Ifta' Specialisation Program Students and Alumni

Current Students​

These are students who have successfully enrolled in the program after both a written and oral assessment. They will either undertake the course full-time for two years, part-time over four years or through a combination over three years.

Mouhammad Bana

Country: Reunion
Year Started: 2023
Full/Part-Time: Part-Time

Faiza Aamer

Country: USA
Year Started: 2023
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Abdul Ahad Farook Chana

Country: Sri Lanka
Year Started: 2023
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Aysha Saifullah

Country: UK
Year Started: 2023
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Shadman Siddiqui

Country: Canada
Year Started: 2023
Full/Part-Time: Part-Time

Mohammed Khalid

Country: UK
Year Started: 2024
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Hamzah Varachhia

Country: UK
Year Started: 2024
Full/Part-Time: Part-Time

Halima Patel

Country: UK
Year Started: 2024
Full/Part-Time: Part-Time

Zoayria Harun

Country: USA
Year Started: 2024
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Country: UK
Year Started: 2024
Full/Part-Time: Part-Time

Country: UK
Year Started: 2024
Full/Part-Time: Part-Time

Country: UK
Year Started: 2024
Full/Part-Time: Part-Time

Completed (Awaiting Thesis)​

These are students who have successfully completed the course, researched and written approximately 1000 fiqhi responses (fatwas) on most topics of everyday concern for Muslims, and passed the exams. They have yet to submit their final thesis, after which they will be granted the Ifta’ Research Fellowship. While students have undergone training to answer most questions related to everyday matters, they are encouraged to specialise in one or more fields and select a research topic for their thesis accordingly.

Didar Hasan

Country: UK
Year Started: 2017-19
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Zahida Suleman

Country: UK
Year Started: 2017-19
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Mehdi Hasan

Country: UK
Year Started: 2019-21
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Myra Hamid

Country: Pakistan
Year Started: 2019-21
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Rashida Esakji

Country: UK
Year Started: 2019-21
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Uzair Patel

Country: UK
Year Started: 2020-22
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Amna Jamil

Country: USA
Year Started: 2021-24
Full/Part-Time: Part-Time

Muhammed Al-Hassan

Country: UK
Year Started: 2021-23
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Imtiyajul Haque

Country: UK
Year Started: 2021-23
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Mohammed Muaaz Vahora

Country: UK
Year Started: 2021-23
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Rahmah Ilahee

Country: Australia
Year Started: 2021-23
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Maseeha Saloojee

Country: Syria
Year Started: 2021-23
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Shahad Amir

Country: UK
Year Started: 2021-23
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Huzayfah Mangera

Country: UK
Year Started: 2022-24
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Rahmah Ilahee

Country: Australia
Year Started: 2021-23
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Maseeha Saloojee

Country: Syria
Year Started: 2021-23
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Ifta' Research Fellows

The students who have successfully completed the Ifta’ course and submitted their final thesis qualify as Ifta’ Research Fellows, but not yet Muftis. They work in the field and answer questions for the public directly and also through the Whitethread Fatwa Centre.

Hashim Khan

Country: UK
Year Started: 2017-19
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Specialisation: Islamic Trade, Commerce and Finance

Hilal Mehmood Patel

Country: UK
Year Started: 2017-19
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Specialisation: Islamic Bioethics (Medical Ethics and Medicine)

Ikramul Hoque

Country: UK
Year Started: 2019-21
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Specialisation: Citizenship, Integration, and Political Issues

Myra Hamid

Country: Pakistan
Year Started: 2019-21
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Muftis

The Whitethread Institute requires several additional years of training and practice in the field along with approval by a panel of senior muftis for an Ifta’ Research Fellow to qualify as a Mufti (Juris-Consult).

Whitethread requests that only those graduates officially awarded the title of Mufti by our institution be referred to as such.

Hashim Khan

Country: UK
Year Started: 2017-19
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Specialisation: Islamic Trade, Commerce and Finance

Hilal Mehmood Patel

Country: UK
Year Started: 2017-19
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Specialisation: Islamic Bioethics (Medical Ethics and Medicine)

Ikramul Hoque

Country: UK
Year Started: 2019-21
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Specialisation: Citizenship, Integration, and Political Issues

Myra Hamid

Country: Pakistan
Year Started: 2019-21
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

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