
Imam Jafar Hawa is a full-time Imam at the Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview, IL (since May 2024). Born in Amman, Jordan in 1989, he comes from a distinguished scholarly family — his grandfather, Sheikh Sa'id Hawa, was a renowned scholar of Islamic jurisprudence, and his father, Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Sa'id Hawa, specialized in Hanafi law. He memorized the Qur'an by age 14, received ijaza at 17, and won a national Qur'an competition at 21, and holds a bachelor's degree in Islamic Banking (2014). He previously served as Imam at the Prayer Center of Orland Park (2015–2024) and as Executive Director of the Quran Academy (2016–2024), teaching some 600 students. His expertise spans Qur'anic sciences (tajweed, memorization, ijaza), family and marriage counseling, Islamic finance, and Arabic Islamic studies.
Hafiz of the Qur'an by age 14; received ijaza in Qur'an at 17; national Qur'an-competition winner at 21. B.A. in Islamic Banking (2014). From a distinguished scholarly family — grandson of Shaykh Sa'id Hawa, a renowned scholar of Islamic jurisprudence, and son of Shaykh Dr. Ahmed Sa'id Hawa, a specialist in Hanafi law.
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Tafsir of Surah al-Nur (v. 18–22) — Thursday Tafsir (درس التفسير ٧٧)
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Khutbah by Sh. Jafar Hawa | The Best of People are Those Who are Most Beneficial to Others
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Khutbah by Sh. Jafar Hawa |هذا بيتكم، وأنتم عائلتنا - This Is Your Home, and You Are Our Family
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Khutbah by Sh. Jafar Hawa | كلمة تُحيي أمة - A Word That Revives a Nation
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"Remind by the Quran" with Sh. Jafar Hawa - Lesson 1
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Khutbah by Sh. Jafar Hawa | ويومئذ يفرح المؤمنون - "And on that Day, the Believers Will Rejoice"
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Khutbah by Sh. Jafar Hawa | Pain and Hope - ألم وأمل
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