{"name":"Mufti Abdul Rahman Waheed","slug":"mufti-abdul-rehman-waheed","bio":"

Mufti Abdul Rahman Waheed is a Scholar, Jurist, teacher, Khateeb, and Da’ee. Born and raised in Lansing, MI, he expressed his zeal to study the sacred Islamic sciences from a very young age. At the age of nine, Mufti Abdul Rahman began his journey of knowledge at Jaamiah al-Uloom al-Islamiyyah Ajax, Canada. Within one year, he completed the memorization of the entire Qur'an. Subsequently, he pursued a rigorous 7-year Alim program in which he received Ijaazaat (authorizations) in various Islamic sciences such as Tafseer, Hadith, Usool al-Hadith, and Usool al-Tafseer, to name a few. Upon graduating with top honors in 2006 at a tender age of 17, Mufti Abdul Rahman traveled to Karachi, Pakistan to further pursue a 2-year specialization (takhassus) program in al-fiqh-al-islami and ifta at the renowned Islamic University at Binnori Town.

\r\nMufti Abdul Rahman Waheed is the Co-Founder, President, and senior instructor at Michigan Islamic Institute, a full-time boarding school that currently serves more than 170 students from across fifteen different states. He is also the Co-Founder and instructor at Miftaah Institute, a part-time Islamic Studies seminary that aims to make traditional Islamic scholarship accessible to the masses. He spends most of his time serving the community in the Metro-Detroit area while also traveling across North America as a guest speaker and Khateeb.\r\n\r\nIn addition to Mufti Abdul Rahman's role as a Fellow at Yaqeen, he also serves as an Associate Editor on Yaqeen's Editorial Review Board.","short_bio":"","designation":"Senior Fellow","department":["Editorial Review Board","Researchers"],"thumbnail":"https://cdn.yaqeeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/58-MuftiAbdulRahmanWaheed.jpg","url":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/team/mufti-abdul-rehman-waheed","total_publications":19,"recent_publications":[{"title":"Juz 30: This Ummah is Destined for Victory | Mufti Abdul-Rahman Waheed","slug":"juz-30-this-ummah-is-destined-for-victory-mufti-abdul-rahman-waheed-quran-30-for-30-season-6","type":"Series","date":"2025-03-29 23:48:50"},{"title":"Juz 15: Your Best Investment | Mufti Abdul Rahman Waheed","slug":"juz-15-your-best-investment-quran-30-for-30-season-5","type":"Series","date":"2024-03-24 17:15:11"},{"title":"Juz’ 26: Mufti Abdul Rahman Waheed and Dr. Zohair Abdul Rahman | Our Afterlife and Our Purpose","slug":"juz-26-mufti-abdul-rahman-waheed-and-dr-zohair-abdul-rahman-quran-30-for-30-season-4","type":"Series","date":"2023-04-17 03:07:36"},{"title":"Losing My Brother but Gaining Trust in Allah: Mufti Abdul Rahman Waheed | My Moment of Conviction","slug":"losing-my-brother-but-gaining-trust-in-allah-mufti-abdul-rahman-waheed-my-moment-of-conviction","type":"Series","date":"2022-12-28 19:08:28"},{"title":"Juz' 23 with Mufti Abdul Rahman Waheed | Qur'an 30 for 30 Season 3","slug":"juz-23-with-mufti-abdul-rahman-waheed-quran-30-for-30-season-3","type":"Series","date":"2022-04-24 00:08:12"},{"title":"Juz' 17 with Mufti Abdul Rahman Waheed | Qur'an 30 for 30 Season 2","slug":"juz-17-with-mufti-abdul-rahman-waheed-quran-30-for-30-season-2","type":"Series","date":"2021-04-29 08:36:26"},{"title":"Greeting the Prophet ﷺ | #MyHajjStory","slug":"greeting-the-prophet-myhajjstory","type":"Series","date":"2020-07-24 19:31:04"},{"title":"The Principles of Luqman | Qur'anic Reflections Episode 3","slug":"the-principles-of-luqman-quranic-reflections-episode-3","type":"Series","date":"2020-06-18 00:00:00"},{"title":"A Habit for the Evening","slug":"a-habit-for-the-evening-deeds-to-habit","type":"Series","date":"2020-05-18 08:30:00"},{"title":"A Habit for the Afternoon","slug":"a-habit-for-the-afternoon-deeds-to-habit","type":"Series","date":"2020-05-11 08:30:00"},{"title":"Juz' 18 with Mufti Abdul Rahman Waheed","slug":"juz-18-with-mufti-abdul-rahman-waheed","type":"Series","date":"2020-05-11 03:02:54"},{"title":"A Habit for the Morning","slug":"a-habit-for-the-morning-deeds-to-habit","type":"Series","date":"2020-05-04 08:30:00"},{"title":"Juz' 6 with Mufti Abdul Rahman Waheed","slug":"juz-6-with-mufti-abdul-rahman-waheed-quran-30-for-30","type":"Series","date":"2020-04-29 03:02:39"},{"title":"In that Moment, What Do You Say? | Daily Reminders","slug":"in-that-moment-what-do-you-say-daily-reminders","type":"Series","date":"2020-04-19 16:00:00"},{"title":"Expanding and Blessing Your Wealth - Rizq Part 2 | Daily Reminders","slug":"expanding-and-blessing-your-wealth-daily-reminders","type":"Series","date":"2020-04-18 16:00:00"},{"title":"Tapping into Allah's Treasure - Rizq Part 1 | Daily Reminders","slug":"tapping-into-allahs-treasure-daily-reminders","type":"Series","date":"2020-04-15 16:00:00"},{"title":"Do Not Forget Who You Are | Daily Reminders","slug":"do-not-forget-who-you-are-daily-reminders","type":"Series","date":"2020-04-05 16:00:00"},{"title":"Maintaining a Positive Assumption of Allah During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Daily Reminders","slug":"maintaining-a-positive-assumption-of-allah-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-daily-reminders","type":"Series","date":"2020-03-26 16:07:00"},{"title":"Day 24: When the Night Draws its Curtain —The Importance of Tahajjud | Ramadan Strong","slug":"day-24-the-importance-of-tahajjud-ramadan-strong","type":"Series","date":"2019-05-29 09:30:53"}]}