Every Al Balagh course is taught by a qualified scholar with traditional credentials and ijazah lineage where relevant.
197 scholars in 13 divisions
Directors, deans and heads of the Academy and partner institutes.
Director of the Program on Medicine and Religion, Uni. ChicagoMedicine, USA
Associate Professor of Arabic & Islamic Studies and Director of the Arabic Language Program at Brandeis University
Deputy & Clinical Director (National) at Khalil Center
Director of CASQI, research head Bayyinah.
Chief Scientist at Anyscale, ex Uber Eng Strategy Lead for CTO, ex Principal Engineer at Google
Head of the Arabic language department, KSA
Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences
Head of Department,Ilajbit Tadbeerat National, Institute of Unani Medicine, IN
Managing Chaplain at HMP Humber | Vice Chair, Muslim Chaplains Association
Founder, Director, AlBalagh Academy
Principal Jurisconsult and Chair of North Board, Eternal Gardens, UK
Managing Director at Al Huda Shariah Advisory Services Limited
Clinical Director, BA(Dunelm), MSc, FRAI, C Psychol, AFBPsS
PhD, MSc, FRSPH, FIAIP – Professor at Charles Sturt University; Director, Islamic Psychology & Counselling, Al Balagh Academy
MSc, M.Ed., BA (Hons), Dip Psych, UKCP, Head of Pastoral & Spiritual Care, UK
Distinguished Professor of Unani Medicine, Jamia Hamdard, Former Director General, CCRUM
Academic Director, Al Balagh Academy
Chair of the Halal Monitoring Committee (HMC) and Head of Chaplaincy, Barts Health NHS Trust
Alimah & Hafizah, Head of Girls' Madrasah, Mombasa, Kenya
Muslim Chaplain, University of Sheffield (UK) | Lecturer | Former VP of MAB | Founding Director, EHUK Women’s Refuge
Founder and Director, Muslim Family Initiative
Principal, Markfield Institute of Higher Education, UK
Scholars holding university professorships.
Co-Founder of TASIS (Taqwaa Advisory and Shariah Investment Solutions), Professor, Economist
(Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Humanities, Qatar University)
Assistant Professor, SMCS & Program Lead – International Entrepreneurship Summer School, IBA Karachi
Assistant Professor at Jamia Hamdard, India
Professor of Quantum Cosmology, Yarmouk University, Jordan
Assistant Professor – Department of Management Sciences, Al-Ghazali University, Karachi, Pakistan, Shariah Board Member – Buraq Bank Ltd.
Professor of Educational Psychology, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Assistant Professor of Natural Sciences Zayed University, Dubai
Professor of Psychology, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Indonesia
Emeritus Professor of Arabic & Islamic Philosophy, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Professor,Dept. of Ilaj bit Tadbeer, National Institute of Unani Medicine,IN
Assistant Professor, Department of Moalajat (Medicine), Dr. MIJT Unani Medical College, Mumbai, India
Professor, Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, India
Professor of Sufi Studies, Marmara University, Türkiye
Professor, Pharmacology, Aligarh Muslim University,IN
Professor, University of Toledo, USA
Professor of Pathology, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, USA
Senior teaching faculty.
Senior Lecturer in Islamic Studies, Cardiff University, UK
Senior Lecturer, Tafseer Raheemi, UK
Senior Islamic Scholar,UK
Senior Lecturer, Al Balagh Academy, UK
Life Coach, author, Senior Lecturer of Psychology, IOU
Scholars who teach with us on invitation.
Halal Sector Manager & Visiting Research Fellow, Huddersfield University Business School, UK
Guest Lecturer, Al Balagh Academy, UK
PhD, University of Washington, Guest Lecturer at Albalagh
(Guest Lecturer, AlBalagh Academy)
Guest Lecturer at Albalagh Academy
Guest Lecturer, Al Balagh Academy, UK
Guest Lecturer, Al Balagh Academy, UK
Guest Lecturer, AlBalagh Academy, UK
(Guest Lecturer, AlBalagh Academy)
Teaching faculty across the course catalogue.
PhD Researcher and Lecturer in Comparative Philosophy and Religion, Islamic University of Applied Sciences Rotterdam (IUASR) and Leiden University.
Counsellor, Teacher, CPCAB counselling and psychotherapy courses,UK
Educator & School Counsellor
Lecturer in Biomedicine with Expertise in COVID-19, Lancaster University, UK
Lecturer of Islamic Studies, Ebrahim College- Muslim Seminary, London
(Da’ee, Lecturer, Researcher, Debater, Youth Mentor, Toronto, Canada)
Lecturer
Department of Ilaj bit Tadbeer, Faculty of Unani Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, IN
(Senior Muslim Chaplain and Islamic Studies Educator)
MA in Islamic Studies from UWTSD. currently working as educator and researcher at Sapience institute
Doctoral student in Cognitive Psychology at University of Paris. Clinical Psychologist, Counselor, French Speaker, Teacher and a Writer.
Alimiyyah Teacher, Al Kawthar Academy, Leicester, UK
Lecturer
Researcher & Lecturer in Fiqh, JKN Fatawa Dept & marriage counsellor,UK
Muslim Chaplain and Educator
Lecturer
Lecturer, Al Balagh Academy, UK
Lecturer, Albalagh Academy, UK
Lecturer and adviser on Islamic law and finance, Leicester, UK
Arabic Teacher, Yorkshire & Lancashire, UK
‘Alimiyyah graduate, PGCE Qualified teacher, Lecturer at al-Balagh Academy, UK
Alimiyyah course and Hifzul Quran, South Africa Master’s in Islamic Studies and Lecturer at Al Balagh Academy, UK
Educator & Qur’an Instructor, Pakistan
Ifta Studies, Siddeeqa Institute; Senior Fiqh Teacher, Siddeeqa Institute India
Qur'an Memorisation Instructor, Al Balagh Academy (UK); Maktab Instructor, Madrasah Darus Salaam (South Africa)
Humanities Team Member, IB Theory of Knowledge Coordinator, Tutor in History and Religious Studies
Palestinian, Native Arabic Teacher, Cape Town, SA
Lecturer, Al Balagh Academy, UK
Alimiyyah’ Graduate, Lecturer, Maryam Institute Online and Al Balagh Academy, U.K.
Scholars working in ifta, Shariah advisory and Islamic law.
Author, Co-founder of American Fiqh Academy, US
Ālimiyyah – Islamic Dawah Academy (UK) | Takhaṣṣuṣ fil-Fiqh – Jāmiʿah Banuri Town
Shariah Board Member Soneri Bank Ltd and Bank Makramah
Shariah compliance of corporate sector globally
Shariah Consultant for the Halal Monitoring Committee, UK
Masters in Shariah, Founder, Bridges Foundation, UK
HFSAA Shariah Advisor, USA
(Muslim Chaplain, Alimah, Islamic Counselling skills (CPCAB))
(Al Takhassus fil Fiqh wal Ifta, Al Balagh Academy , UK)
(Al Takhassus fil Fiqh wal Ifta, Al Balagh Academy , UK)
Scholars serving in prisons, hospitals, universities and mosques.
Muslim Chaplain, Prison service, UK
Prison Chaplain,UK
Imam/Religious leader of the Islamic Center of Burlington, USA
Imam Aylesbury, UK
(Healthcare Chaplain and Community Development Specialist)
Muslim Specialist Palliative Care Chaplain, St Luke’s Hospice, Sheffield
(Female Prison Chaplain, UK)
Research fellows and doctoral researchers.
Psychologist, Researcher, and Founder of Qasqas & Associates
Researcher & Software Engineer specializing in Digital Humanities and Posthumanism
Research Assistant at the Pelli Lab ,New York University
Doctoral researcher at the Centre for Philosophy of Religion, University of Birmingham
Researcher and author, Bayyinah Institute & the Centre for the Advanced Study of the Quran and its Interpretation,USA
Scholar of Islamic Theology, Law, and Sufism | Researcher at Islam-UK Centre, Cardiff University
Author, Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research, US
Research assistant, Understanding British Imams Project, Cardiff University
LCSW · PhD Researcher in Addiction Studies
Research Fellow, Yaqeen Institute | Founder, The Andalusian Project
Practitioners in psychology, counselling and medicine.
Counsellor,UK
Chaplaincy & Bereavement Specialist / Funeral Services Professional
Doctor of Naturopathy, Dubai, UAE
Paediatric intensive care Consultant and National Paediatric Lead for Organ Donation
MD,Palliative Care Physician,CA
FRCP, Consultant Transplant Nephrologist, University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire,UK
M.A., Psychologist – President of the International Association of Muslim Psychologists (IAMP)
MD. Islamic Society of Baltimore Health Clinic and Private Practice, Internal Medicine,USA
Consultant Clinical Psychologist,UK
Founder & President, Turkish Transpersonal Psychology &Psychiatry National Association, Turkey
Chief Physician, Hamdard Wellness Centre, Hamdard Laboratories, New Delhi, India
(General Practitioner and Women's Health Specialist)
MDCM, Family Doctor, Toronto ,Canada
Consultant Clinical Psychologist, BSc (Hons), PGCE, PG Cert, D Clin Psy, C Psychol, AFBPsS
Licensed mental health counselor
Management and Training Consultant at Aksaa LTD, UK
Renowned Scholar in Islamic Psychology and Counselling
Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Bradford, UK
Integrative Counsellor,UK
Counselling Psychologist and Neurodivergent Affirming Therapist, Cape Town
Founder and lead Trainer@ Leaders Academy, NLP Practitioner& Coach, PK
Islamic Psychologist, ISIP Executive Advisory, IP diploma, Cambridge Muslim College, Khalil Center, MSc Psychology
M.B., CH.B., Founder & President of Building Blocks of Islam,USA
CEO, Azka Advisors
FOUNDER, MUSLIM MASTERY,UK
Founder of Darul Qasim, Chicago, USA
Founder of Jamiah Khatamun Nabiyeen Institute, Bradford, UK
Scholars teaching across the Academy.
Herbalist & Raaqi,UK
Hon BBA – Finance + PMP®
Service Development Co-Ordinator
MD, FRCP(Lond), FRCP(Glasg), FRCP(Ire), FACC GNP Hospital, Jeddah
PhD, CSAA
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board | UHW · Department of Nephrology and Transplant Surgery BSc(Hons) MBBS MRCS FHEA PhD FRCS,UK
ICRC Regional Advisor for Islamic Law and Jurisprudence Pakistan
Whitethread Institute, UK
Member of the Sharia Advisory Committee (SAC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)
Doctorate, Theoretical Physics, Koç University
Graduate in Islamic theology, Abu Bakr trust & Masters in religions, society and Education, University of Warwick. UK
Confirmed speaker — Introduction To Unani Medicine
LLM, SOAS, University of London | Takhassus fil-Iftaa, Jamia-tur-Rasheed
Darul Iftaa, Leicester, UK
Assistant Professor, Department of Ilmul Saidla Faculty of Unani Medicine, AMU, Aligarh
PhD, M. Phil, KU, BS, SSUET
BA in English and Linguistics & Trinity CertTESOL, Manchester, UK
ʿĀlimiyyah, Jaameah Mahmoodiyyah, PGCE in Arabic & Religious Studies, Two Oceans Graduate Institute, South Africa
PhD in Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University
Manager, NHS primary Care, UK
Qualified Ālimah and Ḥāfiẓah (South Africa
(Student at Institut Musulman d’Enseignement à Distance (IMED France) and Arabic Madrasa (Greensville Trust, UK)
Sapience Institute, UK
Masters in Computer Engineering , University of Toronto
Islamic Seminary, Darul – Uloom Bury (UK)
Partner, Gunnercooke LLP, UK
MPhil in Islamic Studies, University of Oxford
Lighthouse Mentoring manager, Sapience Institute
Al Balagh Academy is built by scholars, academics, and subject experts from around the world: 180+ lecturers serving learners in 150+ countries. The Academy is led by its founders and guided by an advisory board of senior scholars.
Academic Director. A scholar and practising medical doctor based in the UK, Shaykh Dr. Rafaqat leads the Academy's academic vision, curriculum, and teaching standards.
Director. Mufti Abrar oversees the Academy's direction and operations and serves on its advisory board.
Browse profiles of the scholars and subject experts who teach at Al Balagh.
