Recite
with excellence
Beautiful, accurate recitation rooted in tajwīd and the sciences of qirāʾāt — the Qurʾan as it is meant to be read.
Recite · Understand · Lead · Serve
From the first letter of the Qurʾan to a lifetime of leadership.
IQSL is a nonprofit institute of Qurʾanic sciences and leadership. We take students from beautiful recitation to deep understanding and applied leadership — taught online and onsite, for students across North America and beyond — with recognized certification.
IQSL
Now formingThe founding cohort
The Institute
A rigorous institute for the sciences of the Qurʾan.
IQSL takes students from recitation to applied leadership — online and onsite, for students across North America and beyond — with recognized certification rooted in an unbroken chain of transmission. Serious study, taught for today.
About the instituteAccessible
Taught online and onsite, for students across North America and beyond.
Rigorous
A structured curriculum with real standards, from recitation to leadership.
Recognized
Traditional ijāzah and certification, conferred through IQSL.
Certifications awarded
Recognition, conferred.
An ijāzah is a recognized traditional certification — carrying a chain of narration that reaches back to the Prophet ﷺ. Conferred by Dr. Shaykh Mamdouh, it is the standard of mastery now offered through IQSL.
The Path
Four movements, one journey.
Every student moves through the same arc — from the words of the Qurʾan to the character that carries them into the world.
What each movement asks of youUnderstand
with depth
Move past the words to the meaning — tafsīr, ʿUlūm al-Qurʾan, and the context of revelation, studied with rigor.
Lead
with wisdom
Turn knowledge into character — the judgment and presence to guide families, masājid, and Islamic schools.
Serve
with sincerity
Carry what you learn back to the people — leadership measured not by titles, but by benefit to others.
Certification
A credential that carries weight.
IQSL is a certification-issuing institute. Students who complete the path earn a recognized ijāzah — a traditional certification carrying a chain of narration to the Prophet ﷺ — conferred by Dr. Shaykh Mamdouh.
Ask about enrollmentWhat an ijāzah is, explainedWhat an ijāzah certifies
- Mastery verified directly with a qualified teacher.
- A documented chain of narration (sanad) reaching the Prophet ﷺ.
- Authorization to carry — and one day transmit — what you have learned.
Programs are taught online and onsite. IQSL issues its own certifications, in the tradition of the ijāzah.
The Teachers
Guided by qualified scholars.
Curriculum and certification at IQSL are led by Dr. Shaykh Mamdouh, alongside a faculty of qualified instructors from around the world. Classes are taught online and onsite — traditional study, taught for today.
Meet the faculty & instructorsDr. Shaykh MamdouhFounder · Curriculum & Certification
Faculty & instructorsQualified teachers from around the world
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Be part of the founding community.
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