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by Ibn ʿĀshir
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Founding Director of Tayba
Shaykh Rami Nsour is a scholar, speaker, teacher, and translator of Islamic texts. He spent over 10 years studying Islam—including five years in Mauritania—earning an ‘ijāza to teach. He also completed an in-residence program researching fatāwā on Islamic faith, law, and practice.
Director of Education at Safina Society
Born and raised in the great state of New Jersey, Dr. Shadee was inspired to study Islam in the traditional manner, traveling to places such as Makka, Madina, Egypt, Morocco, and Yemen, learning Arabic, aqida, and fiqh. He also completed an MA from The George Washington University with a thesis on Muhammad Alawi al-Maliki, and a PhD from the University of London on Imam al-Haddad.
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Shaykh Hamzah Maqbul is an accomplished Islamic scholar, educator, and cultural explorer with a unique academic and spiritual journey. Known for his profound knowledge of Islamic creed (aqidah) and his contributions to reviving Muslim heritage through immersive educational experiences, Shaykh Hamzah Wald Maqbul’s impact on students extends beyond the classroom into the real world, where faith, history, and cultural understanding intersect.
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Shaykh Zakaria El Houbba is a scholar of the Islamic intellectual tradition whose work bridge classical Islamic sciences and contemporary research. A researcher at KU Leuven, Belgium, and resident instructor at Dar al-Rayyan, he completed years of rigorous traditional study under renowned scholars across Egypt, Morocco, and Algeria. His scholarly work focuses on Māliki fiqh, Ashʿari theology, and the epistemology of law and Sufism, with specialized research on the intellectual legacy of Aḥmad Zarrūq.
Organizer
Tariq Patanam began his studies with the hifdh of the Quran and basic Arabic study in Texas. After moving to the Bay Area for college, Shaykh Rami Nsour taught him several texts like Al-Akhdari, Ibn Ashir, Risalah and Purification of the Heart over the course of 4-5 years. Tariq further continued his studies in Qur'ān, fiqh, aqeedah, logic and usul ul-fiqh in the mahdarahs of Mauritania and majālis of ilm Egypt. Some of his other teachers include Shaykh Mohamed Ameen, the cousin of Murabit Al Hājj, Shaykh Ahmed El-Maghīli in fiqh and Shaykh Wāthiq Billah Al-Gāti in Qur'ān.
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Foundational Knowledge Certification
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Al-Murshid al-Mu'īn by Ibn ʿĀshir
Registration Opens
September 1, 2026
Registration Closes
October 15, 2026
Exam Date
November 12, 2026
Results Released
December 1, 2026
Oral exam on Zoom/Meets with video on.
5 questions, 5–10 minutes per examinee.
Ibn ʿĀshir's text only (not commentary), following the Mālikī school.
No, except basic terms like "wudhu."
2 out of the examiners must agree you adequately answered all 5 questions.
Study Ibn ʿĀshir with a qualified teacher. Focus on understanding the text itself, not commentary tangents. Do a practice exam at your institute.