Shaykh Mufti Saiful Islām

Shaykh Mufti Saiful Islām born in 1974 is a traditionally trained scholar. He memorised the Holy Qur’ān at the age of 13. He studied the Arabic language and various other traditional Islamic sciences at Dārul Uloom, Bury, UK, under many auspicious scholars notably, Shaykh Muhammad Yūsuf Motala. There he received authorisations in various books including the six major books of Ahādeeth. He studied Iftā under one of the senior Muftis in the UK, Shaykh Mufti Shabbir Ahmad.

In 1996 Shaykh Mufti Saiful Islām established Jāmiah Khātamun Nabiyeen (JKN). Today, JKN has accelerated to become recognised worldwide as an institute of learning. As well as the Founder, Principal and Director of JKN, Shaykh Mufti Saiful Islām took up responsibilities in many other departments locally, nationally and internationally.

He is the Editor of the famous family magazine Al-Mu’min. He currently holds the posts as the President of Tawak’kulia Jāmi Masjid in Bradford and Chairperson of Al-Kawthar Welfare Foundation. He is also the Patron of Al-Mu’min Primary School and Olive Secondary Schools in Bradford. Detailed biography about the Shaykh can be found in Ask A Mufti Vol 1.

Mufti Abdul Waheed

Mufti Abdul Waheed graduated from Darul-Uloom Bury in 2004 after completing the Dars-e-Nizami course. He holds Ijazah in various Islamic disciplines, including theology, Arabic, Usul al-fiqh, Tafsir, Hadith studies, and Hanafi Fiqh. His advanced studies were under esteemed scholars like Shaykh Yusuf Motala, Mufti Shabbir Ahmad Patel, Shaykh Abdur Raheem Limbada, Shaykh Sufi Tahir, and Mufti Ibrahim Raja. In 2005, he completed an intensive Ifta training course, answering over 600 legal queries while studying advanced Usul al-Fiqh, Qawaidul Fiqh, inheritance, and Hanafi legal texts. He then spent two years memorizing the Quran and has regularly led Taraweeh prayers in California, USA for over a decade.After finishing his Alimiyyah, Ifta, and Hifz, he enrolled at UCLAN University in 2006 for a foundation course in social work, then enrolled at Bradford University for undergraduate studies in social sciences. His modules included sociology, psychology, racism studies, Introduction to politics, political philosophy, critical thinking, and comparative religion.

His areas of interest lie in Islamic legal theory, particularly its historical development, contemporary and minority fiqh, and Islamic Family Law. He dedicated six years researching Minority Fiqh and Shariʿah Councils under Dr. Shaykh Mufti Amjad Mohammad, completing a 30,000-word dissertation in 2020. He completed his MA in Islamic Education: Theory and Practice, at Warwick University in 2023 and submitted a dissertation focusing on an empirical investigation of British Ifta pedagogy, a unique niche area that earned him a distinction under the supervision of Dr Abdullah Sahin.  He has also completed Level 1 and Level 2 certificates in Islamic Psychology and Counselling from Al-Balagh Academy in 2024.

He currently serves as a full-time researcher and director of the JKN Fatawa Department, a role he has held since 2008. His responsibilities include writing fatawas and research articles, delivering onsite workshops, webinars, and fatwa videos on contemporary fiqh topics, all featured on the JKN Fatawa website and approved by Shaykh Mufti Saiful Islam. He has written and published three books under Shaykh Mufti Saiful Islam’s name; ‘Should I Follow a Madhab?’, ‘Advice for Spiritual Travellers’ and ‘Marriage – A Complete Solution’ and personally compiled the three-volume ‘Ask A Mufti’. Additionally, he provides Islamic marriage advice and counselling, supporting numerous Muslim couples through the department’s extended services. Since the last few years, Mufti sahib has received invitations from various institutes; online and on-site to deliver workshops and talks on practical guide to navigating modern challenges in light of Islamic fiqh principles and spirituality. 

He also lectures various Islamic sciences—including Tafsir, Fiqh, Usool-ul-fiqh, Arabic syntax, Aqeedah, and Islamic research—at JKN Institute in Bradford. As an instructor at Al-Balagh Academy, he leads and teaches the Takhassus fil Fiqh course and regularly delivers intensive modules on contemporary fiqh topics such as advanced marriage and divorce course – contemporary challenges between traditionalism and modernity.

Takhassus fil fiqh JKN students

The Takhassus fil fiqh is a post graduate 3 years part-time specialisation in fiqh course at JKN institute set up to train students; male and female, graduated from various Muslim seminaries/Madrasahs in the principles of Ifta and answering jurisprudential queries. Students will be contributing answers to online queries as part of their assessment.