HIFDTH

Mufti Ahmad Jafari currently leads the Islamic Studies and the Hifdh department at ILM Academy. Mufti Jafari was born in Miami, Florida, and moved to Atlanta, Georgia, at an early age. He began his Islamic studies by memorizing the Quran in 2001, which he finished in 2004. With a desire for a deeper understanding of the Quran, he enrolled in the ‘Aalimiyyah program at Darul Uloom Al-Madania (Buffalo, New York) in 2006 and studied Arabic syntax and grammar while also studying Aqeedah, Usul ul Fiqh, and Usul ul Hadith & Tafseer. Mufti Ahmad then went to Darul Uloom, Canada (Chatham-Kent), for a Master in Theology and Transmission of Hadith.
In 2012, Mufti Ahmad returned to Atlanta to serve as an Imam. After serving the community for three years, his passion for knowledge drove him to travel to Durban, South Africa, to specialize in giving legal religious verdicts and jurisprudence under Mufti Ebrahim Desai at the prestigious Darul Iftaa Al-Mahmudiyyah (askimam.org). Mufti Ahmad also travels throughout the Southeast to deliver Jumu’ah khutbahs and halaqahs, lead youth initiatives, and bring awareness to revitalize the efforts of our Deen.

My name is Sauda Liya. I am a Quran teacher for Elementary grades and a Hifdh program coordinator. I earned a bachelor's in business administration specializing in human resources from the University of Toronto, Canada. In addition to pursuing my HR career, I devoted my spare time to learning the Qur'an from Al-Furqan Group of Education, Jeddah, and Islamic Studies through various institutions.

My passion for teaching children led me to earn a certification in teaching the Qur'an with tajweed in an authentic manner. Alhamdulillah, I have eleven rewarding years of teaching experience and have been associated with ILM for the past eight years.