The Imam Ali Chair is the first chair of Shia Islamic Studies in the world. Dr. Sayed Ammar Nakshwani will be the first occupant of the chair.
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01 November 2026 / 20. Jamaad-Ul-Awwal 1448
Nasimco Muharram 1440 Lectures
Below is a list of Lecturers who will be lecturing this Moharram 1440 for Canada and USA.
Canada Jamaats
Islamic Shia Ithnasheri Jamaat - Toronto
• Maulana Muhammad Raza Dawoodani - Urdu
• Syed Asad Jafri - English
• Zakira Nusrat Rajvani (Ladies) - English and Gujarati
o Live Stream: https://www.jaffari.org/live/
o American Sign Language Interpretation - Click here for more info.
Masumeen Islamic Center - Brampton
• Shaykh Shabbar Mehdi - English
o Live Stream: http://jaffari.org/live
Razavi Islamic Centre - Hamilton
• Maulana Syed Saghir Husein - English and Urdu
• Zakira Nargis Karim (Ladies)
Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri of Ottawa - Ottawa
• Maulana Syed Abul Qasim Rizvi - English and Urdu
Shiane Haidery Islamic Association - Montreal
• Maulana Syed Abul Qasim Rizvi - Urdu
• Sheikh Hassanain Aleem Mir - English
Live Stream: http://shianehaidery.com/
Shia Muslim Community of BC (Az-Zahraa Islamic Centre) - Vancouver
• Sheikh Azhar Nasser - English
• Zakira Razia Batul (Ladies)
o Live Stream: www.az-zahraa.org
Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Association of Edmonton - Edmonton
• Dr. Hasnain Walji - English
o Live Stream: http://jammat.org/live.asp
Fatimia Community Services Society of BC - Surrey
• Shaikh Assad Dharsi - English
Hussaini Association of Manitoba - Winnipeg
• Sheikh Jaffer H Jaffer - English
o Live Stream: You Tube
- Hussaini Association of Manitoba
USA Jamaats
Shia Ithnaasheri Islamic Jamaat of Los Angeles - Los Angeles
• Sheikh Mohammed Ali Ismail - English
o Live Stream: www.lajamaat.org
Husseini Islamic Center - Orlando
• Dr. Akber Mithani - English
o Live Stream: YouTube
Imam Mahdi Education Center - Maryland
• Sheikh Ahmad Alhaeri - English
Imam Hussain Islamic Center - Minnesota
• Sheikh Hassan Ahmed Al-janabi- Arabi
• Sheikh Dr Odeh Muhawesh - English
• Amumeh Aliyaa (Ladies)
Ithna-asheri Muslim Association of the Northwest - Seattle
• Sheikh Muhammed Reza Tajri
Al Had Islamic Center - Allentown, PA
• Syed Haider Bahar Al Aloom- English
• Alima Fatima Abidi - English
o Live Stream: www.sijpa.org
Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat of New York - New York
• Syed Murtaza Naqvi - English
o Live Stream: http://www.sijny.org/?page_id=793
Islamic Education Foundation Of Arizona - Mesa, AZ
• Sheikh Hussein Waljee - English
o You tube address: Islamic Education Foundation of Arizona
Jaffarya Center of Niagara Frontier, NY, Inc. - Buffalo
• Maulana Tahir Hassan Ghadiri - Urdu
• Br. Asgher Ali - English
Muslim Foundation Inc. - New Jersey
• Maulana Syed Absar Naqvi - Urdu
• Sheikh Mohammed Al Hilli - English
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