ia . ▁In ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁he ▁obtained ▁his ▁license ▁in ▁Sh aria h ▁from ▁Islam ic ▁University ▁of ▁Mad in ah , ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁his ▁MA ▁in ▁Islam ic ▁law ▁from ▁U mm ▁al - Q ura ▁University ▁in ▁Me cca , ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁He ▁then ▁obtained ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁university ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁teaching ▁position ▁in ▁R iy ad h . ▁He ▁now ▁res ides ▁in ▁Gre ater ▁Toronto ▁Area ▁ ▁Dr . I q bal ▁Mas ood ▁Nad vi ▁has ▁taught ▁Islam ic ▁Sh ar ' iah ▁and ▁Jur is pr ud ence ▁subject ▁in ▁King ▁Sa ud ▁University , ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁for ▁six ▁years ▁and ▁de alt ▁with ▁various ▁subjects ▁such ▁as ▁principles ▁of ▁juris pr ud ence ▁( U so ol ▁Al - Fi q h ), ▁Islam ic ▁Culture , ▁Islam ic ▁Political ▁Th ought , ▁Islam ic ▁movements ▁and ▁F i q h ▁of ▁Organ ization ▁ ▁Sh a ikh ▁As ad ▁Y ak ob ▁Sh a ikh ▁As ad ▁Y ak ob ▁is ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁University ▁of ▁Mad in ah ▁where ▁he ▁major ed ▁in ▁Sh aria . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁his ▁studies ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁native ▁country ▁Guy ana ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁instruct or ▁of ▁Arab ic ▁and ▁Islam ic