Biography:
- At the age of 10, Adeen completed his memorization of the entire Qur'an with the assistance of his parents and teachers at Muslim Center of NY. (2011)
- He then received Ijazah for the Riwayah of Hafs 'An 'Asim from Shaykh Salah Mahmoud and Dr. Hasan Abunar. (2014 & 2016 respectively)
- He also received Ijazat for the Ten Qira'at Al-Sughra and the Ten Qira'at Al-Kubra from Shaykh Saleh AbdelMaqsoud. (2017 & 2019 respectively)
- Likewise, he has memorized, learned, and attained Ijazah and Sanad for various classical Arabic texts (Mutun) and books pertaining to Qur'an, Tajweed, Qira'at, Arabic, Rasm Al-Qur'an, 'Aqeedah, Usool Al-Fiqh, and Ahadeeth.
- By the age of 21, he was blessed to have competed in 55 Qur'an competitions worldwide.
Awards
- Ranked 1st place in many competitions held in U.S.A, Canada, and the U.K.
- Ranked 1st place in the Libya International Qur'an Competition - Ten Qira'at Categrory (2023)
- Ranked 1st place in the American Tibyan International Qur'an Competition - Ten Qira'at Categrory (2023)
- Ranked 2nd place in the Croatia International Qur'an Competition (2022)
- Ranked 3rd place in the Iran International Qur'an Competition (2020)
- The youngest and only participant to have competed at the age of 16 in the Kuwait International Competition in the Ten Qira'at category and rank 3rd place (2018)
- Ranked 3rd place in the Egypt International Qur'an Competition (2017)
- Ranked 2nd place in the Iran International Qur'an Competition (2017)
- Ranked 3rd place in the Kuwait International Qur'an Competition (2016)
- Ranked 2nd place in the Dubai International Qur'an Competition (2016)
- Ranked amongst the top 10 in the international competitions held in Bahrain (2016), Malaysia (2017), Tanzania (2017), Jordan (2018), and Algeria (2018).
Education:
- Bachelors in Informatics
- Masters in Cybersecurity
- Certified with Ijazat to teach Qur'an, Tajweed, Qira'at, Qur'anic sciences, Arabic Grammar, as well as certain classical texts (Mutun).
Experience:
- Part-time teacher for Qur'an and Tajweed at Muslim Center of NY. (2020)
- Full-time teacher at Mubeen Quran Institute. (2021 - Present)
- Experience teaching students nationally and internationally, with many receiving Ijazah (certification for teaching) and Sanad (chain of authorities) from him.
Education:
- Twenty years experience in IT as a System Engineer – from 1996 to 2015 – in New York
- Quran/Islamic Studies
- Ijazah in the Riwayah of Hafs an Asim from Al-Tayyibah
- Masters in Islamic Studies - 2006
- Masters in Electrical Engineering - 2002
- B.A. in Electrical Engineering - 1996
Work Experience:
- Twenty years experience in IT as a System Engineer – from 1996 to 2015 – in New York
- Full time teacher at Mubeen Quran Institute
Experience as a Father:
- "By the grace and blessing of Allah (S.W.T.), I have been working with my son, Adeen, as his Qur'an teacher for the past 18 years. He began his Hifdh at home at the age of 8, and I taught him the basic rules of Tajweed via Al-Qai'dah Al-Nuraniyyah at home as well as helped him memorize five Ajza'. I have helped him prepare for all the competitions he has participated in and he memorized the Mutun at home through the structure and methodology I created for his Qur'anic & Islamic studies." – Shahzad