Tahfiz

Mawlana Usman Akhtar completed the memorization of the Quran at Darul Uloom New York and then went on to study in South Africa. He completed the six-year curriculum under the guidance of world renowned scholars and earned authorizations in Hadith from many scholars. Upon graduation he traveled to Egypt to further his studies and received authorizations while studying privately under many Ulama.
Upon return from Egypt, he graduated summa cum laude from the University of Connecticut with a BA in Psychological Sciences and served as the Imam & Director of Religious Affairs of the Danbury Masjid|ISWC in Connecticut from 2013 to 2018. He was also a weekend academy instructor at Darul Uloom New York where he taught Arabic and other subjects. He is certified in mental health first aid and is a certified crisis counselor.

Hafiz Yasir Laliwala was born and raised in the Chicagoland area. He traveled to India and completed his memorization of the Qurʾān from Jamiah Islamiah Talimuddin in Gujarat, India in 1991. Upon his return, he began teaching the Qurʾān and has continued teaching for more than 10 years. He has led different communities in various capacities as an imām and teacher and his exemplary dedication is known to all. In 2021, he joined DarusSalam Seminary as an instructor of the Taḥfīẓ Program.

Mawlana Shoumik Hussain was born and raised in New York where he completed the memorization of the Qurʾān at Darul Uloom New York. He then continued into the ʿālimīyah program and after completing his initial four years of the ʿālimīyah program at Darul Uloom New York, he enrolled at DarusSalam Seminary where he completed his ʿālimīyah degree in 2019. Mawlana Shoumik joined DarusSalam Seminary in 2019 as an instructor of the Taḥfīẓ program while alongside continuing a specialization in the Advanced Islamic Jurisprudence program at Darul Iftaa Chicago under the tutelage of Mufti Abrar Mirza. 

Mawlana Jibril Mohammed was born and raised in Florida. He completed his memorization of the Quran in 2014 from Islamic Center of Broward (presently known as Madinatul Uloom Institute). He then further pursued Islamic studies and obtained his ʿālimīyah degree from Madrasah Arabia Islamia in South Africa. His dedication to scholarship led him to enroll in a two-year post-alimiyyah hadith specialization program at Madrasat al-Ulum al-Shariyyah in South Africa, where he successfully completed his studies in 2023.

Mufti Junaid Ajmeri was born and raised in the Chicagoland area and began his Islamic studies with the memorization of the Quran at DarusSalam Seminary (Lombard, IL) at the age of 10. After completing his hifz, he continued his studies at the same institution by enrolling in the seven-year ‘Alimiyya program. In parallel, Mufti Junaid was also completing his high school education at DarusSalam, which he finished in 2019. He graduated the ‘Alimiyya program with honors in 2022. He was accepted into Darul Iftaa Chicago in the same year to specialize in the field of fiqh and issuing legal verdicts (iftāʾ) under the tutelage of Mufti Abrar Mirza (may Allah ﷻ accept and reward him), which he completed in 2024. He currently serves as a Taḥfiẓ and Tanwir instructor at DarusSalam Seminary.