Mufti Yousuf Rashid

Director of Maktab Program

Mufti Yousuf Rashid was raised in New York City, where he began his journey in Islamic studies at a young age. He completed the memorization of the Quran at Darul Uloom New York under the supervision of Mawlana Sayful Islam in 2015. Thereafter, he commenced his Alim studies at Al-Hussnain Seminary in Indianapolis, where he completed the majority of his studies before traveling to South Africa in 2021 to continue his education at Madrassah Arabia Islamia, Darul Uloom Azaadville. He graduated from the Alim course in 2023.

Mufti Yousuf's pursuit of deeper Islamic scholarship led him to enroll at Darul Iftaa Chicago to specialize in the field of issuing legal verdicts (iftāʾ) under the tutelage of the esteemed and honorable Mufti Abrar Mirza, one of the leading contemporary scholars in the field of fatwas and Islamic finance, whose wisdom and dedication to teaching has benefited students and communities across the country. Mufti Yousuf completed the iftāʾ program in 2026.

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