Shaykh Mikaeel Ahmed Smith

Shaykh Mikaeel Ahmed Smith (Michael V Smith) is an instructor at Qalam. He is a faculty member at the Qalam Seminary where he teaches Tafsīr, Sīrah, Aqīdah, and Ḥadīth. He gives lectures and conducts various classes for the community. You can listen to him regularly on the Qalam Podcast.

Shaykh Mikaeel previously served as a resident scholar at the Islamic Society of Annapolis and the Islamic Society of Baltimore. He grew up in a deeply spiritual Christian home in Buffalo, NY. At the age of 18, he embraced Islam after reading the Qur'an and the Autobiography of Malcolm X, and then completed his memorization of the Qur'an. 

In 2012, he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Islamic Studies at the Dar ul-Uloom Canada in Chatham, Ontario. He also earned a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Tarleton State University. He is the author of With the Heart in Mind, a book exploring the moral and emotional intelligence of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. He currently resides in Dallas, TX with his wife and three children.