Trayectoria académica y de daʿwa
Biografía
El Imam Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Ali Abouseif es Doctor en Tafsīr y Ciencias Coránicas por la Universidad de Al-Azhar (2008), con una ijāza coránica en la recitación de Ḥafṣ por las vías Shāṭibiyyah y Ṭayyibah, con cadena de transmisión (isnād) conectada hasta el Profeta ﷺ. Es Fundador y Presidente de la Academia Americana de Imames en Plano, Texas (desde marzo de 2017), y se desempeña como Imam y Director de Asuntos Religiosos de la Mezquita de la Academia (desde noviembre de 2021). Su trayectoria abarca más de tres décadas en el imamato, la docencia universitaria, la investigación académica, el liderazgo institucional y la labor mediática, tanto en Egipto como en los Estados Unidos.
Titulaciones académicas e ijāzas
- Ph.D. in Tafsīr and Qur'anic Sciences — Al-Azhar University, 2008. Dissertation: "The Preferred Opinions of Imam Ibn Juzayy al-Kalbī in Al-Tashīl li-ʿUlūm al-Tanzīl — Study and Evaluation"
- M.A. in Tafsīr and Qur'anic Sciences — Al-Azhar University, 2003. Thesis: "Imam al-Māturīdī's Taʾwīlāt Ahl al-Sunnah — Critical Edition and Study of Sūrat al-Aʿrāf"
- B.A. in Uṣūl al-Dīn and Islamic Daʿwah (Department of Daʿwah & Islamic Culture) — Faculty of Uṣūl al-Dīn, Ṭanṭā, Al-Azhar University, 1996
- Full Azhar education (Primary / Preparatory / Secondary) — Qutur Azhar Institute
- Qur'an Ijazah (Hafs) through the Shāṭibiyyah and Ṭayyibah transmissions with a connected isnād to the Prophet ﷺ
- Pioneer Imams Scientific Course — Ministry of Awqāf (Egypt), 2004
- Mufti-Formation Courses — Dar al-Iftāʾ al-Miṣriyyah (2007 — 2010)
- Specialized Studies in Islamic Heritage (Analysis & Research) — Cognitive Studies Center under Prof. Taha Jabir al-ʿAlwānī
- Family Counseling & Conflict-Resolution Program — under Dr. Mahrous Shehata
- Dispute-Resolution Training — Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America (AMJA), 2015
- Youth Engagement in the West — Specialized Course, 2016
Contribuciones académicas y mediáticas
- Lecturer at Al-Azhar Mosque and Amr ibn al-ʿĀṣ Mosque (2007 — 2010)
- Television contributions on: Azhari, Iqraa, ʿAin, Family & Child, Health & Beauty, Al-Nas, Al-Rahma, Al-Baraka, Al-Hafez, Al-Hayah, Al-Mehwar, Nile TV
- Radio contributions on: Qur'an Karim, Middle East, Youth & Sports
- Represented the Ministry of Awqāf at national and international conferences
- Research presentations and fiqh-training programs with organizations across North America
- "People of the Book's Sacrificial Rulings in Qur'anic Discourse" — Council of Islamic Jurists in North America
- "Women and Daʿwah in Western Society" — Council of Islamic Jurists in North America
- "Daʿwah Issues Pertaining to New Muslims in America" — Assembly of Muslim Jurists in America (AMJA)
- "Fatwa: The Mufti's Qualification versus the Chaos of Iftāʾ" — Assembly of Muslim Jurists in America (AMJA)
- "The Reality of Fatwa in the United States in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" — Dar al-Iftāʾ al-Miṣriyyah, Tenth Conference (2025)
Experiencia profesional y de liderazgo
- Founder & CEO — American Imams Academy, Plano, TX (March 2017 — Present)
- Imam & Director of Religious Affairs — Imams Academy Mosque (November 2021 — Present)
- Founder — Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in North America
- Associate Member — Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America (AMJA)
- Former Executive Committee Member — North American Imams Federation (NAIF)
- Lecturer, Islamic Studies Program — IANT Qur'anic Academy, Richardson, TX (January 2019 — 2021)
- Imam & Director of Religious Affairs — Mesquite Islamic Center, TX (April 2016 — October 2021)
- Imam & Director, Qur'an Institute — Toledo Muslim Community Center (TMCC), OH (2011 — 2016)
- Director, General Department of Religious Guidance — Ministry of Awqāf, Egypt (July 2007 — January 2011)
- Lecturer, Institute for Imam Preparation — Ministry of Awqāf, Egypt (2008 — 2011)
- Imam & Director of Religious Affairs — Saad Mosque, Toledo, OH (September 2006 — June 2007)
- Imam & Khatīb — Ministry of Awqāf, Egypt (1997 — 2006)