Originally from Singapore, Ustaz Zaki began his studies in a Yemeni Madrasah called Madrasah Al-Junied Al-Islamiah (established in 1927) in Singapore, from 1990-2002.
He then went on to study Arabic and Sharia in Damascus – Syria, from 2002-2008. Throughout the six years of learning in Damascus he studied at three main institutions:
- Ma’had Abou Nour Khoursheed.
- Mujamma’ Sheikh Ahmad Kouftaro.
- Ma’had Al-Fatah Al-Islami.
He also went to general Halaqahs/Circles, conducted by the Masyaikh of Damascus such as:
- Sheikh Dr. Rajab Deeb.
- Sheikh Dr. M.Saeed Ramadan Al-Bouti
- Sheikh Dr. Wahba Al-Zuhaily.
- Sheikh Dr. Muhammad Ratib Al-Nabulsi.
When he returned to Singapore he became the programme co-ordinator for the education department at the Singapore Islamic Scholars And Religious Teachers Association (PERGAS).
Later, after leaving Singapore, he met his present teacher Dato’ Shaykh Muhammad Fuad Kamaludin, whom under his tutelage, he studied both inner and exoteric knowledge.
- Ijazahs (Authorisations to teach) in:
- Ash’ari Aqidah (Creed)
- Shafi’i Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprdence)
- Tasawwuf & Akhlaq (Inner Knowledge of improving the self)
- Fluent in English, Arabic and Malay
- Well-known nasheed reciter