It is our pleasure and privilege to inform you of a very rare, historical, monumental and outstanding activity of our beloved sheikh Wissam ElTom. In 2014, he has been honoured by Dar-al-Fatwa, Tripoli, Lebanon, for his poem of 1193 verses composed on the issue of Qur’anic studies aiding in the memorization of the Qur’an. Subhan Allah, in over 800 years no Qur’anic or Islamic scholar has written such works! In fact, only very few scholars in our history have composed poems in similar verses of the Qur’an such as Imam Al-Sakhawi in 7th century hijri with ‘only’ 400 verses. 

The highest scholars of Lebanon have identified Sheikh Wissam’s poem as "…a complete reference for scholars and teachers, and those who are memorizing or had memorized the Qur’an…"

We have been very blessed to have Sheikh Wissam in our IOU family and we ask Allah to reward him with the highest Jannah and all the best of this world also. Congratulations Sheikh!

For the recording of the ceremony honouring sheikh Wissam ElTom, please view the following links. (Arabic only).

1) (speech of Mufti Dr. Malik)  – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj55yUOJWqk

2) (speech of Dr. Sheikh Majed Al Darwish)  – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afybK1z1QgI

3) (Dr. Majid Darwish, director of religious affairs and a professor of jurisprudence and hadeeth, and Dr. Ziad Hajj, sheikh of reciters) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afybK1z1QgI