Faculty
Teaches: Fundamentals of Arabic
Abu Hudhayfah Abdul Hakeem Marshall is a New York-based Imaam that has been involved in Islaamic education for over twenty-five years.
1414/1993 He studied Usoolud deen, Grammar, and tajweed from Shaykh Ali Abdul Maalik as-Saudi.
1416/1995 Quraan from Shaykh AHmed Dweedar alMaSri.
1417/1996 to 1424/2002 Arabic, and Maaliki FiQh from the famous Shaykh, Tayyib as-Soodani, the former student and protege of Shaykh Bin Baz.
1424/2002 to 1426/2004 Quraan and Tajweed from Mufti MuHammad Abdullaah alBengaali.
1427/2005 to 1434/2013 served as Assistant Imaam Jami’ Islaamic Society of Central New York.
1429/2008 NaHwu/Sarf, and Usoolul FiQh from Shaykh Khaleel Carter.
1434/2013 he was appointed Imaam Islaamic Center of Northern New York.
Since 1430/2009 He has faithfully served as a Chaplain in the NewYork Prison system.
Ustaadh Abu Hudhayfah holds multiple Ijaazah in the sciences of Arabic, AQeedah, and FiQh.
He currently teaches as a professor of Arabic and FiQh at Timbuktu Seminary. May Allaah continue to bless us with him.
Umm Haajar is the Chief Financial Officer and School Administrator. She has been with Timbuktu Seminary since its inception and plays a vital role in its administration.
Umm Haajar Syeda Yakuub, was born and raised in Los Angeles California.
She is a wife and mother of five.
She holds a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration with a focus in Business Information Systems.
She also holds a Masters in Business Administration specializing in Entrepreneurship and General Management.
She is a Legal Secretary and Notary Public, and is currently working on both her Law Degree, Arabic and is in her 2nd year of studying the Turkish language with the goal to obtain a Master’s Degree with fluency.
Qylah umm Jannah Marshall al-isbaaniyyah hails from Brooklyn New York. And as a point of Interest, she has been a community personality for most of her life. According to Brooklyn Legend she was the most protected Muslimah in the entire city. Here is why…
It has been said, that when Miss Qylah was younger, her uncle; TaariQ Abdur-Rasheed, a well-known and respected New York Imaam. Was appointed a leadership position in Georgia. Upon leaving for Georgia he placed his niece under the protection of the two most prominent Brooklyn Imaams of that era. Imaam Siraaj Wahhaaj from Masjid TaQwaa, and Imaam Ibraaheem from Masjid ikhwaah.
As both these men were protected by Master Ali abdul-Kareem, it wasn’t long before he too had taken her under his wing. And by the time Miss Qylah was nineteen years old, she was the administrative coordinator for Shihan Ali’s “Muslim-Ninja” Security Force. After about four years in that post. You can guess for yourself if the legend was true.
Miss Qylah comes from a respected Muslim family. Her mother and stepfather are amongst the relied upon seniors in the community. She is also the wife of Imaam abu Hudhayfah, and the mother of his seven children.
Miss Qylah is a life-time Taalibul ‘ilm, and a homeschooling mother.
A polyglot with three languages.
Has been awarded multiple ijaazaat in tajweed and the sciences of Qiraaat.
Can recite the Quraan in four of the ten Qiraaat: Warsh, ibn Katheer, abu Ja’far, and of course HafS.
Has been awarded a general ijaazah in Arabic and usoolud deen from Shaykh abu taubah.
A general ijaazah in Arabic and usoolud deen from Shaykh Khaleel Carter.
Four Certificates in AQeedah from Shaykh Bilaal Phillips’ Islaamic Online University.
A Certificate in AQeedah from Shaykh Rislaan al MiSri.
And holds ijaazah with isnaad for all of the works of Shaykh MuHammad ibn abdul Wahhaab.
She is the Chief Administrator at Timbuktu Seminary.
And may Allaah continue to bless us with her.
He is the co-founder and president of Timbuktu Seminary.
Makeen Abdus-Salaam is a Bronx native.
He began giving Da’wah over twenty years ago.
Honourably discharged from the U.S. Marine Corps.