Shaykh Rizwan Arastu is a graduate of the Islamic Seminary of Qum, Iran, where he specialized in the study of the Qur’an and traditions. Prior to the seminary, he received his bachelor’s degree in ecology and evolutionary biology along with minors in near eastern studies and education from Princeton University.
Shaykh Rizwan is the founding director of the Islamic Texts Institute, a non-profit research institute aimed at making Islamic sources available to the West with scholarly commentary. Among ITI’s publications are: Al-Nudbah: A Devotional Elegy to the Prophet Muhammad and his Family, Al-Kāfī Book One: Intellect & Foolishness, Al-Kāfī Book Two: Knowledge & Its Merits, A Salute to the Master of Martyrs: A Commentary on Ziyārat ʾĀshūrāʿ (at press) Shaykh Rizwan is also the author of: Tajwīd: A Guide to Qur’anic Recitation, God’s Emissaries: Adam to Jesus, Every Muslim’s Guide to the Islamic Legal System (at press).
Shaykh Rizwan resides with his wife and five children in Elgin, IL, just outside Chicago. He is the founder of Islamic Literacy, and he is a member of the faculty at the Ahl al-Bayt Islamic Seminary.
Biography adopted from ICNYU
List of Lectures on Nudba.com
- Misguidance [9] Being a Minority || Rizwan Arastu
- Maqtal Ashura Day 2018 || Rizwan Arastu
- Misguidance [7] Societal Misguidance || Rizwan Arastu
- Misguidance [8] Majority Misguidance || Rizwan Arastu
- Misguidance [3] || Rizwan Arastu
- Reminders for 1st of Muharram || Rizwan Arastu
- Misguidance [4] Satan’s Misguidance || Rizwan Arastu
- Misguidance [5] Satan’s Misguidance con’t || Rizwan Arastu
- Misguidance [6] Knowing Satan || Rizwan Arastu
- Misguidance [1] || Rizwan Arastu
- Misguidance [2] Allah’s misguides || Rizwan Arastu
- Shahada in the Quran [10] || Rizwan Arastu
- Shahada in the Quran [9] || Rizwan Arastu
- Shahada in the Quran [8] || Rizwan Arastu
- Shahada in the Quran [7] || Rizwan Arastu
- Shahada in the Quran [6] || Rizwan Arastu
- Shahada in the Quran [5] || Rizwan Arastu
- Shahada in the Quran [4] || Rizwan Arastu
- Shahada in the Quran [3] || Rizwan Arastu
- Shahada in the Quran [2] || Rizwan Arastu
- Shahada in the Quran [1] || Rizwan Arastu
- Nahj ul-Balagha Commentary [33] || Rizwan Arastu
- Nahj ul-Balagha Commentary [32] || Rizwan Arastu
- Nahj ul-Balagha Commentary [31] || Rizwan Arastu
- Nahj ul-Balagha Commentary [30] || Rizwan Arastu
- Nahj ul-Balagha Commentary [28] || Rizwan Arastu
- Nahj ul-Balagha Commentary [24] || Rizwan Arastu
- Nahj ul-Balagha Commentary [21] || Rizwan Arastu
- Nahj ul-Balagha Commentary [20] || Rizwan Arastu
- Nahj ul-Balagha Commentary [19] || Rizwan Arastu
- Nahj ul-Balagha Commentary [16] || Rizwan Arastu
- Nahj ul-Balagha Commentary [14] || Rizwan Arastu
- Nahj ul-Balagha Commentary [13] || Rizwan Arastu
- Nahj ul-Balagha Commentary [12] || Rizwan Arastu
- Nahj ul-Balagha Commentary [11] || Rizwan Arastu
- Nahj ul-Balagha Commentary [10] || Rizwan Arastu
- Nahj ul-Balagha Commentary [8] || Rizwan Arastu
- Nahj ul-Balagha Commentary [7] || Rizwan Arastu
- Nahj ul-Balagha Commentary [6] || Rizwan Arastu
- Nahj ul-Balagha Commentary [5] || Rizwan Arastu
- Nahj ul-Balagha Commentary [4] || Rizwan Arastu
- Nahj ul-Balagha Commentary [3] || Rizwan Arastu
- Nahj ul-Balagha Commentary [2] || Rizwan Arastu
- Nahj ul-Balagha Commentary [1] || Rizwan Arastu
- Rediscovering Salat Eps#25 Congregational Prayer Cont’d || Rizwan Arastu
- Rediscovering Salat Eps#24 Congregational Prayer Cont’d || Rizwan Arastu
- Rediscovering Salat Eps#23 Congregational Prayer || Rizwan Arastu
- Rediscovering Salat Eps#22 Ta’qibat Part 2 || Rizwan Arastu
- Rediscovering Salat Eps#21 Ta’qibat Part 1 || Rizwan Arastu
- Rediscovering Salat Eps#20 Demo of Prayer || Rizwan Arastu
- Rediscovering Salat Eps#19 Qunut, Tashahhud, and Taslim || Rizwan Arastu
- Rediscovering Salat Eps#18 Sajdah || Rizwan Arastu
- Rediscovering Salat Eps#17 Ruku’ || Rizwan Arastu
- Rediscovering Salat Eps#16 Fatihah || Rizwan Arastu
- Rediscovering Salat Eps#15 Recitation Cont’d || Rizwan Arastu
- Rediscovering Salat Eps#14 Standing & Recitation || Rizwan Arastu
- Rediscovering Salat Eps#13 Takbir Cont’d || Rizwan Arastu
- Rediscovering Salat Eps#12 Niyyah and Takbir || Rizwan Arastu
- Rediscovering Salat Eps#11 Adhan || Rizwan Arastu
- Rediscovering Salat Eps#10 Wudu’ || Rizwan Arastu
- Rediscovering Salat Eps#09 Qiblah and Purity || Rizwan Arastu
- Rediscovering Salat Eps#08 Place and Time || Rizwan Arastu
- Rediscovering Salat Eps#07 Clothing || Rizwan Arastu
- Rediscovering Salat Eps#06 Awe, Hope, and Sincerity || Rizwan Arastu
- Rediscovering Salat Eps#05 Comprehension || Rizwan Arastu
- Rediscovering Salat Eps#04 Focus – Internal Distractions || Rizwan Arastu
- Rediscovering Salat Eps#03 Focus – External Distractions || Rizwan Arastu
- Rediscovering Salat Eps#02 Importance of Focus || Rizwan Arastu
- Rediscovering Salat Eps#01 Introduction || Rizwan Arastu
