About the Academy

The Umm Salamah Academy, for Teaching Arabic Language and Islamic Sciences, was established in 2025 to teach the Arabic language to non-native speakers and to provide Islamic studies for Arabic-speaking communities in Western countries and across the globe. The academy was founded in response to the need for Muslims in Western countries to become more culturally aware and educated, while learning the Arabic language and Islamic sciences in a manner suited to their current realities. The academy aims to assist parents in raising a new generation with a clear and correct approach to Islamic faith and other sciences. It also strives to teach Arabic using modern educational curricula, with an emphasis on daily use of the language through conversation practice, writing, and reading exercises.

Our team

The Founder and Chief Instructor

Zainab Turkmani
Graduated from Islamic university at Al-Madinah al-Munawwara

Our team

The Academic Supervisor of the Academy

Abd al-Haqq Turkmani
Supervision by Sheikh
President of the Centre for Islamic Interpretation Studies Sheikh Abd al-Haqq Turkmani, the president of the Centre for Islamic Interpretation Studies in Leicester, UK, oversees the academic supervision at the academy. With his deep knowledge of Islamic sciences and extensive experience in the field of Islam interpretation, he ensures the quality and academic integrity of the programs, providing valuable guidance to both students and instructors.

Mission

  • Based on the understanding that the pillars of educational work consist of three elements — the student, the teacher, and the book — this institute provides these three pillars to achieve successful educational outcomes.
  • Teaching foundational scholarly texts in an easy and clear manner, particularly for the Arab community in Western countries, and for all Muslims in general.
  • Our approach to teaching Arabic to non-native speakers is built on the concept of hearing, understanding, and speaking.
  • Contributing to the teaching and spreading of the Arabic language in Western countries using the latest educational methods.

Objectives

  • Teaching the Arabic language.
  • Spreading beneficial knowledge and correct faith in accordance with the Qur'an and Sunnah, and educating Muslims in Western countries about their religious and worldly matters, including creed, dealings, and ethics.
  •  Responding to the needs of the Muslim community in Western countries for religious knowledge through scientific lessons, direct lectures, and answering questions from the community, while raising awareness about their religious and worldly affairs.

Curriculum Plan

  • Teaching Arabic to non-native speakers, based on the curriculum of the Islamic University in Madinah.
  •  Teaching Islamic sciences (creed and jurisprudence) exclusively in Arabic.
  • Training in reading scholarly texts, explaining them, practicing speed reading, and public speaking.
  • Holding monthly lectures on the topic of dealing with non-Muslims in Western countries and answering the questions of the Muslim community in the West.

Leicester, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 7712 126116

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