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Shaykh Husain Abdul Sattar
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Founder and lead scholar of Sacred Learning. Trained in the traditional sciences in Syria and Pakistan and authorized to teach tasawwuf; Professor of Pathology at the University of Chicago and author of Pathoma. Teaches tasawwuf, Hanafi fiqh, and usul.
Credentials
Began his Islamic studies in Chicago — Arabic grammar (nahw), Hanafi fiqh, and usul al-fiqh — then took leave from medical school to study a traditional curriculum for several years in Syria and then Pakistan under senior scholars. Began training in tasawwuf in 1994 and was formally authorized (ijaza) to teach tasawwuf in July 2001. University of Chicago: B.A. (Biology, Arabic & Islamic Civilization) and M.D. (Pritzker School of Medicine); Professor of Pathology and practicing surgical pathologist at the University of Chicago, author of Fundamentals of Pathology, and founder of Pathoma.
Teaches
Qur'an & TajweedTafsirHadithFiqh — GeneralSeerahArabic LanguageSpirituality & Tasawwuf
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Learning & Contributions
Quran & Tajweed(1)▸
Aqida(1)▸
Fiqh(3)▸
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Talks & Writings
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Tasawwuf & Spiritual Development
Fundamentals of Tasawwuf — playlist
YouTube
Fundamentals of Tasawwuf — Part 4
YouTube
How to Progress Quickly — animated lecture
YouTube
Spiritual Development & the Pursuit of Excellence (#10/15)
YouTube
Faith & Medicine
Dr. Husain Abdul Sattar (creator of Pathoma) — KCU MSA
YouTube
Talks
Keynote Address
YouTube
Talks (archive)
Series & classrooms
Perfecting the Journey
Legal & spiritual dimensions of Hajj, Umrah & visiting Madinah
A complete video classroom on Hajj and Umrah — 6 video lessons plus a Q&A session, with a slide deck and a full companion book.