Ustadh Faisal graduated from Cardiff University in 2000 majoring in Psycholinguistics, studying disciplines including sociolinguistics, pragmatics, semiotics, discourse analysis, morphology and equivocation. He then completed his MSc in Information Systems from Brunel University in 2001. Faisal also completed Arabic Language & Literature from SOAS University of London.
During his studies, he had the blessing of traveling to Zaytuna College California, completing summer courses under luminaries including Shakyh Hamza Yusuf, Shakyh Muhammad Al-Yakoubi, Imam Zaid and Shakyh Abdallah al-Kadi (May Allah protect them all).
Since 2005, he has been studying various Islamic sciences including Jurisprudence, Principles of Jurisprudence, Theology, Hadith, Exegesis of Quran and Inheritance Law under the hand of Sheikh Dr Ridhwan Saleem.
Over the years on several occasions he has had the blessing to travel to Jordan and privileged opportunity to have regular lessons with a number of scholars. These have included Sheikh Salah Al-Kurdi, Sheikh Faraz Rabbani, Sheikh Abdullah Adel, Sheikh Nuh Keller and Sheikh Dr Ashraf Muneeb amongst others (May Allah protect them and raise them in rank and station). He continues his studies online with scholars from across the World.
Faisal has a 25 year commercial track record. He worked for an aviation and space consultancy in London covering French, German, Swiss, and Scandinavian financial markets. His mercantile expertise and experience includes his former roles as UK Commercial Director for UNS Fine Crafts and UK Sales Director for Islamica Magazine. More recently he works within the IT sector for a leading multinational. He is one of the founding trustees for the Lady Nafisa Secondary School , Ha Meem Foundation and the London College of Islamic Studies.