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Qari Idris Ingar completed hifz at the Islamic Foundation of Toronto under the guidance of Qari Umer Farooq who is the Imaam at Masjid Darus Salaam. He then went on to do a 7 year Alim Program at Darul Uloom Zakariyya in South Africa and graduated in 2017. He has studied extensively in the field of qirat and has studied the 10 Qiraat and received Ijaazah from Qari Ayyub Essack. He is currently teaching Tajweed, Qiraa'at and Hifz classes in the Greater Toronto Area.

Sheikh Abdul Basit Kazi graduated from hifz in 2005 at a very young age. He then went on to complete his Aalim and Qiraat Program at Darul Uloom Zakariyya in 2013.  He has also studied the 10 Qiraat and received Ijaazah from Qari Ayyub Essack. He is currently Imam at a mosque in Toronto and is imparting his knowledge of the Quran to others.

Imam Hosam Helal currently serves as the Youth Counsellor and Educator at ISNA Canada. Associate Chaplain at the University of Brock and an Imam/Teacher at several Masajid in Ontario.   Imam Hosam completed his Islamic education in Quran exegesis at Al-Azhar University and studied under the guidance of several Shyookh including his father, Shaykh Ibrahim Helal, an instructor at Al-Azhar. He also completed his education in Health & Disease, Near & Middle Eastern Civilization, Sociology, and Neuroscience at the University of Toronto. Now he continues his schooling at the University of Toronto, hoping to complete a Ph.D. in Religion, with a focus on Quran exegesis. Imam Hosam Helal is also pursuing a career in medicine, hoping to combine medical and religious service for his community. By the blessing of Allah SWT and with the help of his mother, Shaykh Hosam Helal memorized the Quran at the age of eight and has since received several Ijazahs in its various recitation styles. Currently, he is working on his Ijazahs in the ten Riwayat or recitation variants.

Qari Abdul Majid Noor is a world renowned Canadian Qari. He has participated in international Quran competitions in Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Malaysia. He won the second position in the international Quran competition in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. He travels to different countries to recite Quran.   He was awarded the President’s award for the pride of performance, the highest civil award in Pakistan. He is an official reciter of Pakistan television, Radio Pakistan, and the provincial assembly of Punjab. He has a Master's degree in Library and information science from the University of Punjab.

Imam Jamac Osman Hareed was born and raised in Somalia. At the age of 11, he had memorized the Quran and started to lead Taraweeh at the age of 12. Many years later, he went on to join the institute of Darul Uloom Newcastle, South Africa. He completed the Six-year Alim Fadhil Course offered at the institute and graduated in December 2003.   Furthermore, Imam Jamac spent four years studying Arabic literature in Yemen and has attained one of the highest Ijazas (Degree) for the Quran. Imam Jamac specializes in nine fields of knowledge including; Quranic Sciences and Exegesis, the Principle of Quranic Exegesis, Principals of Hadith and Prophetic Traditions, Hadith, and Hadith Terminology, Islamic Jurisprudence, the Beliefs, Arabic Literature, and Rhetoric, History of Islam, and Arabic Grammar and Morphology. Currently, Imam Jamac resides in Edmonton, Alberta, and is an active member of the community.

Sh. Sheikh Salar Abdul Aziz Rasoul has been in the dawa and education field since 2005. He has been serving as ISNA High School Principal since 2009. He is a teacher, a leader, and an active contributor to the community. He has memorized the Qur’an and learned Islam under many scholars including his father, Sh. Sebghatollah Rasoul. He is currently completing his Bachelors of Islamic Studies from Mishkah University. He conveys his knowledge through khutbas and halaqas at various mosques within the GTA. He is also the co-founder and one of the instructors of I3 Institute. Sh. Rasoul has an electrical engineering degree from Ryerson University, a Bachelor’s of Education degree from the University of Toronto, and a Master’s in Education degree from Brock University.

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Sheikh Abdul Basit Kazi graduated from hifz in 2005 at a very young age. He then went on to complete his Aalim and Qiraat Program at Darul Uloom Zakariyya in 2013.  He has also studied the 10 Qiraat and received Ijaazah from Qari Ayyub Essack. He is currently Imam at one of the masjids in Toronto and is imparting his knowledge of the Quran to others.

Sheikh Idris Ingar completed hifz at Islamic Foundation of Toronto under the guidance of Qari Umer Farooq, who is the Imaam at Masjid Darus Salaam. He then went on to do a 7 year Alim Program at Darul Uloom Zakariyya in South Africa and graduated in 2017. He has studied extensively in the field of qirat and has studied the 10 Qiraat and received Ijaazah from Qari Ayyub Essack. He is currently teaching Tajweed, Qiraa'at and Hifz classes in the Greater Toronto Area.

Sheikh Abdul Basit Kazi graduated from hifz in 2005 at a very young age. He then went on to complete his Aalim and Qiraat Program at Darul Uloom Zakariyya in 2013.  He has also studied the 10 Qiraat and received Ijaazah from Qari Ayyub Essack. He is currently an Imam at one of the masjids in Toronto and is imparting his knowledge of the Quran to others.