~Authors / Illustrators / Consultants~

The development of IQRA's systematic and comprehensive
program of Islamic education is the result of the dedication
of many scholars, educators, and experts in various fields
of study. Together, they contribute to the writing, research,
and design of IQRA' books, curriculum guides, and other
educational materials. Listed below are some of these contributors.

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Aasi, Ghulam Haider
M.A. Islamic Studies (Punjab U.)
Ph.D. (Temple U.)
Professor Islamic Studies,
American Islamic College, Chicago
Specialization: Islamic History, Qur'anic Studies
IQRA' Project: Consultant, Editor, and Religious Reviewer


Abdullah, Aslam
M.A. Arabic (Delhi U.) Ph.D. Journalism (London U.)
Editor of Minaret, Los Angeles, California
Specialization: Communication
IQRA' Project: Writer (Outline of Islamic History, Dictionary of Islamic Terms)


Abdullah, Fadel
M.A. (U. of Minnesota), Candidate for Ph.D. (U. of Minnesota)
Former research associate, IQRA' International, Chicago, USA
Specialization: Arabic Studies, Islamic History
IQRA' Project: Writer (IQRA' Arabic Reader Vols. I-IV)


Abdullah, Mohammad Nur
M.A. (Madinah U.) Candidate. for Ph.D. (Chicago U.)
Director/Imam St Luis Islamic Center, St. Luis
Specialization: `Aqidah and Fiqh, Islamic Studies
IQRA' Project: Consultant, Member of Religious Review Team


Abedeen, S. Zainul (Late)
M.A.(Aligarh), Ph.D. Asian Std., (Penn State)
Director Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs, London
Specialization: Muslim Minority Affairs
IQRA' Project: Consultant, IMMA, KAAU advisor on the Project


Abiva, Huseyin
M.A. History (Maryland)
IQRA' Full-time Staff
Specialization: Islamic History (Ottoman)
IQRA' Project: Curriculum Development, Author (From the Lives of the Khulafa' Ar-Rashidah)


Abiva, Nilofer
B. A. Education (U. of Illinois)
Teacher, MEC School, MCC, Chicago
Specialization: Elementary Education
IQRA' Project: Author (History of Al-Khilafa' Ar-Rashidah Workbook)


Ahsan, Abdullah
Ph.D. Islamic History (U. of Mich.)
Professor of Islamic History, Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Specialization: Islamic History
IQRA' Project: Author (The History of Khilafah ar-Rashidah)


Ali, Dr. Muhammad
Member, Islamic Medical Association
Specialization: Medicine
IQRA' Project: Founding Member of the Board


Agic, Senad
M.A. Shari'ah (Gazi Husrevbeg, Sarajevo)
Imam, Islamic Cultural Center of Greater Chicago, Mufti of Bosnian-American
Community
Specialization: Fiqh and Qirat
IQRA' Project: Translation of publications into Bosnian language.


Ali, Moazzam
M. A. Islamic studies
Tahrik e Nash e Careen, Karachi, Pakistan
Specialization: Translation
IQRA' Project: English Translation (Encyclopedia of the Qur'an)


Awadallah, Sheikh Ba Bikr
Ph.D. Islamic Studies, SOAS (London)
Professor of Islamic Studies, Kent U., U.K.
Specialization: Islamic Studies
IQRA' Project: Consultant, Director of Islamic Encyclopedia Project


Robinson, Aisha
B. A.
Teaching Assistant MCC-MEC School, Chicago
Specialization: Typist/Secretary
IQRA' Project: Special Assistant, Qur'an Project with Dr. Irfan Khan


A'zami, Iqbal
Fadil Darul-Ulum (Deoband)
Director U.K. Islamic Academy, Leicester, U.K.
Specialization: Aqidah and Fiqh
IQRA' Project: Writer and Translator (Muslim Faith, Place of Sunnah in Islam)


Ba-Hifzallah, Ahmad
Ph.D. Geological Sciences
Secretary, King Abdulaziz U. 1980-85
Specialization: Geological Sciences, Administration
IQRA' Project: First Coordinator from KAAU, Jeddah to IQRA'


Al-Ahari, Muhammad Abdullah Bektashi El
M. A. English (NE IL)
High School Teacher, Chicago Public Schools
Specialization: Islam in America
IQRA' Project: A History of Islam in the Western Hemisphere (High School Textbook)


Ba-Sa'd, Abd ur- Rahman
B. A. Graphic Design, Tata Inst.of Art (Bombay)
Art Teacher, Indian Embassy School, Jeddah, S.A.
Specialization: Art and Design
IQRA' Project: Designer (Educational Charts)


Basha, Abd ur-Rahman (Late)
Ph.D. Islamic Studies (University of Damascus, Syria)
Late Prof. of Arabic Studies Imam Muhammad Bin Saud U.
Specialization: Islamic Biographies
IQRA' Project: Biographies of Sahabah and At-Tabi`un


Biöcevic, Samir
Academy of Fine Arts (Sarajevo)
Freelance artist
IQRA' Project: Illustrator (various books)

Busool, Assad
M.A. Islamic Studies (Jerusalem) Ph.D. (U. of Calif., Berkeley)
Prof. of Arabic, AIC, Chicago, USA.
Specialization: Islamic Thought, Arabic Studies
IQRA' Project: Consultant, Author (Good Neighbors and Other Stories, Shapes and Forms of Arabic Letters)

Dabbas, Saeed
B.A. Islamic Studies, M.A. Library Science.
Librarian/Catalogue, Imam Muhammad Bin Saud U.; Saudi TV commentator,
Riyadh
Specialization: Translation Arabic-English
IQRA' Project: Member, MCC Education Program Development Committee
1988-82, Translator (At-Tabi`un)


Durkee, Noura
M. A. Fine Arts (Princeton U.)
IQRA' Research Fellow, Virginia
Specialization: Language Editor, Writer
IQRA' Project: Writer (Stories of the Sahabah series, Workbooks), Language Editor


Delk, Robert C
M.A. (Clark U.), Ph.D. History, (U. of Wisconsin)
Prof. of History, Columbia College
Specialization: Islamic History
IQRA' Project: Islamic History Vols. I-III


El-Amin, Mildred
B.A. Literature
Freelance writer, speaker and Islamic worker, Chicago
Specialization: family counseling/ writing
IQRA' Project: writer (The Prophets of Allah, Vol. II)


Fareedi, Fazlur Rahman
M.A. Economics, Ph.D. Economics, (Agra University)
Editor, Bulletin of Institute of Objective Studies, Delhi, India.
Specialization: Islamic Economics, Hadith Literature
Iqra' Project: Consultant, Author (A Textbook of Hadith)


Gader, Abu Baker
Ph.D. Sociology (U. of Wisc.)
Prof. of Sociology, King A. Aziz U., Jeddah, S.A.
Specialization: Islamic Sociology, Islamic Studies
Iqra' Project: Coordinator (KAAU) for the Project 1980-83


Ghazi, Bushra Yasmin
B.A. (Bryn Mawr College)
Arabic Language Program Development for the Province of British Columbia,
Canada; Consultant, Arabic Language, Islamic School of B.C.
Specialization: Calligraphy, Language Editing
IQRA' Project: Editor, Writer (The Art of Arabic Calligraphy, Vols I-VI)


Ghazi, Hamid al-Ansari Ghazi (Late)
Fadil Dar ul Uloom (Deoband)
Foremost journalist, scholar and community worker, Bombay
Specialization: Media, Islamic Government
IQRA' Project: Consultant, Advised to establish IQRA' as a trust, Donated his library to IQRA'


Ghazi-Ameen, Saba Tasneem
B.A. Graphic Design (U of I) M.A. Interactive Media (New York University)
Specialization: Graphic Design & Interactive Media
IQRA' Project: Designer IQRA' Staff 1992, initiated Department of Graphic Design,
designed IQRA' catalogues, Writer (Up and Away with Arabic Numbers), web designer


Ghazi, Suhaib, Hamid
B.A Social Studies & Political Science (University of Redlands, CA); J.D.
(University of Illinois)
Specialization: Editor, writer, law
Iqra' Project: Writer (Prophets of Allah, Vols. I, II, IV, V), Editor


Ghazi. Usama
B. Sc. Biology (U. of Redlands); MD (Midwestern University, Arizona)
Specialization: Medicine
IQRA' Project: IQRA' Curriculum-research Asst. and Designer, Summer Program 1991-94


Hamid, Wajihuddin
B.A. Islamic Studies, Computer Eng.
President, Campus Computers, Chicago
Specialization: Computers, Qur'anic Studies
IQRA' Project: Consultant, Computers and Qur'anic Studies


Hammad, Shaikh Ahmad Zaki
Fadil Al-Azhar, Ph.D. Islamic studies (U. of Chicago)
President, Qur'anic Literacy Institute; Chair, MCC Dept of Education 1977
Specialization: Islamic Studies, Qur'anic Studies
IQRA' Project: Consultant, Religious Review; project started under his chairmanship of the Dept.


Hussain, Assad
Ph.D. Pol. Sc. (U. of Minnesota)
Professor of Pol. Sc., Northeastern U.; President AIC
Specialization: Political Science
IQRA' Project: Consultant, Advisor to KAAU for the Project 1977-80


Hussaini, Mohammad Mazhar
M.S Food & Nutrition (N. Dakota)
Head Nutritionist, Dept. of Health, Chicago
Specialization: Health and Nutrition
IQRA' Project: Founding member, Writer (My Little Book of Halal and Haram, The Institution of Fasting in Islam)


Islahi, Abdul Azim
(Fadil Islah ul-Uloom), M.A., Ph.D. Econ. (Aligarh)
Specialization: Islamic Economics, Fiqh and Qur'anic Studies
IQRA' Project: Consultant (Encyclopedia of Qur'an, Encyclopedia of Aqa'id and Fiqh)


Islahi, Sh. Yusuf
Fadil Islah ul- Ulum, India
Editor Zikra, Rampur, India
Specialization: `Aqidah and Fiqh, Islamic Studies
IQRA' Project: Islamic Shari`ah" Vols. I and II


Khan, Mir Azmath Ali
Dip. in Architecture
Architect FUAD Est., Jeddah, S.A.
Specialization: Islamic Architecture, Graphics
IQRA' Project: Artist (Islamic Architecture, Masajid Allah)


Kishta, Mohammad (Late)
M.A. (N. Dakota State U.), Ph. D, (U. of Iowa) Governor State U., Chicago.
Specialization: Science Curriculum, Education
IQRA' Project: Educational Consultant, Chairperson of IQRA' Educ. Prog. Dev. Committee


Majeed, Malik Abdul
B. A. Graphics and Printing
Director of Graphics, Jandool Printing, Jeddah, S.A.
Specialization: Graphics and Printing
IQRA' Project: Designer (Islamic Manners [Coloring book])


Nadvi, Sh. Abdul Hasan Ali
Fadil Dar ul Uloom (Deoband)
Head of Nadwat ul-Ulama, Lucknow, India.
Specialization: Islamic Thought
IQRA' Project: Consultant, Inspiration


Nadvi, Ashhad
Fadil Nawat ul-Ulama (Lucknow)
Research Fellow, IQRA' Intl., Adara al-Ulum al-Qur'an, Aligarh
Specialization: Qur'anic Studies, Fiqh
IQRA' Project: Encyclopedia of the Qur'an, Encyclopedia of Fiqh


An-Nagger, Amal
B. A. (King AbdulAziz University); IT project manager, Irfan Hospitals, Jeddah
Specialization: Computer Graphics
IQRA' Project: Author (Up and Away with Arabic Numbers)


Nassief, Abdullah Omar
Ph. D. Geological Sciences (Stanford U.)
Vice President, Majlis ash-Shura, Saudi Arabia
Specialization: Geological Sciences, Islamic Studies
IQRA' Project: Consultant, Guide, and Inspiration


Nyang, Sulaiman Nyang
Ph.D. History
Prof. African Studies, Howard University, Washington D.C.
Specialization: African American History
IQRA' Project: Islam in North America, Chiarperson of Program Development


Osman, Fathi
Ph.D. Philosophy
Consultant, Islamic Center of S. California
Specialization: Intellectual History of Islam


Quraishi, Rajaullah
M.E Eng. (Purdue U.)
Chief Eng. City of Chicago; President, MCC 1979-83??
Specialization: Civil Eng., Organization
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QRA' Project: Consultant, Sirah Program published under Chairmanship


Quraishi-Ahmed, Huda
B.S. Biological Sciences, B.A. Applied Psychology (U. of IL)
Specialization: Editing, Organization
IQRA' Project: Editing, Organization & Management of Ed. Program, Developed dept., Compiled dept. training manual


Rahman, Gul
M. Sc. Geography, (U. of Karachi)
Cartographer, U of Iowa
Specialization: Cartography
IQRA' Project: Co-Author (Geography of the Muslim World)


Rahman Mushtaqur Rahman
Ph. D. Geography
Professor of Geography, U. of Iowa
Specialization: Geography
IQRA' Project: Co-author (Geography of the Muslim World)


Sakr, Ahmed Husain
Ph.D. Nutrition, Religious scholar
President, Foundation of Islamic Knowledge, Chicago.
Specialization: Nutrition, Fiqh
IQRA' Project: Islamic Worship, Selected Khutub, Health and Nutrition, Islamic Perspective


Abd us-Salam, Shah
Ph.D. Urdu; Ph.D. Islamic Stud. (Lucknow U.)
Professor of Islamic Studies, U. of Lucknow
Specialization: Translations, writing
IQRA' Project: Translated Sirah Program into Urdu and Hindi


Saleem, Mohammad Abdullah
Fadil Dar ul-Ulum (Deoband)
Head of Dar ul-Ulum, MCC, Chicago; Chairman, Majlis as-Shura, Institute of
Islamic Education
Specialization: Tajwid, Ifta'
IQRA' Project: Consultant, Religious Reviewer


Saleem, Obaidullah
Fadil Dar ul Uloom, (Deoband)
Teacher Islamic Studies, College Preparatory School, Chicago
Specialization: Fiqh, Qur'anic Studies
IQRA' Project: Religious Reviewer


Samarrai, Moil I.
Ph.D. Islamic Studies, Fiqh
Prof. of Islamic Studies. U. K.
Specialization: Qur'anic Studies, Fiqh
IQRA' Project: Author (Tafsir Al-Baqarah) for IOU, "Islamic Mail Box"


Shamsuddin, Mir
Ph.D.
Professor, Northwestern U., Chicago
Specialization: Biological Sciences, Muslim Youth Training
IQRA' Project: Consultant, Initiator of the Project


Siddiqi, Muzammil
M.A. Islamic Studies, Madinah U.; Ph.D. Study of Religion (Harvard), Fadil
Nadvah al-`Ulama' Director, Islamic Society of Orange County, South California
Specialization: Comparative Religion, Qur'anic Studies.
IQRA' Project: Consultant, Religious Reviewer


Yamani, Mohammad Abdo
Ph.D. Geological Sciences
Chairman, IQRA' Charitable Society and IQRA' International, Chicago
Specialization: Geological Sciences, Sirah, Islamic. Lit.
IQRA' Project: Consultant, Friend, Guide and Philosopher; Author (A Boy from Makkah)