{"id":1470,"date":"2021-01-25T05:04:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T05:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planomasjid.org\/taqwa-seminary\/?page_id=1470"},"modified":"2025-10-09T13:14:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T13:14:12","slug":"shaykh-chad-earl","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/planomasjid.org\/taqwa-seminary\/faculty\/shaykh-chad-earl\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaykh Chad Earl"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1470\" class=\"elementor elementor-1470\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-423b437 header-inner-title elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"423b437\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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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. 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