Sheikh Mikaeel Ahmed Smith’s work on Prophetic Emotional Intelligence and Prophetic listening cultivated conversations in the muslim community about analyzing how the prophet ﷺ was able to bring such deep change in the people he interacted with and how he connected with them.
He has presented this prophetic framework of connection for Muslims to nurture their love for the way of the prophet ﷺ.
Shaykh Mikaeel Ahmed Smith (Michael V Smith) is an instructor at Qalam. He is a faculty member at the Qalam Seminary where he teaches Tafsir, Seerah, Aqeedah, and Hadith. 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 his Bachelor's Degree in Islamic Studies at the Dar ul-Uloom Canada in Chatham, Ontario. He currently resides in Dallas, TX with his wife and three children.