What’s in a Name? The Intentionality Behind Darul Qasim College’s Shaykh al-Hind Program by Mawlana Shaheer Pathan Darul Qasim College, the academic institution of Islamic higher education that you see before you today, was birthed through the vision and foresight of the college’s president, Shaykh Mohammed Amin Kholwadia. His methodological approach to the study of...Read More
I believe wholeheartedly, without a doubt, anyone who studies here will have an extremely strong foundation in Islamic Studies. A foundation that will allow for students to continue to progress. But only if someone is willing to invest the time, they will have that very solid foundation. Mawlana Samir, Lecturer and Administrator at Darul Qasim...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
Shaykh Amin offers something that I don’t know if it’s offered anywhere else in the US and even in the whole world. I was looking for someone who was able to infuse content, which is waḥy, with the context we are living in today. Shaykh Amin always talks about content and context. He explained to...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
At Darul Qasim College, our focus is mostly on teaching and I think that’s a deliberate choice. I respect Shaykh Amin for thinking that way. Dr. Muhammad, Department of Theology Chair, brings into focus the department’s and college’s commitment to training future scholars in the field of Islamic Studies through a curriculum and pedagogy rooted...Read More
