Imam Aly M. Lela is a Ph.D. candidate in Islamic Studies at the Oriental Institute of Oxford University in the UK. He holds an M.A. in Near Eastern Civilizations and Languages from Wayne State University and a B.A. in Arabic and Islamic Studies from Cairo University.
He served as imam in the US for 20+ years in the Islamic Center of Pittsburg, PA, Muslim American Society, Dearborn, MI and IAGD, Rochester Hills, MI. His key research interests include modern and pre-modern Islamic law and jurisprudence, Islamic legislation and ethics and contemporary Islamic thought. He has taught several courses such as Introduction to Islam, Controversial Islam, Islamic Ethics, Islam in America, and Islam in the Modern World. Imam Aly Lela currently teaches courses in the department of Religious Studies at Oakland University located in Auburn Hills, Michigan
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
"Ward off the fire even if by giving half a date in charity. If you could not afford that then say a kind word."
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
"Whoever travels a path in search of knowledge, Allah makes easy for him a path to Paradise."
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
"The believers who show the most perfect faith are those who have the best morals, and the best of you are those who are the best to their wives."