بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Founded Leicester · 2018
Programme Three-Year Ilm Course
Instructor Ustadh Ariff Olla
AhleDhikr Institute — mosque illustration

Classical Curriculum

Books and method modelled on the Sharīʿah faculties of Madinah and Riyadh.

30+ Scholars

Direct chain of study through senior mashāyikh including Shaykh Saʿd ash-Shathrī.

On-site & Online

Classes held at Masjid Taybah, with recordings for autonomous learners.

Exams & Notes

Academic rigour — structured exams, detailed class notes, and assessment.

Journey

Three years. One foundation.

A structured progression from the essentials of creed and worship in Year 1, through comparative fiqh and ḥadīth sciences in Year 2, to advanced mastery and specialisation in Year 3.

01

Year One

al-ʿAqīdah al-Wāsiṭiyyah, al-Arbaʿīn an-Nawawiyyah, al-Waraqāt, and foundational Arabic.

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02

Year Two

aṭ-Ṭaḥāwiyyah, the opening of ʿUmdat al-Ahkām, and the sciences of ḥadīth grading.

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03

Year Three

Mastery — completing the texts, advanced al-Jarḥ wat-Taʿdīl, and final examinations.

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Instruction

Taught by Ustadh Ariff Olla.

Founder of AhleDhikr Institute, Imam and Khateeb at Masjid Taybah. A student of more than thirty senior scholars since 2007.

Ustadh Ariff bin Abee Bakr Olla
أستاذ عارف عُلا
Ustadh Ariff Olla
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Classes are open to all who seek to learn — adults and mature students, men and women. Reach out to enquire about enrolment, fees, or to simply visit.

Taybah Educational Centre
362 St Saviours Road
Leicester, LE5 4HJ
United Kingdom