_ **Services** _ ⚫I teach Islamic studies programmes for both adults and children. I provide clear learning objectives for learners whilst also applying tried and tested strategies for learning within my teaching. My courses are structured with each unit/lesson following an outlined programme timetable (see example of course information below). ⚫My specialist service is that I also teach Islamic studies to Muslim children with Specialist Learning Difficulties ⚫I conduct Muslim marriage ceremonies - ( عقد زواج و النكاح). Often, I have also delivered such ceremonies for reverts whilst accommodating within my talk for their families in attendance. ⚫I deliver ‘Eid and Jumu’ah Khutbah in a manner that appeals to and is made relevant for younger audiences. ⚫ I convey Islamic talks and reminders online and in community centres/Masaajid that can be both subject specific and also relate, where relevant, to the the Hijri calendar. At the time of writing, I have just delivered guidance on how to spend Dhu al-Hijjah. This advice was made on behalf of the Muslim Council of Britain for their Islam 101 users. ⚫I am responsible for answering the Islam 101 queries made to the relevant Muslim Council of Britain. These queries, for the most part, are made by non-Muslim audiences. _ **My Qualifications** _ ✔️ Classical Arabic and Islamic Studies ⚫ 6 year full-time programme at a UK Islamic seminary ⚫ Qualified with Shahadatul Alimiyyah ⚫ _Final grade:_ ⭐Makbool ⭐ ✔️ Social Science, Natural Science and Islamic Counselling Diploma at Cambridge Muslim College ⚫ 18 modular full time programme ⚫ Taught by world renown senior scholars, academics and practitioners from the University of Cambridge and beyond. ⚫ _Final grade:_ ⭐ 18 written exams (Passed with merit/distinction) ⭐ 12 assignments (Passed with merit/distinction) ✔️ Bachelor of Arts Politics and International Relations ⚫ Three years (Full-Time) ⚫ _Final grade:_ ⭐Passed with First-Class Hons I completed a few counselling courses at the University of Leicester and received training from Muslim therapists at Cambridge Muslim College. The training at CMC focused on addiction issues and domestic violence. ❗❗❗ **Please see within my profile photos my certificates for these courses listed above** ❗❗❗ ____________________________________________________ _ **Some Names of Senior Muslim Scholars/Practitioners Who Have Taught Me on a Full-time Basis** _ ✔️ Senior Ulama residing within Leicester (UK) including ✔️ Shaykh al Hadith Mawlana Adam Lunat ✔️ Dr Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad (also known as Timothy Winter) ✔️ Dr Mufti Abdar Rahman Mangera ✔️ Dr Shaykh Yassir Qureshy ✔️ Dr Shaykh Yahya Rhodus ✔️ Professor Jonathon A.C. Brown (Islamic Studies) ✔️ Hakim Salim Khan (Islamic Medicine) _ **Other Academics/Practitioners Who I Have Also Studied By** _ ✔️ Professor Muhammad Abdel Haleem OBE, FCIL (Islamic Studies) ✔️ Tarek el-Diwany (Economist and Author) ✔️ Dr Rabia Malik MRCGP (Holistic Aesthetic Doctor) ____________________________________________________ _ **Classes I Have Previously Taught** _ ⚫Al Quran (recitation and memorization) (تلاوة وحفظ القرآن) ⚫Arabic Grammar, Morphology and Syntax (القواعد والنحو والصرف) ⚫Islamic History and Civilization (التاريخ الإسلامي) ⚫Hadith Studies (أحاديث) ⚫'Ashari Creed (عقيدة) ⚫Quranic Exegesis (تفسير‎) ⚫ Tasawwuf or purification and transformation of the heart (تصوّف) ____________________________________________________ _ **My Imam Connect Courses** _ _**Course 1: Learn to Read the Qur’an (Can be adapted to suit specialist needs)**_ _❗ **Course Aims and Objectives**❗_ ✔️Progress learners from instructional reading to an independent reading of the Quran. ✔️ Build the Arabic language literacy skills of learners through shared reading, games (for children), and activities. ✔️Model for learners the correct pronunciation of the letters of the Arabic alphabet so that they may attain greater precision within their recitation as opposed to making approximate sounds. ✔️Introduce to learners the correct makhaarij al-Hurrof (place from which the sound of each Arabic letter originates) and sifaat al-Huroof (the factor that differentiates two letters which have the same makhraj from each other) of each letter within the Arabic alphabet. ✔️Provide learners with access to relevant interactive resources in order to advance their recitation proficiency level. ____________________________________________________ _**Course 2: Islamic Creed: Principles of Faith (5 Units**)_ ⚫ Unit 1: The Case for Allah’s Existence ⚫ Unit 2: Why Does God Ask People to Worship Him? ⚫ Unit 3: The Proofs of Prophethood ⚫ Unit 4: Qur’an: The Living Literary Miracle ⚫ Unit 5: Divine Decree ❗ If there happens to be a keen interest in other subject areas, I can offer to teach courses that I have delivered previously and are listed above. ❗ Courses can be also be designed to meet specific needs of learners. ❗ Please contact me to discuss your learning needs.