Sannah Malik

As‑Salaam‑u‑Alaikum, I am Maulana Mufti Hafiz Qari Ustadh Ahmed Khan, 26, Imam and Khateeb at Jamia Masjid Ghosiyah in Keighley (BD21 2TA), where I lead the five daily prayers, deliver Jummah khutbahs, teach Qur’an, Hadith, and Hanafi Fiqh, and mentor both youth and adult study circles. The mosque is organised into a small prayer hall used for five daily namaz and giryavee sharif, a middle hall for langar, janazah arrangements, and classes, and a top hall for Jummah and larger Urs gatherings. Senior ustadhs and mentors supporting mosque life include Maulana Hafiz Ghulam Sarwar Al‑Qadri (former Imam and my mentor), Maulana Hafiz Imam Altaf Saifi, Maulana Mufti Hafiz Omar Khan Moeeni (works with me at Ghosiyah and provides mentorship), Hafiz Shafaat Rasool (son of Ghulam Sarwar), and Maulana Asid Shafait, all bringing depth, traditional insight, and guidance to the learning environment. I also maintain a close, lifelong friendship with Mufti Sayed Shehbaz Asdaque, the current Mufti of Darul Uloom and son of its founder, who is a trusted adviser and scholar I consult regularly. I memorised the Qur’an at a young age and pursued advanced Islamic scholarship, specialising in Hadith sciences and Hanafi Fiqh at Darul Uloom Qadria Ghareeb Nawaaz in Ladysmith, South Africa, in 1997 by Maulana Syed Aleemuddeen Asdaque Shah Misbahi a globally recognised Barelwi seminary that shaped my understanding of classical Islamic sciences, tafsir, fiqh, and Arabic literature. In the UK, I was guided and encouraged by Maulana Mufti Hafiz Omar Khan Moeeni, a fellow graduate of the same institute, not at the same time. I am regularly invited to the seminary’s annual Jalsa to give lectures, spiritual reflections, and participate in international scholarly discussions. I am also the Shariah and Halal Compliance Director for our family’s fully halal, international, family-run business, Khan Global Halal Group (KGHG), which owns a UK-based halal abattoir and processing facility, with satellite units in Turkey, UAE, and parts of Europe, specialising in poultry, red meat, and fish & seafood. I personally oversee every aspect of halal compliance, including manual slaughter with individual tasmiyah, line segregation, staff training, and auditing. Our clients include local halal restaurants and butchers across Bradford, Keighley, Halifax, and Leeds, national caterers, stadium and university catering services, and international brands such as Dave’s Hot Chicken, airlines, and global importers. The business is entirely family-run: my three elder brothers—Imran, Adeel, and Zahid—manage domestic and international operations, my three elder sisters—Samina, Rania, and Nadia—coordinate office management, mosque programmes, and community work, and even my in-laws, Razia and Rashid Malik, plus Sannah’s five sisters, help with deliveries, catering, logistics, and office duties. I personally earn roughly £350,000 annually, while Sannah contributes around £40,000 from part-time professional and community work, which allows us to live comfortably and support mosque, family, and international responsibilities. I am blessed to be married to Sannah Malik (26) from Halifax, of Pathan/Punjabi heritage. Her parents raised her alongside her five sisters—Ayesha, Zahra, Haniya, Nida, and Fareeha—and she became deeply devout after our marriage. Sannah fully covers, prays five times daily, attends Qur’an and Hadith study circles, organises women’s halaqas, volunteers actively in the mosque, and supports me in teaching and mentoring. Our marriage is warm, playful, and full of shared responsibilities. She teases me. Minor arguments arise naturally but always resolve with humour, care, and collaboration. Our daily rhythm blends faith, scholarship, business, and household management. Fajr begins together, followed by mosque duties, business oversight, household coordination, deliveries, and community events. Evenings include shared meals, discussion of Hadith and Fiqh, family planning, and reflection, concluding with Isha prayers, nawafil, and private study. Weekends may include mosque events, family gatherings, halal cafés, parks in Keighley, Bradford, or Halifax, and domestic or international travel. We have completed Umrah, plan for Hajj, and dream of trips to the Maldives, South Africa, Hawaii, USA, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, balancing spirituality, leisure, and family bonding. Our home, mosque, and business reflect discipline, faith, scholarship, halal integrity, authority, and mutual care, and the integration of arguments, humour, pranks, and pampering ensures daily life is never boring, always lively, and deeply connected. I strive to embody knowledge, devotion, and service while supporting Sannah, my family, my students, and my community, creating a modern 2025 British Muslim household fully grounded in faith, scholarship, family, and halal living.