Ismail Mohamed Mohamed Elshikh is Abul Hasan Al-Nadwi Professor of Islamic Studies. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Islamic Dawah from Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, the Ijazah and Sanad Certificate of Quranic Memorization, and the Ph.D. in Islamic Studies from the Graduate Theological Foundation. He is a member of the Qurraa Association of North America, the North American Imams Federation, and the Reciters Union of Cairo. Currently, he is the Imam of the Muslim Association of Hawaii.