About Us
A community of like-hearted teachers and seekers.
Our Story
In 2016, we made an intention and formed a vision. To make ilm accessible to every seeker.
We are a community of like-hearted teachers and seekers. We want to create spaces that enable wholesome learning.
We create authentic learning experiences that nurture the hearts and minds of people. The working professional. The busy parent. The school goer. The high–school graduate. The creative artist. The traveling merchant.
Our Approach
Compassion
People are accustomed to hyper friendly user experiences – from searching on Google to posting on Instagram. At Al-Ihsan, we want to create better experiences for learners. Your journey is carefully designed, to ensure your experience is of high quality.

Purpose
The internet is filled with educational content. Our aim is to create programs that are meaningful. Our process involves identifying real needs and gaps in the community – and creating programs that address those needs.
Transformation
Knowledge that doesn’t create change isn’t knowledge – its noise. Real change involves a transformative learning process. We want to ensure every learner is nurtured with wholesome learning. We are committed to enabling learners to thrive.
Our Team

Owais Baran
Shaykh Owais is the Co-Founder, Director, and Instructor at Al-Ihsan Institute.

Zain Raoof
Shaykh Zain is the Co-Founder, Director of Studies and Instructor at Al-Ihsan Institute.

Haris Siddiqui
Mufti Haris is an Instructor at Al-Ihsan Institute. He teaches the male Alimiyyah Program.

Ahmad Mohib Siddiqui
Shaykh Mohib is the Student Support Officer and Instructor Al-Ihsan Institute.

Muhammad Graham
Shaykh Muhammad is an Instructor at Al-Ihsan Institute. He teaches the male Alimiyyah Program.

Tawfiq Hassan
Tawfiq is the Director of Finance at Al-Ihsan. Tawfiq is responsible for implementing and overseeing Al-Ihsan’s financial and accounting systems and processes.
Owais is raised and educated in Melbourne, Australia. He began his journey as a seeker in 2003 in Melbourne. He completed the Alimiyya course in Melbourne, and studied 1 year at Jamia Binoria in Karachi, Pakistan. He then completed the Bachelor of Islamic and Arabic Sciences at CSU.
Having taught in various spaces over the past decade, he strongly believes there has been a shift in the way learners learn, and therefore, we should adapt the way we teach. He believes better learning experiences will result in a better buy in towards Education.
Shaykh Zain graduated from the Alimiyyah Program in 2009 in Melbourne. He has also studied in various institutes abroad. Shaykh has over 10 years experience of teaching the sacred sciences. He has taught in various environments. He is heavily involved with youth and community work. His motivation is to create positive change within the community.
Mufti Haris began his engagement with the sacred sciences at a very young age. He completed the Hifz of Qur’an the age of 11. Mufti completed the Alimiyyah Program at Darul Ulum College at 18 years of age. He then pursued and completed his iftaa studies in South Africa. But as is the case with voracious learners, that was just the beginning of an odyssey of not just incredible discovery but also of promoting knowledge and education amongst the masses. Even during studies, he was engaged in teaching young children and adults. In 2016, he travelled to the Indian subcontinent for voluntary community work. In addition to teaching at various institutes, he also manages an after hour Maktab. Mufti Haris spends his free time obsessing over language and history and aims to contribute to the corpus of knowledge by writing an original work in Arabic grammar for English speakers.
Shaykh Mohib was born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. He migrated to Australia when he was 3 years old. He grew up in the regional New South Wales area on Central Coast where his father was a member of the Central Coast Islamic Council. He stayed there until he completed year 10. in 2007 he moved with his family to Melbourne, and began the Alim Program at Darul Ulum, Melbourne. He completed his studies in 2013. He then taught Quran at Darul Ulum for a year and 2 years at a Maktab. In 2016 he moved to the regional Queensland town of Mackay, where he served as the Imam for 4 years. He kept himself busy in teaching the community the sciences of Tafsir and Hadith, while teaching children at the Maktab. In 2020 he returned to Melbourne and began teaching at Al Iman College in Melton, as a Quran and Arabic teacher and joined the teaching team at Al-Ihsan.
Shaykh Muhammad completed the Alimiyya course under the tutelage of Mufti Aasim Rashid in Canada. He then completed his Hifz of Quran at Jamia Binoria in Karachi, Pakistan. Maulana Muhammad is now completing his Bachelor of Islamic Studies in Charles Sturt Uni. Maulana’s advice to current and future seekers is to persevere, keep asking Allah and never give up.
Tawfiq holds a Bachelor of Business degree majoring in Accounting. He is a member of Chartered Accountants of Australia & New Zealand (CAANZ), National Tax Association of Australia (NTAA) and Tax Practitioners Board (TPB). He started his accounting career in an ASX listed company in a commercial accounting role. After 2 years he decided to move on to the chartered industry where he was trained by partners from ex big 4 firms. He has over 10 years experience in chartered firms and he completed his CA program in 2012. Tawfiq also worked in MYOB as an implementation/training consultant where he travelled the whole Australia and trained more than 100 accounting practices.
Outside work Tawfiq loves to spend time with his wife and children. He enjoys reading, plays cricket and rides bike occasionally. He also does community work in his local community.