Shaykh Nabiel Majiet began his Islamic studies at Waterfall Islamic Institute (Mias Farm), where he studied from 1987 to 1991. He then completed the memorisation of the Noble Qur’an at Darul Islam Hifz School.
In 1993, he enrolled in the Imāmat Course at Darul Arqam before travelling to Egypt to further his Islamic education at Al-Azhar University. There, he completed a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Islamic Law, specialising in Comparative Fiqh. He later obtained a second Honours degree from the International Peace College South Africa (IPSA) and went on to complete a Master’s degree in Islamic Thought. He is currently pursuing a PhD in the Department of Arabic at the University of the Western Cape (UWC).
Shaykh Nabiel serves as a full-time lecturer at Al-Azhar High School, where he is the Head of the Islamic Studies Department and Arabic. Since 2015, he has also been a part-time lecturer at Madina Institute South Africa, teaching Shāfi Fiqh, Uṣūl al-Fiqh, and Comparative Fiqh.
He has been a member of the Fatwa Department of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) since 2008, contributing to Islamic legal research and the issuing of religious verdicts. He also serves as the Principal of Dar Ibn Umar Hifz Institute.
In addition to his academic and scholarly responsibilities, Shaykh Nabiel is the Imam of Masjid Touhīd (Parrow Valley Islamic Society), where he actively serves the community through religious guidance and education.
