# Sh. Yousef Wahb

**Title:** Research Director
**Department:** Directors, Researchers
**Affiliation:** Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research
**URL:** https://yaqeeninstitute.org/team/yousef-wahb
**Profile JSON:** https://yaqeeninstitute.org/api/v1/webmcp/scholar?slug=yousef-wahb
**Total works:** 16

## About
Yousef Wahb is a Research Fellow at Huron University and a Family Law and Islamic Finance author for LexisNexis Canada. He holds an LLM from Windsor Law, an MA from the University of Chicago Divinity School, and a Bachelor’s in Islamic Studies from Al-Azhar University in Egypt. Currently, Yousef is pursuing his PhD in Islamic Law at the University of Chicago Middle Eastern Studies Program.

## Topics
- [Faith](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/topic/faith.md) (14)
- [Quran](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/topic/quran.md) (11)
- [Allah](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/topic/allah.md) (3)
- [Sharia](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/topic/sharia.md) (2)
- [Acts of Worship](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/topic/acts-of-worship.md) (1)
- [Jurisprudence (fiqh)](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/topic/jurisprudence.md) (1)
- [Politics & Practical Theology](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/topic/politics-practical-theology.md) (1)
- [Social Justice](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/topic/social-justice.md) (1)

## Papers (8)
- [The Meaning of La Ilaha Illa Allah: An Annotated Translation of Imam al-Zarkashi’s Treatise on the Islamic Testimony of Faith](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/the-meaning-of-la-ilaha-illa-allah-an-annotated-translation-of-imam-al-zarkashis-treatise-on-the-islamic-testimony-of-faith.md) (2025)
- [Are Some Qur'anic Verses More Virtuous Than Others? Reconciling Diverse Scholarly Views](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/are-some-quranic-verses-more-virtuous-than-others-reconciling-diverse-scholarly-views.md) (2024)
- [On The Timing and Virtues of the Night of Power: The Heart's Joy in Remembering Laylat al-Qadr by Ibn al-ʿIrāqī](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/on-the-timing-and-virtues-of-the-night-of-power-the-hearts-joy-in-remembering-laylat-al-qadr-by-ibn-al-iraqi.md) (2023)
- [How the Qur'an Was Preserved During the Prophet's ﷺ Time: Mechanisms of Oral and Written Transmission](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/how-the-quran-was-preserved-during-the-prophets-time-mechanisms-of-oral-and-written-transmission.md) (2022)
- [Can the Qur'an Be Recited in Different Ways? The Meaning and Wisdom of Qira'at](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/can-the-quran-be-recited-in-different-ways-the-meaning-and-wisdom-of-qiraat.md) (2022)
- [An Introduction to 'Ulum-al-Qur'an: The Field of Qur'anic Studies](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/an-introduction-to-ulum-al-quran-the-field-of-quranic-studies.md) (2022)
- [Fard Kifayah: The Principle of Communal Responsibility in Islam](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/fard-kifayah-the-principle-of-communal-responsibility-in-islam.md) (2021)
- [Keys to Tadabbur: How to Reflect Deeply on the Qur’an](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/keys-to-tadabbur-how-to-reflect-deeply-on-the-quran.md) (2021)

## Essays (2)
- [Living with Purpose: The Powerful Meaning of the Basmala | Essay](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/living-with-purpose-the-powerful-meaning-of-the-basmala-essay.md) (2024)
- [Qunut Nazilah: A Guide to Making Dua for the Oppressed in Times of War | Essay](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/qunut-nazilah-a-guide-to-making-dua-for-the-oppressed-in-times-of-war-essay.md) (2024)

## Blog posts (1)
- [Tadabbur: 10 steps to a deeper connection with the Qur’an | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/tadabbur-10-steps-to-a-deeper-connection-with-the-quran.md) (2022)

## Videos (5)
- [Juz 8: The Universality of the Qur’an | Sh. Yousef Wahb](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-6/juz-8-the-universality-of-the-quran-quran-30-for-30-s6-sh-yousef-wahb.md) (2025)
- [Juz’ 17: Sh. Joe Bradford and Sh. Yousef Wahb | Angels and Messengers](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-4/juz-17-sh-joe-bradford-and-sh-yousef-wahb-quran-30-for-30-season-4.md) (2023)
- [What's Your Relationship Status With the Qur’an? | Sh. Yousef Wahb](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/lecture/whats-your-relationship-status-with-the-quran-sh-yousef-wahb.md) (2023)
- [Juz' 11 with Sh. Yousef Wahb | Qur'an 30 for 30 Season 3](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-3/juz-11-with-sh-yousef-wahb-quran-30-for-30-season-3.md) (2022)
- [Juz' 8 with Sh. Yousef Wahb | Qur'an 30 for 30 Season 2](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-2/juz-8-with-sh-yousef-wahb-quran-30-for-30-season-2.md) (2021)