Director
Shaykh Chad Earl
Shaykh Chad Earl grew up in Indiana and accepted Islam when he was 15 years old. He has been seeking knowledge since this early age which took him to Egypt in 2005 to learn Arabic and Islamic Studies. After completing the requirements, he was accepted into Al-Azhar to graduate with its high school diploma in 2012 that qualified him to join the College of Islamic and Arabic Studies, Al-Azhar University. He graduated with a degree in Islamic and Arabic Studies in 2018. He also sat for Independent Studies with scholars in Egypt in various Islamic topics such as memorization, Tajwid, Fiqh, Tafsir and Hadith. He helped with successfully launching an online Arabic program based in Cairo, Egypt. While in Egypt, he worked as a writer, editor and translator with the Egyptian House of Fatwa (Dar Al-Iftaa), Al-Azhar. Prior to moving to the Dallas area, Shaykh Chad served as Religious Director of the Islamic Center of Maryland for four years and Imam and Programs Director of the Islamic Society of Monmouth County NJ. He is pursuing his Master’s Degree in Islamic Studies at the Islamic Seminary of America. He is currently the director of the Taqwa Seminary and the resident scholar at the Islamic Association of Collin County (Plano Masjid).
