The people behind Uswah.
Teachers who carry what they teach, and a team that looks after every student behind the scenes. These are the people you will meet inside the institute.
Ustadh Idris Mahmoud
Founder and Director
Ustadh Idris founded Uswah to bring the discipline of the traditional Quran circle to students everywhere. He holds ijazah in Hafs and has taught Quran and Arabic for over fifteen years. He still teaches a morning Hifz circle every week.
Shaykh Harun Abdelaziz
Head of Hifz (Brothers)
Shaykh Harun memorized the Quran young and completed his ijazah under scholars in Cairo. He designs the memorization and revision cycles used across the brothers' Hifz classes, and he personally hears the final review of every student who completes a juz.
Ustadh Yusuf Kamara
Head of Qaida
Ustadh Yusuf has spent his career at the very beginning of the journey: the letters, their sounds, and the first joined words. He trains our Qaida teachers and is known for his patience with the youngest students and with adults starting fresh.
Ustadh Tariq Benali
Arabic Program Lead
Ustadh Tariq leads the Arabic curriculum, from nahw and sarf to reading classical texts. He studied Arabic and Islamic sciences in Fes and believes every student of the Quran deserves to understand what they recite.
Ustadha Maryam Siddiqui
Head of Sisters' Programs
Ustadha Maryam oversees all sisters' classes, teachers, and practice rooms. She holds ijazah in Hafs and has led women's Quran circles for more than a decade, building spaces where sisters learn with focus and ease.
Ustadha Hafsa Merchant
Student Success Coordinator
Ustadha Hafsa is the first person families meet and the one they return to with questions. She guides new students through placement and enrollment, follows up on attendance, and makes sure no learner falls quietly behind.
How we work.
Itqan
Precision in every letter. We hold recitation, memorization, and teaching to the standard the Quran deserves.
Rahmah
Gentleness in teaching. Correction is given with kindness, and every student moves at a pace that honors their effort.
Amanah
The Quran is a trust. We carry it carefully, from teacher to student, the way it has been carried for fourteen centuries.
Learn with us.
Explore the programs, or write to the team with your questions.