Shaykh Muhammad Yaseen
Shaykh Muhammad Yaseen, of Birmingham, UK, developed an interest in acquiring the traditional Islamic Sciences from an early age. His enthusiasm led him to travel to the blessed lands of Shaam (Syria) to study with many great scholars and men of Allāh.
He spent a year studying Arabic at the University of Damascus as well as attending lessons of various Shuyookh in the mosques of Damascus. He was also blessed to attend gatherings at the residence of Shaykh Muhammad Al-Yaqoubi.
Upon his return to the UK, Shaykh Yaseen continued his studies with Shaykh Rasul Bakhsh Saeedi and Mufti Yaar Muhammad. He covered the traditional Dar-e-Nizami syllabus as well as other works. The Shaykh consolidated his studies by teaching and continue doing more self-study.
Background: Pakistani
Resides: Birmingham, UK
Current Occupation: Islamic scholar
Education: Dars Nizami & BSc Computer Science
Denomination: Sunni
Jurisprudence: Hanafi
Aqeedah: Maturudi
Preferred Subject: Hadith
Notable Teachers: Rasul Baksh Saeedi, Mufti Yaar Muhammad, Muhammad al-Yaqoubi
Shaykh Yaseen has spent the last six years serving the students of the Sacred Knowledge in Birmingham, the North and Nationwide, as Imam of Woodlands Road Masjid in Birmingham and then resident scholar at Al Huda Zawiya in Dewsbury. He delivers talks and courses in a variety of disciplines, including Fiqh, Aqeedah, Tasawwuf, Seerah and Arabic Language.
Shaykh Yaseen holds a BSc in Computer Science and a Post Graduate in Real Estate Management.
Trivia
He is married with three children