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Born in Bangladesh and raised in Paterson, New Jersey, Mufti Shibbir began memorizing the Quran at a young age. His first Madrasah was his very home, under the guidance of his beloved father Ml. Abdur Razzak. He later enrolled in Darul Uloom New York (in Queens, NY), in the year 1999, and completed the memorization of the Holy Quran in 2001 under the head Ustaad, Hafidh Abul Khayr Sahib. He then began studying the primary years of Alim Course at the same institute under Mufti Ruhul Amin who is the head Mufti of Sharia Board New York and is also the author of several renowned books.

Mufti Shibbir then traveled to South Africa in the year 2003, and completed his Alim Course at the renowned Institute, Madrasah Arabiyyah Islamiah (also known as Darul Uloom Azaadville). His teachers included Shaikhul Hadith Mawlana Fadhlur Rahman Azmi and Mufti Saeed Mutara. He was also blessed with the companionship of the late Qari of South Africa, Qari Ismael Ishaq (RH). Mufti Shibbir has also completed the seven modes of recitation (Saba Qiraat) under Qari Sahab’s supervision. Upon completion of his Alim Course, Mufti Shibbir traveled to Bangladesh and completed his master’s degree in Islamic Jurisprudence (Iftaa Course) at Markaz al Da’wah Al-Islamiyyah in Dhaka, Bangladesh in the year 2010, under the guidance of Mufti Abul Hasan, Mufti Yahya, and Shaykh Abdul Malik (who is a renowned student of Shaikh Abdul Fattah Abu Ghuddah (rh) and Shaikul Islam Mufti Taqi Uthmani).

As of 2010, Mufti Shibbir has been teaching at Darul Uloom New Jersey in Paterson where many students have graduated as Huffaaz under his guidance. In 2015, he was appointed as the Principal of Darul Uloom New Jersey.

Born in Sylhet, Bangladesh, Mufti Fatehul Islam started his education at a young age. Growing up in a family of Huffaz and Ulama, he quickly memorized the Quran-e Karim. While in Sylhet he completed his initial years of the Alim Course in Jamiah Tawakkuliyyah Ranga under the special guidance of Mowlana Abdul Wadud Sahib (RH) and Mufti Ghulam Mustafa Sahib (who is the renowned student of Shaikh Yousuf Binnori (RH)]. He then traveled to Jamiah Shar’iyah Malibaagh Dhaka and completed his Alim Course where he studied under great Islamic Scholars like Shaikul Hadith Qadhi Mutasim Billah (Student of Shaikh Hussain Ahmed Madani) (RH), Shaikh Molana Ja’far Ahmed Sahib, Mufti Mahmudul Hasan, and Mowlana Abu Sabir Abdullah Sahib (who is the author of Awnut Tirmidhi).

In 2006, he received his master’s degree on Islamic Jurisprudence from the same institution. Upon graduation, he was appointed as the Imam and Khateeb of Khil Goan Masjid in Dhaka. During his Imamat, he also taught as a full time teacher at Darul Uloom Khil Goan where he taught books such as Mishkatul Masabih, Hidaya, Sharhul Aqaid, Maqamaat Hariri, Mukhtasarul Maani, Kafiyah, and many other books until his arrival to America in the year 2010.

As of 2010, Mufti Fatehul Islam has been serving as the Imam and resident scholar of Masjid Jalalabad in Paterson, New Jersey and is also the Vice Principal of Darul Uloom New Jersey.

Maulana Muaz Billoo grew up in Astoria, NY and would go on to graduate from the Bronx High School of Science wherein he served the young Muslim community. He would move on to New Jersey wherein he earned his Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Rutgers University, and served as a Dawah Coordinator therein.

It was during this time period that he began an intensive study of the sacred Islamic Sciences in a local institution known as Darul Hidayah. In 2016 he would enroll in the prestigious institution, Darul Quran Was Sunnah wherein he would go on to study the various Islamic sciences such as Tafsir, Usul al-Tafsir, Hadith, Usul al-Hadith, Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, History, Logic, Arabic Morphology, Syntax and others, graduating in 2020 under the tutelage of Mufti Ruhul Amin Sahib and Mufti Nauman Vazir Sahib.

Currently, Maulana Muaz is an instructor at Darul Uloom New Jersey, located in Paterson, NJ, wherein he teaches the various Islamic sciences in addition to the physical sciences, and delivers weekly lectures on the Tafsir of the Quran. He is furthering his studies in the fields of Ilm al-Kalam, Qira'at, Usul al-Fiqh, and is attempting to specialize in the Hadith sciences under the guidance of Mufti Ruhul Amin, with a particular focus on the rich intellectual legacy of the Muhaddith of the 20th Century, Allamah Abdur Rashid al-Nu'mani.

Alimah Umm Ihsaan was blessed with an Islamic environment since she was born in Manhattan, New York. She grew up in the presence of many scholars and therefore, unaware of its importance, she had learned fluent recitation of the Qur’an, basic Arabic Grammar, and Islamic Jurisprudence at her very own home under the supervision of her beloved father, Ml Mohammad Muhibbur Rahman. This environment paved the way for her joining an Islamic Institution for further expanding her knowledge of Deen. She completed her Alimah course at Darul Rasheed, the well-known Madrasah in Buffalo, NY, run under the supervision of Dr. Ismail Memon Madani, the Khalifa of the late Shaikul Hadith Maulana Muhammad Zakariyya Kaandhalwi RA (Author of Fadhaail e A'maal). During her last two years of her course she volunteered in a student teacher program and helped impart basic Islamic knowledge to younger students. After graduating in 2007, she had the honor of taking up a teaching position at her alma mater where she was privileged to teach alongside of her own teachers.

In 2010, she returned to her hometown of Brooklyn, NYC. There, she taught various books of the Alimah course in two Islamic Institutions: - Darul Uloom New York and Darul Uloom Zakariya, both located in Jamaica, New York. While teaching, she attended various Islamic seminars and functions in different parts of NYC, in which she delivered talks and lectures. She also started a program of her own in Manhattan, NY, where she held regular classes and taught children Quran on the weekends at her family's personal Maktab.

In 2012 Alimah Umm Ihsaan moved to New Jersey where she now lives with her husband and two children. For two years, she held weekend classes for teens and young women. These classes covered basic Islamic knowledge as well as some books from the Alimah course. As of September 2021, she has been the director of the Banaat division of Darul Uloom New Jersey. Teaching and imparting the knowledge she acquired unto others is her calling. She embraced this calling and dedicated her life to it, in hopes of the betterment of her community and the Muslim Ummah.

Umm Ibrahim was born in Bangladesh, moved to the US at the age of 6 and resided in Queens, NY until her marriage.

She acquired her Bachelor of Science in Education and a minor in International Relations from St John’s University and Bachelor of History in William Paterson University. While in St. Johns University she served as the Public Relations coordinator and treasurer for Muslim world refugee crisis organizations.

While acquiring her Bachelors in St. Johns University, she worked as a Resident Life coordinator/monitor and taught History and ESL in Arts and Letters Academy and volunteered in Al-Mamoor School Queens, NY.

Upon completion of her Bachelors, she co founded Big Apple Learning Center in NYC, while serving as an research Intern & Transcriptionist for Paterson Museum & National Park Paterson, NJ.

Umm Ibrahim has been with Darul Uloom New Jersey since September 2021.

She endeavors to bring academic excellence to her students, while maintaining integrity respective to traditional Islamic foundation.

Binte Badrul Islam was born in Sylhet, Bangladesh and moved to Saudia Arabia at the age of 4. She resided in Dammam, KSA until her marriage after which she moved to the US in 2020.

She did her schooling in a private school that follows the University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate. There, she studied English, Arabic and Bengali. She did her IGCSE O level and GCE A level and passed with excellent results while in that school. She has multiple awards and certificates for her participation and achievements. For a year, she home-tutored few middle school students for academic subjects by implementing the school curriculum during the summer break. She was also home-tutored by qualified Islamic Scholars. Currently, she is doing her Bachelors of Science in Biology at Montclair State University. She has been on the Dean’s List several times while doing her bachelors. She acquired her Pharmacy Technician license in 2021 and works as a Pharmacy Technician alongside her education. Binte Badrul Islam has been with Darul Uloom New Jersey since September, 2021.

She aspires to provide academic excellence to her students while maintaining the principles of Islam.

Bint Naser grew up in Paterson, NJ. She was raised with strong Islamic values from a young age and went on to graduate Al-Ghazaly highschool. There, she was taught basic Islamic knowledge and learned the importance of instilling principles from the Quran and Sunnah in her daily life.

She recently graduated magna cum laude from NJIT honors college, with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and a minor in Environmental Science. While acquiring her degree, she worked as a teaching assistant for a biology course.

Upon graduating, Bint Naser worked as a virtual research assistant for a visual artist at Columbus museum, while also working as a tutor for elementary and middle school students, teaching various academic subjects.

Bint Naser has been with Darul Uloom NJ since September 2021.

She aspires to prepare her students to meet academic challenges while also upholding Islamic values.

Bint ‘Ubaidullah Saleem was born and raised in a household of ‘Ulama in Elgin, IL.

She grew up in the company of her great grandfather, Maulana Na’eem Saleem Sahib (may Allah have mercy on him), who served as an Ustadh of the Dawrah Hadith class at the prestigious Darul ‘Uloom Deoband, and thereafter held the same position at Darul ‘Uloom Deoband Waqf, wherein he taught alongside some of the greatest scholars of that time, such as Maulana Anzar Shah al-Kashmiri, who was the son of ‘Allamah Anwar Shah al-Kashmiri. He (Hazrat Maulana Na’eem) was also a close friend of one of the greatest minds and Islamic thinkers of the past century, Qari Tayyib Sahib, who was the grandson of the founder of Darul ‘Uloom Deoband, Maulana Qasim Nanotwi, and he served as the principal of Darul ‘Uloom Deoband for over fifty years. Maulana Na’eem Sahib moved to Elgin, IL in the 1990s, wherein Bint ‘Ubaidullah grew up watching him write his expansive tafseer, Anwar al-Qur’an. He would go on to serve as the Shaikh al-Hadith at the Institute of Islamic Education, passing away into the mercy of Allah in 2008.

Bint ‘Ubaidullah also grew up in the company of her esteemed grandfather, Maulana ‘Abdullah Saleem Sahib (may Allah allow us to continually benefit from him), who graduated from Darul ‘Uloom Deoband in the 1950s and studied under great luminaries such as Shaikh al-Islam Maulana Husain Ahmad Madani, Maulana Ibrahim Balyawi, and Maulana Fakhruddin Sahib (may Allah have mercy on them all). He also benefitted tremendously from the company of Qari Tayyib Sahib. Maulana ‘Abdullah Saleem Sahib would go on to become the head instructor for the Qira’at program at Darul ‘Uloom Deoband, receiving the title of Sadr al-Qurra. Many students studied under him, including Qari Ahmadullah Sahib, who is the current Sadr al-Qurra at Darul ‘Uloom Dabhel. Maulana ‘Abdullah Saleem Sahib moved to the United States in the 1980s and would go on to establish the Institute of Islamic Education in Elgin, IL, wherein he currently serves as the Shaikh al-Hadith.

Having grown up in such an environment of Islamic knowledge, Bint ‘Ubaidullah was embedded with a love for Qur’an and the science of Tajweed, which drove her to focus on completing her memorization of the Qur’an. Simultaneously, she would go on to study and memorize a significant portion of the Muqaddamah Jazariyyah, an essential primer in the study of Tajweed. She has served as a part-time Qur’an teacher in IIE and is currently a Qur’an teacher in Darul ‘Uloom New Jersey. She is currently working towards completing the memorization of the Qur’an. May Allah Ta’ala allow her to complete her memorization safely, securely, and swiftly.