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Summer 2026 Hifz Program

A six-week summer program for children ages 7 and up, led by Shaykh Abdullah Syed at MAGR in Rockford, Illinois. Don't miss this opportunity to have your kids memorize 15+ surahs from Juz 30 (Amma) with proper Tajweed from a highly qualified teacher.

MAGR · 5921 Darlene Dr, Rockford, Illinois 61109

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Your child's exclusive experience

*if approved by Sahwah team to join this year's select thirty students*

Subjects

  • In-depth coverage of Tajweed rules
  • Memorization of 15+ surahs from the last juz of the Qur'an
  • Aqaid (Islamic Creed) woven into the verses being recited
  • Akhlaq (Islamic Character)
  • Understanding the meanings of Salah

Prerequisites

  • Age 7 and up
  • Age-appropriate maturity
  • Ability to read the Qur'an (reading only, not understanding)
  • Intrinsic self-motivation (the child cannot be forced)
Sessions per day
Days per week
Weeks total
Classes per child

By the end of the program, your child will…

Class Schedule

June 8 to July 16, 2026

Mondays through Thursdays, two sessions per day. Highlighted dates below show every class day.

June 2026

July 2026

Tajwid Masterclass week (June 8–11) is taught by Ust. Muhammad Umar Mustafa. Shaykh Abdullah Syed teaches the remaining five weeks of the program.

Assessment days: Sunday, May 31 and Monday, June 1 in person at MAGR; Thursday, June 4 is virtual over Zoom.

MAGR Summer Camp families: we recommend the PM session so it doesn’t conflict with camp.

AM session: 11:30 AM to 1:15 PM
PM session: 1:00 PM to 2:45 PM

Pricing

Pricing scales with the number of children.

Registration fee
$25 per child
(refunded if the child does not meet the prerequisites or pass the pre-test for placement into the Summer Hifz Program)
One Session (AM or PM)
  • 1st child$225
  • 2nd child $225 $175 save $50
  • 3rd child & beyond $225 $125 save $100
Both Sessions (25% off)
  • 1st child$337.50
  • 2nd child $337.50 $262.50 save $75
  • 3rd child & beyond $337.50 $187.50 save $150
1 child total $225 one   $337.50 both
2 children total $400 one   $600 both
3 children total $525 one   $787.50 both
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Our Instructors

Shaykh Abdullah Syed

Lead Instructor · Weeks 2–6

Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, Lucknow
Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama in Lucknow, India, where Shaykh Abdullah Syed received his training.

Every session from week two onwards is taught by Shaykh Abdullah Syed, a Nadwat al-Ulama trained scholar with an Ijazah in Tajweed in the recitation of Hafs ‘an ‘Asim. His method prepares students for our full-time Hifz Program in the 2026 to 2027 academic year.

Ust. Muhammad Umar Mustafa

Tajwid Masterclass · Week 1

Ust. Muhammad Umar Mustafa

Muhammad Umar Mustafa is a highly trained and qualified instructor of the Islamic sciences. He has studied at multiple institutions of Islamic learning, such as Darul Uloom al-Madania, Darussalam Seminary, and the Institute of Islamic Education in Elgin. In 2022, Ust. Muhammad received an ijazah from Sh. Abdul-Hayy Habbal to teach the Arabic sciences and a general ijazah to teach the Islamic sciences. He also possesses a shahada in the 10 Qira’at of the Quran by Dr. Fawqi Jawadah al-Azhari.