az ah ▁as ▁an ▁Al im ▁and ▁Fa q ih ▁from ▁India ▁and ▁Mad ina . ▁He ▁purs ued ▁post - grad uate ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁( M . A ) ▁and ▁McG ill ▁University , ▁Montreal ▁( Do ctor al ▁Studies ). ▁He ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁Im am ▁for ▁J ami ▁Mos que ▁and ▁Islam ic ▁Foundation ▁of ▁Toronto . ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁Mu ft i ▁at ▁the ▁website ▁Islam On line . net ▁and ▁provides ▁fat was ▁for ▁Islam . ca . ▁His ▁fat was ▁have ▁been ▁acc laimed ▁by ▁both ▁western ▁and ▁Islam ic ▁sch ol ars ▁and ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁International ▁Islam ic ▁University ▁Malays ia ▁has ▁co - opt ed ▁several ▁hundred ▁of ▁his ▁f ata was ▁for ▁their ▁fat wa ▁bank . ▁ ▁Abd ool ▁Ham id ▁Sh a ikh ▁Abd ool ▁Ham id ▁graduated ▁from ▁Islam ic ▁University ▁of ▁Mad in ah ▁and ▁special izes ▁in ▁Had ith ▁Studies . ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁resident ▁scholar ▁at ▁the ▁I IT ▁Institute ▁where ▁he ▁teach es ▁several ▁courses ▁in ▁Arab ic ▁Language , ▁Had ith ▁and ▁Se er ah . ▁He ▁serves ▁as ▁an ▁Islam ic ▁Coun sel or ▁with ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Social ▁Services ▁and ▁Resource ▁Association ▁( T or onto ) ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁regular ▁k h ate eb ▁and ▁lect urer ▁at ▁several ▁prominent ▁mos que ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Toronto . ▁Sh a ikh ▁Abd ool ▁Ham id ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁spiritual ▁guide ▁for ▁the ▁I IT ▁H aj