Academic Biography
Umar began his formal Islamic studies in 2016 through Tazkiyah Academy, based in South Africa, where he enrolled in the ECIL (English Classical Islamic Learning) program. This marked the beginning of a structured academic journey in the traditional Islamic sciences.
In 2017, he continued his studies at Darul Uloom Canada. Thereafter, from 2018 to 2019, he pursued further Islamic studies at the Islamic Institute of Atlanta, continuing to build a foundation across the various disciplines of the Islamic scholarly tradition.
Alongside his Islamic education, Umar completed three years of collegiate studies at Valencia College between 2017 and 2020. The initial years of his college education were undertaken online due to the rigorous demands of his Islamic studies, while the final year was completed through in-person attendance. During this period, and particularly in his final year, he also engaged in private online studies in Fiqh and Tafseer under qualified scholars.
In 2021, Umar relocated to Turkey in order to dedicate himself fully to advanced Islamic studies. His primary areas of specialization became Aqeedah (Islamic Theology) and Usool (Foundational Principles), studying within a structured academic environment focused on the higher sciences of Islam.
Educational Timeline
Disciplines Studied
Each academic year, more than twenty disciplines within the traditional Islamic sciences were studied with rigor, with each successive year reflecting an increased level of depth and advancement across those fields. These subjects include:
Principal Texts Studied
Aqeedah
- Sharh of al-Khareedat-ul-Bahiyyah by Shaykhah Dr. Shifaa Hitu
- Usus ul-Aqeedah by Shaykh Dr. Hamza Bakri
- Sharh Umm il-Baraaheen by Imam al-Sanusi
- Al-Bidaayah fi Usool il-Deen by Imam al-Saabuni
- Al-Iqtisaad fil-I'tiqaad by Imam al-Ghazaali
- Al-Musaayarah by Imam al-Kamaal ibn al-Humaam
- Sharh al-Aqaa'id al-Nasafiyyah by Imam al-Taftaazaani
Mantiq
- Tayseer ul-Mantiq by Shaykh Abdullah al-Gangohi
- al-Muqaddimaat by Imam al-Sanusi
- Sharh of al-Sullam al-Munawraq by Imam al-Damanhuri
- Mughni al-Tullaab, commentary of Isaaghochi, by Imam Maghneesi
- Al-Mirqaah by Imam al-Khayrabaadi
- Mihakk ul-Nathar by Imam al-Ghazaali
Tafseer
Various portions of the Qur'an were studied through a number of classical exegetical works, including:
- Tafseer ul-Jalaalayn by the two Imams al-Mahalli and al-Suyuti
- Tafseer Jaami' il-Bayaan by Imam al-Eeji
- Tafseer Madaarik ul-Tanzeel wa Haqaa'iq ul-Ta'weel by Imam al-Nasafi
- Tafseer al-Baydaawi by Imam al-Baydaawi
Laws of Worship
- Nur al-Idaah by Imam al-Shurunbulaali
- Maraaqi al-Falaah by Imam al-Shurunbulaali
Laws of Inheritance
- Memorization of the Rahbiyyah Poem
- Study of Sharh al-Rahbiyyah by Imam Sibt al-Maardini
Laws of Marriage and Divorce
- Mukhtasar al-Quduri by Imam al-Quduri
- Kanz ul-Daqaa'iq by Imam al-Nasafi
- al-Ahkaam al-Shar'iyyah fil-Ahwaal al-Shakhsiyyah by Imam Muhammad Qadri Pasha
Laws of Islamic Finance and Transactions
- Mukhtasar al-Quduri by Imam al-Quduri
- Kanz ul-Daqaa'iq by Imam al-Nasafi
- Al-Ikhtiyaar li-Ta'leel il-Mukhtaar by Imam al-Mawsili
Arabic Grammar and Rhetoric
- Hidaayatul Nahw
- Al-Duroos ul-Nahwiyyah, Volumes 2–4
- Sharh of Qatr ul-Nadaa by Imam Ibn Hishaam
- Sharh of Ibn 'Aqeel, Volumes 1–4
- Talkhees ul-Miftaah
- Jawaahir ul-Balaaghah
- Al-Balaaghah al-Waadihah
Teachers and Scholarly Mentors in Various Disciplines
Aqeedah, Mantiq, and Usool ul-Fiqh
- Shaykh Nader Abu Umar
- Shaykh Mu'ayyad Khalifah
- Shaykh Huthayfah al-Raa'iy
Laws of Worship, Marriage and Divorce, Inheritance, and Business, and Qawaa'id Fiqhiyyah
- Shaykh Mahmood al-Rahhaal
- Shaykh Mu'ayyad Khalifah
- Shaykh Nader Abu Umar
- Shaykh Khalid al-Kharsa
- Shaykh Muhammad al-Sabsabi
- Shaykh Faa'iz 'Iwad
- Shaykh Mahmood al-Farraan
- Shaykh Huthayfah al-Raa'iy
Tafseer and Uloom al-Qur'an
- Shaykh Ahmad al-Faadil
- Shaykh Raa'id al-Khadraawi
- Shaykh Nader Abu Umar
- Shaykh Mahmood al-Farraan
Hadith and Usool al-Hadith
- Shaykh Muhammad Mujeer al-Khateeb
- Shaykh Khalid al-Kharsa
- Shaykh Ayman al-Sha'baani
Arabic Grammar, Rhetoric, Composition, and Poetry
- Shaykh Ziyaad Abdul-Haadi al-'Arbeeni
- Shaykh Raa'id al-Khadraawi
- Ustaadh Dr. Abu Ayman al-Rifaa'i
- Shaykh Ahmad al-Faadil
- Shaykh Abdul-Rahmaan, son of Shaykh Nader Abu Umar
Ijaazaat and Scholarly Authorization
Teaching Licenses
Upon completion of his studies and after undergoing rigorous examinations conducted by his teachers, Umar was granted complete licenses (ijaazaat) authorizing the teaching of the Islamic sciences through connected chains of transmission reaching back through generations of scholars to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
Among the most prominent scholars who granted these authorizations are:
- Shaykh Nader Abu Umar
- Shaykh Ahmad al-Faadil
- Shaykh Khalid al-Kharsa
- Shaykh Faa'iz 'Iwad
In the Science of Hadith
In addition, Umar received a complete Ijaazah in the Six Authentic Collections of Hadith, together with additional works in Hadith and its principles, from the esteemed Shaykh Muhammad Mujeer al-Khateeb al-Hasani, one of the distinguished scholars of Syria.
These works include:
- Sahih al-Bukhari
- Sahih Muslim
- Muwattaa of Imam Maalik
- Musnad of Imam Ahmad
- Jaami' al-Tirmidhi
- Sunan Abi Dawud
- Sunan al-Nasaa'i
- Sunan Ibn Maajah
- Nuzhatul-Nathar by Imam Ibn Hajr al-'Asqalaani
- Muqaddimah of Ibn al-Salaah by Imam Ibn al-Salaah
Experience
Teaching
Umar has taught students from various countries through online instruction and has delivered structured courses on numerous classical texts, including:
- Al-Iqtisaad fil-I'tiqaad by Imam al-Ghazali (Aqeedah)
- Aqeedah al-Tahaawiyyah (Aqeedah)
- Sharh of al-Khareedatul Bahiyyah (Aqeedah)
- Tasheel ul-Nahw (Arabic grammaar)
- Hidaayatul Rahman (Tajweed)
- The 40 Hadith Collection of Imam Nawawi (Hadith)
- Tayseer al-Mantiq (Mantiq)
- Al-Tuhfah al-Saniyyah bi-Sharh il-Aajrumiyyah (Arabic Grammar)
- Nur al-Idaah (Fiqh)
- Maraaqi al-Sa'daat (Fiqh)
- Usool al-Shaashi in Hanafi Principles of Fiqh (Principles of Fiqh)
Research and Writing
In addition to teaching and formal study, Umar has authored numerous written works addressing a range of topics within Islamic scholarship and contemporary Islamic discourse. He has also completed a full English translation and explanatory commentary of the entire Qasidah Burdah. The work remains unpublished and is currently awaiting publication and distribution.
Community
Umar currently resides in Florida, where he seeks to serve the Muslim community through a variety of educational and religious initiatives at the Lake Nona Masjid. His ongoing activities include:
- Jumu'ah Khutbahs
- Weekly Gatherings of Hadith, Tafseer, and Salawaat
- Islamic Guidance Counseling (Darul Iftaa)