Live. Learn. Be grounded.
Reconnecting Muslims with their history, heritage, and intellectual tradition through accessible, engaging, and academically grounded education.
I — The Institute
Ajnadayn Institute teaches the history of Islam and its civilisation the way a serious subject deserves to be taught: in small live cohorts, in plain English, and built on the sources rather than nostalgia. No sales funnel, no listicles — just the careful, confident study of a past worth knowing well.
“Seeking knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim.”
Taught by Ustadh Maheer Hasan and Ustadh Maaz Hasan.
II — Our Principles
To breathe life into forgotten history and reconnect a generation of Muslims with the depth and brilliance of their own civilisation.
Rigorous, accessible education in Islamic history and heritage — taught with scholarly care and grounded in primary sources, not nostalgia.
Academic integrity, intellectual honesty, and a deep respect for the tradition. We teach history as it was, with confidence and humility.
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Long-form essays, summaries and articles
III — Enrolment
Ustadh Maheer Hasan
Ajnadayn's flagship cohort: from pre-Islamic Arabia to the Ottoman twilight — a beginner-friendly 12-week introduction to Islamic history, built around Firas Alkhateeb's Lost Islamic History.
IV — Learn
Coming soonLive cohort · 4 weeks
Ustadh Maheer Hasan
From a small frontier state to a global empire and its collapse — a four-week introduction to six centuries of Ottoman history, its great rulers, and its lasting legacy.
V — Read
Chapter-by-chapter summaries of essential texts — from Nadwi to AlKhateeb — supporting the same rigour you find in our live cohorts.
Sh. Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi · 1951 · 8 chapters
Nadwi's diagnosis of the modern world and the case for Islam's continuing relevance to humanity — a foundational twentieth-century work.
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Firas AlKhateeb · 2014 · 12 chapters
A sweeping single-volume retelling of 1,400 years of Islamic history, recovering the threads that conventional histories leave out.
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Sh. Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi · 1971 · 6 chapters
Biographical sketches of the great revivers — from Hasan al-Basri to Shah Waliullah — and the renewal they brought to the ummah.
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VII — The Team
Our team is made up of experienced, highly qualified instructors who specialise in a wide range of subjects.
Founder & Academic Director
Ustadh Maheer is the founder of Ajnadayn Institute and serves as its academic director. He graduated with a BA in history and currently studies advanced Islamic sciences. He currently works as a history teacher and specialises in 15th century Ottoman military and political history.
Tutor
Ustadh Maaz is a graduate of Jamiatul Ummah and currently completing higher education alongside traditional Islamic studies.
VIII — Newsletter
A weekly dispatch — one moment from the Muslim past, told well and grounded in the sources. Considered, never spam.
