Nisbah Magazine Nisbah, Winter 2018 | Page 3

Nur ul Ilm Academy is a traditional Islamic Academy. 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 Academy offers full time Arabic and Shariah Law courses for brothers and sisters, along with other short courses. � ‫ب‬ ‫دامت‬ The Academy is supervised by Shaykh Tauqeer ‫م‬ �‫اك‬ along with his wife, Aalimah Nadia Sadiq. Shaykh Tauqeer ‫م‬ �‫اك‬ ‫ت‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫دامت‬ Shaykh Tauqeer is well‑versed in both Islamic and secular education. He graduated with the Aalim degree after studying several major texts in all sciences of Islam according to Wifaqul Madaris, Pakistan’s eight‑year curriculum. He has ijazah (authorization) to teach all major books of hadith by one of the most renowned and senior muhaddith of our time, Shaykh ul Hadith Mawlana Taqiuddin Nadwi, and also by globally renowned and well known scholar, Shaykh ul Islam Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani. Additionally, he also holds a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from the Ohio State University, USA and has been the Director of many multinational corporations across the globe. Shaykh Tauqeer � ‫ب‬ ‫دامت‬, in 2008 received ijazah and khilafah (successorship) from his shaykh, Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad ‫م‬ �‫اك‬ to spiritually develop students in the path of shariah and sunnah. Shaykh Tauqeer co-founded Nur ul Ilm Academy alongside his wife in 2008 where he teaches all levels of Arabic and Shariah programs. Shaykh Tauqeer also travels all across the world to deliver lectures and help people develop spiritually. He is currently pursuing his post graduation degree with specialization in jurisprudence, called ifta (the science of giving legal Islamic verdicts). Aalimah Nadia Sadiq Aalimah Nadia Sadiq, also known by her students as Baji Jaan, is the wife of Shaykh Tauqeer and principal of Nur ul Ilm Academy (Women’s branch). She holds an MBA degree with a discipline in Marketing. Aalimah Nadia has been a student of Shaykh Zulfiqar ‫بركاهتم‬ ‫دامت‬ in the path of self purification and Islamic spirituality since the year 2000. Aalimah Nadia started her Aalimah program in Chicago and continued in Pakistan where she graduated with the Wifaqul Madaris Aalimah program degree along with Masters in Islamic Studies. She established Nur ul Ilm Academy in 2008 under the guidance of her Shaykh. Aalimah Nadia has dedicated her life to work amongst Muslim women and girls and invite them to the deen, as well as teaching them Islamic conduct and mannerism. Aalimah Nadia regularly conducts various workshops and seminars on contemporary issues and lifestyle management to women of all ages and disciplines. Aalimah Nadia also travels with her husband, Shaykh Tauqeer, to conduct lectures throughout the world.