Shaykh Abdullah Anik Misra prefaced his interview by saying he had nothing great to share. But as you’ll soon see, he has a heartwarming and inspiring story. He was born and raised Hindu. At the age of 18, he took his shahada and entered Islam. At the time, he was a student at the University of Toronto, and it was a combination of meeting his future wife, his circle of friends and reading books like “Islam in Focus” that led him to explore Islam and convert. After finishing his undergrad and unexpectedly being invited to perform Hajj, he knew deep down that what he really wanted was to study sacred knowledge. So he embarked on a journey to Tarim, Yemen or as he calls it, “the desert of love,” to learn Arabic. He then went on to study the Islamic sciences as well as spirituality with Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller in Jordan. After 12 years there, he travelled to Trinidad and studied the books of Hadith at Darul Uloom and is currently in their iftah program. Because he's travelled all over the world he has an interesting insight into the different places of Islamic learning that exist today. His story has many lessons for converts and aspiring students of knowledge about the intellectual and emotional journey through the deen. His story intersects with many familiar names: Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller, Shaykh Ashraf Muneeb, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, Nader Khan, Dawud Wharnsby.