Visiting Teacher
Shaykh Jamal ud-Deen originally from Chicago, Illinois, obtained his undergraduate
degree in Political Science from Southern Illinois University. In the summer
of 1992, he became Muslim and subsequently travelled to Damascus, Syria
where he studied Arabic and Islamic Studies at Abu Nur and the University
of Damascus for three years.
His thirst for knowledge took him to Dar al-Mustafa in Tarim, Yemen where
he studied with the Habaib scholars for another five years. Prominent among
his teachers were the Habib Umar bin Muhammad bin Salim bin Hafidh, Habib
Ali Zayn al-Abideen al-Jifry.
After completing studies in Syria in Yemen, Shaykh Jamaludeen received permission
from his teachers to teach and comment on books of Shafi Fiqh, Aqida, Hadith,
Tafsir, and the Sciences of the Heart.
Shaykh Jamal ud-Deen presently resides in Atlanta, Georgia with family where he conducts regular learning programs, study circles, seminars and retreats.