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For over 22 years, Shaykh Mohammed Amin Kholwadia, founder of Darul Qasim, has been teaching Tafsīr with inspiring consistency to thousands. Rain or shine, you will find individuals from all walks of life gathered at the feet of this great scholar.  There is no prerequisite for entering this space and listening to the Shaykh.  Abdul...Read More

In 2020, Aala Al-Akhfash, a first year student in the Intermediate Program,  graduated from a highschool in Knoxville, Tennessee as the pandemic was at its peak. Classes came to a standstill, but she was fortunate enough to be able to graduate. She recalls “it was a weird stopping point”, but little did she realize her...Read More

About twenty years ago, Dr. Choukri Heddouchi, at the time a doctoral student at the University of Chicago, decided to attend an on-campus Tafsīr session of Shaykh Amin’s. This was part of a series for Muslim students.  Since highschool, Dr. Heddouchi has had a special interest in the topic. He recollects, at the time, he...Read More

Bushra Alvi, 4th year student in the Intermediate Program, glances back at the physical gates that make up the back wall of Darul Qasim’s library. Students and faculty spent countless hours here studying traditional and contemporary Islamic texts. She is asked to reflect on how walking through the symbolic gate of knowledge, that is Darul...Read More

“I see Darul Qasim as being a place that has the potential not just to transform individuals, but also society as a whole.[…] Because what we are trying to do here is […] not just teach students the bare bones, dry fiqh […] and this is what you believe… and things like that.  But getting...Read More

What does walking through the gate of knowledge look, feel, and sound like for a female student at Darul Qasim? Sayeeda Hikmat, a 4th year student in the intermediate program, shares:  “It’s never going to end…I can keep doing more and more!” Sayeeda’s excitement and dedication to the acquisition of Islamic knowledge can be felt...Read More

Dr. Muhammed Volkan Yildiran Stodolsky is the Chair in the Department of TheologyRead More

In this Pre-Ramaḍān segment, Dr. Stodolsky elucidates the Prophetic virtue of generosity as a means of reflecting upon how the Prophet ﷺ elevated this virtue in the blessed month of Ramaḍān. His reflections serve as a reminder to work on building our generosity, alongside our abundant recitation throughout the month. Dr. Muhammed Volkan Yildiran Stodolsky...Read More

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