Gateway to Jannah Lecture Series
Speaker: Shaykh Khalid Abdul Sattar
Shaykh Khalid Abdul Sattar was born in Chicago in 1974. He completed his bachelor’s degree in marketing and management from the Stern School of Business at New York University (NYU) in 1997.
In 1997, Shaykh Khalid began studying with local scholars. In 2003, he traveled to Pakistan to further advance his knowledge of the traditional Islamic sciences. There he dedicated five years to a full-time course of studies under some of the most accomplished scholars of the sub-continent. In 2008, he formally graduated with a Master degree in Islamic Studies. He also received his teaching licenses in various Islamic subjects, including, Classical Arabic, Hanafi Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh and Hadith.
In conjunction with his pursuit of traditional knowledge, Shaykh Khalid has also received spiritual guidance and training from Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad. After spending more than a decade in the company of his shaykh, Shaykh Khalid was given permission to take students in the path of Tasawwuf.
Currently, Shaykh Khalid works full-time as a consultant and web-developer. He is also teaching Arabic and Hanafi Fiqh with Sacred Learning, a Chicago-based learning institute. He currently resides in Maryland with his family.