Our Aalimah

Aalimah Khadijah Ahmed was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. In 2012 she commenced her journey of learning the sacred Islamic sciences. Over the course of seven years, she engaged in an intensive full-time study of the Qur’an, Tafsir, Hadith, Principles (Usool) of Tafseer and Hadith, Fiqh, Aqeedah, Tajweed, and Arabic Grammar. She has also studied the famous six books of hadith and has obtained Hadith Ijazah from her Shuyukh. In March 2019, she graduated from Khairul Ummah in Toronto and was formally certified as an Aalimah.  

After graduating, she moved on to memorizing the Holy Qur’an at Jam’e Abu Bakr Siddique in Scarborough and completed her Hifdh in 2022.  

In addition to her ‘Alimiyyah degree, she completed a one-year in-depth study of Fiqh of Menstruation. 

She has conducted presentations in Masjid Bilal for sisters on the topics of Preparing for Ramadhan and Fiqh of Menstruation. Currently, she also supervises the bi-weekly drop-in circle for teenage Muslimahs.

She continues to further her studies alongside teaching and spending time with young female Muslimahs.

Sisters can contact her with their questions or for an appointment by sending an email to: aalimah@masjidbilal.ca.