Why
Trust Academy?
Trust Academy is a place that builds, guides, supports, and transforms—an environment rooted in the Qur'an and Sunnah, where knowledge meets character, identity meets confidence, and learning becomes a journey of real growth.
Most of our instructors come from globally respected Islamic universities such as Al-Azhar, Imam University, Madinah University, Mohammed V University, and other reputable institutions. Many hold PhDs or are current PhD researchers. On top of that, most also serve as imams and community leaders across the United States and beyond—so you're learning from people who are academically strong, spiritually grounded in the Qur'an and Sunnah, culturally aware, and fully dedicated to your growth.
Whether you're seeking a meaningful educational path for yourself, your children, or your family, Trust Academy provides exactly that—a place where knowledge, identity, and companionship come together to create lasting transformation.
What Makes Trust Academy Different?
Discovery-Based Learning
We don't teach by memorization—we teach by discovery. Each student receives a course book with questions only. Before class, they research and think. In class, they discuss and refine their understanding. They write answers in their own words, building ownership of knowledge.
Living Weekly Tarbiyah
Every week has a theme shaping character, spirituality, habits, and discipline. Students receive weekly goals, daily reminders, practical challenges, journaling tasks, and team activities. Learning becomes part of everyday life.
Real Community
Friendship. Brotherhood. Sisterhood. Mentorship. A safe space where students feel supported, respected, connected, guided, and proud of who they are.
Family Support
We guide families through marital preparation, communication tools, conflict resolution, parenting workshops, and new Muslim mentorship. When families grow, communities grow.
Knowledge
Understand the Qur'an, ask questions, think deeply, connect Islam to real life, build identity, and live faith with clarity.
Identity
Confident, grounded, and proud of connection to Allah, His Messenger ﷺ, and the Ummah—while fully aware of life in the West.
Companionship
Teachers, mentors, and peers who support growth, listen to questions, and walk with students on their journey.
Meet the
Founder
Dr. Moustafa Abu Saif
Founder & President, Trust Academy
Imam & Religious Director at ICCD Islamic Center
Dr. Moustafa Abu Saif brings the heart of Al-Azhar to the everyday lives of Muslims in the West. A traditionally trained Azhari scholar, his journey in Islamic learning began in childhood within Al-Azhar's schools and continued through his graduation from the Faculty of Da'wah and Islamic Creed.
He later completed his M.A. in Arabic Literature at Shebin El-Kom University (Egypt) and completed his Ph.D. in Qur'anic Exegesis. His doctoral research focused on extracting the foundational principles of Qur'anic argumentation—its logic, rhetorical structure, and persuasive strategies.
Dr. Moustafa's training covers a wide range of disciplines: Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh, Hadith and its sciences, Qur'anic exegesis, the four Sunni madhhabs, comparative religion, Islamic civilization, and the study of Muslim minority communities around the world.
He holds multiple ijazahs in Qur'anic recitation across several well-known qira'at, as well as ijazahs in major Hadith collections, including Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud, and a broader Kutub al-Tis'ah. He also holds certifications in Fiqh, 'Aqidah, and Usul al-Din.
Through Trust Academy, Dr. Moustafa's vision is to raise a generation grounded in the Qur'an and Sunnah, confident in their identity, spiritually balanced, and ready to serve their communities with clarity, integrity, and excellence.