Who Are the People of the Qibla? – Shaykh Irshaad Sedick

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick

Who Are the People of the Qibla?

Shaykh Irshaad Sedick clarifies the term “People of the Qibla,” referring to those who face the Ka‘ba in prayer. He discusses the unity and diversity within the Muslim community centered around this shared direction in worship.

Shaykh Irshaad Sedick was raised in South Africa in a traditional Muslim family. He graduated from Dar al-Ulum al-Arabiyyah al-Islamiyyah in Strand, Western Cape, under the guidance of the late world-renowned scholar Shaykh Taha Karaan (Allah have mercy on him), where he taught.

Shaykh Irshaad has fifteen years of teaching experience at some of the leading Islamic institutes in Cape Town). He is currently building an Islamic podcast, education, and media platform called ‘Isnad Academy’ and has completed his Master’s degree in the study of Islam at the University of Johannesburg. He has a keen interest in healthy Prophetic living and fitness.