Sheikh Abdurrahman comes from a Syrian family who originally migrated from Mecca. For 12 years, Sheikh Abdurrahman sought knowledge from various renowned scholars from around the world including: Sheikh Ibn Baz, Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen, Sheikh Ibn Qu’ood, Sheikh Ali Al-Tantawi, Shaykh Ibn Jibreen, Shaykh Abdurrahman Albani, Shaykh Mohammad Arrawee, Shaykh Mohammad Saleh Al-Munajjid and many others.
He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, a Masters in Computer Science, and a PhD in Computer Science from Carleton University. He is now an instructor at AlMaghrib Institute.