He was born and raised Muslim in New Haven, Connecticut and has a passion for maintaining the intergenerational continuity of Islam. He is an al-Azhar graduate who has studied and taught Islam for over 15 years. He memorized the Holy Quran, and served as a teacher for Islamic schools and Masjids in Georgia, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, and in the Middle East. He also obtained a Master’s degree in Islamic Studies and Leadership from Bayan Claremont. He founded Miraaj Academy in 2017 to teach Qur’an, and leadership skills to Muslim American youth within an American context. He conveys knowledge and religious teaching through experiential learning with focus on internalization of concepts learned.  He also co-founded Midtown Mosque in 2015 as an effort to revitalize blighted areas in Memphis, Tennessee. Shaykh Hamzah is also a founder of UMMAH (United Masjids Making American History) which is a national collaborative of Imams from inner-city masjids that collaborate to uplift grassroots communities. He is currently the President of Miraaj Academy and Resident Scholar of Midtown Mosque in Memphis, Tennessee.