About Sheikh

Sheikh Riad Ouarzazi is an established, respected and revered Islamic teacher to students from all over the world. He is known for his unique, appealing and most importantly accessible teach style. Whether a person is a new revert to Islam or an established Muslim, Sheikh Riad worked with all types of Islamic backgrounds.

In 1987, Sheikh Riad successfully received his degree for Islamic Studies from Muhammad Ibn Abdullah University in Morocco. He also has a Bachelor and a Master of Science degree from Golden Gate University in California, USA.

Since 1991, Sheikh Riad has been teaching with many organizations including Al Maghrib Institute, Human appeal, Muslim Aid and a range of others. He is currently the director of ROC training which delivers seminars, Islamic retreats and a range of other services across the globe.

Sheikh Riad Ourazazi is very experienced in the field of Hajj and Umrah as he led hundreds of groups from Canada to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj and/or Umrah.

Sheikh Riad is a regular guest on many channels such as Islam Channel, Ramadan TV, Guide US TV, Sharjah TV, Noor Dubai, Malaysian, Indonesian TV, and many others.

About Sheikh

Sheikh Alaa ElSayed was born in Cairo, Egypt, where he spent the first 15 years of his life. In his youth, he played as a goalie for Egypt’s Junior National Team before relocating to Toronto, Canada, in the late 1970s. Professionally, Sheikh Alaa served as Vice-President of Business Development for an international company and, as an athlete, earned first place in the 1992 Bermuda Triathlon.

Sheikh Alaa pursued his academic interests by earning a Bachelor’s degree in Sharīʿah from the American International University and was awarded a scholarship from the Shari’ah Academy, Mishkah University in Florida. His dedication to Islamic knowledge is further highlighted by his ijāzah in Qurʾan recitation in the Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim tradition. He also dedicated five years to studying comparative religion through the Islamic Propagation Centre International (IPCI) in South Africa and has served on the Board of Directors for the World Assembly of Muslim Youth.

Currently, Sheikh Alaa is an active member of the Canadian Council of Imams and the Horizon Interfaith Communication Media Council. Previously, he served as Imam and media spokesperson for the Muslim Council of Calgary, where he hosted “Vision of Islam,” a weekly television program aired across Alberta. He has made appearances as an Islamic speaker on various television networks and was a member of both the Calgary Multi-Faith Committee and the Muslim Christian Dialogue Committee.

In 2005, Sheikh Alaa was honored with the Alberta Centennial Award for his outstanding service to the Alberta community. He held the position of Director of Religious Affairs for the Islamic Centre of Canada – ISNA. Before this, he held the position of Executive Director for the Canadian Islamic Congress. Additionally, Sheikh Alaa is a sought-after tutor with AlKauthar and actively collaborates with Mercy Mission’s global projects.

About Sheikh

Maulana Zafar Abid was born and raised in Hyderabad, India.

He was sent to a Hifz institution in Hyderabad where he completed his Hifz (memorization of the Holy Quran) at the age of 10. Going on to study Islam further, he travelled across the country to a renowned institution, Jamiah Islamiah Talimuddin Dabhel in Gujrat, India where he spend the next several years studying Islamic Sciences, Tafseer ul Quran, Hadith, Aqeedah, Islamic Law (Fiqh) and Islamic history.

Succeeding his graduation in 1980 , he went on to serve as an Imam in Hyderabad, along with teaching Quran and Islamic studies. Maulana Zafar successfully became the headmaster of a massive institution in Hyderabad, Jamia Islamia Tajweedul Quran overlooking various Islamic subjects.

In 1997 at the age of 28, Maulana was sponsored by Darul Uloom al Islamiyyah (Islamic Academy of Canada) to Edmonton, Alberta to serve as the head-teacher. He successfully moved the academy to Surrey, BC and became the principal until 2012. He created a new academy by the name of Darul Quran. Since then, he has been the founder and principal and Alhumdulillah has a record of over 60 graduated Huffaz under his supervision serving all parts of North America.

Moving to Edmonton, Canada in 1997, Maulana Zafar Abid became the “Head Quran Teacher” along with serving the community tirelessly for the next 25 years. He is an integral part of the Hajj From Canada team of Imams by providing guidance catering predominantly in the Urdu and Hindi language to Hujaj.

A selfless individual who has dedicated his life to the Muslim community in Canada. A Scholar, Preacher, Teacher/Professor with years of vast experience in teaching Quran for the past 30 years.

Maulana Zafar Abid is currently the founder and principal of Darul Quran Academy in Surrey, BC.

About Sheikh

Sheikh Ahmad Shehab is the Ontario Chancellor for the International Association of Educators for World Peace, and was a candidate for Mayor of Toronto, Canada, in the 2003 municipal election.

Because of his long experience in the Hajj and Umrah industry, we can easily indicate that Sheikh Ahmad Shehab is one of the important pillars of our religious and education team. Sheikh Ahmad Shehab has performed Hajj and Umrah over 20 times, in which he led successful groups from Canada.

In addition to the preaching and advocacy activities of the Sheikh throughout Canada, he is also known for his political, religious, and social activities through which he was able to help the members of the Muslim community in Canada.

The Sheikh is also known for his since of humor, and he has a very famous TikTok with more than 79 thousand followers through which he gives light Islamic and social advice. Be sure to follow the Sheikh on TikTok to benefit from his good work. Click here for channel link.

Some of his achievements are:

• Special advisor to the United Nations envoy
• Journalist with the UN News
• Volunteer for famine relief work in the Horn of Africa
• Member of the Canadian Arab Press Council
• Member of the Canadian Arab Media Federation
• Community leader and traveling Imam across Canada, former Imam of Sheikh Deedat Centre
• Marriage Counselor at the Islamic Information and Da’wah Centre
• Public speaker in many community and fundraising events
• Former President of Um-ul-Qurra Islamic School
• President of a graphics and printing corporation
• Built and developed many community centers and mosques across Canada
• Delivers Friday sermons across Canada
• Black Belt Two Degree Taekwondo and Karate
• Human Right Canada Award 2006
• Graduated from the RCMP Citizen Academy
• Represented the community before the Government of Canada
• Director of COMO (Coalition of Muslim Organization)
• Mayor of Toronto frontrunner 2003
• President of Save a Soul Dawah Production
• President of CSIS ( Canadian Social Islamic Services )