• Mathabah Learning Centre

Faculty

Shaykh Omar Subedar

Director of the Mathabah Learning Centre / Instructor

Current Roles

  • Director, Mathabah Learning Centre
  • Chief Operating Officer (COO), Halal Monitoring Authority
  • Khaṭīb, Bramalea Islamic Cultural Centre

Publications

  • The Commentary on Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī
  • A Collection of Imām Abū Ḥanīfah’s Ḥadīths and Fatwas
  • Rethink Your World
  • How to Live the Life of the Prophet (peace be upon him)
  • Plan Your Day the Prophet’s Way
  • The First Steps in Practising Islam
  • About Shaykh Omar Subedar

Mohammed Omar Subedar was born and raised in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada. In 1990, he enrolled at the Institute of Islamic Education in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. There, he became a ḥāfiẓ of the Qurʾān in 1993.

In 2001, he graduated from the institute’s seven-year Dars-i Niẓāmī program, through which he was conferred the title of Scholar of Islamic Sciences and Arabic Literature.

Academic Studies

  • This seven-year program included advanced studies in:
  • Arabic grammar (naḥw), morphology (ṣarf), rhetoric (balāghah), vocabulary, and literature
  • Islamic creed (ʿaqīdah)
  • Qurʾānic exegesis (tafsīr) and the principles (uṣūl) of exegesis
  • Prophetic traditions (aḥādīth) and the principles (uṣūl) of ḥadīth studies
  • Islamic law (fiqh) according to the Ḥanafī school (madhhab)
  • Comparative studies of the four schools of Islamic law (Ḥanafī, Shāfiʿī, Mālikī, and Ḥanbalī) and the principles of jurisprudence (uṣūl al-fiqh)
  • Islamic history
  • Qurʾānic pronunciation (tajwīd) according to the ten major styles of recitation (qirāʾāt)

Mufti Yusuf Badat

Founder / Instructor

Current Positions:

  • Cheif Mufti, Mathabah Learning Centre
  • Imam, Islamic Foundation of Toronto
  • ⁠President, Imam Services Inc.

Professional Affiliations

  • Ontario Ministry Services – Registered Clergy,
  • Emmanuel College – University of Toronto,
  • Canadian Council of Imams,
  • Canadian Council of Muslim Theologians,
  • Darul Ifta, Birmingham,
  • Darul Ifta, Toronto,
  • Crescent Council of Canada,
  • Mathabah Institute
  • Imam Services
  • Accurate Travels – Pilgrimage Tours 
  • About Mufti Yusuf Badat

Mufti Yūsuf Badāt has a passion to serve humanity and make a difference in the lives of as many people as possible. He uses his training, education and experiences to inspire people towards leadership and meaningful understanding of religion. He is a Toronto based scholar with formal authorizations in sacred sciences, leadership and business. He continues to inspire countless people through his talks, presentations, sermons, classes, articles and books.

Mufti Yūsuf Badāt is the main Imam at the Islamic Foundation of Toronto. He serves as a director and instructor at Mathabah Institute. He is also the President of Imam Services Inc. Mufti Yūsuf Badāt was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. He has studied under numerous scholars, receiving several formal authorizations in the sacred Islamic sciences with top honors. He memorized the Quran at age 14 and then completed a rigorous 6-year alim course at Darul Uloom Zakariya, South Africa graduating in 1998, where he achieved his masters in the Islamic sciences, which included but was not limited to, Arabic language, exegesis (tafseer), and jurisprudence (fiqh). He earned authorizations in Hadith under the Grand Mufti of South Africa, Mufti Radha-ul-Haq.

Mufti Yūsuf Badāt also holds a jurisprudence authorization (ifta) from Darul Ilm Birmingham, UK. Mufti Yusuf Badat is an Ontario registered minister of religion, licensed marriage officer and a certified mediator. He also has a diploma from the Toronto School of Business.

Moulana Dr. Shariq Lodhi

Instructor

  • About Moulana Dr. Shariq Lodhi

Born and raised in Saint John, New Brunswick, Moulana Dr. Shariq Lodhi is currently a staff physician in the Departments of Family and Internal Medicine at Brampton Civic Hospital.  He is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, McMaster University. When not reading, studying or preparing for courses, he enjoys competitive cycling, cross country skiing and searching for the perfect latte. He holds a BSc. in Chemistry from McGill University as well as having completed his medical studies from Queen’s University.  

In 2008, Dr. Lodhi took up traditional Islamic studies at the Islamic Society of Peel, where he studied the dars-i niẓāmī curriculum under Shaykh Omar Subedar. He graduated with a certificate of Scholar of Islamic Sciences and Arabic Literature in 2016.

Moulana Tamseel Ahmed

Instructor

  • About Ustadh Tamseel Ahmed

Moulana Tamseel Ahmed was born in Karachi, Pakistan, and moved to Canada in his early teens. He completed his secondary and post-secondary education in the Greater Toronto Area. Moulana Tamseel has a tremendous passion for teaching Arabic grammar. His charisma has appealed to many young people within the Peel Region, and he continues to inspire a growing number of people through the programs he holds in the community. He holds a bachelor in Engineering from Ryerson University, and has been working in Engineering for the last several years.

In 2008, Moulana Tamseel took up traditional Islamic studies at the Islamic Society of Peel, where he studied the dars-i niẓāmī curriculum under Shaykh Omar Subedar. He graduated with a certificate of Scholar of Islamic Sciences and Arabic Literature in 2016.

Shaykh Sohaib Saeed Zuberi

Instructor

Current Roles

  • Instructor at the Mathabah Learning Centre
  • Philanthropy and Partnership Manager at Islamic Relief
  • About Shaykh Sohaib Saeed Zuberi

Shaykh Sohaib Saeed Zuberi completed his hifz while studying Business economics at York University.

After graduating from the university, he completed a course in management from Cornell University and obtained a teaching certification from Cambridge University. He then went on to pursue Islamic sciences at Al-Rashid Islamic Institute (Cornwall Madrasah). After completing the rigorous 7 year Ālim Program, he pursued iftaa studies (post graduate degree in Islamic jurisprudence) at Jamia Qasim ul Uloom, Scarborough ON.

Currently, while pursuing his iftaa certification, he is working full time for Islamic Relief as Major Gifts Manager. He is also a volunteer Imam of Masjid Ibrahim and an instructor at the Mathabah Learning Centre. He also delivers khutbas in various masjids across the GTA, teaches Islamic courses at universities and host youth and children programs.

Shaykh Abdullah Ayaz Mullanee

Instructor

Publications

  • The Poetic Words of Sayyidina Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)
  • A Ramadan With The Prophet (peace be upon him)
  • Applying Sarf
  • Applying Nahw
  • Forty Ahadith and Six Points
  • The True Prophetic Way of Performing Taraweeh Salah.
  • About Shaykh Abdullah Ayaz Mullanee

Shaykh Abdullah Ayaz Mullanee serves as the dean at Lubab Academy and a teacher at Mathabah Learning Centre. He graduated from Darul Uloom Zakariyah in South Africa and is currently expanding his academic foundation by pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.
Before pursuing higher Islamic knowledge, Shaykh Abdullah Ayaz Mullanee founded Be Scene Magazine, hosted a community radio show, and led many charity and community centered initiatives. He was awarded first place for Tajwid at Mist Toronto 2009. He was also an award winning spoken word poet, with three recorded albums of Islamic poetry.
He is passionate of the Arabic language and has worked tirelessly to refine its methods of study.

Ustadh Danyal

Instructor

  • About Ustadh Danyal

Raised in the Greater Toronto Area, Ustadh Danyal spent most of his childhood in Mississauga before moving to Brampton in the early 2000s. At the age of 16, he completed his ḥifz under the guidance of Hafiz Asim Ali at Brampton Islamic Center, where he led congregational prayers including Taraweeh. In 2020, Ustadh Danyal received Ijāzat al-Tadrīs in the Islamic Sciences after completing the Academic Bare Essentials Program (ABC) under Ustadh Hassan Syed. He also has authorizations in Ḥafṣ and ʿAshara Ṣughra as well as in many poems of tajwīd: Tuḥfat al-Atfāl, Khaqāniyya, Sakhāwiyya, and Jazariyya.
Currently, he is completing the Islamic Scholarship Certification Program at Mathabah Learning Centre with a specialization in exegesis under the tutelage of Shaykh Omar Subedar. He is also presently enrolled in the Hanafi Legal Code Program (HLCP) under the mentorship of Shaykh Tabraze Azam.
In his formal education, Ustadh Danyal has completed an Honors Bachelor of Information Sciences (Cyber Security) graduating with honors, an undergraduate certificate in Creativity and Creative Problem Solving with high honors, and obtained his CISSP certification. He is currently pursuing an additional bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto majoring in Philosophy and Psychology. Ustadh Danyal works as a Cybersecurity Consultant and serves as the Imam at Huttonville Jame Masjid. He previously served as the Imam at Taseen Musalla (Masjid Ibrahim) for a number of years. He is an instructor at Taqwa Academy, Mathabah Learning Centre, and Roots Academy. He resides in Brampton with his family. In his free time, he enjoys working on personal projects and appreciates a good warm beverage.