Brother Ismail is from the UK and was brought up in the suburbs of Epsom, Surrey. He accepted Islam in 1991 while at school at the age of 14 after seeing a few Muslim students praying in a classroom.
After accepting Islam he began to learn this deen by attending regular classes and seminars of visiting major scholars to the UK. In 1994 at the age of 17 he moved to the Emirates.
He has a BA in Islamic studies (Usool ad Deen) , Ajman, UAE and also has a MA in Dawah and Usool ad Deen. He also learns from Sheikh Aziz bin Farhan Al Anizi and other mashaiykh in the UAE.
He has his own weekly Islamic chat show 'Guest of the Week' on Sharjah TV.
Currently he works for Dar Al Ber society as Head of Dawah for the Islamic Information Centre, Dubai.