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Charity No. 1144208

"Because special people need to be taught in a special way"

Meet The Team

Ml Zubair Mangera:

Maulana Zubair is a Founding Partner at Tuyoorul Jannah. Graduating as an alim from Daryl loom Bury in 2005, he has since been striving to serve the local community and has taught in a variety of settings. Alongside his work at Tuyoorul Jannah, Maulana also serves as a social worker in the Lancashire area having completed his BA in social work at UCLan in 2010.  He has worked worked for Lancashire County Council as a SENDO – Special Educational Needs & Disability Officer for several years, then moving onto the Learning Disability & Autism team and more recently working for the Learning Disability, Autism and Mental Health Transition’s service.

Apa Rubena Mangera:

Apa Rubena is a qualified Science teacher who teaches at Taheedul Girls High School. Inspired by her brother’s experience of SEND in the madrasah system she resolved to do something about it and is a Founding partner at Tuyoorul Jannah. She has taught in a variety of madrasah settings since graduating from Hidayatul Banaat in 2005 and brings her experience, lots of enthusiasm and excellent ideas to the team!

Hafiz Zakwan Leli

Hafiz Zakwan is teaching at Olive Primary School in Blackburn after graduating from the University of Central Lancashire to become a primary school teacher. Hafiz Zakwan completed the memorisation of the holy Quran in 2011 at the age of 16. Hafiz Zakwan has experience in working with primary aged children and children with special needs from 2012 in particularly those with visual impairment.

Sister Zainab Patel

Zainab Patel is an experienced teacher at Tuyoorul Jannah. Graduated with a BA in Education and Inclusion, she has always been an active member in the community volunteering in different establishments and has taught a varied range of children from different backgrounds and abilities developing their Islamic spirituality. She is currently working in a TA role at a local school in Blackburn.

Apa Rabia Khan

Graduated as an alima at Masjid Hidayatul Banat 2006, taught in a couple of Madrasah after graduation. 8 years experience working with her daughter who had a neuromuscular dystrophy condition which meant being on a life support machine all her life. This experienced has motivated and inspired her to work with children with disabilities. She is currently working with Blackburn with Darwen council as a RCCSW (supporting children with disabilities) and play an active part in supporting parents who have children with any form of disabilities.

Apa Zainab Dasu

Zainab Dasu is an experienced TA working at Taheedul Girls High School. She has vast experience in supporting children with visual impairment, speech and language, learning difficulties and also reads and teaches Braille.

Hafiz Huzaifah Adam 

Hafiz Huzaifah has been involved with Tuyoorul Jannah since 2012. He is an Assistant Head at Olive School Blackburn and a primary school teacher. He has been teaching madrasah since 2007 and plays a very active role in community activities and other charitable causes.

Apa Sajida Sidat

Sister Rubina Pathan

Rubina is a volunteer/teacher at Tuyoorul Jannah. Graduating as a primary school teacher from University of Cumbria, she has since taught in a variety of settings. Rubina is currently working as a primary school teacher in Blackburn. Her connection and love with Tuyoorul Jannah began when her autistic son accessed our services and has since volunteered in various capacities. With over 15 years experience of working with children of various abilities, she brings with her experience and knowledge to the team!

Apa Fazila Bux

Fazila Apa joined the Tuyoorul Jannah team in February 2021. Fazila Apa completed her Alimiyyah course at Jamea Tul Imam Muhammad Zakariya, Bradford in 2006 where her Headteacher’s commitment to teaching made a lasting impression and ultimately inspired her to share the Islamic knowledge she had gained in pursuing a career in teaching. Fazila Apa has ever since worked at Al-Ansaar Welfare & Education, Preston. Concurrently, Fazila Apa is also a qualified Level 3 Nursery Nurse and has several years of experience working with pre-school and SEND children. She currently works as a childcare practitioner (in addition to both her Al-Ansaar & Tuyoorul Jannah Madrasah responsibilities). Fazila Apa aspires to continue in this field by further enhancing her abilities in teaching, nurturing and caring for children including those children with different learning needs.

Sister Aaishah Patel

Molana Muhammad Jasat

ml Muhammad is in the final year of BA degree in TESOL with Arabic. He completed his alim course in 2016. He completed his hifz at a young age in 2007.

He is also working towards PGCE with QTS qualification in Primary (SEN) education.

Sister Rayhannah 

Sister Rayhannah graduated in 2002 with BA Hons Primary Education QTS. She has over twenty years experience working in primary schools. She recently completed her National Award for SENCO, Early Years SENCO in primary school. Sister Rayhannah has postgraduate qualifications in Inclusion and ASD. She has been volunteering for Tuyoorul Jannah

Hafiz Riyaz Mulla

Sister Saheda Desai

Sister Saheda is a long term volunteer, she has a passion to learn and help teach our birds of paradise. She has always been mesmerised by children who have disabilities. She is inspired by their enthusiasm, positivity and love of life.

Molana Ismail Kathrada

Ml Ismail is one of the trustees of birds of paradise, he was also part of the very first pilot scheme that was run at Newfield school. He runs his own translating and interpreting business alongside being the headteacher at Masjid e Saliheen. He is a graduate from Blackburn Darul Uloom and completed his hifz in his youth.

Apa Fatima Chala

Apa Fatima is currently in her final year studying to become a Speech and Language Therapist. She completed her Alimiyyah at Hidayatul banaat. Apa Fatima is the newest member of the team joining in January 2023.