✨ The announcement we’ve all been waiting for is here! ✨ Institute of Islamic Education is honored to present: 1st Annual National Revert Retreat: Anchored in Faith 📅 July 10–12 […]
Mawlana Abdul-Hakim Dickenson. Born in New Hampshire but raised in Philadelphia, PA, Mawlana Abdul Hakeem Dickenson accepted Islam at the age of 19. Since then he has travelled to many countries, including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Pakistan and its neighboring countries. He completed his formal Alimiyyah Degree at the Institute of Islamic Education after 9 rigorous years and then after has served for more than 15 years as an imam in New York City, New Jersey and Chicago.
He has also served as an Instructor at the Institute of Islamic Education in Elgin, IL and Darul-Qasim in Chicago. He currently teaches at the Qur’an Center, in Knoxville, TN. and delivers khutbahs in Pittsburgh, PA.
Dr. Mawlana Amir Toft is a respected scholar, imam, and educator who bridges traditional Islamic scholarship and higher education.
He completed his ‘Alimiyyah degree at the Institute of Islamic Education in Elgin, Illinois, where he memorized the Qur’an and studied Arabic, fiqh, hadith, theology, and the core Islamic sciences. He later earned a B.A. in Economics from Northwestern University, followed by a Master of Legal Studies and Ph.D. in Islamic Thought and History from the University of Chicago, specializing in Islamic jurisprudence and Ottoman legal history, His research has also been supported by Yale Law School’s Kamel Center for the Study of Islamic Law and Civilization.
He currently serves as Associate Chaplain for the Muslim Community at Brown University, where he provides spiritual guidance, leads religious services, mentors students, and continues teaching on Islamic law, spirituality, history, and Muslim identity.
Shaykh Musa Sugapong embraced Islam at the age of 19 while studying at San Diego State University, where he earned a BA in Sociology with a minor in Religious Studies. He later studied Arabic in Damascus, Syria, completing advanced Arabic programs and receiving certificates of proficiency.
In 2006, he moved to Elgin, Illinois, where he studied Islamic sciences at the Institute of Islamic Education for two and a half years before completing his Islamic Studies degree in South Africa. He was granted authorizations in major Hadith collections, including the Ṣiḥāḥ Sittah.
Shaykh Musa has served as faculty at Darul Qasim Institute, as an assistant Imam and youth coordinator, and currently serves as co-founder and President of Knowman Learning, as well as a Religious Consultant for the Khalil Center.
Mawlana Mikaeel Oliveri. Born in New York of Hispanic background he accepted Islam at the age of 19 years old. He then travelled to South Africa and studied there for 7 years at Jamia Arabia Islamiyah Azaadville. He was able to study under the great teachers there like Moulana Abdul Hameed Saab, Moulana Fadhlurrahman Saab and Mufti Saeed Motara Saab.
After graduating he served as a lecturer and Dean at Darul Uloom NY for 15 years. Presently he is residing in Pennsylvania and is a lecturer and Dean at Rihlatulilm Foundation in Lansdale PA.
Moulana gives Islamic lectures in many masaajid and is well known in many communities throughout the US.
He has more then 100 students who have studied by him and many of them are serving the deen of Allah in various great ways.
Shaykh Khalid Herrington embraced Islam in 1995 and went on to complete his formal education in 2012 after spending six years at the Institute of Islamic Education in Elgin, IL.
Since 2009, he has been a student at Darul Qasim under the guidance of Sh. Amin Kholwadia. With over 16 years of experience in teaching and providing religious guidance to both adults and youth, Sh. Khalid holds formal qualifications to teach a range of subjects, including Aqidah (theology), Fiqh (jurisprudence), Tafsir (exegesis of the Qur’an), Hadith (prophetic tradition), Usul (underlying principles), and Classical Arabic (grammar & morphology).
He has served as an Imam and Resident Scholar in several communities, most recently at Masjid Al-Huda, Schaumburg, in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago, from 2019 to 2021.
One of his specialties is to assist new Muslim converts in integrating into the existing Muslim community, taking into account its cultural differences.
He currently serves as the Executive Director of Islam of Mind, an organization primarily focused on assisting convert Muslims and second-generation Muslims raised in the United States.
