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Mufti Mirza-Zain Baig is a scholar based in Montreal. He serves as Resident Mufti of the Canadian Centre for Islamic Research and Iftā and as Principal of Dar Al-Ulum Montreal, where his work spans classical jurisprudence, contemporary fatwa, and the practical structuring of Sharia compliant financial products.

His advisory and audit work covers institutions across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, where he sits on Sharia supervisory boards, conducts internal Sharia audits, and reviews retail and commercial product lines for compliance with AAOIFI standards. He is an AAOIFI Certified Sharia Advisor and Auditor (CSAA) and holds a Certificate of Zakat Management from the International Institute of Islamic Business and Finance.

He completed the alim program at Darul Uloom Canada and his Ifta training at Darul Ifta Mahmudiyyah in South Africa under the late Mufti Ebrahim Desai, the lineage from which he draws his methodological grounding. He holds a Bachelors degree in Education from Concordia University, is a certified teacher and is pursuing an Executive Masters in Islamic Finance at INCEIF in Malaysia.

Mufti Hammad Jogiat was born and raised in Cambridge, Ontario. His journey into Islamic studies began at an early age when he memorized the Quran by age 14. He spent 3 years pursuing Islamic studies at Darul Uloom Blackburn in the United Kingdom, after which he transferred to South Africa where he completed a 6-year Alimiyyah program at Darul Uloom Azaadville. He then pursued a 2-year Takhassus Fil Ifta/Fiqh at Darul Ifta Mahmudiyyah. During this period, Mufti Hammad earned a master's diploma in Islamic Finance, showcasing his commitment to bridging traditional knowledge with contemporary financial practices.

Mufti Hammad currently serves as an Imam, speaker, teacher, and counsellor at the Cambridge Muslim Society, a speaker/instructor at Wijhah Initiative, and a Shariah Advisor for multiple Islamic Financial institutions.