Mrs. Saba Fatima is a dedicated educational leader with over 15 years of experience at Daarul Uloom Islamic School, where she has contributed in multiple roles. As Assistant Principal, she is deeply committed to cultivating an Islamic learning environment that empowers students to achieve their fullest potential for the sake of Allah.

Her journey in education began as an Islamic Studies teacher, sparking a fervent commitment to student-centered learning and effective instructional practices. Over the years, she has embraced a variety of teaching and administrative positions, including serving as Principal of Daarul Uloom Quran Academy an after-school program focused on Quran memorization and reading.

Outside of her professional responsibilities, Mrs. Fatima is an engaged member of the Peoria Muslim community and a devoted mother of three. In her downtime, she enjoys reading and spending quality time with her family. She values the importance of work-life balance and actively encourages both her staff and students to pursue their passions and interests beyond the classroom.

Mrs. Maha Ahmed is teaching Islamic Studies and Quran/Arabic for middle school and high school and is a teacher in Daarul Uloom Qur’an Academy. She taught Islamic Studies, Computer Science, Art and Character Education the previous school year. Mrs Ahmed holds Bachelor degree in Medicine & Surgery, a Master’s degree in Human Physiology, a teacher certificate in Hafs and Tajweed, and a Certificate in Nooraniyah. Additionally, she comes to Daarul Uloom with five and a half years of past teaching experience, with about 18 months out of those years teaching here at Daarul Uloom.

Mrs. Alqudah has done her Ijaza in Quran 2018 from Chicago and she holds a bachelor’s degree in Islamic Studies from Zarka Private University. She has also completed all coursework for a Masters in Islamic Studies from American Open University 2004. She has been active in our community since 2002 by establishing the Sunday school at ICP as a teacher then starting Hafs Center 2006 as a principal then working at DUQA 2011 as a full time teacher. She has 17+ years of education experience for younger and older ages and attended several conferences in Chicago on education and Islamic Studies. Mrs. Alqudah has also done multiple trainings at DU and one of them at the Harvard Graduate School of Education on the opportunity of Bilingualism in 2019.

Mrs. Alqudah is a Daarul Uloom Arabic and Quran teacher. She joined Daarul Uloom in 2003 as a Quran/Arabic and Islamic Studies teacher and she is currently a full time teacher at Daarul Uloom Quran Academy. She is a part of the Advisory board at Hafs Quran Memorization Center and working on her Reading Ijaza in Quran third level.

Mrs. Alqudah is originally from Jordan and is married to Osama Alrefai, former Imam of Islamic Center of Peoria for 10 years. They have two wonderful daughters and two lovely sons, Alhmadu LiLLAH. They both believe knowledge, an Islamic environment, and faith is crucial to having a strong generation of Muslims who are proud of their dean and working positively in their society. One of her favorite things is helping students to love Arabic by engaging them in hands-on activities as well as implementing the book of Allah Subhana Wata Allah in their life. Mrs. Alqudah likes to read, enjoys cooking, and going on walks in the park.

Mrs. Soukaina Sassi is Daarul Uloom elementary, middle and high school Arabic and Quran teacher for the 2019 -2020 school year. She joined Daarul Uloom in 2009 as a Quran and Arabic teacher.

Mrs. Sassi holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Tunis law and political sciences University. She worked as Human resources manager in Tunisia health ministry from 9 years. She has a Qur’an Ijazah for beginners from Chicago. She will start soon working on her second level Ijazah In Sha’ Allah. Last year she joined Brighter Horizon Academy in Dallas /Texas as Arabic, Qur’an and Islamic Studies teacher for first and fifth grades. She has 10+ years of education experience and attended many conferences in Chicago on education and Islamic Studies. She is also a full time teacher at Daarul Uloom Quran Academy since 2012.

Her main goal at DU is to help her community raise righteous kids by: *Implementing Islamic manners in future generations. *Helping the students learn and grow spiritually. *Teaching each student how to read and memorize Qur’an with perfect Recitation and Tajweed.