Our Faculty & Staff

ALhussnain Faculty

At AlHussnain Seminary we are blessed to have a decorated staff that have been educated in the Islamic Sciences as well as in secular fields. Along with that, a majority of our staff have been born and raised in the US making them aware of the needs of the American Muslim community and understanding them.

Shaykh Ramzi Al-Habib

Shaykh Ramzi Al-Habib

Darul Uloom Faislabad, Pakistan

Shaykh Ramzi Al-Habib

Mufti Yasir Nadeem al Wajidi

Mufti Yasir Nadeem al Wajidi

Darul Uloom Deoband, India

Dr. Mufti Yasir Nadeem, aka Mufti Yasir Nadeem al Wajidi is the director of Darul Uloom Online, a lead teacher of the Institute of Islamic Education Elgin IL. USA and Jamiatul Hasnain Indiana USA. He is a writer, a public speaker and a strong voice for the rights of minorities in India. He is the host of an online talk show, Surgical Strike. He is also the deputy chairman of an Islamic research journal, Islamic Literature Review.

He graduated from Darul Uloom Deoband in the year 2001. He also completed a one year course in the Arabic Language and Literature in 2002, and followed that with a one year Ifta (Legal Verdicts) course in 2003. In 2004, he moved to the United States of America (USA) to earn a postgraduate degree in Arabic literature in 2005. In 2012, he completed his Ph.D. at the International Islamic University, Malaysia and his area of specialization was the Prophetic Sciences.

He authored a best seller in 2004, Globalization and Islam. In 2014, he authored an Urdu book, Tarikh e Tajdeed e Deen and a trilingual dictionary, al Qamus al Asri.

Ustadh Mohammed Nomair

Ustadh Mohammed Nomair

Jamia Hasnain, Pakistan

Ustadh Mohammed Nomair Chughtai was born in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan and was brought up in Montreal, Canada. While in Montreal, he studied French and completed his High School. At the same time, he also studied Quran and Tajweed at Madani Masjid in Montreal. After being introduced to the work of Tabligh, he went through spiritual changes.
He then decided to pursue Islamic knowledge, hence traveling abroad to Pakistan. He began his studies upon his admission in Jamia Binori town Karachi, where he completed his first year of Aalim Course. He then transferred to Jamia Hasnain, in Faisalabad to conclude the remaining years of his Aalim Course, under the guidance and supervision of the famous Maulana Tariq Jamil, along with other prominent scholars.
Thereafter, he graduated from Jamia Hasnain in May 2014. He then moved to Madrasah Tul Husnain in Indiana, USA to begin spreading his knowledge amongst others. Thus, he started teaching subjects like Arabic Speech and Composition, Arabic Morphology, Arabic Literature, Arabic Syntax Islamic Jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh), Principles of Tafsīr: Islamic Law, and Tafsir.

Contact Ustadh Nomair at: [email protected]

 

Ustadh Shamaas Nyazee

Ustadh Shamaas Nyazee

Jamia Hasnain, Pakistan

Ustadh Shamaas Nyazee was born and raised in St. Louis, MO. He attended Islamic school until 8th grade. He then went to Parkway West High school from which he graduated in 2009. He had plans of going to college, but all that changed due to the effort made by Mufti Minhaj on the youth of St. Louis.
After high school Shamaas decided to take a year off before college to Memorize the Qur’an. He finished the memorization of the Qur’an with Shaykh Haroon at Darul Qur’an Foundation in January 2010 in a span of about 8 months. With the mercy of Allah and with the advice of his teachers, he decided to further expand his horizon and pursue the Prophetic Knowledge.
In September of that same year, he travelled to Pakistan to study at Jamia Hasnain Faisalabad. The jamia was started by renowned scholar and orator, Shaykh Tariq Jamil. There he studied for six years under senior teachers such as Shaykh Ramzi Al Habib, Shaykh Ubaidullah, Mufti Ahmed Ali and Maulana Tariq Jamil himself. In between breaks he would come and attend summer courses to complete some undergraduate studies. After graduating in 2016 at the top of his class, he returned to America and is now teaching subjects that include but are not limited to: Rhetoric (Balagah), Seerah, Islamic Jurisprudence, Principles of Jurisprudence and Arabic literature at Madrasah Tul Hussnain in Indianapolis, IN.

 

Contact Ustadh Shamaas at: [email protected]

Ustadh Muhammad Imran

Ustadh Muhammad Imran

Jamia Hasnain, Pakistan

Ustadh Muhammad Imran was born and raised in Lahore, Pakistan. He completed high school in 1999. He made the decision to take part in a 40 day Jamaat after having heard the motivational words of Shaykh Tariq Jamil at the Raiwind ijtimah of 1999. During his time in Jamaat, he was inspired to begin committing the Qur’an to memory.
Maulana Imran completed his memorization of the Qur’an in 2002 from Jami’ah al-Ashrafiya. He then wished to further pursue the Islamic Sciences and this brought him to Jamia Hasnain Faisalabad, Pakistan the institute of Shaykh Tariq Jamil. He was one of the first students to study at the institute since it was incepted in 1999. He studied the Islamic sciences at the hands of renowned scholars such as Shaykh Tariq Jamil, Shaykh Ramzi al-Habib al-Tunisi, Shaykh Ubaidullah and Mufti Ahmed Ali just to name a few.
After graduation from Jamia Hassanain, he spent one year in Jamaat and then began his teaching career at Jami’ah Mahd-ul-Hasan in Lahore. While teaching, he worked on his Bachelors in Arts at Punjab University in Lahore, which he completed in 2012. He also attained his Masters in Islamic studies from Punjab University in 2014. Shortly thereafter, in spring of 2016, he relocated to Indianapolis, Indiana and started teaching at Madrasah Tul Hussnain. He teaches subjects that include but are not limited to: Arabic Syntax, Arabic Literature, Arabic Conversion, Seerah (Prophetic History) and jurisprudence.

Contact Ustadh Imran at: [email protected]

 

Ustadh Arsslan Shaikh

Ustadh Arsslan Shaikh

Darul Uloom Karachi , Pakistan

Ustadh Arsslan Shaikh joined Al-Hussnain Institute of Islamic Sciences Indianapolis, IN in June, 2019. He was born in New York and completed his primary education in Ypsilanti, MI. He finished memorization of Qurān from Madrasah Islamiah Houston, TX in 2005. He completed his secondary education in Missouri City, TX in 2009.
Being born and raised in an educated and moral religious environment, he had not only developed a vision but had set his heart to learn and acquire the knowledge of Deen. In pursuit of this goal he traveled to Pakistan in 2010. He started his studies at JAMIA IBN-E-ABBAS, a renowned institution established by the famous religious figure Dr. Amjad Ali, former Dean of Liaqat National Hospital Karachi. There he had the opportunity to learn from great scholars from; Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Tunisia, Syria, Iraq, Mali, Somalia, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. He was blessed to study under the tutelage of, and have the Suhbā (company) of these Arab Mashāikh. There he studied for 7 years and completed a Double Majors in Arabic Language and its Sciences, and Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh), while completing a wide range of classical texts in the Islamic Sciences.
After that he went to JAMIA DARUL ULOOM Karachi for his Ālamiyya (M.A.) There he had the opportunity to learn from great religious luminaries: Justice Mufti Taqi Usmani, Mufti Rafi Usmani, Mufti Mehmood Ashraf, Maulana Azizulrahman, and Mufti Abdullah Sakharwi. He graduated from there and received Ijāzah (certification) of Hadith from Mufti Taqi Usmani and Mufti Rafi Usmani.
Later on he went for his Post Graduate Studies in Iftā (Islamic Rulings) at DARUL-IFTĀ JAMIA IBN-E-ABBAS Karachi in 2018. Meanwhile he completed a Basic Diploma in Fiqh of Halal Food, Medicine, and Cosmetics (level 1), from Albalagh Academy U.K. a joint program by Albalagh Academy and HFSAA.
Upon returning to the USA in 2019 he continued his Post Graduate Studies in Iftā and started a 2-year Advance Diploma in Fiqh of Halal Food, Medicine, and Cosmetics (level 2), a program by Albalagh Academy U.K. and HFSAA USA, to excel and pursue the vast field of Islamic Knowledge. He is currently working at Al-Hussnain Institute of Islamic Sciences in Indianapolis, IN as an Ustādh. He teaches a wide range of subjects like: Arabic Language (speaking and composition), Arabic Literature and Prose, Tajweed, and Rhetoric (Balagha).

Contact Ustadh Arsslan at: [email protected]

 

Ustadh Suleyman Ahmed

Ustadh Suleyman Ahmed

Institute of Islamic Education, Illinois

Ustadh Suleyman Ahmed was born in Hyderabad, India. His family moved to The United States and settled in New York City while he was very young. While there, he attended a private elementary school and received many awards in his favorite subject: science. He then dedicated himself to completing Hifz studies. Ustadh Suleyman’s parents had always dreamt of him becoming a Hafiz. By the grace of Allah (ﷻ), he became a Hafiz at a young age.
After finishing middle school, he attended a private high school in Brooklyn, New York, achieving excellent grades. During that time, he also began ālim studies. After studying for two years in New York and Chicago, he found his way to AlHussnain Seminary in Indianapolis. He was a member of the first graduating class in 2017. Ustadh Suleyman studied under the personal supervision of the esteemed and revered Sheikh Ramzi Al-Habib and Mufti Ahmed Ali from Pakistan as well as Shaykh Ayyub Hansbai, Maulana Sulaiman Sadiq, Maulana MD. Sarwar Hossain, Maulana Muhammad Imran, and Maulana Nomair Chugtai.
For his final year, he attended the Institute of Islamic Education (IIE) in Elgin, Illinois. He studied under the highly esteemed scholar and one of the few remaining students of Maulana Hussain Ahmed Madani: Maulana Abdullah Saleem. Along with him, Ustadh Suleyman was blessed with the guidance of many well-regarded scholars, such as the world-renowned scholar Mufti Yasir Nadeem. He also studied advanced aqīdah (creed) under Sheikh Amin Kholwadia.
Suleyman graduated in May 2018 from IIE and returned to AlHussnain Seminary the following August as a teacher by the recommendation of his teachers. He currently teaches, but is not limited to, the following subjects: Arabic syntax(nahw), Rhetoric (balāgah), literature, prose, and poetry (among other subjects).

Contact Ustadh Suleyman at: [email protected]

 

Ustadh Ali Abbasi

Ustadh Ali Abbasi

Jamia Hasnain, Pakistan

Ustadh Ali Abbasi was born in Murree, Pakistan. He was raised in Pakistan until 2004 and then moved to The United States, where he completed his high school in 2008 from Teaneck High School in New Jersey. He then went on to pursue Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science / Graphic Design from Rutgers State University. In 2012, he went through spiritual changes and decided to pursue a degree in Islamic Studies.
He joined Institute of Islamic Education in Elgin, IL and completed his first year before deciding to join Madrasha Tul Hussnain in Indiana to study under the guidance of Shaykh Ramzi Al-Habib, Mufti Ahmed Ali, Shaykh Ayyub Hansbai, Maulana Sulaiman Sadiq, Maulana MD. Sarwar Hossain, Maulana Nomair Chughtai and other prominent scholars.
After completing 4 years in Madrasah Tul Hussnain in Indiana, he decided to complete his year of Jurisprudence from Dar Ul Quran ws Sunnah Under the guidance of Mufti Ruhulamin, Mufti Nouman and other eminent scholars and then finally completed his Alim Course Studies from Jamia Hasnain Faisalabad, under the tutelage of senior scholars namely Shaykh Tariq Jameel, Mufti Ahmed Ali, Maulana Ubaidullah and Shaykh Ramzi al Habib.
After graduating in 2018, he returned to the United States and is currently teaching at Madrasah Tul Hussnain in Indiana. He is currently teaching subjects that include: Arabic Morphology, Arabic Syntax/Grammar, Arabic Literature.

Contact Ustadh Ali at: [email protected]

 

Ustadh Daoud Khan

Ustadh Daoud Khan

Institute of Islamic Education, Illinois

Contact Ustaad Daoud at: [email protected]

Maulana MD Sarwar

Maulana MD Sarwar

Bangladesh

Supervisor of Cafeteria and related operations at Alhussnain Seminary

Maulana Abdusamee

Maulana Abdusamee

Pakistan

Hifz teacher at Alhussnain Seminary

Hafiz Shakeel Jaan

Hafiz Shakeel Jaan

Pakistan

Hifz and Maktab Teacher at Alhussnain Seminary

Brother Taha Hossein

Brother Taha Hossein

Pakistan

Supervisor of College Department at Alhussnain Seminary

Brother Abdul Waheed

Brother Abdul Waheed

Pakistan

General operation and task team.