Biographies - Shaykh Husain Abdul Sattar

Shaykh Husain [may Allahpreserve him] was born in Chicago (USA) in
1972. After completing his primary education at schools in his
hometown near Chicago, he joined the University of Chicago where he
studied Biology, Arabic and Islamic Civilization. It wasduring this
period that he began his study of sacred knowledge, studying Arabic
grammar(nahw), Hanafi Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh under ulama(scholars) in
Chicago. In 1994 Shaykh Husain also began training in tasawwuf
(Islamic spirituality) under Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad, one of the leading
shaykhs of tasawwuf.
After obtaining his undergraduate degree, Shaykh Husain enrolled in
the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago. Along
with his medical studies, he continued his studies of sacred
knowledge. In his final year he took leave from medical school to
focus on his religious studies, traveling to Syria and then Pakistan,
where he studied a traditional curriculum for a number of years under
some of their greatest scholars.
Throughout his years of study, Shaykh Husain continued his training
under Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad. He was blessed with the close company of
his Shaykh, learning the science of the purification of the heart. The
deep taqwaand firm adherence to the sunnah and Shariah that
characterized his teacher were eventually transferred to the student
and Shaykh Husain was formally authorized in tasawwuf by Shaykh
Zulfiqar in July2001.
Shaykh Husain has completed medical school and currently works as a
Physician at the University of Chicago Hospitals. During his free
time, he teaches and lectures across the UnitedStates on various
subjectsof Islamic knowledge, including purification of the soul.
Shaykh Husain is presently engaged in editing and publishing the
translations of his teacher's books into English. In addition, he is
completing his own written works including the popular series,
"Fundamentals of Classical Arabic" and a manual on Hanafi fiqh
entitled, "The Stairs to Bliss." [forthcoming]