Ustadh Abdulhanan Ghani grew up in Reading, PA and is currently the Imam of Masjid As Sabireen in Reading. He is a Graduate of the Islamic University of Madinah in the Faculty of Islamic Law, Majoring in Fiqh and the Principles of Fiqh. While in Madinah, he attained an Ijaza...

Asalam alaikum everyone, my name is sister Hind Ibrahim, I am a proud Egyptian and a thankful mother of three; my youngest, Omar is in fourth grade and my middle child and only girl, Zena is a sophomore, my oldest, Mohamed is a senior expecting to graduate this year inshallah....

Hafidha Safiyyah Islam graduated as an Alimah in Islamic Studies from Madrassah Mu’einul Islam in Zakariyya Park, South Africa. She completed Hifẓ al-Qur’ān at Masjid Omar bin Abdul Aziz in Greater Atlanta, Georgia. She is passionate about serving and mentoring Muslim youth and spends her time conducting Ḥalaqahs and organizing...

Bilal Baqai is a graduate of Drexel University with a Masters in Civil Engineering, currently he works for DCNR.  He studied classical Arabic at Bayyinah Institute’s Dream Program in Dallas. He currently sits with various Mashaik to continue his Islamic and Arabic Studies. In his free time, Bilal enjoys playing...

Hafidha Sidra Afzal-Baqai is pursuing her degree in psychology, communication and minor in sociology. She served as MSA president for her campus in 2018. She has been teaching Arabic, Quran and Islamic Studies to students for the past 8 years and was an active leader in MCNA/YM. She studied for...

Ustadh Usama Baqai began his journey of Islamic Knowledge in Ajax, Canada where he completed the memorization of the Quran during high school. He went on to study Arabic and Islamic Studies locally in the Philadelphia area while working towards his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting at Temple University. Ustadh Usama...

Sister Heeba Malik grew up in Maryland and moved to Pennsylvania in 2018. Growing up, she attended Al-Huda School in College Park, MD before she went on to pursue Hifdh. Upon completion, she continued her education at UMBC where she acquired a degree in Health Administration and Policy. As a...

Sr Shamun Kabir believes all students are capable of learning and mastering at their own pace when given the accurate tools and atmosphere inshallah.  The majority of her earlier literature and research explore the role of cognitive theory on learning, and assessment and treatment strategies of childhood & adolescence disorders....

Sister Seham Amer began her study of the Quran 25 years ago, which involved her teaching and memorizing the Quran in different Masjids in Egypt, until she attended the Center of Quranic Studies in Al-Mokattam, Egypt. Following the teachings of the Center of Quranic Studies in Al-Azhar, she completed her...

Sister Ayesha Sharif has been teaching for the past 14 years in Islamic school setting.  She joins IQRA Academy as the Lead QI (Quran/Islamic Studies) Teacher. Sr. Ayesha brings with her 14 years experience, Ijazah in Al-Nouraniyah from Sheikh Mohammad Farooq Al-Raee, Al-Furqan Center, Jeddah Saudi Arabia, as well as...