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    IMAM DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY

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    Learn from Scholars Who Navigate Both Worlds

    Our faculty are leaders with dual competency in modern professional sectors and traditional Islamic scholarship.

    Ziad Kayssi

    Ziad Kayssi

    Hadith Scholar & Branch Manager

    Montreal / Canada

    Professional Excellence

    • Mechanical Engineer - Concordia University Montreal
    • Branch Manager (career change in 2002)
    • Born Beirut, Lebanon 1962, emigrated Canada 1983
    • Active chess club member and tournament participant

    Islamic Scholarship

    • Written teaching ijaza from Sheikh Salaheddin al-Idbli
    • General Ijaza from Sh. Nizam Yaqoubi
    • Met renowned scholars: Sh. Abdul Fattah Abu-Ghuddah

    Branch Manager

    Professional business leader

    Hadith Scholar

    Specialized in Hadith sciences

    Certified Teacher

    Written teaching ijaza

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