About

Umer Ansari hails from Ann Arbor, Michigan where he completed his high school education and began his undergraduate studies. He was an active member of the Muslim Community Association of Ann Arbor, engaging in and organizing Islamic education and dawah activities, while learning from the resident and visiting scholars. He successfully completed his BBA-Economics degree in 2012 from Eastern Michigan University (USA) after which he worked in the corporate world for a few years. He holds a double diploma in Usul al-Deen and Usul al-Hadith under Shaykh Dr. Akram Nadwi (UK) from Cambridge Islamic College.In 2016, he traveled to Karachi to study classical Arabic and Islamic studies full-time and enrolled at the reputable Darul Uloom Karachi, Pakistan. In 2022, he successfully completed the traditional Dars-e-Nizami program earning him the Shahadatul ‘Alimiyyah (equivalent to MA Arabic and Islamic Studies) from Darul Uloom Karachi under the tutelage of some of the most esteemed senior scholars. His Master’s thesis was “Perennialism and the Issue of Salvific Purity: A Critical Analysis in the Light of Qur’an and Sunnah.”

Teachers: He was fortunate to meet, study, and benefit from and acquire ijazah from many senior scholars including Shaykh Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani, (Late) Grand Mufti Rafi Usmani, (Late) Mufti Mehmood Ashraf Usmani, Shaykh AzeezurRehman, Shaykh Noorul Bashr, Shaykh al-Muqri Khalil-ur-Rehman al-Derwi, Shaykh Waleed al-Basyouni, Shaykh Dr. Akram Nadwi, Mufti Ejaz Ahmad Samdhani, Mufti Hassaan Kaleem, Shaykh Muhammad Idris al-Sindhi, Shayh Mehmood al-Tunisi, Shaykh al-Arkani, (Late) Shaykh Haleem Chisti, (Late) Shaykh Musharraf al-Thanawi, (Late) Shaykh Iftikhar Ahmad al-A’zami, and (Late) Shaykha Noor Jahan Apa among many.

He has over five years of professional experience in teaching, curriculum development, student assessment, and training. He is passionate about teaching and mentorship and in his spare time he likes to work on his numerous translation projects. Currently, he serves as the Youth Director/Assistant Imam at NICSA (Northside Islamic Center of San Antonio). He is happily married.

You may catch him at Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and connect with him at LinkedIn.

Sept 1st, 2023.

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