Boys' Qurʾān & Islamic Studies – Mondays

Ustadh Mohammed Benkabbour completed the memorisation of the Qur’an at the age of nine at Daar Ibn Abbas (previously Daar ul Qur’an). Since then, he has dedicated himself to teaching the Qur’an and has participated in numerous Qur’an competitions both locally and internationally. He pursued further studies in Qur’an and Fiqh in Morocco and is currently studying Hanafi fiqh at Daar Ibn Abbas. Today, he continues to serve as a Qur’an teacher at Daar Ibn Abbas, inspiring students with his dedication and passion for the Book of Allah

Ustadh Ahmad Schellen began his studies at Al-Fachriah Islamic Institute in Indonesia, where he studied from 2011 to 2013. He then completed the memorisation of the Qur’an at Masjid Noor (2013–2015), and in 2016 received an ijazah in Ḥafs ‘an ‘Āṣim from Shaykh Abdul Karim Abdullah Newman. In 2017, he travelled to Yemen to study Arabic at Dar al-Mustafa, and subsequently enrolled in the Shariah program there, completing four years of study between 2018 and 2021. He now continues to teach and serve the community at Daar Ibn Abbas.

Shaykh Abdullatief Domingo, originally from the Cape Malay community of South Africa, began his journey in Qur’an memorisation at Darul Uloom Zakariyyah and Darul Uloom Azadville in South Africa, completing his hifdh in Brisbane, Queensland under Qari Fida Rahman. He later pursued tertiary studies at the University of Western Sydney, graduating with a degree in English, Modern History, and Politics in Islamic Lands. Alongside his academic studies, he continued to study a range of traditional Islamic texts, focusing on Shafi‘i fiqh, Aqeedah, and Ihsan, both locally and in South Africa. He now shares his knowledge and experience as a teacher at Daar Ibn Abbas.