Sheikh Dr Muhammad bin Yahya Al Al-Ninowy
Sheikh Dr Muhammad bin Yahya Al Al-Ninowy

Sheikh Dr Muhammad Al-Ninowy is a Syrian-American scholar and author based in Atlanta, Georgia, whose lineage is traced back to the Prophet Muhammad (blessings and peace be upon him). Al-Ninowy is considered a scholar in hadith. In addition to a PhD in Islamic studies, he also holds a BA in microbiology from the University of Illinois, and a Doctor of Medicine degree. He is the founding director of Madina Institute and Seminaries, the Center for Non-Violence and Peace Studies, and the charitable organisation Planet Mercy, globally. Al-Ninowy is also leading a reformist Rifaβ€˜i Shadhili Sufi school aiming to completely realign Sufi principles, litanies, and practices to the Qur’an and Sunnah in an effort to revive the school of tasawwuf of ahl al-hadith. His latest release is The Book of Love, a reflection on Islam from the perspective of love.

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