Ustadha Safiyya Dhorat, Ustadha Nurana Abdul Ghani & Ustadha Isma Kouser

Instructor Biographies:

Ustadha Safiyya Dhorat, founder of Al Muhsinat, is an Islamic scholar with extensive training under traditional scholars since 2001. She holds a Diploma in Contextual Islamic Studies and Leadership from Cambridge Muslim College (2015) and an MA in Islamic Studies from SOAS. She has studied advanced Tafsir, Arabic grammar, rhetoric, and inheritance laws under Shaykh ‘Ali Hani in Jordan. Currently, Ustadha Safiyya teaches in London and successfully runs ‘Spiritual Birth,’ a birth preparation course for Muslim couples.

Ustadha Nurana Abdul-Ghani, a founding member of Al Muhsinat, is an Islamic scholar and dentist. She graduated from Nur Ul Ilm in 2020 under Shaykh Tauqeer and has taught at Safar Academy. Beyond her academic contributions, she has led numerous philanthropic initiatives, including fundraising for the underprivileged globally. Her dedication has been instrumental in realising the mission of Al Muhsinat.

Ustadha Isma Kouser completed the Alimiyyah programme in 2019 before pursuing Arabic studies in Morocco the following year. She went on to graduate from the Cambridge Muslim College in 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts in Islamic Studies. With over seven years of teaching experience across diverse settings, including classrooms and private sessions, she has delivered lessons in Tajweed and Islamic Studies to both children and adults. At Al-Muhsinat, she has taught two courses: Tafsir of Surah Yasin and Lugha on the Classical Arabic Foundations Year 1 programme. She continues to advance her studies in the traditional Islamic sciences, aspiring to deepen her knowledge and understanding.