Ustadh Arsslan Shaikh joined Al-Hussnain Institute of Islamic Sciences Indianapolis, IN in June, 2019. He was born in New York and completed his primary education in Ypsilanti, MI. He finished memorization of Qurān from Madrasah Islamiah Houston, TX in 2005. He completed his secondary education in Missouri City, TX in 2009.
Being born and raised in an educated and moral religious environment, he had not only developed a vision but had set his heart to learn and acquire the knowledge of Deen. In pursuit of this goal he traveled to Pakistan in 2010. He started his studies at JAMIA IBN-E-ABBAS, a renowned institution established by the famous religious figure Dr. Amjad Ali, former Dean of Liaqat National Hospital Karachi. There he had the opportunity to learn from great scholars from; Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Tunisia, Syria, Iraq, Mali, Somalia, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. He was blessed to study under the tutelage of, and have the Suhbā (company) of these Arab Mashāikh. There he studied for 7 years and completed a Double Majors in Arabic Language and its Sciences, and Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh), while completing a wide range of classical texts in the Islamic Sciences.
After that he went to JAMIA DARUL ULOOM Karachi for his Ālamiyya (M.A.) There he had the opportunity to learn from great religious luminaries: Justice Mufti Taqi Usmani, Mufti Rafi Usmani, Mufti Mehmood Ashraf, Maulana Azizulrahman, and Mufti Abdullah Sakharwi. He graduated from there and received Ijāzah (certification) of Hadith from Mufti Taqi Usmani and Mufti Rafi Usmani.
Later on he went for his Post Graduate Studies in Iftā (Islamic Rulings) at DARUL-IFTĀ JAMIA IBN-E-ABBAS Karachi in 2018. Meanwhile he completed a Basic Diploma in Fiqh of Halal Food, Medicine, and Cosmetics (level 1), from Albalagh Academy U.K. a joint program by Albalagh Academy and HFSAA.
Upon returning to the USA in 2019 he continued his Post Graduate Studies in Iftā and started a 2-year Advance Diploma in Fiqh of Halal Food, Medicine, and Cosmetics (level 2), a program by Albalagh Academy U.K. and HFSAA USA, to excel and pursue the vast field of Islamic Knowledge. He is currently working at Al-Hussnain Institute of Islamic Sciences in Indianapolis, IN as an Ustādh. He teaches a wide range of subjects like: Arabic Language (speaking and composition), Arabic Literature and Prose, Tajweed, and Rhetoric (Balagha).