Darul Qasim College

What Darul Qasim College does

Darul Qasim College is a privately held Islamic higher education institution founded in 2000 and headquartered in the Chicago metropolitan area, operating from two Illinois campuses in Glendale Heights (550 Regency Dr., licensed by IBHE on July 21, 2022 to operate as a college) and Hoffman Estates (5555 Trillium Blvd.). Founded and led by Shaykh Mohammed Amin Kholwadia, the institution delivers structured Islamic scholarship programs including a Master's Degree in Islamic Law and Theology, the Shaykh al-Hind foundation program, Intermediate and Advanced Islamic Studies, and three Takhassus specializations in Fiqh, Tafsir, and Hadith. Its pedagogical framework follows the classical Dars-i-Nizami tradition, with core texts such as Jalalayn and Mishkat al-Masabih.

The institution is built on a standard educational technology stack comprising the Canvas Learning Management System for course delivery (with single sign-on) and the MyQuest Student Information System powered by Orbund for registration, grading, and tuition management. Two physical libraries — the Shah Abdul Aziz Library at Hoffman Estates and the Mawlana Anwar Shah Kashmiri Library at Glendale Heights — support instructional resources. Online access is delivered through MARS (Muslim Academic Revival Series, a 6-week quarterly course program offered worldwide) and ISE (Islamic Studies Essentials), enabling remote enrollment alongside on-site instruction.

Revenue is generated through three streams: tuition and fees for on-site and online programs (structured as recurring/subscription-style billing with annual cadence and available tuition assistance), donations supporting its global mission of wahy-based education, and merchandise sales via the Darul Qasim Store under the Al Qasim Media brand. The institution goes to market primarily through direct-to-consumer recruitment via its website, open house events, and community engagement, and distributes education through on-site instruction at its Illinois campuses and online worldwide delivery. The customer base is concentrated in the persona segment of Islamic scholars and students seeking advanced traditional religious education.

Name

Darul Qasim College

Legal name

Darul Qasim College

Website

https://darulqasim.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Darul Qasim College is a privately held, IBHE-licensed Islamic higher education institution in Illinois offering structured programs in Islamic Law, Theology, Tafsir, Hadith, and Fiqh to scholars and students through on-site campuses and the global MARS online platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Islamic Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Islamic Colleges & Sharia/Fiqh Institutes (EDAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Islamic higher education
• Islamic law studies
• Theology programs
• Online Islamic courses
• Quranic studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Glendale Heights

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Students pay tuition for degree and non-degree programs including the Master's in Islamic Law and Theology, Shaykh al-Hind, Intermediate, Advanced, and Takhaṣṣuṣ programs. Tuition assistance available.
2. Donations: The institution accepts donations to support its mission of making wahy-based education accessible globally and fostering Muslim scholarship in North America.
3. Merchandise Sales: Sale of Al Qasim Media products and merchandise through the Darul Qasim Store

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Darul Qasim College is a licensed Islamic higher education institution offering structured degree and non-degree programs in Islamic Law, Theology, Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, and Arabic. It delivers instruction through on-site programs at two Illinois campuses and online programs (MARS and ISE) for worldwide students, following the Dars-i-Nizami curriculum tradition. The college is licensed by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) to operate as a college as of July 21, 2022.

Product overview

Darul Qasim College is a licensed Islamic higher education institution operating as a unified platform combining traditional seminary education with modern academic structure. The portfolio includes on-campus degree programs (Master's in Islamic Law and Theology, Shaykh al-Hind foundation, Intermediate, Advanced, and Takhaṣṣuṣ specializations in Fiqh, Tafsir, and Hadith), supplemented by online offerings (MARS and ISE programs). Supporting the core educational mission are branded sub-products including Al Qasim Media for content distribution, Sunday Tafsir community lectures, The Distributor student blog, Ask Darul Iftā' fatwa service, The Darul Qasim Store, and dual library resources (Shah Abdul Aziz Library at Hoffman Estates and Mawlana Anwar Shah Kashmiri Library at Glendale Heights). The institution operates from two Illinois campuses in Hoffman Estates and Glendale Heights.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DQCOLLEGE: Brand name for the college programs and admissions
• Al Qasim Media
• MARS (Muslim Academic Revival Series)
• Al Amin Ethics
• Al Qasim Live

Products and services

• Master's Degree in Islamic Law and Theology (M.A.)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Zaytuna College: Zaytuna is a U.S.-based accredited Islamic liberal arts college offering undergraduate programs rooted in the Islamic tradition. It directly competes for North American Muslim students seeking higher education in Islamic and liberal arts studies, mirroring Darul Qasim's mission of credentialed Islamic higher education in the West.
• Al-Maghrib Institute: Al-Maghrib is a North American Islamic education provider offering intensive weekend and online seminars in Islamic sciences (fiqh, aqeedah, hadith). It targets the same audience of English-speaking Muslim adults seeking structured Islamic studies and competes directly for online Islamic education spend.
• Mishkah University: Mishkah is an Islamic graduate school offering accredited Master's programs in Islamic studies, chaplaincy, and leadership with online delivery. It competes for the same graduate-degree-seeking Muslim student audience in North America using a hybrid online model.
• American Islamic College: American Islamic College is a Chicago-based institution of higher education serving Muslim students with degree programs grounded in Islamic tradition. It shares Darul Qasim's Illinois geography and mission of providing structured Islamic higher education to English-speaking Muslims in North America.
• Islamic Online University (International Open University): IOU is a globally-focused online Islamic university delivering degree and non-degree programs in Islamic studies, education, and Arabic. It overlaps Darul Qasim's MARS offering on global online delivery and shares the goal of accessible Islamic higher education for English-speaking Muslims worldwide.

Others

• Chicago Theological Seminary: Chicago Theological Seminary is a graduate institution of higher learning offering accredited theological degrees with interfaith programming. It provides a benchmark for accredited religious higher-education operations in the same Chicago metropolitan market, including governance, library, and student-services models.

Broad incumbents

• Darul Uloom Deoband: Darul Uloom Deoband is the historic global seminaries of the Deobandi tradition from which Darul Qasim's Dars-i-Nizami curriculum is derived. It represents the methodological benchmark and source tradition; comparisons position Darul Qasim as the North American branch of this global scholarly network.
• Al-Azhar University: Al-Azhar is the world's preeminent Islamic university and the global reference point for Islamic higher education across Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, and Arabic. It serves as the broad incumbent against which Darul Qasim's curriculum and credentials are implicitly compared in the Anglophone market.

Emerging players

• Bayān Institute (Bayān Claremont): Bayān provides structured Islamic education programs combining traditional seminary training with master's-level accreditation through Claremont School of Theology. It is comparable as a faith-rooted institution blending Islamic sciences with credentialed graduate study, serving a similar demographic of North American Muslim scholars.
• Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research: Yaqeen produces Islamic research and educational content for English-speaking Muslims globally with online courses and publications. It overlaps with Al Qasim Media as content-distribution channels feeding top-of-funnel awareness for Islamic higher education providers including Darul Qasim.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubebit.ly/4mi0RtT
• Xx.com/DarulQasim
• Facebookfacebook.com/darulqasimcollege
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/darul-qasim-college

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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