Currently pursuing PhD in Persian. Holds an M.A in Persian and Advanced Diploma in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the prestigious University of Mumbai. He has translated numerous works from Persian to English some of them including: ‘The Role of Shura in the matter of Imamate’ of Ayatollah Sayed Ali Husayni Milani. ‘Fatimiyyah: The Spirit of Ghadeer’ by Hojjat al-Islam Kashani and has also conducted extensive research on ‘Sufism’. Also authored the book ‘The File of Fatima (sa)’ under the pen name Abd al-Zahra