Our Instructors
Our Instructors.
Meet Our Instructors
We are blessed to have a team of dedicated instructors, scholars and Imams who allow us to work towards our collective goal of benefiting the Muslim community.
Imam Abid Khan
Instructor
Imam Abid Khan is a graduate of Law and a teacher by profession. Having studied the Islamic Sciences with teachers in the UK, Imam Abid decided to take his studies further and spent a number of years studying at the prestigious Al-Azhar University in Egypt from which he graduated with a BA in Islamic and Arabic Studies.
In addition to his BA in Islamic and Arabic Studies he also holds a Masters in Islamic Education.
Imam Abid currently serves as the Director of Education and Assistant Imam of Cheadle Mosque in Manchester and consults with numerous charity organisations including National Zakat Foundation, Water Aid and Read Foundation.
Ustadh Rehan Salim
Instructor
Ustadh Rehan Salim is a postgraduate in the field of International Development, from the University of Manchester. He began his studies in the UK with the respected Open school, before travelling to Egypt where he focused on Arabic & Islamic studies, as well as completing a college diploma from Ma’had al-Azhar. There, he attended the classes of Shaykh Ahmed Taha Rayyan and other respected teachers.
Thereafter, he travelled to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he sought employment and continued seeking knowledge, particularly Shafi’i fiqh, hadith and other subjects with local scholars. He also completed a blended BA degree in Islamic Law (Shari’ah) from the Imam Muhammad University in Riyadh.
Shaykh Asad Chaudhary
Instructor
Through involvement with the Islamic Society at college, Shaykh Asad began Islamic work from an early age. While at university, he served on the committees of a local youth organisation and the university Islamic Society. After graduation, he memorised the Qur’an and went on to study Arabic and Islamic Law at the European Institute of Human Sciences, France. He went on to peruse further studies in Egypt and completed a BA in Islamic Law at al-Azhar University.
Shaykh Anis Gouissem
Instructor
Shaykh Anis Gouissem was born in Tunisia and is currently based in Manchester. Shaykh Anis graduated from Madinah University in the early 90’s and has studied under various world renowned teachers and scholars.
He regularly teaches a number of subjects at Al-Bukhary Centre in Didsbury including a commentary of Umdatul Ahkam, Al-Waraqat, Tafsir Ibn Kathir, and much more. The Shaykh is also an Imam and the Board Secretariat & Relationship Manager at the British Muslim Heritage Centre.
Shaykh Hammad Fahim
Instructor
Shaykh Fahim is a scholar and educator with a deep passion for Quranic studies, in particular its tadabbur, language, and tafsir. He memorised the Quran at 14 and received his early Islamic education from his father, Maulana Ikhlas al-Rahman. After completing his schooling, he earned a Diploma in Arabic Language and pursued Shariah studies in France before graduating with a degree in Islamic Jurisprudence from Al-Azhar University in Egypt.
The Shaykh holds certifications in multiple Quranic recitations, and is a qualified lawyer and High Court Advocate. He serves as an Executive Committee member of the British Academy of Qur’anic Studies, and a trustee of the European Academy of Quran Studies, actively contributing to both legal and Quranic academic fields. The Shaykh is also the Lead of Community Empowerment at Quran.Foundation.
Ustadh Akhlaaq Choudry
Instructor
Ustadh Akhlaaq Choudry spent several years abroad pursuing Arabic and Islamic studies after graduating from university with a BSc and Masters in Geology. Since returning to the UK, he has been furthering his studies under notable scholars such as Shaykh Akram al-Nadwi at Al-Salam Institute, and is part of the teaching faculty there. He has lectured extensively on the Arabic Language and is passionate about pedagogy being a qualified teacher. He is also CEO of the Oak Tree Initiative, a centre specialising in the tuition of Arabic language.
Ustadh Amin Astewani
Instructor
Ustadh Amin Astewani began his study of the Islamic sciences with Dr Akram Nadwi in 2011. He then went on to study the Islamic sciences with numerous teachers in the UK and Turkey. His current focus is on the sciences of Hadith, Islamic history and Tazkiyah.
Ustadh Amin has taught at the Oak Tree Initiative and Guidance Hub in Manchester, as well as the Ihsan Institute in Birmingham.
Ustadh Amin also obtained a PhD in English Law from the University of Manchester in 2016, and currently works as a Lecturer in Law at Lancaster University Law School.
Ustadh Maalek Chatti
Instructor
Ustadh Maalek began his Islamic studies from an early age with a strong grasp of the Arabic language, literature, and memorisation of the Qur’an. Although his academic education was in engineering, his passion lies in Quranic Exegesis and Reflection, as well as in Seerah and Arabic. In addition to being a Khateeb and public speaker, he has delivered many classes and workshops to people of all ages, particularly university students and young adults. His teachers are both local and international, the most famous of which is the honourable Shaykh Abdullah al-Judai.
Our Guest Instructors
Sheikh AwadAlla Al Azhari
Professor Sheikh Awadalla Youssef, has received multiple ijaazat and has been teaching Tilaawat al-Qur’aan since sixteen years of age. As well as a PhD in Islamic Studies, Sheikh has also completed an MA in Management in Education and an MA in Religious Education. Sheikh has taught in a number of capacities in Egypt, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and most recently the UK where we were honoured to host Sheikh for our Seerah conference.
Sheikh Haitham Al Haddad
Shaykh Dr Haitham al-Haddad is a jurist and UK based Scholar who currently serves as the Chair of the Fatwa Committee for The Islamic Council of Europe. He has studied Islamic sciences for over 20 years under the tutelage of renowned scholars. We have been blessed to host Sheikh during his visits to Manchester for exclusive Q+A sessions with our students.
Shaykh Kehlan al-Jubury
Shaykh Kehlan was born in Dhuluiyyah, Iraq and is from the Juboor tribe. He studied the sciences of Shari’ah followed by Engineering at the University of Baghdad. He then took an MA in Islamic Theology from Punjab University and also obtained ijaza in hadith from the renowned Muhaddith, Shaykh ‘Abd al-Ghaffar Hasan in Pakistan.
He now teaches sacred Shari’ah knowledge in Manchester after completing his Doctorate in Engineering from the University of Sheffield. Shaykh Kehlan has lectured alongside the world’s most prominent scholars at various international meetings and symposia. He is the UK Shariah Council Representative for the North of England and is also the editor of al-Hady al-Nabawy Magazine. Shaykh Kehlan is also the Director of Markaz al-Bukhary in Didsbury where he delivers fatawa.
Sheikh Yasir Qadhi
Sheikh Yasir Qadhi is an Islamic Theologian & Scholar Dean Of Academic Affairs at The Islamic Seminary of America Resident Scholar, East Plano Islamic Center.
We have been blessed to host Sheikh during his visits to the UK where he has attended our Seerah Conference and in more recent visits discussed lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sheikh Dr. Sajid Umar
Sheikh Sajid Umar is a qualified Mufti and Judge, as well as an educator, author, researcher, and developer with a vision of ignited communities that benefit humanity upon the ethos of sincerity, excellence and steadfastness. We were blessed to host Sheikh for his course on the tafseer of Surah Hujuraat.
Dr. Uthmaan Lateef
Dr Uthman Lateef has a BA (First Class Hons) in History, an MA (Dist.) in Crusader Studies, and has completed a PhD in the Place of Fada’il al-Quds’ (the Merits of Jerusalem) and Religious Poetry in the Muslim effort to recapture the Crusades.
We were blessed to host Dr. Uthmaan Lateef during our Seerah Conference where he discussed the ‘Emotional Intelligence and Empathy of the Prophet (saw)’.
Ustadh Umer Suleman
Ustadh Umer Suleman is a Regulatory and Operational Risk Consultant for Financial Institutions who also serves as the Finance Editor for a UK Islamic news portal.
We were blessed to host Ustadh Umer for his course on, ‘Halal Money Matters’.