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| Sheikh Muhammed Zaqir |
After graduating from Manchester University with a BA (Hons) in Politics and Economics in 1995, Sheikh Muhammed Zaqir studied in Damascus, Syria for 8 years at the Prestigious Abu Noor Institute and studied several classical disciplines of Islamic knowledge at the hands of some of the most prominent holders of the tradition. He has also been blessed with the opportunity to spend time in the illuminated city of Tarim, Hadramaut; where he studied at the eminent Institute Dar ul Mustafa, under the qualified hands of some of the most illustrious guides of knowledge. Being classically trained in the sacred sciences he has attained formal ijazahs in various Islamic Disciplines. |
| Molana Shafi |
Molana Shafi is a graduate of the distinguished Islamic seminary, Dewsbury Darul Uloom; which has produced some of the most prominent Ulema of the world today. From this Seminary Molana Shafi has had the honor of receiving tutelage of the sacred Islamic Sciences from teachers with isnad in the classical disciplines who are of great academic and spiritual merit. Having been classically trained in the sacred sciences, he has attained formal ijazahs in Tajweed, the Seven Qur'anic Recitations, Qur'anic Tafsir, Ahadith, Fiqh, Aqidah, and Arabic Language. He previously held a post as a lecturer of various Islamic subjects at a leading Muslim college in London. In addition he has been blessed with the opportunity to spend time in South East Asia, the Middle East, and Western Europe, where he was engaged in Da'wah work within Muslim communities. Furthermore Molana Shafi is an affiliate of many local Da'wah projects, he has previously been an editor of an Islamic publishing house, and as a specialist in the field of Arabic Language and Grammar; he is an instructor of this branch of knowledge, as well as other Islamic disciplines, to mature students and adults. |
| Umm Mohammed Khan |
After graduating with a BA (Hons) degree in Applied Social Sciences from Nottingham Trent University, Umm Mohammed Khan took to study the various Sacred Islamic Sciences in England and then in the blessed lands of Syria, Damascus. She then followed up her studies of the Sacred Sciences in the illuminated city of Tarim, Hadramaut. Although she is a specialist in the science of intonation al-Tajweed, she is also qualified to teach Hanafi Jurisprudence and Aqidah. |
| Sister Khadija |
For the last ten years Sister Khadija extensively studied the Arabic language under the tutelage of the esteemed Sheikh Tijani. On attaining a high command of the Arabic language, and constant encouragement and prayer of her teacher, Sister Khadija formally began to teach Qur'anic Arabic in 2003, the same year in which she graduated with a Masters degree in Islamic Studies with distinction at MIHE (Markfield Institute of Higher Education) in association with the University of Portsmouth. Since 2004, she has mainly devoted her time to studying the Qur'an, as well as teaching sisters and children a basic understanding of the Qur'an using the method of her teacher, which utilises Arabic grammar only as necessary tools for the derivation of meaning, the ultimate aim of which is to move the heart into contentment and tranquility and the actions into obedience and mercy when reciting, listening and understanding the actual words of the Creator in His final message to humankind: the Qur'an. |
| Molana Suleiman |
Molana Suleiman graduated from Darul Uloom Bury with the Aalimiyah Shahadah Qualification. While studying there, the esteemed Sheikh Yusuf Motala acknowledged the talent of Molana Suleiman in the field of writing and therefore encouraged him to take a professional course of Islamic Calligraphy in Pakistan. On taking the advice of Sheikh Yusuf Motala, he studied under the tutelage of the late Shah Sayyid Anwar Hussain, who was a world renowned Calligrapher who sat on many international panels and his Calligraphy is displayed all around the world. Molana Suleiman received Ijaza from Shah Sayyid Anawar Hussain in 1986 and as a result is authorised to teach different styles of Islamic Calligraphy, namely: Naskh, Ta'liq, Thuluth, Diwani, Riq'a and Nuss ta'leeq. Since returning from Pakistan Molana Suleiman has taught Calligraphy at Darul Uloom Bury, and after moving to Leicester he has been in engaged in designing logos for business, Masajid and other organisations. Furthermore he has taught at the Leicester Darul Uloom and does Calligraphy on vases and canvases, which are then auctioned for charity. |
| Ustad Yusuf al Haj Bakkar |
Ustad Yusuf al Haj Bakkar graduated in 2000 from the Abu Ubaida ibn Al Jarrah College in Damascus, where he had studied the blessed Deen for 6 years. He then carried on in his pursuit for the sacred knowledge and enrolled at the Al-Fatih Islamic Institute and studied several classical disciplines of Islamic knowledge at the hands of some of the most prominent holders of the tradition. He was awarded with a BA (hons) degree from the Faculty of Shari'ah in 2004, from Damascus University. Ustad Yusuf also holds a diploma in Education, which he attained while studying at the Al-Ba'th University in 2006. Then in 2007 he completed his Master in Shari'ah from Damascus University. Furthermore, he has recently completed another Masters in Islamic Studies at the Markfield Institute of Higher Education (MIHE). Ustad Yusuf specialises in the fields of research in Islamic Jurisprudence, teaching Arabic to all age groups (children and adults), and teaching Islamic studies to Arabic and Non-Arabic speakers. |
| Ustadah Mona el-Jaber |
Ustadah Mona el-Jaber is a graduate of the distinguished Hashemite University in Amman (Jordan). She also holds a Diploma from Al-Balqa Applied University, Amman (Jordan). Other than her talent in Arabic poetry, she has a high level of proficiency and expertise in the Arabic language, particularly in the field of grammar and morphology. As a result of her specialisation in the field of Arabic Language, Ustadah Mona currently teaches the Arabic Language to women and children. |
| Guest Teachers |
Periodically teachers from the Muslim heartlands will also be invited to deliver courses and lectures benefitting us from their specialized knowledge of the sacred sciences.
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