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Watering the seeds of Muslim hearts for intellectual and spiritual growth towards perfection
As Muslims living in today’s time, we face a number of challenges: ideological, educational, cultural and spiritual, to name but a few. Understanding the roots of these challenges and the fundamental solutions offered by Islam to keep ourselves on the right path is a quest that many of us hold dear. The positive struggle of holding fast onto the rope of Islam through rational understanding, pure intention and firm dedication is a priceless endeavour, and serving such individuals in this journey is a responsibility of great honour.
It is for this reason a group of us from the UK who are studying in the Hawza of the holy city of Qum have decided to organise another short but intensive course to meet some of the demands of living in today’s age. This tailor-made course aims to review the pure Islamic worldview, explore the teachings & beliefs of this beautiful religion in more depth and answer questions & doubts in a friendly and non-judgemental atmosphere.
The Qum Spring Course will be led by senior students of the Hawza in Qum and is being organised by:
Shaykh Miqdad Rajabali joined the Hawza in 2011, having completed a Bachelor’s in Pharmacology as well as an MPhil in Cancer Research at the University of Southampton. He is currently studying, teaching and writing his Master’s thesis on the topic of “The impact of role models on child upbringing”.
He is a founder of the Bab al-Ridha Institute and has been active in the field of tabligh. A father of 4, he loves board games, travelling, hiking… and ice cream!
Shaykh Fazleabbas Kanji is currently studying at the Islamic Seminary of Qum, completing his master’s program in Islamic Jurisprudence and Philosophy.
Prior to his hawza studies, he attained a master’s degree in Information Systems Engineering at Imperial College London and qualified as a Project Manager. Thereafter, he spent a year learning Arabic at the University of Damascus before joining the Hawza in Qum in 2013.
His primary interest alongside his hawza studies is in understanding and building a relationship with the Holy Qur’an. He teaches a number of classes online as well as in the hawza to try and bring the Holy Qur’an closer to the community.
Shaykh Yassir Rajabali completed a Bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience at King’s College, London. He then moved to Qum at the age of 21 to join the Hawza and is currently writing his thesis for his Master’s degree.
He has a special interest in subjects like theology, logic and spirituality. Shaykh Yassir has been managing and teaching at various courses, workshops and camps. He loves being involved in discussion circles and loves a good coffee.
As one of the founders of Bab al-Ridha institute, which is a small hawzah and tabligh institute, he is currently managing the online and media department, alongside his studies and other tabligh activities.
Shaykh Imran Damani has been a student of the Hawza for 10 years and is currently completing his Master’s in Hadith Sciences.
Prior to his Hawza studies, he attained a BSc in Optometry, from Aston University in Birmingham.
He thoroughly enjoys linguistic exegesis, history and comparative Hadith and has been teaching at various levels for many years. It’s very difficult to sit in Shaykh Imran’s classes and not feel the passion to learn from the Hadith of the Ahulbayt (a)!
Shaykh Allyhusein completed his degree at the University of Portsmouth and worked as a pharmacist for 10 years in the UK, before moving to the Hawza 10 years ago.
At the moment he is nearly completing his masters programme at the Hawza and will embark on writing his thesis.
Personal interest includes tafseer of the Holy Quran and Philosophy.
Brother Ali Bachoo began his Hawza studies a few years after graduating from university, where he studied Information Systems Engineering.
Currently, he is studying Quran and other related subjects and has a keen interest in the Arabic language.
An opportunity to deepen your understanding of Islam, enhance your spirituality and strengthen the ties of brotherhood with other participants all in the vicinity of Sayyidah Masuma (a) in the Holy City of Qum.
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