Doubt & Disbelief
Seminar Instructors:
Mufti Niaz Hannan - The Imam of Islamic Center of South Jersey Dr. Mateen Khan - Teacher at Lantern Initiative Imam Numaan Cheema - Imam of Zubaida Foundation Seminar Date & Time: Saturday, April 22nd, 2017 starting at 1 PM Seminar Location: Islamic Circle of Mercer County 336 Lawrence Station Rd, Lawrenceville, NJ 0864 Seminar Description: Young Muslims, in collaboration with Lantern Initiative, will be hosting a workshop revolving around struggles of the youth today. The official title of this is “Doubt & Disbelief”, this hands on seminar is meant to incorporate highs and lows of Imaan and inner struggles dealing with faith with teens and up. About the instructor:
Niaz Hannan is the Imam and Religious Director at ICSJ (Islamic Center of South Jersey) in Palmyra, New Jersey. He started memorizing the Holy Qurān at North Penn Mosque in Lansdale, Pennsylvania under the guidance of Maulana Mostafa Hossain. He continued his Qurānic education at Darul-Uloom Al-Madania before completing his Ḥifẓ in the spring of 2004. Mufti Niaz graduated as an ‘Ālim in the Islamic Sciences in 2011 from Jamiatul Ilm Wal Huda in Blackburn, north of Manchester. The following year, he began training as a Mufti (issuer of Islamic legal responses) and completed an MA in Islamic Studies from the Markfield Institute of Higher Education (MIHE). Prior to departing the UK, he enrolled at the Cambridge Muslim College, where he completed a Diploma in Contextual Islamic Studies in Leadership under the tutelage of Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad (Timothy J. Winter), benefiting from the company of some of the most well-known Muslim scholars and intellectuals in the world. Currently, Mufti Niaz is also the part-time Muslim Chaplain at Drexel University. |
Shaykh Dr. Mateen Khan was born and raised in the Philadelphia area. He completed his medical degree from Temple University Medical School, and specialized in Emergency Medicine.
As he began practicing as an Emergency Medicine physician, Shaykh Dr. Mateen simultaneously enrolled in the prestigious seminary program at Darul Uloom Al-Madania in Buffalo, where he spent six years intensively studying core disciplines of the traditional Islamic sciences, such as Arabic, Tafsir (Quranic Exegesis), Hadith (Prophetic Traditions), Fiqh (Jurisprudence), and other related subjects.
As the new branch of the seminary opened in Chatham, Ontario by the name of Darul Uloom Canada, he relocated to it and completed his graduation there, gaining Ijazas or authorizations to teach the various subjects, most notably, the six most authentic books of Hadith, namely, Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan At-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasai, Sunan ibn Majah and Sunan Abu Dawud.
Maulana Numaan Cheema was born and raised in Lawrencville, NJ. At a young age, he ventured to Buffalo, New York and Chatham, Ontario to gain an understanding of the fundamentals of Islam. Upon graduation, he took up a position as an imam and teacher in Boston. Currently, he is furthering his training as well as directing 4EveryMuslim. He enjoys studying Islamic creed and prophetic narrations. Currently, he is the Imam of Zubaida Foundation.
As he began practicing as an Emergency Medicine physician, Shaykh Dr. Mateen simultaneously enrolled in the prestigious seminary program at Darul Uloom Al-Madania in Buffalo, where he spent six years intensively studying core disciplines of the traditional Islamic sciences, such as Arabic, Tafsir (Quranic Exegesis), Hadith (Prophetic Traditions), Fiqh (Jurisprudence), and other related subjects.
As the new branch of the seminary opened in Chatham, Ontario by the name of Darul Uloom Canada, he relocated to it and completed his graduation there, gaining Ijazas or authorizations to teach the various subjects, most notably, the six most authentic books of Hadith, namely, Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan At-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasai, Sunan ibn Majah and Sunan Abu Dawud.
Maulana Numaan Cheema was born and raised in Lawrencville, NJ. At a young age, he ventured to Buffalo, New York and Chatham, Ontario to gain an understanding of the fundamentals of Islam. Upon graduation, he took up a position as an imam and teacher in Boston. Currently, he is furthering his training as well as directing 4EveryMuslim. He enjoys studying Islamic creed and prophetic narrations. Currently, he is the Imam of Zubaida Foundation.