​Dr. Muhammad Saeed Mitwally ar-Rahawan is a distinguished Islamic scholar specializing in Hadith studies and the biography of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). He earned his Ph.D. in Islamic Studies in English from Al-Azhar University in 2007, focusing his dissertation on early sources of the Prophet's biography, including a critical edition of manuscript MS Berlin 9409. He also holds an M.A. in Hadith Studies, with a thesis on Hadith textual criticism in both Muslim and modern Western scholarship. ​