al-Habib Kazim al-Saqqaf

Al- Habib Kazim Ja‘far Muhammad al-Saqqaf was born in Tarim, Hadramaut in the year 1960. He was taught the Qur’an and other Islamic disciplines by his eminent teachers at the famous school of Qur’anic Literacy and Memorisation Abu Murayyim and the prestigious school of classical learning the Ribat of Tarim. After graduating from the two aforementioned institutions, he continued his studies at the hands of some of the most qualified scholars and teachers of Tarim.

He thereafter travelled in search of knowledge to the northern Yemeni city of Bayda, registering at the famous Ribat of Bayda where he was blessed to study with some of the greatest scholars of recent times such as al-Habib Muhammad b. Abd-Allah al-Haddar, al-Habib Ibrahim b. Aqil b. Yahya and al-Habib Zain b. Sumait.

He then returned to Tarim were he continued his studies as well as embarking upon the continual task of da‘wah. He was appointed the principal and head teacher of the Ribat of Shihr, occupying that post for the next six years, thereafter transferring to the Ribat of Mukalla once again as principal and head teacher for a further two years.

He has taught internationally in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Oman, the UAE, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

He currently teaches at the prestigious Islamic institute Dar al-Mustafa in Tarim as well as sitting on the Council for Legal Verdicts at the same establishment. He is also extremely active in all parts of Hadramaut, regularly lecturing and participating in conferences.

Shaykh Abdal Aziz Fredricks

(Shaikh Abdal Aziz was born and educated in Nottingham, England. He is a qualified teacher and has practiced his profession in England, Scotland, USA, South Africa and Saudi Arabia. He has traveled to many Muslim countries in search of classical knowledge, such as Tunisa, Hijaz, Yemen, Turkey and East Africa.

His teachers include Al-Habib Ahmed Mashhur Al Haddad (Jeddah), Shaikh Abdul Rahman Al Khitamy (Kenya), Fethullah Gulen (Turkey), Abdul Qasim b. ZainQairawan, Tunisia). He likewise spent 10 years with Shaikh Mahmud Galal, a lecturer at Al-Azhar in Egypt.

He has translated and published al-Risalah al-Jami‘ah of Ahmed b. Zain al-Habshi, as well as serving as an editor for some books from Risali Nur and likewise some of the speeches of Fethullah Gulen.

Shaykh Faiz Qureshy

Shaikh Faiz Qureshy was born in the southern city of Woking. He has studied in the blessed lands of Syria and Yemen, initially studying Arabic Language, Tajwid and the Science of Ahadith in Damascus for over two years and then continuing his education in the blessed city of Tarim in Hadramaut, Yemen for five years where he was fortunate enough to have studied several classical disciples such as Fiqh, Sira, Ahadith, the Science of Ahadith, Spirituality, Islamic Legal Theory, Grammar, Logic, and Morphology.  He currently resides in Woking, England with his wife and two children.

Shaykh Ibrahim Osi-Efa

Shaykh Ibrahim was born and raised in Liverpool, England. He was blessed with the opportunity to study several classical disciplines at the hands of some of the holders of the tradition such as Murabit al-Haj, al-Habib Umar b. Hafiz and Shaikh Hassan al-Hindi. Initially studying for three years in Syria and Mauritania, Ustaz Ibrahim was then blessed with the opportunity to spend over six years in the illuminated city of Tarim, Hadramaut where he studied under the qualified hands of teachers such as al-Habib Kazim al-Saqqaf, al-Habib ‘Ali al-Jifri and al-Shaikh ‘Umar Husain al-Khatib.

He was one of the founders of several Islamic initiatives including the Ibn Abbas Institute, Starlatch Press, Badr Language Institute and the Greensville Trust. He currently resides in Liverpool, England with his wife and two children.