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Scholars for new Muslims
Everyone here has flagged New Muslims & Converts as a focus. Office hours are free, and no question is too basic — belief, the Qur’an, learning to pray, and finding your feet.
Dr. Ahmed Arafat
Resident Scholar · Willowbrook
Resident Scholar at The Mecca Center leading weekly tafsir and Islamic-classics programs; an al-Azhar valedictorian and University of Chicago doctoral candidate.
TafsirAqeedah & TheologyNew Muslims & Converts
NZ
Ustadha Nora Zaki
University Chaplain (Interfaith); Adjunct Instructor of Theology · River Forest
A trained Muslim chaplain who previously served at Vassar and Bard and as the first Muslim hospital chaplain at Tampa General; now Dominican University's interfaith chaplain and theology instructor.
InterfaithNew Muslims & ConvertsWomen's Spirituality
AS
Imam Al-Ameen Siddique
Access 2 Faith Consultant · Chicago
Imam who embraced Islam and trained while incarcerated, later serving as Acting Imam (2009-2021) and now advising CAIR-Chicago's faith-based reentry and da'wah work.
Da'wahNew Muslims & ConvertsChaplaincy
UE
Ustadh Ubaydullah Evans
Executive Director & Scholar-in-Residence · South Side
ALIM's first Scholar-in-Residence and Executive Director; the first African-American to graduate from al-Azhar's Sharia program; also instructs with the Ta'leef Collective and IMAN.
Fiqh — GeneralSeerahIslamic History
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