Allama Asif Uddin was born and raised in the UK and graduated in Business and Information Technology from the University of North London. He further pursued a Masters in Information System at Brunel University. He has been involved in the dawah from the time he was at university. Asif spent some time studying Islamic sciences in Mauritania, Egypt and Qatar. He gives weekly circles on fiqh, tazkiyyah and tafseer. He is currently working in the field of Human Resources. Asif is working on the Sabeel project which caters for Islamic knowledge and development. He is part of the MRDF administrative committee which is supervised by Shaykh Haitham Al-Haddad.

The Series "The Opening of the Book" is a tafsir of Surah Al-Fatiha. "The mother of the Quran… the cure of diseases… recited at least 17 times a day… a powerful yet beautiful form of supplication made up of 7 verses of which among the many crucial attributes and benefits involves humbling oneself to his Creator for correct guidance… It is none other than ‘the Opening’ of the miracle (Al Quran) revealed to the final Messenger (SAW) for the whole of mankind. 'Whoever does not recite Surah Al-fatihah in his prayer, his prayer is invalid' – know, understand & feel the importance and power of what you recite… Join us for an in-depth and breathtaking tafseer of Surah Al-Fatihah."