Sheikh Nuh Ha Mim Keller is a scholar of traditional Islamic sciences, who studied with sheikhs in Jordan and Syria. He possesses a number of ijazaat in various disciplines, most notably as an authorised sheikh of the Shadhili Sufi Order. He teaches from his zawiya in Jordan, as well as at annual gatherings all over the world. As a translator and author, he has produced several seminal works. These include: Reliance of the Traveller, a classic manual of Islamic Sacred Law that was the first Islamic legal work translated into a European language to receive certification from Al-Azhar University; Sea Without Shore, a manual of Islamic mysticism (Sufism); the Chain of Gold edition of Dala’il al-Khayrat, the most famous and celebrated book of praise and blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace); and, most recently, a new translation of the Qur’an, entitled The Quran Beheld, which has been described as “the first reliable plenary translation of the Qur’an into English”.