Shaykh Sameh has completed the memorization of the whole Quran (hafs), Alhumdulillah at the tender age of 8. Over the years, Shaykh Sameh has received several awards in recognition of his recitation. He later graduated from the University of Al-Azhar, Faculty of Language and Translation. He then served as Imam of the Grand Masjid in Riyadh from 2006-2011.
From 2014-2018 he taught Quran and tajweed in the faculty of Islamic Sciences (E-Learning), Al Azhar University.

Br. Muhmmad Umar Farooq was born in Chitwan, Nepal. He graduated from Jamiah Saiyyid Abdul Hasan Ali Nadwi School, Nepal with a qualification in Qur’an memorization (hifdh) in 2014. He later obtained his Diploma in the Arabic Language from Jamiah Saiyyid Ahmed Shaheed School, India.

Some years later in 2019, he achieved an Intermediate level Diploma in the Arabic Language from the Mahad Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama school in India. He has also taken full advantage of the courses offered at the International Open University and is the proud recipient of diplomas in Tajweed and Qur’an Memorization from the Global Qur’an Memorization Center (GQMC). He has also successfully
completed the GQMC Ijazah course. Br. Umar has worked as a dawah activist and served as vice-imam at the Masjid Abul Hasan, Nepal. Since, 2016 he has been leading the taraweeh prayer as imam at Masjid Abul Hasan, Nepal. He also participated in the National Level Qur’an Memorization competition of Nepal, where he proudly won first place, as well as the National Level Hifdh and Tajweed competition in 2016 where he took second place. He then went on to again win first place in the Nepal Hifdh and Tajweed competition in 2018. He also participated in the International Quran memorization competition of Dubai in 2018. Br. Umar is fluent in the English, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi, and Nepali languages.

Br. Luqman Katamuro was born in Tanga, Tanzania. He attended the Ibun Jazry Islamic School where he obtained a certificate in Qur’an memorization. Some years later, in 2017, he also obtained an Ijaza license for the narration of hafs at the same school.

He successfully completed up to the advanced level of Islamic Studies at the IlHaramain Islamic Centre. In 2019, he acquired another license for ijaza for the narration of hafs online and is currently pursuing his degree at the International University of Africa. From the onset, Br Katamuro has been putting his knowledge to good use and has been a Qur’an teacher since 2013. He was a supervisor and official member in the administration of the recitation of the Quran for two years. In 2020, he was a guest of honor and supervisor at the Allstars Quran Competition in Sudan and performed the taraweeh prayer at the Mjimwema Mosque at Dar e Salaam, Tanzania. He also participated in the 24th Global Quran competition in 2017 in Egypt. Br. Luqman is fluent in English, Arabic, and Swahili.

Usman Yahaya Yola is a highly trained teacher with more than 10 years of experience in memorizing and teaching of the Noble Qur’an. Passionate and motivated, he holds honors in recitation (Sanad), 3 certificates in Tajweed and many awards in Qur’an recitation. He holds a prestigious Qur’anic Ijazah on the Tayyibah and the Shatibiyyah method from El-fajr Charitable Foundation and Islamic Online University respectively. In addition to this, he has pursued an Associate of Arts from Aminu Kano College of Islamic and Legal Studies, Kano Nigeria. He has been a preacher of the Qur’an and teacher of the Arabic language since 1997 when he started teaching at the Khulafaur Rahideen Ridwan Islamiyya and Kano State Teachers Service Board. He progressed as a Transaction Officer at in-sourcing limited and is currently the Director & Coordinator at Khulafa’u Rahideen Tahfiz Institute. Br. Usman is a problem solver, an active listener and is known for his aptitude in critical decision making.

Mohamed Hamdy Al Nabawy graduated with honors from the Al-Azhar University and holds a prestigious Bachelor’s degree in Sharia and Law and a Master’s degree in the same field from Ain Shams University. He holds more than 20 glorious certificates in memorizing the Noble Qur’an, rules of Tawheed and seven recitations in the Qur’an. Shaykh Mohamed Hamdy possesses an Ijazah in the seven recitations from the Institute of Qiraat from the Al Azhar University. Additionally, he received an Ijazah Ijazah from Shaikh Dughbag Abdullah.He humbly began his passion for spreading Islamic knowledge by giving Friday sermons and leading various mosques for 11 years. He worked as a knowledgeable teacher of the Noble Qur’an until 2015. He currently works as a teacher of the Arabic language, Qur’an and Islamic Studies in Studio Arabiya and benefits non-native students by helping them understand the religion of Islam. He is passionate about spreading the knowledge of Qur’an to those who seek it.

Farhan holds an Ijazah in Riwayah of Imam Hafs from Aasim. He’s an All India Hifzul Qur’an Contest Winner. He founded Tajweed Essentials Learning Community. At the same time, he is also a Certified Soft skills Trainer and a holder of Bachelor’s degree in Hadith sciences from the College of Hadith and Islamic Studies, Bangalore, India. He is also the 2017 world topper in Islamic Studies & Arabic Language Cambridge International A-Level qualifications.
Fluent in Arabic, English, and Urdu. An Inspirational Public Speaker & Content writer. Moreover, he is also an experienced Arabic to English translator.

Mohammad Yusuf is a highly skilled mentor with strong academic achievements in education and Islamic studies. After completing his high school from Balkumari College in 2011, he completed an extensive course on Hifdh (Quran Memorization) in 2014 from Jamiah Sayyid Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi, Chitwan Nepal and a Bachelor’s degree in Education from the Tribhuvan University. He then pursued a Higher Diploma in Islamic Studies (2017) (BMAIS) from IOU, a Master’s degree in Education (2018) at Tribhuvan University and an Ijazah course from GQMC, IOU in 2019.

Mohammad Yusuf has served as a vice-imam at Makki Jame Masjid, Chitwan Nepal. He has offered his services as a teacher at Jamiah Sayyid Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi, Chitwan Nepal, as an Assistant lecturer at Balkumari College, Tribhuvan University, as and as an academic and program advisor at Jamiah Sayyid Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi. He also specializes in teaching Tajweed to students from different corners of the world at International Open University.

With more than 30 years of work experience in teaching the Quran in Cairo.

Sr. Soheir completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature at Ain Shams University in Cairo. She brings her extensive knowledge of Tajweed to IOU. She supports students coming from multiple backgrounds while conducting her classes in both English and Arabic.

Ustadha Soheir brings in depth academic knowledge to the table with a degree in Quran studies, Arabic , Fiqh and Aqidah. She had ijazaa in hafs and Shu’ba an aasem.

Sister Umm Rukhaiya has a bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences. She had ijazaa in hafs an aasem reading with a chain connected to Prophet Mohammed (SAW). She is now a student in Pathway Institute in islamic Diploma for Dawaa an she has also enrolled herself in Khatma of kaloon an nafi reading, shouba an aasem reading, and warsh an nafi reading.

Sr. Mona is a graduate of Al Azhar University, Egypt. She holds ijazah in riwayah Hafs.

Sr. Noha Sultan is a highly skilled mentor with strong academic achievements in education and Islamic studies. After completing her Educational degree she went on to complete an Islamic Studies degree at Ebadu-Rahman Institute. She also pursued a diploma in Tajweed (Tohfat Al-Atfal) and received an Ijazah in Hafs al Asem

She has over 10 years of experience in teaching the Quran and Tajweed. Sr. Noha is a great motivator and an inspiration to those whom she has taught.

Umm Mazen Sister Umm Rukhaiya has a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture from Cairo University. She later completed an Islamic Studies degree from AL Rahma Institute with a focus on the interpretation of the Quran. She had ijazaa in hafs an aasem and Shu’ba reading.

Umm Mazen has been working with IOU since 2014. She has over 15 years experience teaching the Quran to non-Arabic speakers in many different educational institutes.