Hatim YousefWriter Ustadh Hatim Yousef is a hafidh of the Quran who has studied tajweed, aqeeda, fiqh, and spirituality with traditional scholars in the UAE and Jordan. He has also studied English literature and is blessed with the ability to communicate sacred nowledge with clarity to English speakers. He has worked as an imam and teacher at the ADAMS center in Sterling, Virginia, where he taught classes in Arabic grammar, hadith, seerah, tafsir, and tajweed. A fluent user of educational technology, Ustadh Hatim has taught core Quranic vocabulary online. Through community engagement, he has shown how love and empathy can develop a student's confidence and drive. For Safa's Palette, Ustadh Hatim took the meanings of the names of Allah from his study of tafsir, Arabic and Imam Ghazali's book on divine names. He currently resides with his family in Virginia, where he is the director of the tahfeedh program at Pearls Academy. Read More Read Less