Shaykha Saleha Islam Bukhari – Muslim Chaplain

Shaykha Saleha Bukhari Islam is a Chaplain, Muslim scholar, Educator and Speaker, working with numerous grassroots organisations. She is one of the Muslim  Chaplains working with the Canary Wharf Multifaith Chaplaincy team at Canary Wharf where she supports the broader Chaplaincy team. She has previously trained and worked as a Muslim Chaplain with the Bart’s Health NHS Trust. She is a member of the Tower Hamlets Inter Faith Forum (THIFF) and the Interfaith Network (IFN). She holds a BSc Hons Degree in Computing and a Shariah graduate who completed her 6-year seminary studies as a mature student and specialised in Prophetic narrations. She has recently completed a Professional Counselling Skills Programme (PCSP) which helps her to be holistic in her approach to understanding the worldview of others.

 Saleha is a UK-based scholar who has studied with some of the UK’s most renowned scholars. She is one of the judges on the Board of Scholars at The Muslim Law (Shariah) Council UK and supports other Shariah councils in the country. She is one of the advising scholars at Islamic Relief UK and a Shariah Advisor/Counsellor with Nour Domestic Violence. She is the first female Scholar to co-host the live Q&A show IslamiQA on Islam channel. She has been an instructor in Islamic studies for over ten years and currently teaches at Ebrahim College.

 Saleha is an advocate of women’s empowerment through education and engagement. She likes travelling with her family and learning about different cultures and cuisines. She is married with two adult children and lives in London. Her life motto echoes Henry Ford’s words, “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal”. And so, she likes to help people keep their eyes on the goal.