Inside the classrooms of Darul Qasim College,  one witnesses an academic environment that fits the noble task of imparting Divine Knowledge.  Shaykh Amin frequently reminds faculty, “they (seeker’s of knowledge) are guests of the Prophet ﷺ and this cannot be taken lightly.”  Traditional Muslim scholars of the past and present have placed great emphasis on...Read More

When you enter into sukūn, what sort of development occurs intellectually, physically, and spiritually?  How does this sukūn shape the experiences of the students, faculty, and staff at Darul Qasim College?   How is their development as human beings given equal footing with the knowledge that is being imparted? Darul Qasim College Registrar Ghada Ayesh...Read More

What does a medieval archaeological Islamic site in the Turkish countryside have to do with Darul Qasim College’s Arabic Department? Dr. Choukri Heddouchi, Arabic Department chair, begins part 7 of our tour by sharing his current scholarly involvement  in deciphering an Arabic medieval inscription that was recently discovered during a systematic archaeological survey in the...Read More

What does a vibrant, creative and engaging academic space look and feel like?  Where scholarly driven inquiry and research drives a curriculum that is tweaked every year based on developments in the field, student’s research interests, and engagement with traditional texts that are re-presented in the context of the time and place we live in....Read More

This tour begins with the story of the Willow Tree, an image that beautifully encapsulates the inspiration, vision, and mission of Darul Qasim College. Sitting with Shaykh Mohammed Amin Kholwadia, the founder and visionary of the college, his voice is firm, clear, and full of reverence- as he introduces us to one of the greatest...Read More

The greatest task facing contemporary Muslims today is the implementation of an intellectual understanding of Islam in a context that fundamentally does not understand it. Shaykh Amin Kholwadia has been at the forefront of this challenge for over 20 years. Since founding Darul Qasim in 2000, he has been engaged in training generations of scholars...Read More

Mawlana Bilal Ali Ansari Academic Advisor and Liaison for the Department of Hadith Studies at Darul Qasim Walking through Darul Qasim’s  gate of knowledge is an act of community re-engagement. It is a re-presentation of the Islamic intellectual tradition by students and faculty who see their learning and teaching as not only transformative on an...Read More