Welcome New Marvel Team Up Instructor: Sh.Waleed Abdulhakeem, hafidhahullah

[*Sista_S*]

Salaamu 'alaykum all, another Torontanian Sheikh joining the team, ma'shaAllah.

Sheikh Waleed, History of Al-Andulas was an amazing course, mashaAllah. Jazakallahu kheyr for launching that course SHiekh for your hometown folks. So many history that we learned and so many amazing stories you taught us. Hopefully we learn from the mistakes of the past wether they were good or bad InshaAllah ta'alaa.

[AZikria]

Awesome. Welcome Shaykh Waleed A.

[Mehreen Khan]

Welcome to the family, Shaykh

[mraza1]

Asalaamu alaikum,

I'd like to be the first from Qabeelat Noor (Florida), to welcome Sh. Waleed A. to our team! We are honored to him and look forward to our first class with him!!

Asalaam o alaikum!

[najib]

Originally Posted by Asmaa Hussein

Ahem..just thought to mention that Sh Waleed is from Toronto.

Welcome Shaykh Waleed!!! I'm so happy your finally an Al-Maghrib instuctor. Now, that your here, your the second instuctor from T.O. I don't think any ther Qabeelat has two instuctors from their city!

[Alima]

Salaam 'alaykum,

wa lilaahil Hamd! This is such awesome news, alhamdullah - We're blessed at AlMaghrib to have you on board, and cannot wait to benefit from you, in sha Allah.

Looking forward to be taught by you Shaykh, inshaAllah.

May Allah 'azza wa jal continue to bless your goals, aameen.

Ps. This is like an early 'of present.

[SarahalHabib]

Originally Posted by Asha

I had to add our new shaykhs Facebook page, slightly feel like a stalker but kheir.

Super long bio but its so cool I had to share it


The Family

Sheikh Waleed was born in Michigan USA to Egyptian parents, and has lived and studied in Saudi Arabia for over 20 years. His father is a Hafidh and was an Imam in USA & Saudi Arabia and his mother has taught Islamic studies to high school students for over 30 years. His grandfather was a Qari with Ijaza in the ten modes of recitation of the Quran and has given Ijaza to hundreds of students.

Islamic Education

Sheikh Waleed has covered a breadth of Islamic studies in various institutes, including Al-Forqaan academy in Egypt, King Saud University and Almajd Islamic Academy in Saudi Arabia, and is currently working on a Masters degree in Islamic studies from Madinah Int. University., after which he hopes to start on a Phd. program in Hadith sciences.

Other Education

In addition, Sheikh Waleed has a Masters degree in Life Skills Training, and has trained a large number of companies in North America in computer applications and life skills. He also earned a BA in Applied Mathematics, with a minor in Architectural Sciences. He is a Microsoft certified trainer and is currently working on a Master practitioner certification in NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming).

Work History

In addition to working as an Imam, Sheikh Waleed has worked as a national training designer and facilitator at Home Depot Headquarters, as well as a technical trainer at Babcock and Wilcox, a company that produces energy supplies in more than 90 countries. He has also taught at the University of Akron applied statistical research, communication methods, and lifeskills training courses. He also worked as a research specialist at the Greater Akron Chamber, and has designed Architectural models for homes and office complexes.

Special Interests

In his spare time Sheikh Waleed loves to play sports. He has represented his University basketball team, his school Soccer team, and he also enjoys bowling and golf. He keeps himself sharp by practicing on his calculator and can swiftly perform large calculations from his head. However, his biggest hobby by far is reading at least one book in every field of science, life skills and most importantly Islam.

Masha' Allah, reading this is truly inspiring. To read the accomplishments of our shuyukh brings about more experiences to share with us in future classes. I look forward to studying in his classes insha' Allah. Welcome to AlMaghrib!

[A.Yusuff]

Masha'Allah, this is awesome news.

Welcome to the Al-Maghrib team, ya shaykh Waleed A.!

[Yusuf Issat]

Awesome, welcome to the AlMaghirb family Shaykh Waleed A, Masha'Allah great news and exciting times ahead.

Insha'Allah Qabeelat Barakah (Manchester, UK) look forward to be taught by you.

[Waleed Basyouni]

Mashallah Ramadan Kareem, Welcome Shaykh Waleed A ! It's a happy day to have you part of our team and Almaghrib family.