QARI's first hafidh, Imran Duka, started his hifdh journey with QARI in August of 2017. Imran finished memorizing the entire Quran on December 30, 2019 and received an ijaza in Hafs an 'Asim min tareeq as-Shatibiyah a few months later. Imran has participated in a number of Quran contests locally and at the national level and has won several, alhamdulillah. Imran is also an instructor at QARI and has a deep passion for the Quran and qira'aat. In his spare time Imran loves to play basketball.