About Us
At Dar al Quran we provide quality education programmes and events with the aim of instilling a strong understanding of faith that is authentic and relevant to our context as New Zealand Muslims.
Historically Muslims from New Zealand who have wanted to learn about their faith have had to travel at great expense and with great difficulty to lands which are becoming increasingly inaccessible. Upon returning home they face the challenge of making their learnings relevant to the New Zealand context.
We aim to change this by providing quality meaningful Islamic education, access to leading Muslim scholars through tours and facilitating quality events to support Muslims to be Muslim in New Zealand.
Our Teachers
Ustadha Um Muhammad
Ustadah Um Muhammad studied politics and law before studying the Islamic Sciences in Jordan, Egypt, and Yemen. She studied politics and law before choosing to turn her attention to the sacred sciencies, studying the Islamic Sciences in Jordan, Egypt, and Yemen. She specialises in Qur’an and holds ijazah (traditional teaching licence) from Egypt.
She served as a Principal of Dar Al Zahra, one of the foremost Islamic seminaries in the world for women in Tarim, Yemen.
She has been involved in setting up three schools, most recently a sustainable green Muslim school in Vanuatu. She runs classes for women and has her own consultancy through which she trains teachers and develops educational resources.
Shaykh Haamid Ben Fayed
Shaykh Haamid Ben Fayed was born in New Zealand. He studied Islam including hifdth studies in Australia, Egypt, and Yemen before completing a Bachelor of Laws in Auckland, New Zealand, where he is currently based. His professional career is in disputes resolution and consultancy.
He currently serves as the Chair of Lote Tree and is deeply passionate about the community-led development work the trust does in communities across New Zealand.
Shaykh Qays Buksh
Born in Fiji and raised in Aotearoa, Shaykh Qays studied Islam in Fiji, New Zealand and South Africa. He is a Hafidh of the Quran and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Science and English, a certificate in Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care, and has completed a 70-day+ intensive at Dār al-Mustafā in Tarīm, Yemen.
Shaykh Qays serves as the Imam at Hillsborough Masjid. Alongside his teaching and Imāmah responsibilities, he is actively engaged in community consultation, youth development, supporting the development of a balanced, holistic, faith-rooted Muslim identity in Aotearoa.