- Mathabah Learning Centre
Faculty
Shaykh Omar Subedar
Director of the Mathabah Institute / Instructor
- CURRENT POSITIONS
Currently, Mohammed Omar Subedar serves as:
- The Director of the Mathabah Institute.
- The CEO of Bukhari Publications
- The COO of the Halal Monitoring Authority
- A khaṭīb at Bramalea Cultural Centre
- PUBLICATIONS
He has authored:
- The Commentary on Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī
- Rethink your World
- How to Live the Life of the Prophet (peace be upon him)
- The First Steps in Practicing Islam
- About Shaykh Omar Subedar
Mohammed Omar Subedar was born and raised in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada. In 1990, he enrolled in the Institute of Islamic Education located in Dewsbury, W. Yorkshire, United Kingdom. There, he became a ḥāfiẓ of the Qurʾān in 1993. In 2001, he graduated from a seven-year dars-i niẓāmī program offered by the same institute. He was thus conferred the title of Scholar of Islamic Sciences and Arabic Literature.
This seven-year program covered:
- Arabic grammar (naḥw), morphology (ṣarf), rhetoric (balāghah), vocabulary
and literature - Islamic creed (ʿaqīdah)
- Exegesis (tafsīr) of the Qurʾān and the principles (uṣūl) of exegesis
- Prophetic traditions (aḥādīth) and the principles (uṣūl) of ḥadīth studies
- Islamic law (fiqh) according to the Ḥanafī School (madh’hab)
- Comparative studies of the four schools of Islamic Law (Ḥanafī, Shāfiʿī, Mālikī
and Ḥanbalī) and the principles of jurisprudence (uṣūl al-fiqh) - Islamic history
- Pronunciation of the Qurʾān (tajwīd) according to the 10 major styles of
recitation (qirāʾāt).
Shayakh Yusuf Badat
Founder / Instructor
- Professional Affiliations
- Ontario Ministry Services – Registered Clergy,
- Emmanuel College – University of Toronto,
- Canadian Council of Imams,
- Canadian Council of Muslim Theologians,
- Darul Ifta, Birmingham,
- Darul Ifta, Toronto,
- Crescent Council of Canada,
- Mathabah Institute
- Imam Services
- Accurate Travels – Pilgrimage Tours
- About Shayakh Yusuf Badat
Mufti Yūsuf Badāt has a passion to serve humanity and make a difference in the lives of as many people as possible. He uses his training, education and experiences to inspire people towards leadership and meaningful understanding of religion. He is a Toronto based scholar with formal authorizations in sacred sciences, leadership and business. He continues to inspire countless people through his talks, presentations, sermons, classes, articles and books.
Mufti Yūsuf Badāt is the main Imam at the Islamic Foundation of Toronto. He serves as a director and instructor at Mathabah Institute. He is also the President of Imam Services Inc. Mufti Yūsuf Badāt was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. He has studied under numerous scholars, receiving several formal authorizations in the sacred Islamic sciences with top honors. He memorized the Quran at age 14 and then completed a rigorous 6-year alim course at Darul Uloom Zakariya, South Africa graduating in 1998, where he achieved his masters in the Islamic sciences, which included but was not limited to, Arabic language, exegesis (tafseer), and jurisprudence (fiqh). He earned authorizations in Hadith under the Grand Mufti of South Africa, Mufti Radha-ul-Haq.
Mufti Yūsuf Badāt also holds a jurisprudence authorization (ifta) from Darul Ilm Birmingham, UK. Mufti Yusuf Badat is an Ontario registered minister of religion, licensed marriage officer and a certified mediator. He also has a diploma from the Toronto School of Business.
USTADH Dr. SHARIQ LODHI
Instructor
- CURRENT POSITIONS
Coming soon
- About USTADH Dr. SHARIQ LODHI
Born and raised in Saint John, New Brunswick, Ustadh Dr. Shariq Lodhi is currently a staff physician in the Departments of Family and Internal Medicine at Brampton Civic Hospital. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, McMaster University. When not reading, studying or preparing for courses, he enjoys competitive cycling, cross country skiing and searching for the perfect latte. He holds a BSc. in Chemistry from McGill University as well as having completed his medical studies from Queen’s University. In 2008, Dr. Lodhi took up traditional Islamic studies at the Islamic Society of Peel, where he studied the dars-i niẓāmī curriculum under Shaykh Omar Subedar. He graduated with a certificate of Scholar of Islamic Sciences and Arabic Literature in 2016
Ustadh Tamseel Ahmed
Instructor
- CURRENT POSITIONS
Coming soon
- About Ustadh Tamseel Ahmed
Ustadh Tamseel Ahmed was born in Karachi, Pakistan, and moved to Canada in his early teens. He completed his secondary and post-secondary education in the Greater Toronto Area. Ustadh Tamseel has a tremendous passion for teaching Arabic grammar. His charisma has appealed to many young people within the Peel Region, and he continues to inspire a growing number of people through the programs he holds in the community. He holds a bachelor in Engineering from Ryerson University, and has been working in Engineering for the last several years.
In 2008, Ustadh Tamseel took up traditional Islamic studies at the Islamic Society of Peel, where he studied the dars-i niẓāmī curriculum under Shaykh Omar Subedar. He graduated with a certificate of Scholar of Islamic Sciences and Arabic Literature in 2016.
Sheikh Sohaib Saeed Zuberi
Instructor
- CURRENT POSITIONS
Post graduate degree in Islamic jurisprudence at Jamia Qasim ul Uloom, Scarborough.
- About Sheikh Sohaib Saeed Zuberi
Sheikh Sohaib Saeed Zuberi completed his hifz while studying Business economics at York University.
After graduating from the university, he completed a course in management from Cornell University and teaching certification from Cambridge University. Then he went to pursue Islamic sciences at Al-Rashid Islamic Institute (Cornwall medressa). After completing the rigorous 7 year aalim program,he started doing iftaa (post graduate degree in Islamic jurisprudence) at Jamia Qasim ul Uloom, Scarborough.
Alhumdulillah, currently he’s pursuing his iftaa while working full time for Islamic Relief as major gifts manager. He is also volunteer imam of Masjid Ibrahim and an instructor at Mathabah Institute and give khutbas in different masajids across GTA. He also teaches Islamic courses at universities and host Youth and children programs. After graduating from the university, he completed a course in management from Cornell University and teaching certification from Cambridge University. Then he went to pursue Islamic sciences at Al-Rashid Islamic Institute (Cornwall medressa). After completing the rigorous 7 year aalim program,he started doing iftaa (post graduate degree in Islamic jurisprudence) at Jamia Qasim ul Uloom, Scarborough.
Shaykh Abdullah Ayaz Mullanee
Instructor
- CURRENT POSITIONS
Coming Soon
- PUBLICATIONS
He is the author of The Poetic Words of Sayyiduna Ali and Forty Ahadith and Six Points, and co-author of The True Prophetic Way of Performing Taraweeh Salah.
Before pursuing higher Islamic knowledge, Shaykh Abdullah Ayaz Mullanee founded Be Scene Magazine, hosted a community radio show, and led many charity and community centered initiatives. He was awarded first place for Tajwid at Mist Toronto 2009. He was also an award winning spoken word poet, with three recorded albums of Islamic poetry.
- About Shaykh Abdullah Ayaz Mullanee
After high school, he enrolled in the seven-year Alim program at Darul Uloom Zakariyya. During his stay there, he was taken under the wing of Mawlana Abdul Quddoos al-Qasmi. Under his guidance, he received additional training in Arabic literature, translation, and oration. 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 passionately involved in several initiatives around Toronto and is regularly invited to speak at youth and community based events.Shaykh Abdullah Ayaz Mullanee currently teaches at Khairul Ummah Academy and Anatolia Islamic Center, while conducting private classes online.