Ustadh Amjad Tarsin

Ustadh Amjad Tarsin joined the faculty of Al-Maqasid in 2019 and previously served as the Executive Director and Head Chaplain of the Muslim Chaplaincy at the University of Toronto, becoming Canada’s first full-time Muslim Chaplain at a university. Born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ustadh Amjad obtained his Bachelor of Arts at the University of Michigan in English Literature and Islamic Studies. He then spent an intensive year studying at the prestigious Dar al-Mustafa for Islamic Sciences in Tarim, Yemen. There he studied under such luminaries as Habib Umar bin Hafiz. He later enrolled at Hartford Seminary’s Islamic Chaplaincy program where he completed his Master of Arts. Ustadh Amjad also teaches for SeekersGuidance Online Islamic Seminary, and is the creator and host of the SoulFood FM podcast.