Kitaab Academy — Qur'anic Arabic Series
Level 1: Introduction to Arabic Grammar
Instructors
Arhum Ali
Founder & CEO
Arhum Ali grew up in Chino Hills, California. He completed the memorization of the Quran at the Institute of Knowledge and earned a B.S. in Business Administration from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. During his university years, he became deeply interested in the Islamic sciences. This passion led him to Amman, Jordan where he studied Classical Arabic at the Qasid Institute. During this period, Arhum also delved into key texts across Islamic sciences, earning multiple Ijazaat in Arabic grammar, notably from Sheikh Ali Hani. Additionally, he attained one of the world's shortest Ijazaat in Quran recitation from Sheikh Muhammad Noor. Upon return, he transitioned into a role as a Product Manager at Zelle. Currently he serves as the CEO and Founder of Kitaab Academy.
Muhammad Faheem
Arabic Student Instructor
Muhammad Faheem is from Atlanta, Georgia. He completed the memorization of the Qur’an at the age of 14 from Georgia Islamic Institute. A few years later, he completed a bachelors of science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Georgia Tech and currently works as a technology consultant. He has studied Arabic at Kitaab Academy and now teaches introductory Arabic grammar classes part-time. He is also the former sub-regional coordinator of YM Atlanta and plans to pursue Islamic studies full time at Darul Qasim college.