He is a spiritual teacher rooted in the Islamic traditions of Qadiri and Shadhili Sufi spirituality. He teaches to all seekers and emphasizes direct experience in his teaching methodology. He is the founder of Hudur Institute, which seeks to revive the contemplative disciplines of Islam in contemporary living. He began studying basic Islamic sacred sciences, including Arabic with local scholars at the age of 17. During medical
school, he began to study Islamic philosophy, spirituality, and comparativereligion with various esteemed teachers, and he regularly delivers sermons to local masjids in the Greater Baltimore-Maryland region. His interests include wellness medicine, meditation, external and internal martial arts, chi gong, yoga, and mindfulness practice, and he has studied and practiced meditation and self-inquiry with various teachers inside and outside the Islamic tradition. He is a member of the teaching faculty of Alkaram Institute and Albalagh
Academy, where he teaches various courses on Islamic meditation, including methods found in Islam’s spiritual traditions and how to apply them to contemplatively living and Prophetically embodying the Five Pillars of
Religion. He calls his approach to meditation, contemplative inquiry, and spiritual guidance the practice of presence (hudur). His forthcoming books include, The Practice of Presence in Islamic Spirituality: A Guide to Meditation, Retreat, and Contemplative Living; as well as, Islam of the Heart: Living Religion with Presence.