Shaykh Salek bin Siddina
Shaykh Salek is from Mauritania, West Africa, a country known for producing
some of the Muslim world's most knowledgeable scholars. He studied for
over 17 years in the famous mountain region of Taganat, from numerous
accomplished scholars including Murabit al-Hajj, one of the greatest
scholars of our age. In addition to memorizing the entire Quran in two
of its recitations, he has studied and mastered some of the most advanced
texts in the disciplines of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), arabic grammer
(nahu), doctrinal creed (aqida), prophetic narration (hadith), and the
study of the life of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him (seerah).
From a family tracing its lineage back to the Prophet, peace be upon
him, himself, he is respected and widely regarded amongst his peers
as a scholar of the highest caliber. He currently runs a school in Mauritania
teaching the Quran, Islamic law, and numerous other subjects to children
and adults of all ages.
