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i really, really like Mufti Menk. as a revert, i find his style to be the most appealing. he has a couple hundred hours of stuff on youtube.
Brother Khan is magnificent, but you should try to arrange those in a good order. but he is up there with the Mufti. i also like Dr Bilal Philips.
there's a cat you may have never heard of, Dr Bashar Shala. he's technically not a scholar, and i only say that at his personal request. he's a neurologist by trade. however, his lectures on history, especially the Seerah and the Khalifa are hands down my absolute favorite. style-wise, he edges out Mufti Menk by a shade. and in my book, that is simply impossible. it can't happen. and yet...
http://www.pleasantviewschool.com/me...wi%20%28saw%29
he has 4 lectures on al Kafh , that i simply adore as well. on this page:
http://www.pleasantviewschool.com/me...s%20of%20Quran
if you add, Sh Jamal Zarabozo, especially this series on Al Fataihah, you have my top 5 favorite lecturers.
http://www.kalamullah.com/al-fatihah.html
i would recommend the Zarabozo series and the Menk Al Fatihah first, starting with Menk. then the Seerah by Dr. Shala. then this course on the fundamentals of Islam by Dr. Philips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG7rNevw3fE
with that much knowledge, he should be prepared to fully appreciate the genius of Br Nouman Ali Khan:
http://www.kalamullah.com/juzz-amma.html
http://www.kalamullah.com/nouman-alikhan.html
i would highly recommend those 5 to any English speaking revert. in fact, i would recommend them to every revert who's mother tongue is English.
there are actually 2 versions of Dr. Shala's Seerah. the one i posted was just just completed, which i shall now finish downloading for myself. i actually listened to this one first: oops, it's gone. i think i shall write Brother Jamal and ask him why he took it down. i have it on my hard drive, i love it dearly.
ma salaama