Ustadh Abdullah bin Hamid Ali is the first American to attend and graduate (2001) from the University of Qarawiyyin's faculty of Shariah in Morocco. He specializes in the Islamic sciences of Fiqh (Jurisprudence), Usul-ul Fiqh (Legal Theory) and Aqeeda (Islamic Doctrine). His intimate knowledge of the Islamic Law has earned him the respect of many of today's most prominent Eastern and Western scholars of Islam. Prior to traveling overseas to study, he studied in the United States with Imam Aberra of Eritrea, Ustadh Anwar bin Nafea Muhaimin, Ustadh Anas bin Nafea Muhaimin, Dr. Khalid Blankinshiip, The Institute of the Arabic and Islamic Sciences of Fairfax, Virginia, and with other locals of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

During his time in Morocco, he had the good fortune to study with Shaykh Muhammad Al-Ta’wil (Mufti of Fez), Dr. Muhammad Al-Rugi, Shaykh Ghazi al-Husayni (Grand Mufti of Morocco), Shaykh Ahmed Zwietin, Dr. Abdullah Ghaziwi, Ustadh Muhammad Al-‘Alami, Dr. Hasan ‘Azuzi, Ustadh Muhammad Al-Sarrar, Dr. Muhammad ben Jebbour, Dr. Muhammad Abd al-Wahhab Abyat, Ustadh 'Ashur La'shash, Ustadha Rashida Nasir, Ustadha Na’ima Bennis, and many others.

He is the author of the Muslim Funeral Guide (Lamp Post Productions), The Attributes of God (Amalpress), and over 40 research papers and articles. He served as full-time Islamic chaplain for the State Correctional Institution of Chester, Pennsylvania for five years, and currently serves as resident scholar for Zaytuna Institute in Berkeley, California.