Our Shuyookh
Shaykh Dr. Rizwan Ali is currently the Senior Imam and Religious Director of the Islamic Center of Naperville. He also serves as the head of the Quran, Arabic and Islamic Studies department at CPSA in Lombard, IL, and is an instructor for Mishkah University. He attended Islamic Foundation School in Villa Park, IL and completed his Hifdh there as well. After graduation, he attended Benedictine University and obtained his Bachelors Degree in Social Sciences with a minor in Secondary Education. After completing his undergraduate degree, he moved to Alexandria, Egypt where he studied Arabic and Islamic studies and enrolled in Al-Azhar University. Simultaneously, he completed his master's degree from Saint Xavier University in Curriculum and Instruction as well as his doctorate in Educational Leadership from Creighton University. He holds a degree in Islamic Law from al-Azhar University and has ijazahs in the Qira'ah of Hafs 'an A'asim. He lives in the Chicagoland suburbs with his wife and three daughters.
Alhamdulillah, Shaykh Rizwan has been helping a number of our ICN community members with his spiritual counseling. Please use his calendly link to schedule an appointment.
Shaykh Rizwan Ali
Shaykh Omar Hedroug was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan and raised in Chicago. He attended The Islamic Foundation School in Villa Park and then graduated from Benedictine University on a Pre-Med track. While in high school and college, Omar had the opportunity to study the Islamic sciences under various local scholars. While in college, Omar was accepted as a scholarship student at the Islamic University of Madinah. He completed an Associates Degree in the Arabic language and a Bachelors Degree from the College of Shariah, graduating with the highest honors from the faculty of Islamic Law. While in Madinah, he also attended classes at the Prophet's mosque studying the various Islamic sciences. He recently moved back to Chicago where he resides with his family. He currently serves as the full time youth director at the Islamic Center of Naperville.
Alhamdulillah, Shaykh Omar has been helping a number of our ICN community members with his spiritual counseling. Please use his calendly link to schedule an appointment.
Shaykh Omar Hedroug