The great impact of the Islamic Charity Projects Association on Muslims and its popularity among them is the result of the efforts of its leader and spiritual guide: Shaykh ^Abdullah, who is the son of Muhammad, ash-Shaybiyy. The surname ash-Shaybiyy refers to that Shaykh ^Abdullah is from the tribe of Shaybah, a branch of Quraysh which is the same honourable Arab tribe that Prophet Muhammad sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam was from. He was born in the city of Harar, the capital of knowledge in Ethiopia (known as Abyssinia or al-Habashah).

With diligence and great devotion, peacefully and in sincerity, Shaykh ^Abdullah spreads the correct knowledge from Prophet Muhammad, the Prophet’s companions, and the generations of trustworthy Muslims after them.  He sought the Religious Knowledge from many trustworthy shaykhs, among whom are: Shaykh Muhammad Ibn ^Abdis-Salam, who was a very pious Shafi^iyy scholar, Shaykh Muhammad Siraj al-Jabartiyy, who was the mufti of Habashah, and Shaykh Ahmed Ibn ^Abdil Muttalib, who was the Shaykh of the Reciters of the Qur'an in Makkah.
 
Shaykh ^Abdullah began acquiring the Religious knowledge at a very young age. He memorised the Qur’an by heart and with tartil (reading correctly with tajwid rules) when he was only seven years old. He is a renowned Scholar of Tawhid, Fiqh, and Hadith. He learned and mastered many fields of knowledge. These include: the Shafi^iyy Fiqh (Rules of the Religion according to the school of Imam ash-Shafi^iyy), its Usul (the Science of Inferring Rules and Judgments), Nahw (Arabic and Grammar), the Sciences of the Arabic language, the Sciences of Calculation and Astronomy, Tafsir (the Science of Interpretation of the Qur’an), Tajwid (the proper recitation of the Qur’an), including the fourteen Qira’at (the Science of the different recitations of the Qur’an), among others. He is a Scholar of Hadith (Muhaddith) and of its sciences. He is also an authority in the Fiqh and Usul of the other three madhhabs: Malikiyy, Hanbaliyy, and Hanafiyy.
Shaykh ^Abdullah has not only acquied this knowledge, but also implements them, and he teaches them as well. He advises the people according to the laws of the Religion, ordering what is lawful and forbidding what is unlawful, while being sincerely kind, caring and merciful to them. He is truly humble in the matters of this life and detached from worldy luxuries and comforts. He exerts a great deal of time and effort in propogating the Religion of Allah.

Shaykh ^Abdullah narrates the hadith with continuous chains of narration linked all the way to Prophet Muhammad, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam. Among the many prominent narrators of his chains are: Ibn ^Abbas, al-Hasan al Basriyy, ash-Shafi^iyy, Abu Hanifah, Malik, Ahmad, at-Tabariyy, al-Ash^ariyy, al-Maturidiyy, al-Bukhariyy, Muslim, al-Bayhaqiyy, ath-Thawriyy, an-Nawawiyy, Ibn Hajar, at-Tahawiyy, al-Qadi ^Iyad, and al-Ghazaliyy.

Shaykh ^Abdullah’s primary goal is to spread the truth of Islam, by teaching the correct belief of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama^ah, and he works with tenacious determination to reach his goal. His students have spread through more than forty (40) countries, across six (6) continents. He continues to support the Muslims in acquiring the knowledge and in verbally refuting the deviant factions who attempt to spread misguidance in the name of Islam.
  
Shaykh ^Abdullah emphasizes the rich and moderate face of Islam—that of justice, truth, trustworthiness, knowledge, generosity, manners, excellence, and sound intellect.