Justin Poe is a student of the Islamic sciences. He completed a B.A. in English Language and Literature from Stevenson University and thereafter pursued sacred knowledge full-time. He studied in Baltimore for four years under Shaykh Yaseen Shaikh at Masjid al-Rahmah’s ʿālimiyya program, and then transferred to Darussalam Seminary in Lombard, IL and completed his studies under the eminent teachers and guides in the full-time seminary program. He remained in Chicago for another year to study at Darul Qasim, taking courses in their Advanced Islamic Studies program. Afterward, he pursued post-graduate studies and graduated in May 2022 from Zaytuna College’s M.A. program in Islamic Texts with a concentration in theology and philosophy. He now works full-time as a research specialist at Brandeis University under the American Society of Islamic Philosophy and Theology's (ASIPT) director, Dr. Aaron Spevack, teaches locally at INK Baltimore Seminary and at Al-Salaam Academy.