Maulana Syed Safi Haider Abidi is a graduate of Religious Studies from Hartford Seminary and is currently pursuing his higher education at New York Theological Seminary, where he will be getting a degree in pastoral counseling. He is also a graduate of William Paterson University, where he did his bachelors in religious studies. He is also currently pursing his traditional Islamic Education with Ayatullah Syed Hosseing Saberi. The Syed is a prolific speaker and author who has spoken at numerous venues. His first book, which goes to prove his educational prowess, was on the mysticism of Mulla Sadra.