Sheikh Dr Muhammad Al-Ninowy is a Syrian -American scholar, author, and medical doctor based in Atlanta, Georgia, whose lineage is traced back to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. In addition to a PhD in Islamic studies from the University of Georgia, he holds a Doctor of Medicine degree. He is a scholar of Hadith sciences. He founded Madina Institute and Seminaries, The Center for Non-Violence and Peace Studies, and the charitable organisation Planet Mercy, with campuses in the USA, Canada, the UK, South Africa, Malaysia, and Norway. Al-Ninowy also leads a school that follows the Sufism of Ahl-Al-Hadith. He was appointed by the Sultan of Malaysia in 2020 to serve as a member of the board of directors of the Islamic University in Perak. An upcoming book is: Nonviolence: a fundamental Islamic principle.