Dr Wahid Amin completed a BSc in Physics from Imperial College London and a PGCE from the Institute of Education, University College London. He then began his studies at the Al-Mahdi Institute and simultaneously embarked on a BA in Islamic Studies at the University of Birmingham, graduating from both in 2008. He went on to read for an MSt in the Study of Religions at the University of Oxford. His DPhil, also from Oxford, studied the reception of Avicenna’s metaphysics between the 11–13th centuries with a special focus on the ideas and contributions of Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī (d. 672/1274).  

He joined AMI in 2015 as a Lecturer in Islamic Philosophy where he teaches courses on Islamic philosophy, theology, logic, and mysticism. He is also the Research Lead for Philosophy and Theology, Head of Publications at AMI Press and an Associate Lecturer in Islamic Studies at the University of Birmingham.  

His main interests revolve around post-classical Islamic philosophy and theology. He is also interested in the intersection between Islamic philosophy and political theory, Qurʾanic exegesis and modern Shīʿī legal theory.