Meet the mentors

Scholars your child
will call by name.

Every RIHLA teacher is verified for scholarship, safeguarding, and character. We accept fewer than one in forty applicants — because your child deserves nothing less.

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Ustadha Maryam

Islamic Studies · Female mentor

Madinah International University

9 years teaching

Specialism

Early years faith formation · Sisters' Circle

“Children learn faith the way they learn language — through warmth, repetition, and love.”
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Ustadh Yusuf

Qurʾān & Tajwīd

Al-Azhar, Cairo

11 years teaching

Specialism

Ijāzah in Ḥafṣ · Children and youth

“Beautiful recitation begins the day a child hears you love the Qurʾān.”
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Ustadha Hafsa

Female Quran teacher · Sisters

Umm Al-Qura, Makkah

7 years teaching

Specialism

Adult sisters · Revert foundations

“There is no such thing as starting late. There is only starting.”
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Ustadh Ibrahim

Arabic & Ḥifẓ

Umm Al-Qura, Makkah

12 years teaching

Specialism

Serious memorisation · Teenagers

“Memorisation without meaning is a house without windows. We open the windows.”
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Ustadha Sumayyah

Youth mentor

Al-Azhar, Cairo

6 years teaching

Specialism

Teenagers · Identity and faith in the West

“Teenagers don’t need lectures. They need a scholar who listens.”
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Ustadh Bilal

Fiqh & Sīrah

Islamic University of Madinah

8 years teaching

Specialism

Older children · Revert Foundations

“Every question a new Muslim asks is a door. My job is to open it gently.”
1 in 40
Applicants accepted
100%
Ijāzah or degree verified
Background checked
Safeguarding first
Ready to meet one?

Your first lesson is a gentle no-obligation session with the mentor we think fits your child best.