Our Team

Zenab Hamdan, Taysir Founder & Saahibi Co-Founder

Zenab Hamdan is Chadian native born and raised in the Holy City of AlMadinah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. She memorized the Quran in two years, concluding at the tender age of 12. She started teaching Tajweed and Quran at the age of 18 and never looked back! 

She went on later to get certified in teacher training courses in AlMadinah. She also taught at an International Isalmic studies school for women that overlooked Uhud Mountain. She taught Quran and Islamic studies to many nationalities ranging from Japanese, Russian, American, Nigerian, and Indonesian;  giving her the privilege to learn and understand the unique challenges that each dialect may have in reciting the Quran. 

Before her departure to America in 2011, she had the opportunity to manage a Quran memorization school with further strengthened her leadership and administration skills. 

She later co-founded her own Islamic school in Houston. TX for kids whose primary focus was recitation, memorization,and understanding of the Quran. 

Hadil Shaat, Quran Teacher

Maheen Akhtar finished the memorization of the Quran at the age of 13. She is now a current student at the Qalam Institute. 

While she was studying and for a few years afterwards, she helped with the other students' memorization. She studied the rules of Tajweed in high school. Maheen also has experience teaching in summer school and from the grades PreK to 2nd grade. 

Asma Muslih, Quran Teacher

She is a Hafida, mother, and Quran Teacher. She finished her Ijaza (حفص عن عاصم ) with Usadtha Zenab Hamdan.