Abu Jade Isa Michael Tofte is an American Muslim convert from New Jersey, who has been active within the Muslim community for over ten years. His major studies in the field of Islamic jurisprudence centre on purification, prayer, fasting, and marriage; his minor studies include Arabic morphology, Islamic rhetoric, and theology. He has lectured on various Islamic topics at universities, mosques, and camps, given the sermons at Friday congregational prayers, and taught classes on Islamic monotheism, rules of Islamic jurisprudence, and the meanings of the Qur’an. Abu Jade also acted as the President of the Muslim Student Association at Montclair State University.