The Lead Instructor
Shaykh Ahmed Al-Suwaid is the Lead Instructor at Dar al-Burhan, a premium all-boys Quran School in the city of Vaughan, Canada. His gentle demeanour and serious approach to teaching the Quran engenders in his students; respect, love and reverence for the Book of Allah ﷻ.
Shaykh Ahmed's journey with the Quran began in the blessed city of Makkah where he was born and raised. Upon completing his memorization of the Quran, he was tasked with leading the Taraweeh prayers in various mosques throughout the holy city at only eleven years of age. From 1998 to 2012, Shaykh Ahmed was trained in the Sacred Precinct of Makkah under the tutelage of distinguished teachers and scholars, and completed the study of various classical texts in Tajweed, Tafseer (Quranic exegesis), and the Seven Readings of the Quran.
Shaykh Ahmed has received authorizations to teach and impart the Holy Quran from several prominent teachers, including Shaykh Dr. Hamid Al-Ansari, and has extensive teaching experience in various institutions throughout the Arabian peninsula, Jordan and Canada. Shaykh Ahmed possesses a Bachelors of Economics with a minor in Islamic Finance from Ummul Qura University with honours, and a Bachelors of Islamic Law (Shariah) with honours, from Darul Hadith Khayriyah College, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Shaykh Ahmed's journey with the Quran began in the blessed city of Makkah where he was born and raised. Upon completing his memorization of the Quran, he was tasked with leading the Taraweeh prayers in various mosques throughout the holy city at only eleven years of age. From 1998 to 2012, Shaykh Ahmed was trained in the Sacred Precinct of Makkah under the tutelage of distinguished teachers and scholars, and completed the study of various classical texts in Tajweed, Tafseer (Quranic exegesis), and the Seven Readings of the Quran.
Shaykh Ahmed has received authorizations to teach and impart the Holy Quran from several prominent teachers, including Shaykh Dr. Hamid Al-Ansari, and has extensive teaching experience in various institutions throughout the Arabian peninsula, Jordan and Canada. Shaykh Ahmed possesses a Bachelors of Economics with a minor in Islamic Finance from Ummul Qura University with honours, and a Bachelors of Islamic Law (Shariah) with honours, from Darul Hadith Khayriyah College, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Faculty
Dar al-Burhan was founded and designed by a conglomerate of local Muslim students, educators and leaders:
Administrative Body
The administrative body brings together over 60 years of combined experience in education, teacher training, pedagogy, curriculum development, and institutional management.
Qari Misbah, Supervisor & Program Developer
An Imam, Hafiz and first-class reciter of the Quran who has a unique Prophetic Authorization (Ijaza), and is highly skilled in monitoring, documenting and ensuring the program is meeting set benchmarks.
Hafiz Humza, Guidance Counsellor & Program Developer
A recent university graduate in psychology and neuroscience who memorized the entire Quran locally with the Ijaza, and is known in Quran circles for his adeptness in mentoring new students.
Hafiz Rizwan, Program Developer
A project manager by profession and father who had memorized the entire Quran with the Ijaza while a teen.
Hafiz Yahya, Youth Development Consultant
A university student who has recently completed his memorization of the Quran locally, and has an intimate understanding of the arduous journey.
Each member of this team brings with him the unique inspirations of distinguished contemporary Quran masters from within North America, the UK, North Africa, Damascus and the Hijaz (in particular Jeddah and Mecca).
Need is the mother of all invention, and our team understands the need Muslim families have for excellent institutions that can address a new generation of Muslim boys in the discipline of Quran memorization.
With Allah's permission and aid, we have come together to develop a full-time premium Quran school for boys that prides itself on excellence in pedagogy, educational resources and character development.
Need is the mother of all invention, and our team understands the need Muslim families have for excellent institutions that can address a new generation of Muslim boys in the discipline of Quran memorization.
With Allah's permission and aid, we have come together to develop a full-time premium Quran school for boys that prides itself on excellence in pedagogy, educational resources and character development.
