Meet Our Team
Shaykh Noorud-deen Rashid
Senior Instructor
Shaykh Noorud-deen Rashid graduated from Middlesex University with a joint BA Hons Degree in Accounting and Finance with Business Economics.
Additionally, he completed a PGCE at Warwick University and taught for a number of years at Luton Sixth Form College. Meanwhile, he continued his Islamic education on a part time basis.
In 2007, Shaykh Noorud-deen was blessed with the opportunity to travel abroad and study with some of the leading scholars of Syria. Amongst his teachers were: Shaykh Samir Al-Nass, Shaykh Mazin Bakir, Shaykh Rashad Shams and Shaykh Mojeer Al Khateeb. He followed a broad curriculum for 5 years, paying special attention to Fiqh (Islamic law) and Seerah (prophetic biography). After completing his studies, Shaykh Nooruddeen returned to the UK in 2012.
Shaykh Noorud-deen Rashid has been involved in Dawah and teaching the Islamic sciences for nearly 20 years. He is a founding member of the Ash-Shifa Trust in Banbury. He is also active within the Luton community where he has been part of the Fountain Institute Sacred Study programme for a number of years. Furthermore, he is giving talks weekly on the local community radio station – Inspire FM, and teaching multiple courses on a daily basis.
Ijazah to teach Islamic Studies – Shaykh Samer al-Nass, Damascus, Syria
Ijazah in Tajwīd – Shaykh Abu Bakr Umar, Tarim, Yemen
BA Hons Degree in Accounting and Finance with Business Economics
PGCE
Shaykh Samir Al-Nass
Shaykh Mazin Bakir
Shaykh Rashad Shams
Shaykh Mojeer Al Khateeb
And many others
Join the thousands of students who have graduated over the last two decades!
Testimonials
Fahad Qadri
Systems Test & Automation Executive
❝ Lote Tree College’s free Arabic and Tajweed lessons are a great offering with a choice of online or on-site learning in the West Drayton area.
All the brothers and sisters are inclusive and welcoming. ❞
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Hesham Sharkawi
Lawyer
❝ The Lote Tree is an initiative with really great benefits. The information disseminated on Seerah and Fiqh is imparted beautifully and Ustadh Uthman really does make things clear and enjoyable. ❞
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Kamran Ahmed
Finance Director
❝ Amazing institute that really leads the way in bringing people together! Run and managed by an amazing team.
Lots of new initiatives (coffee mornings, community BBQ, etc) and engaging talks take place here on a weekly basis. Have always felt very welcome here! ❞
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