Al-Qadriyyah Islamic College
Our Faculty
Qualified scholars carrying authentic chains of transmission — rooted in the Bindyalvi & Khair Abaadi tradition.
Shaykh Syed Siraj ul Arifeen Shah Rājī
Shaykh Syed Siraj ul Arifeen Shah Rājī is fully qualified in the traditional Dars-e-Nizami curriculum and holds the rank of Mufti, having completed his Takhassus fil Fiqh (specialisation in Islamic jurisprudence) under the guidance of Shaykh al-Qur'an wal Hadith, Mufti Fadhl al-Subhan Qadri Bindiyalwi. He has also studied under the Grand Mufti of India and Europe, Mufti Shams ul Huda Misbahi, further deepening his grounding in classical fiqh and the hadith sciences.
Alongside his traditional scholarship, Shaykh Syed holds an LLB in Law from the University of Bradford and a Diploma in Education and Training from Empire College London — bringing both academic rigour and formal pedagogical training to his teaching. He has taught Dars-e-Nizami for the past eight years, guiding students through the classical curriculum with clarity and care.
His chain of ijāzāt passes through a succession of scholars across India, Pakistan, Shām, and Madīnah al-Munawwarah, reaching back in an unbroken line to the Prophet ﷺ. Spiritually, he is affiliated with the Silsilah-e-Qādriyyah.
Mawlana Ali Rakhada
Mawlana Ali Rakhada is a qualified teacher of Dars-e-Nizami and a student of Shaykh Syed Siraj ul Arifeen Shah Rājī. He began his studies in 2014 under Mufti Hasan al-Amjadi, before continuing in 2016 at Bright Vision Islamic College. He has also benefited from the guidance of Mufti Shams ul Huda Misbahi, Grand Mufti of India and Europe, as well as several other prominent Shuyukh of India and Pakistan. Alongside his traditional studies, he studied Aerospace Engineering at a Russell Group university, and has three years of experience teaching Dars-e-Nizami, including Sarf, Nahw, Aqidah, Fiqh, Tafsir and Hadith.
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