Shaykh Abdullah Ayaz Mullanee was born in Karachi, Pakistan and raised in Toronto, Canada. After high school, he enrolled in the seven-year Alim program at the highly esteemed Darul Uloom Zakariyya in Johannesburg, South Africa. He studied Fiqh and Hadith under the likes of Mufti Radhaul Haq, Moulana Sulaiman Choksi, Mufti Muhammed Ali, and Tafsir under the instruction of the world renowned speaker Moulana Sulaiman Moola. During his stay there, he was taken under the wing of Mawlana Abdul Quddoos al-Qasmi to Specialize in Arabic Language. Under his guidance, he received additional training in Arabic literature, translation, and oration. As a student, he was the editor-in-chief for al-Nur magazine and a regular contributor and editor for various publications. He graduated in 2015, while maintaining one of the highest scores throughout his seven-year course.
He is the author of The Poetic Words of Sayyiduna Ali, Forty Ahadith and Six Points, co-author of The True Prophetic Way of Performing Taraweeh Salah and is the chief editor for the CCMT magazine, Bridging the Gap.
He is passionately involved in several other initiatives around Toronto and is regularly invited to speak at youth and community based events. Shaykh Abdullah currently teaches at Khairul Ummah Academy and Mathabah Institute while conducting online classes for Lubab Academy’s Arabic Language and Qur’an programs. He is also the editor in chief for ‘Bridging The Gap’, the official magazine for the Canadian Council of Muslim Theologians.
Shaykha Amna Jamil was born in Karachi, Pakistan, and grew up in Toronto, Canada. After completing high school in the Year 2009, she joined Jaamiah Qaasimul Uloom, formerly known as Ashraful Uloom, situated in Toronto to pursue their 6-year Aalimiyyah course.
During that time, Shaykha Amna studied under well-known scholars of the GTA, including Hadith under Mufti Mohammed Aslam Kachhvi, Mufti Adam Koya, and Mufti Muhammad Azam Bakhtiar, as well as Tafsir under Sheikh Aslam Uddin Azhari and Mufti Saleem Chauhan.
She graduated in the year 2015 and went on to teach at various Islamic schools in the GTA, including Madrasah Ashraful Uloom (currently known as Jaamiah Qasimul Uloom), Amanah Academy, and Madinatul Uloom Academy, and has conducted various Islamic womens and childrens’ classes from her home.
She has also completed two specialization courses in women’s masaail from Whitethread Institute and Zainab Institute.
She currently works as the Supervisor and Arabic instructor for Mishkah Institute second and third year classes.
Hafidh Abdullah Panjwani was born and raised in Malawi, Africa. Upon completing his High School in 2010, and Hifdh of the Qur’an in 2012, he embarked on an Aalimiyyah course in a major Islamic institute by the name of Darul-Uloom Zakariyyah in South Africa, and is currently pursuing Higher Islamic Sciences in Malawi at Madressah Jamia Usmaniya.
Whilst in South Africa, he studied Arabic, Qur’an, and Hadith under the tutelage of well-renowned scholars such as Mufti Muhammad Ali, Moulana Abbas Sarigat, and Shaykh Sulaiman Moola.
In 2017, during his student days at the institute, he was tasked with translating an Arabic grammar book, taught and used in many Darul-Ulooms, from Urdu to English, together with adding additional notes and simplifying any complex matters within the book.
Together with the above, he is the translator and editor of a book published under the auspices of Molana Talha Attas in Darul-Uloom Zakariyyah, by the name of ‘My Beloved Nabi Sallallahu-Alayhi-Wasallam’s Life At A Glance’.
He has also been a proofreader for other books, such as ‘Applying Sarf – Volume 1’ by Shaykh Abdullah Ayaz Mullanee.
He spends his spare time reading, exercising, and volunteering for community service groups such as Muslim Youth United; an Islamic organisation which he founded in 2014. He currently teaches for Lubab Academy’s Arabic Comprehension Program.
Shaykha Filza Jamil was raised in Canada. In 2010, Shaykha Filza started the 6-year Aalimiyyah program at the respected institute of Jaamiah Qaasimul Uloom, formerly known as Ashraful Uloom in Toronto, Canada. Shaykha Filza studied under well-known scholars of the GTA, including Hadith under Mufti Aslam Kaachwi, Mufti Adam Koya, Mufti Zakaria Panchbhaya, Mufti Muhammad Azam Bakhtiar and many more. Shaykha has also studied Tafsir under Sheikh Aslam Uddin azhari and Maulana Nadeem. She graduated in the year 2016.
She has taught in various Islamic schools in the Greater Toronto Area. She currently teaches from her home in Etobicoke, Canada, and is conducting online classes for Lubab Academy’s Arabic program.
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