The founder of the Ḥikmah Center, Jonah Rudolph, is a philosopher and lifelong learner whose intellectual interests center on philosophy, logic, theology, and classical literature. His passion is helping people think well by asking them questions that challenge them to better understand their own thoughts. He has experience tutoring Arabic grammar, translation, and textual analysis through works like the Mawqif al-ʿAql of Musṭafā Ṣabrī and the Tafsīr al-Jalālayn, as well as tutoring students reading Plato’s dialogues.

Education

Jonah graduated from the Bayyinah Dream program, a one-year Classical Arabic intensive, in 2016. He then received his ijāzah in the Islamic Sciences from the Qalam Seminary, completing the ʿĀlimīyah program in 2020. He earned a BA degree in liberal arts and Islamic studies from Zaytuna College in 2024. During and after the completion of his formal education, he has placed himself under the tutelage of ʿAlāʿ al-Dīn al-Kāsānī (d. 587/1191), Plato (d. 347 BCE), Aristotle (d. 322 BCE), Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī (d. 505/1111), and many others.

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