Our Leadership & Teaching Faculty
Rooted in scholarship, guided by iḥsān, and committed to serving the Ummah through structured learning and spiritual refinement.
Founder & Dean
Muftī Ḥumza ʿImrān Khān
Muftī Ḥumza ʿImrān Khān is a Melbourne-born Islamic scholar, raised in a scholarly environment rooted in the Qurʾān and Sunnah. He completed Ḥifẓ of the Qurʾān at the age of nine at Darul Ulum College of Victoria and later graduated from its ʿĀlimiyyah program, studying Arabic sciences, Fiqh, Uṣūl, Ḥadīth, Tafsīr, ʿAqīdah, and Manṭiq.
He pursued advanced specialisation (Takhaṣṣuṣ) in Islamic Jurisprudence (2015–2017) and later in Ḥadīth Sciences (2024–2025) at Jāmiʿah al-ʿUlūm al-Islāmiyyah. Alongside this, he completed a Bachelor of Islamic Studies (ISRA / Charles Sturt University) and a Diploma in Ḥadīth Sciences.
Muftī Ḥumza memorised numerous classical texts, including:
- al-ʿAqīdah al-Ṭaḥāwiyyah
- al-Bayqūniyyah
- Nukhbat al-Fikar
- al-Arbaʿūn al-Nawawiyyah
- Tuḥfat al-Aṭfāl
- al-Jazariyyah
- Large portions of al-Alfiyyah
- And other foundational works
He studied Qirāʾāt extensively, completing full Qurʾānic readings with some of the highest chains in the world, and holds some of the internationally highest ijāzāt in Ḥadīth and related sciences from nearly 200 scholars. He has been teaching Tafsīr, Ḥadīth, Fiqh, and ʿAqīdah since 2017 and continues advanced private study alongside teaching.
Vision
A structured institute uniting scholarship, tarbiyah, and community service.
Future Intentions
Establish a masjid, full-time madrasa, research & iftāʾ institute, and a spiritually anchored Zāwiyah.
Goal
Cultivate grounded scholars, refined leaders, and principled community-builders.
Method
Orthodoxy without extremism; spirituality without theatrics; structure without rigidity.
Guidance & Tarbiyah
Shaykh Sayyid Muḥammad Yaʿqūb Ḥammād
Shaykh Muḥammad Yaʿqūb Ḥammād is a senior Islamic scholar and spiritual mentor from Quetta, Pakistan, descending from a noble Pashtun lineage, traced back to the Prophet ﷺ. From early childhood, he displayed a deep attachment to Dīn, sacred knowledge, and the righteous.
Alongside his traditional Islamic studies, Shaykh Yaʿqūb attained BSc and MSc degrees in Organic Chemistry and worked in the medical field until 2000.
Academic & Islamic Qualifications
- Mishkāt Year (2003) under Qāḍī Aḥmad Jān at Mazharul ʿUlūm
- Dawrah al-Ḥadīth (2004) at Jamiah Farooqiyyah, under Shaykh Salīmullāh Khān
- Advanced study and research in Tafsīr, Ḥadīth, Fiqh, Uṣūl, Kalām, and Tazkiyah (until 2020)
Teaching, Writing & Reach
His students include scholars, muftis, duʿāt, and professionals across Pakistan, the Middle East, Europe, Australia, and North America. He is the author of the forthcoming work: Durr-e-Maknūn .
Character & Personal Qualities
Shaykh Yaʿqūb is known for humility, gentleness, generosity, wisdom, and aversion to publicity. He speaks multiple languages and is recognised by those of insight as a man of deep spiritual rank, concealed beneath simplicity and silence.
Instructors
Shaykh ʿAbbās ʿImrān
Shaykh Abbas Imran was born in Melbourne, Australia, and is a dedicated student of the Islamic sciences committed to the preservation and careful transmission of the classical scholarly tradition.
He has studied under a number of respected scholars, including:
- Shaykh Abdur Rahman as-Sha’ar (Syria/Jordan)
- Shaykh Muhammad Abu Bakr Daniel (Syria)
- as-Shaykh al-Ḥāfiẓ Hasan Haydar al-Wāilī (Yemen)
- Mufti Humza Khan (Australia)
- Mufti Ubaydur Rahman ad-Dīrī (Pakistan)
Through their guidance, he has pursued structured study in Ḥadīth and its sciences, Ḥanafī Fiqh and Uṣūl al-Fiqh, ʿIlm al-Kalām in accordance with the Māturīdī tradition, as well as Qurʾānic sciences and the Arabic language.
He has memorised, and continues to memorise, various foundational and advanced texts (mutūn) across these disciplines as part of his ongoing commitment to precision and depth in scholarship.
In his teaching, Shaykh Abbas emphasizes clarity of concepts, fidelity to primary sources, disciplined reasoning, and spiritual refinement. His aim is to cultivate students who are both intellectually grounded and spiritually conscious, rooted firmly in the orthodox Sunni tradition.
Shaykh Zahoor Leghari
Zahoor Leghari is an instructor at Darul Irshad and a graduate of the ʿĀlimiyyah program at Darul Ulum College of Victoria (2021). He is currently specialising in Ḥanafī Fiqh through his Takhaṣṣuṣ fi’l-Iftāʾ at Darul Ifta Australia.
He holds traditional ijāzāt in Ḥadīth, Fiqh, and Islamic sciences. His scholarly interests include Fiqh, Ḥadīth, Tazkiyah, and contemporary fatwa research.
Known for his punctuality, organisation, and structured teaching style, he blends traditional Islamic scholarship with a modern, engaging approach. He is also involved in youth mentorship, delivers khuṭbahs at local Islamic centres, and provides private academic guidance to students.
He is fluent in English, Arabic, and Urdu, and also speaks Siraiki.
A Unified Amanah
Darul Irshad is built upon orthodoxy without extremism, spirituality without theatrics, scholarship without arrogance, and structure without rigidity. Our team remains united upon the preservation of authentic Sunni scholarship and the careful cultivation of future leaders. Knowledge is an amanah. Tarbiyah is a responsibility. Service is our commitment.