Sheikh Dr. Abdul Wahab Saleem
Founder & CEO, Salik Foundation · Vancouver, BC
- PhD in Tafsir from the International Islamic University of Malaysia — thesis awarded distinction, nominated for a university research excellence award, and recommended by the committee for publication and translation
- Master’s in Tafsir and Ulum al-Qur’an from Al-Madinah International University, awarded with distinction
- Bachelor of Education in Islamic Studies from King Saud University, Riyadh, majoring in Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh, graduating with honours and a Degree of Honour
- Postgraduate Diploma in Islamic Banking and Insurance from the Institute of Islamic Banking in London, and an Associate Fellow of the Institute of Islamic Banking and Insurance
- Holds over thirty ijazaat in hadith, fiqh, tafsir, and qira’at from scholars across Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE, Turkey, Malaysia, the UK, and the United States — among them supreme court judges and grand muftis
- Licensed in the nine books of hadith and in the recitation of Imam ʿAsim
- Formerly Professor of Islamic Law and Islamic Banking, and Head of the Islamic Studies Department, at Restu International College in Malaysia
- Has taught and lectured in ten countries, including Canada, the USA, the UK, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Australia
- Has served as Scholar-in-Residence for Deaf Muslims of Canada and Alfaruq Islamic Centre, and as Director of Islamic Education at MAC Rahmah Mosque
- Created the Shariah basis for multiple successful Islamic financial products valued in the billions, advising fintechs across North America and Europe
- Published researcher in Qur’anic linguistics and a poet in classical Arabic, with peer-reviewed articles and didactic works in verse
