Zulfiqar Ali Shah received his BA and MA (Hons) in Comparative Religions from the International Islamic University in Islamabad, Pakistan and his PhD in Theology and Religious Studies from the University of Wales, UK. He has taught at the International Islamic University in Islamabad, the University of Wales in the UK, the University of North Florida and Cardinal Stritch University in the US. He is the former president of the Islamic Circle of North America, Shariah Scholars Association of North America, the current Executive Director and Secretary General of the Fiqh Council of North America and Religious Director of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee. He has authored many articles and books including "Anthropomorphic Depictions of God: The Concept of God in the Judaic, Christian and Islamic Traditions." His other ground-breaking books include "Islam and English Enlightenment: The Untold Story", "Islam and French Enlightenment" and "Islam and the Founding Fathers of America."