iLab is an online Islamic school by Dar Al Maswadir Islamic Foundation Uganda. It offers live Quran, Tajweed, Hadith, Fiqh, Tafseer and Islamic sciences classes taught in English.

Can students outside Uganda study at iLab?

Yes. iLab is online and serves students in Uganda and worldwide, with English as the medium of instruction.

Can students pay iLab fees in installments?

Yes. iLab supports flexible deposits and installment payments for eligible longer plans and approved outstanding balances, so students can keep learning without paying everything upfront.

People

The people behind iLab

Every class at iLab is led by a named, qualified teacher, not a recording and not an anonymous account. Below are the people who run the academy, the people who advise it, and the faculty who teach in it.

Leadership

Who runs the academy

Founder & Chief Executive

Huzaifah Lutaaya Idris

Senior Software Engineer

Founded iLab and leads the platform that runs it — the live classroom, the levels framework, the student dashboard and the mobile apps. A senior software engineer, he has been working with German tech companies since 2021 — currently parcelLab in Munich, previously lawpilots in Berlin and CAPTIQ — after engineering roles across Africa with Andela, Retro Rabbit and New Vision.

Experience

Backend Engineer, parcelLabJul 2025 – present · Munich, Germany · Remote
Chief Executive Officer, Dar al Maswadir Uganda LtdFeb 2022 – present · Uganda
Chief Executive Officer, Pixsar MediaJan 2022 – present · Uganda
Full Stack Engineer, lawpilotsMar 2023 – Jul 2025 · Berlin, Germany · Remote
Full Stack Engineer, CAPTIQ GmbHOct 2020 – Feb 2024 · Germany
Full Stack Engineer & Team Lead, Idex Africa — New Vision appJul – Oct 2020 · Uganda
Full Stack Engineer, Retro RabbitAug 2019 – Jul 2020 · South Africa
Software Developer, AndelaAug 2018 – Aug 2019 · Uganda
Systems Programmer, Islamic University in UgandaJan – Jul 2018 · Kampala, Uganda

Kampala, Uganda

Head of Academy

Kiberu Faiswal Salim

Ijāzah in the Qurʾan, with the complete Qirāʾāt · BA Sharia, Islamic University of Madinah

A Sharia graduate of the Islamic University of Madinah, currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Sharia at the Islamic University in Uganda. He leads the academy: curriculum, teaching standards, placement assessments, and final approval of every student promotion between levels.

Kampala, Uganda

Head of Development & Marketing

Nabil Matovu

Halal Events Manager · Entrepreneur & Business Advocate

A halal events manager, entrepreneur and business advocate, he is the director responsible for growth and outreach — bringing iLab to students and families across Uganda and the diaspora.

Kampala, Uganda

Head of Media

Lubwama Akram

BA Industrial & Fine Art (Advertising Design), Makerere University — MTSIFA

A creative director, graphic designer, photographer, videographer and UI/UX designer with extensive experience in multimedia production, branding and digital communications. Head of Visual Production at Pixsar Media Ltd, he has also taught multimedia and graphic design under the Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT), and leads the media department at iLab — the visuals, video and design behind the platform.

Kampala, Uganda

Board of advisors

Oversight and counsel

The board advises on the standards a student is measured against and on the platform that records them, so an iLab level means the same thing here as it would anywhere else.

Board of Advisors

Mr. Sekalema Hamza

MSc Computer Science & Applications, Islamic University of Technology

Enterprise Resource Planning Manager at Islamic University in Uganda, where he has lectured since 2004. He planned and implemented the university’s core Academics and Financial systems, and advises iLab on platform architecture.

Mbale, Uganda

Board of Advisors

Dr Mu’ath Muhammad Muyingo

Doctorate in Qurʾan studies, Islamic University of Madinah

A scholar of Qurʾanic studies, he advises the academy on the Qurʾanic sciences and on the standards students are assessed against at each level.

Media & creative

The team behind the visuals

The designers and producers who shape how iLab looks and sounds, from the classroom experience to everything you see published.

Still Graphics Designer

Kasagga Jawaad

Higher Diploma in Graphics and Technology, Universal Institute of Graphics and Technology

A graphic, UI/UX and brand designer and photographer who creates impactful visual designs, brand identities and digital experiences. With experience at Guio Mentor and Pixsar Media, he combines design thinking and visual storytelling to help brands communicate effectively.

Uganda

Faculty

Your teachers

Teachers are matched to your level at placement. You keep the same teacher through a level, so the person correcting your recitation knows exactly what you worked on last week.

Qurʾan & Islamic Studies

Bashir Ibrahim

Studied the Qurʾan and its riwāyāt in the masājid of Istanbul

Born and raised in Kibuli, where he began with the Qurʾan in the masājid of his community as a child. He studied in Eskişehir, Turkey from 2015 — a year of Turkish and a year of Arabic before his degree, graduating in 2022 — and throughout stayed close to the Qurʾan in the circles of knowledge of Istanbul, studying its riwāyāt under several teachers. Teaching in Uganda since 2022.

Kampala, Uganda

Qurʾan & Islamic Studies

Namigadde Firdaus

Ḥifẓ of the Qurʾan · BA Daʿwa and Islamic Culture

Memorised the Qurʾan and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Daʿwa and Islamic Culture, with extensive experience in teaching and community leadership.

Arabic & Qurʾan

Janaat Jariah

Four years of experience teaching Arabic and Qurʾan to children and adults — tajweed, memorisation and Arabic language — through interactive, student-centred online lessons.

Qurʾan & Islamic Studies

Muchika Yahya Abdu

Bachelor’s degree in Sharia

A Sharia graduate who teaches Qurʾan and Islamic studies at iLab.

Kasese, Uganda

Qurʾan & Tajweed

Mukasa Taufic Kigongo

Certificate in Qurʾanic Studies, Darul Qurʾan, Istanbul

A graduate of Qurʾanic studies from Darul Qurʾan in Istanbul, Turkey, with ten years of teaching experience.

Qurʾan & Qirāʾāt

Buzirah Sadat

Ongoing student, Islamic University of Madinah

A Qurʾan teacher versed in the Qirāʾāt, currently pursuing his studies at the Islamic University of Madinah.

Qurʾan memorisation

Ssenkumba Abdulhakim

Ḥifẓ of the Qurʾan

A Ugandan teacher of Qurʾan dedicated to guiding students through recitation and memorisation.

Uganda

Join us

Study with us, or teach with us

Students are placed with a teacher after a short assessment. Qualified teachers with an ijāzah or a relevant degree can apply to join the faculty.