Imam Hamzah Abdul-Malik

Imam Hamzah Abdul-Malik is a graduate of Al-Azhar University in Egypt; he has studied and taught Islam for over 15 years. He memorized the Holy Quran, and served as a teacher for Islamic schools and mosques in Georgia, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, and in the Middle East. He also obtained a Master’s degree in Islamic Studies and Leadership from Bayan Claremont. He co-founded Midtown Mosque in 2015 as an effort to revitalize blighted areas in Memphis, Tennessee. In 2017, he founded Miraaj Academy to teach Qur’an and leadership skills to Muslim American youth. He conveys knowledge and religious teaching through experiential learning with focus on internalization of concepts learned. He also recited Quran at Muhammad Ali’s funeralin 2016, whic is the picture that you see on the slide now.