Bio of Imam

Imam Mohammed Bin Salim Badat was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. He moved to the Ottawa area in 2000. While going to school, he completed his initial studies of the Qur'an at the local masjid in Toronto.

In 1989, he traveled to Gujarat, India where he enrolled in a traditional Islamic University. For the next 3 years he engaged himself in an intensive Quran study curriculum that comprised of the memorization of the Quran. Upon completion of the memorization of the Quran he traveled to South Africa where he was enrolled in an intensive religious educational program at Darul Uloom Zakariyah, consisting of the comprehensive study of the Arabic language including syntax, etymology, and literature, the study of Prophetic Traditions, the study of the translation, exegesis and elucidation of the Holy Qur'an, and the study of Islamic Jurisprudence. In recognition of his academic achievements at this institution, he has earned a masters degree in Islamic Theology and has received (ijazah) authorizations in Hadith under the Senior Mufti of South Africa, Sheikh Rada-ul-Haq.

After graduating in 1999, Imam Mohammed has been serving as the Imam and Director of Religious Affairs at the Islamic Society of Cumberland in Ottawa, Canada.

Imam Mohammed Badat is also an Ontario registered minister of religion & licenced marriage officer. He also holds a degree in Computer System Support Specialist from CompTIA (Computing Technoloiogy Industry Association).