Our Scholars & Authors

Editorial Board & Contributors

Meet the qualified Islamic scholars, linguists, engineers, and editors behind Quran Transliteration's authentic content and technology.

Shaykh Dr. Farooq Al-Hassan

Senior Tajweed Advisor & Quranic Scholar📍 Cairo, Egypt & New York, USA

Credentials: Ph.D. in Quranic Sciences (Al-Azhar University), Ijazah in Ten Qira'at

Shaykh Dr. Farooq oversees all Arabic diacritic verification, Tajweed rules validation, and scholarly accuracy across the Quran Transliteration platform.

#Tajweed Rules#Qira'at Variants#Uthmani Script Auditing#Tafsir

Yusuf Rahman

Founder & Lead Software Architect📍 New York, USA

Credentials: M.S. Computer Science (Columbia University), B.S. Software Engineering

Yusuf leads modern web development, audio synchronization systems, and performance optimization for our digital Quran tools.

#Audio Sync Engine#Web Accessibility#Next.js Architecture#Open Source Tools

Ustadha Ayesha Malik

Arabic Phonetics & Translation Editor📍 Chicago, IL, USA

Credentials: M.A. Applied Linguistics, Certified Arabic Language Instructor

Ustadha Ayesha specializes in phonetic transcription systems (ISO-233) to help English speakers capture authentic Arabic pronunciation.

#Phonetic Transliteration#Arabic Grammar#Pedagogical Guides#Children's Islamic Studies

Tariq Ibn Ziyad

Audio Data Engineer & Recitation Specialist📍 Toronto, Canada

Credentials: B.S. Electrical & Audio Engineering, Qari Certification

Tariq manages multi-Qari audio alignment, sound frequency normalization, and word-level segment mappings.

#Recitation Audio Processing#Segment Alignment#Qari Bio Archives#Digital Signal Processing

Dr. Bilal Ansari

Translation Reviewer & Hadith Scholar📍 London, UK

Credentials: Ph.D. Islamic Studies (Oxford), B.A. Arabic Literature

Dr. Bilal reviews Sahih International and Clear Quran English translation mappings for nuanced accuracy.

#Translation Nuance#Comparative Tafsir#Prophetic Supplications#Classical Lexicography