Signs of the Hour

Mawlana Muhiuddin Khan is a Chicago-born Islamic scholar who completed his hifẓ at the Institute of Islamic Education (IIE) and graduated from its Ālimiyyah program in 2013. He later pursued advanced studies in Hadith methodology and criticism at Darul Uloom Deoband under leading scholars, earning authorization to teach these specialized disciplines. Mawlana Muhiuddin has taught at IIE, Darus Salam Seminary, and Darul Qasim College, where he currently teaches Islamic theology, Hadith sciences, and Islamic legal theory. His academic interests include Hadith criticism, Islamic philosophy and theology, and the preservation of the classical Islamic intellectual tradition through rigorous scholarship and critical inquiry.

Mufti Ehzaz Ajmeri is faculty in the Departments of Islamic Law and Dār al-Iftā at Darul Qasim College. He is also pursuing a Master’s in Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago. He spent seven years studying in South Africa, earning multiple ijazat from prominent scholars such as Mufti Raḍā al-Ḥaqq and Mufti Ebrahim Desai. In the Chicagoland area, he has taught and served in various mosques, Islamic institutions, and foundations. Mufti Ehzaz also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Elmhurst College.