Shaykh Yahya Rhodus was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He embraced Islam at the age of 19 in Santa Clara, California, where he began his study of Islam with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and visiting Mauritanian scholars. In 1998, Shaykh Yahya traveled to Mauritania to pursue a full-time course of study, where he learned from some of Mauritania’s greatest scholars, including the distinguished, Murabit al-Hajj. He also spent an interim period in Damascus, Syria where he received formal education in the Arabic language, grammar, and Qur’anic recitation. In 2000, Shaykh Yahya moved to Tarim, Yemen to continue his studies at the prestigious learning institute, Dar al-Mustafa. There, he spent his formative years studying foundational Islamic sciences with Habib ‘Umar bin Hafiz, Habib ‘Ali al-Jifri, and other scholars of Tarim. The scholars of Tarim are heirs of the spiritual way of Imam al-Ghazali as taught by the great sage of
Arabia, Imam Abdullah ibn ‘Alawi al-Haddad. At the hands of these scholars, Shaykh Yahya has studied and applied the book that he teaches in this course.
Courses Taught
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- ISBGG10A- Essentials of Islamic Spirituality: Ghazali’s Beginning of Guidance Explained (Part One): How to Use Your Time to Prepare for Your Afterlife
- ISBGG10B- Essentials of Islamic Spirituality: Ghazali’s Beginning of Guidance Explained (Part Two): How to Avoid Sins and Acquire Good Character
- ISKMG15A- Introduction to Islamic Spirituality: Haddad’s Book of Assistance Explained (Part One): How to Nurture Your Soul
- ISKMG15B- Introduction to Islamic Spirituality: Imam al-Haddad’s Book of Assistance Explained (Part Two): Discharging Religious Obligations With Excellence
- ISKMG15C- Introduction to Islamic Spirituality: Imam al-Haddad’s Book of Assistance Explained (Part Three): Social Duties, Repentance, and Loving God
- ISMAG20A- Intermediate Islamic Spirituality: Ghazali’s Minhaj al-‘Abideen Explained (Part One)
- On-Demand – Clarity and Calm in an Age of Anger – Lessons on Navigating Troubled Times
- On-Demand – 30 Days, 30 Deeds: A Roadmap of Virtues and Good to Transform Your Life and Relations
- On-Demand – Praying with Presence: Practical Advice on Improving Your Prayer
- On-Demand – The Divine Opening: Surah al-Fatiha Explained
- On-Demand – First Principles of Islamic Spirituality: Ibn Ashir’s Introduction to Sufism Explained