Imams at Islamic Community Center
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Dr Shahid Babar
Dr. Shahid I. Babar is a Medical physician, graduate from Internal Medicine Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is Fellow of American College of Physicians and Fellow of Society of Hospital Medicine. He completed a Master of Business Administration degree from George Washington University, Washington DC, and Master’s Degree in Islamic Studies from American Open University, Washington, DC. He is Assistant Professor of Medicine, and Chief of Division of General Internal Medicine at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health. He provides Islamic sermons and Quran educational programs at Islamic Community Center of Lancaster and other Islamic centers in Pennsylvania. He is also a founding member and Board of Trustees at the Islamic Community Center of Lancaster.
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Ustadh Hasan Petrus
Ustadh Hasan was born in raised in Montreal, Canada. His pursuit of sacred Islamic knowledge has taken him to two continents to sit at the feet of those who still carry unbroken chains of sacred learning. During his stay in South Africa, Hasan focused primarily on Qur'anic Studies. He subsequently moved to Tarim, Yemen, to study at the prestigious seminary, Dar al-Mustafa. During his time in Tarim, Hasan was able to study a broad curriculum of Islamic sciences, benefitting directly from Habib Umar bin Hafiz, Habib Muhammad bin Abdullah al-Aydarus, Habib Hashim bn Aqil, Shaykh Umar bin Husayn al-Khatib and others. He returned from Tarim in 2015 to take up a teaching post at al-Maqasid.
