Speaker's profile

Shaykh Ahmad Shaist Khan

Shaykh Shaist studied Arabic in London in the renowned Arabic school Arabica Institute (formerly known as Ibn Jabal) - where he later was appointed as a teacher. From SOAS University of London, he obtained a BA (Honours) in Economics & History and graduated with MA (Distinction) in History with a major on Islam in South Asia.

Shaykh Shaist lives in Tareem, Hadhramout (Yemen) where he studied at Dar al-Mustafa seminary and was later appointed as a teacher there. He's also does research for the Fatwa Council of the same institution. His area of expertise are Fiqh and Hadith, however his heart is in the history of the life of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).