Shaykh Dr. Muhammad bin Yahya al-Husayni al-Ninowy is a Syrian-born American Islamic scholar.
Shaykh Muhammad was born in Aleppo, Syria. He is a sayyid, a descendent of the Islamic prophet Muhammad PBUH, through his grandson Hussein ibn Ali by way of Musa al-Kazim. His family descends from the southern Iraqi village of Ninowa, where Hussein ibn Ali was martyed in a partial area which is also known as Karbala.
He began his study under his father, Sayyed Yahya Rahimahu Allah, and many of the senior scholars of Aleppo/Syria at the time, memorising the Qur'an and acquiring knowledge in Islamic sciences, including Aqidah Islamic theology, Fiqh Islamic jurispudence, Hadith Prophetic tradition and Ihsan perfection and excellence, with ijazahs certificate to teach. He particularly specializes in the fields of Hadith and Tawheed.
He attended Al-Azhar University, Faculty of Usool ud-Deen, where he studied under many scholars. He was also under the tutelage of many who resided in Syria, Medina, Mecca, Tangiers, Fez, Rabat, Egypt, Sudan and Jordan.
Shaykh Muhammad is keen to revive the Prophetic message of Love, Mercy, Moderation, Tolerance and Sincere Care of Humanity through education with a "Back to Basics" methodology i.e“ the Qur’an and Sunnah”.
Since 2001, Shaykh Muhammad has been the Imam and khatib of Masjid Al-Madina in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, where he delivers the weekly khutbah Friday sermon and gives a weekly majlis religious gathering in Hadith and Tawheed. He participated in many national and international conferences on Islam, world peace, and welfare of humanity.
Shaykh Muhammad is the founding director of “Planet Mercy” and Madina Institute & Seminary in the UK, South Africa, and Canada, and the USA.
Shaykh Muhammad also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mircobiology from the University of Illinois and a Doctor of Medicine degree, he was also a professor of Anatomy and Physiology at the University of Georgia.
He authored many books in the science of Tawheed, Hadith, and Usul, some of which are being translated into English and published, such as:
” The concept of Bid’a and its application”,
” Nisf-Sha’ban virtues in the authentic Sunnah”,
“Hadithi commentary on the Shamaa’el of Imam Tirmithi”,
“Explanation of the Nukhba Text in Hadith sciences”,
Explanation of the” AlFiyyah” in Hadith terminology,
“Hadithi commentary on Imam Nasa’iy’s Khasaa’es,
” Expressing delight for the birth of the Light”, and more.
Some of Shaykh Muhammad’s lectures can be viewed on:www.madinainstitute.org.
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