in psychology with a focus on child and family from Columbia University. Alongside her academic degree she studied traditional Islamic knowledge including: Islamic law, theology, spirituality and prophetic biography with local scholars in NY and NJ and in the majalis in Amman, Jordan. She is the author of 40 Hadith of ‘Aisha, a collection of 40 English Hadith narrated by our Lady Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her. Her upcoming book is entitled, ‘Gender, Faith and Society’, her current interests include women’s issues, Islam in modernity and ethical living. You can read her ongoing commentary and reflections on these issues and more on her blog, bythefigandtheolive.com

Sabria Mills M.Ed.

She is a behavioral therapist, coach, and public speaker, who specializes in helping her clients overcome heartbreak and negative behavioral patterns, so that they can once again live purposeful and God conscious lives. After spending nearly two decades working to address the needs of individuals living with physical, mental, and emotional challenges, Sabria continues to advocate for marginalized voices through her platform; The DOPE Muslim Woman LLC. Her work on the platform aims to amplify the voices and experiences of Black American Muslims, while simultaneously working to support the needs of marginalized communities through transformational change and healing.

Her influence spans hosting transformational workshops, delivering inspiring content on her podcast, “The DOPE Muslim Woman,” and engaging worldwide audiences through her work with heartbreak and healing recovery, communal belonging, and ancestral trauma. Sabria Mills has a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership and Human Behavior from Georgia Southern University and is a certified behavioral therapist. Sabria has spent several years under the tutelage and direct teachings of Islamic scholars, such as Shaykh Muhammad Shareef, Shaykh Muhammad Ninowy, Shaykh Abdulkarim Yahyaa, and others. She is the current CEO of The DOPE Muslim Woman Podcast LLC.

Tahira Wellman M.S.

She is an advanced practicing inpatient internal medicine PA at Montefiore Medical Center with 17 years with experience in the fields of internal medicine, cardiology, medical oncology and clinical research. She is currently completing a second masters degree in Islamic Religious Leadership at Boston Islamic Seminary, after receiving a full scholarship as a MAS fellow.  She serves as a hospital chaplain and interfaith liaison at Hackensack University Medical Center part-time. Her educational background includes: Wellesley College, BA in biological science; Rutgers University, M.S. as a certified Physician Assistant, Boston Islamic Seminary, MIRL (Masters in Islamic Religious Leadership); Brandeis University, Middlebury College School of Languages, Fajr Center - Cairo, Egypt and Al Albayt University, Mufraq, Jordan for the study of Arabic Language/Grammar and Aqidah. Her teachers have included: Imam Amin Muhammad, Dr. Basyouny Nehela, Dr. Suheil Laher, Shaykh Hassan Lachheb, Dr. Adnan Rehman, Dr. Celine Ibrahim, Dr. Mohamed AbuTaleb, Dr. Noor Hashem, Dr. Ovamir Anjum, Dr. Sami Shamma, and Dr. Sharif El-Tobgui. She is the proud mother of two sons, 26 and 24 years of age and resides in NY.