Dr. Asif Hirani
Dr. Asif is our dean and lead instructor here at AMAL. All of you of course know him.
Shaykh Yousef Bakeer
Shaykh Yousef Bakeer was born and raised in Cairo, Egypt, and attended Al-Azhar primary school. He became a hafiz at the age of 7 and graduated from Al-Azhar University with a Bachelor's degree in Islamic Studies at the age of 22. He's given da'wa in various countries such as Spain, Denmark, Italy and is fluent in Spanish, English, Portuguese, Arabic, and Italian. Since 2017 he has served as a teacher with Manara Institute and as the Youth Director for the Islamic Center of Passaic County. He has Ijaza in Quran and is pursuing a PhD in Islamic Studies and a Masters degree in chaplaincy. Currently he serves as Islamic Leader for HHRD. Also has experience doing youth work in prisons Services provided: Philosophical Discourse Nikah Advice on Shariah Matters General Counselling New Muslims & Shahada. This semester he will be teaching Hadeeth 2 inshaAllah.'