About

Dr. Khalid Alef is a graduate of the Islamic University of Madinah and a lifelong student dedicated to both religious and professional development. As an engineering consultant, he has over a decade of experience in technical advisory and project delivery. Alongside this he actively supports the not-for-profit sector, including charities and Islamic organizations. Since 2009, he has been engaged in dawah (Islamic outreach), community involvement, and philanthropic initiatives, integrating the pursuit of beneficial knowledge with a practical commitment to service. He has pursued studies across a range of disciplines, including but not limited to:

Bachelor of Sharia (Hons.) from the Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia, a comprehensive study of Islamic jurisprudence, theology, Quranic sciences, Hadith, Arabic language, and judicial studies. Final year projects:
  • إثبات حجية السنة والرد على الشبهات المعاصرة (Grade: Exceptional)
  • حكم المضمضة والاستنشاق في الوضوء (Grade: Excellent)
  • البراغماتية: مفهومها، أهدافها، وسائلها، وسبل التصدي لها (Grade: Exceptional)
Foundational Islamic texts and received Ijazaat in, such as, Mutoon Taalib l-ilm, Bulugh al-Maram, Zad al-Mustaqni fi-Ikhtisar al-Muqni, al-Aqida al-Tahawiyya, and numerous others certified from the Prophet ﷺ's Mosque in Madinah via:
  • Sh. Dr. Abdul-Muhsin al-Qasim - Imam & Khatib of al-Masjid al-Nabawi, Teacher at Islamic University of Madinah.
A Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from Curtin University, Australia, authoring over 10 scientific publications in high-impact journals, and a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.) from the University of Western Australia.
Islamic Knowledge programs (dawraat) in Kuwait covering books in Aqeedah, Tafsir, Hadith and Usool al-Fiqh such as: Sharh Mukhtasar ar-Rawdah (al-Bulbul), directly under scholars such as:
  • Sh. Dr. Sulayman al-Ruhayli - Prof. at Islamic University of Madinah & Masjid Nabawi, Imam of Masjid Quba.
  • Sh. Dr. Saleh as-Suhaymi - Mufti of Madinah, Prof. at Islamic University of Madinah.
  • Sh. Dr. Khalid al-Matrafi - Professor of Tafsir at Al-Qassim University.
  • Sh. Dr. Ali Ghazi al-Tuwayjiri - Prof. at Islamic University of Madinah & Masjid Nabawi.
Diploma in Arabic & Islamic Studies (DAIS) from Cambridge Islamic College, UK - over 2 years covering books such as Principles of Arabic Grammar & Morphology, Fiqh al-Islami, Mukhtasar al-Quduri, Shadha al-'Arf, Sharh of Qatr l-Nada, and others, in classes with:
  • Sh. Dr. Mohammad Akram Nadwi - Scholar Nadwat al-‘Ulamā’, Research Fellow - Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies.
Tafsir Program of the Tafsir Academy of Tafsir Center For Qur'anic Studies, Riyadh, KSA. Ijaaza in Tajweed and Qur'anic recitation (Hafs 'an 'Asim) in Australia.
Arabic studies in 2010 covering al-Arabiya Baynah Yadayk books at Markez Fajr, Egypt, as well as early Islamic studies with Sh. Ismaeel al-'Adaami, Islamic Scholar in Sharia Sciences, Arabic and Islamic Jurisprudence, Egypt.
Additionally, he has:
  • Supported numerous Islamic organizations since 2010, including serving as an Imam with the Australian National Imams Council (ANIC).
  • Received Ijazaat of riwaaya in major Hadith collections like Sahih Muslim and Riyad as-Salihin.
  • Delivered guest lectures at several universities, including Curtin University for the unit “Islam in Contemporary Asia”.