Nisbah Magazine Nisbah, Spring 2014 | Page 3

Nur ul Ilm Academy is a traditional Islamic institute. It focuses on the spiritual and academic growth of the Muslims by conducting online and in-person talks, courses and intensives in English and Urdu. The institute offers full time ‘Aalim and ‘Aalimah courses for brothers and sisters, teaching books based on the curriculum of Dar ul Uloom Deoband, India. The institute runs under the patronage of Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad ‫ دامت بركاهتم‬who is a leading Shaykh in the science of Islamic spirituality, and is supervised by Shaykh Tauqeer Chaudhary ‫ دامت بركاهتم‬along with his wife ‘Aalimah Nadia Sadiq. Shaykh Tauqeer Chaudhary ‫دامت بركاهتم‬ Shaykh Tauqeer Chaudhary holds a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from the Ohio State University, USA, and has completed a formal course in the Traditional Islamic Sciences. Shaykh Tauqeer ‫ دامت بركاهتم‬is a representative (khalifa) of Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad, ‫دامت‬ ‫ بركاهتم‬and formally takes students to help them develop spiritually on the path of Qur’an and Sunnah, along with conducting general lectures in person and online. ‘Aalimah Nadia Sadiq Shaykh Tauqeer’s ‫ دامت بركاهتم‬wife, ‘Aalimah Nadia, is a graduate of the A’alimah program and also holds a Master’s Degree in Islamic Studies. Additionally, she holds an MBA degree with a discipline in Marketing. ‘Aalimah Nadia manages (and teaches) the ‘Aalimah program (in English and Arabic) and also conducts short courses in Islamic Sciences, in person and online.