Instructor
Muhammad Haq
Islamic Sciences Teacher
About me
Muhammad Haq has over 16 years of teaching or being involved with the delivery of Islamic courses.
He formally studied the sciences of the Sharia intensely for several years at the hands of many scholars in the UK. This included Arabic Syntax (al-Naḥw), Arabic Literature (al-Adab al-‘Arabi), Islamic Jurisprudence (al-Fiqh), Muslim Creed (al-‘Aqīdah), Prophetic Tradition (Ḥadīth), Exegesis (Tafsīr), Principles of exegesis (Uṣūl al-tafsīr), Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence (Uṣūl al-Fiqh), Principles of Hadith (Uṣūl al-Ḥadīth) and Prophetic Biography (al-Sīrah al-Nabawiyyah).
His Shaykh in Fiqh was a direct student of the illustrious and renowned scholar Mufti Taqi Uthmani, may Allah protect him. He was blessed to be able to teach very early on, which helped solidify his knowledge and acumen.
After completing formal Islamic studies, he studied privately yet with another Mufti, himself also a student of Mufti Uthmani. He also studied under one of the greatest Hadith Scholars of our time: Shaykh Akram Nadwi.
Thereafter, He pursued a Bachelors degree in the Study of Religions, at the University of London, which he passed with First Class Honours. After this, he qualified as a teacher having completed the Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). Following on from teaching at different schools, he has helped deliver courses at the University of Westminster.
Muhammad has also been involved with many grassroots projects including helping to raise teaching standards in local masajid, where he spearheaded the educational output of the mosque as well as making learning more accessible for the wider community by helping to build a library.
He also was the head of a supplementary school to help students from disenfranchised backgrounds reach their full academic potential. Here, Muhammad developed the complete GCSE English language syllabus as well as developing the overall curricular framework for the school.
He has taught at Safar Academy, the brainchild of one of his teachers: Shaykh Hasan Ali. Whilst teaching here, Muhammad developed the Arabic syllabus and course material. He also developed and delivered a course to adults on the historical development of Fiqh and the various approaches that exist within Sunni Islam. A more long term role has been his involvement in the development of the worldwide-used syllabus and publications of Safar Academy in liaison with Shaykh Hasan Ali.
He is a published author at the virtualmosque website writing on various topics of Fiqh (Islamic law) and its related topics