Shaykh Mohammed Mahmoud is a Shari’ah scholar and holds a bachelor’s degree from UCL. As Imam at Finsbury Park, his response to the 2017 terror attack earned him an OBE. He later served as Senior Imam at the East London Mosque. He is under the tutelage of renowned Mauritanian scholar, Shaykh Ammar Ould Ely Salim al-Shinqeeti, with whom he co-founded Salik Society, an institute offering traditional knowledge for the casual learner. He provides religious guidance, leads Islamic classes, and engages in interfaith outreach and counselling.
He represents Prophetic Path, a global dawah organisation who specialise in teaching practical tazkiyah.