#6 Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi
Yasir Qadhi, is an American preacher, theologian, and Sunni imam. Since 2001, he has served as Dean of Academic Affairs at the Al-Maghrib Institute, an international Islamic educational institution with a center in Houston,
Full Name: Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi
Birth Country: January 30, 1975 (age 48 years), Houston, Texas, United States
Birth Year: January 30, 1975
Education:
Yale University, Islamic University of Madinah, University of Houston
Professional career
After a short stint working in engineering at Dow Chemical, in 1996 Qadhi enrolled at the Islamic University of Medinah in Medina, Saudi Arabia. There, he earned a bachelor's degree in Arabic from the university's College of Hadith and Islamic Sciences and a master's degree in Islamic Theology from its College of Dawah.[3][6][14] Qadhi returned to the United States after working and studying for nine years in Saudi Arabia.[14] He completed a doctorate in theology at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.[3][6]
Qadhi taught in the Religious Studies Department of Rhodes College, in Memphis, Tennessee. He previously was the Dean of Academic Affairs and an instructor for the AlMaghrib Institute.[6] This is a seminar-based Islamic education institution founded in 2001. The instructors travel to teach Islamic studies in English. He moved to the Dallas metropolitan area in early 2019, becoming the resident scholar of the East Plano Islamic Center. He is currently the Dean of Academic Affairs at The Islamic Seminary of America.[15]
Qadhi notes that some of the practices he endorses are similar to those practiced by conservative Christian groups and Orthodox Jews in the United States. For instance, he says that each group observes dietary laws (which sometimes cover acceptable drinks), stresses family values, and requires modest dress for women.
Qadhi was a guest subject on an episode of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates's television genealogy series Finding Your Roots on PBS
Important Lectures:
#1:The Massacre of Karbala: A Historical Analysis
#2:The Message of The Quran - Part 1: Surah Baqarah
#3: Duty of a Muslim as a Professional
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