Guests

Special Guest Contributors

Divine Legacy is a unique occasion established to promote diversity, create an environment of unity through helping those in need, and provide a better understanding of the holy scriptures especially among younger generations of Australian Muslims.

Mufti Menk

Scholar

Dr Mufti Ismail Menk is a leading global Islamic scholar & motivational speaker born and raised in Zimbabwe. He studied Shariah in Madinah and holds a Doctorate of Social Guidance from Aldersgate University.

Mufti Menk’s work has gained worldwide recognition and he has been named one of “The Top 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World” since 2010.

Mohamed Gebril

Qur’an Reciter

Sheikh Mohamed Gebril was born and raised in Egypt. By the age of 9, he had memorised the Holy Quran and won 1st place multiple times in Quran competitions within the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Islamic world. He received many awards in recognition of his endowment from many Islamic countries which he has visited.

Siraj Wahhaj

Imam

Imam Siraj Wahhaj is a globally recognized Islamic Leader. He has over 40 years of experience in sharing riveting messages that have sparked the minds and inspired the soul. His message is rooted in hope, faith and the power of redemption.

Imam Wahhaj’s devotion to the community extended to the establishment of Masjid At-Taqwa in Brooklyn New York which he has been the Imam of since 1981.
In 1991, he became the first Muslim to offer invocation (opening prayer) at the United States House of Representatives.

Imam Ishak Danis

Qura’an Reciter

Sh. Ishak Danis is a well-known Turkish Imam and Quran reciter who has Ijaza in the 10 Recitations. He was born in Trabzon in Turkey in 1969 and completed Quran memorisation in 1984. He is the imam of Çamlıca Mosque, an accredited reciter in many Turkish radio and TV stations and has tens of Khatma in Hafs rewaya (narration) and other different rewayas.

Mufti Menk

Scholar

Dr Mufti Ismail Menk is a leading global Islamic scholar & motivational speaker born and raised in Zimbabwe. He studied Shariah in Madinah and holds a Doctorate of Social Guidance from Aldersgate University.

Mufti Menk’s work has gained worldwide recognition and he has been named one of “The Top 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World” since 2010.

Siraj Wahhaj

Imam

Imam Siraj Wahhaj is a globally recognized Islamic Leader. He has over 40 years of experience in sharing riveting messages that have sparked the minds and inspired the soul. His message is rooted in hope, faith and the power of redemption.

Imam Wahhaj’s devotion to the community extended to the establishment of Masjid At-Taqwa in Brooklyn New York which he has been the Imam of since 1981.
In 1991, he became the first Muslim to offer invocation (opening prayer) at the United States House of Representatives.

Mohamed Gebril

Qur’an Reciter

Sheikh Mohamed Gebril was born and raised in Egypt. By the age of 9, he had memorised the Holy Quran and won 1st place multiple times in Quran competitions within the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Islamic world. He received many awards in recognition of his endowment from many Islamic countries which he has visited.

Imam Ishak Danis

Qura’an Reciter

Sh. Ishak Danis is a well-known Turkish Imam and Quran reciter who has Ijaza in the 10 Recitations. He was born in Trabzon in Turkey in 1969 and completed Quran memorisation in 1984. He is the imam of Çamlıca Mosque, an accredited reciter in many Turkish radio and TV stations and has tens of Khatma in Hafs rewaya (narration) and other different rewayas.

Sheikh Yahya Ibrahim (Australia)
Sheikh Yahya Ibrahim (Australia)Sheikh
Sheikh Yahya Ibrahim is the Assistant Principal (Religious Education) at Al-Ameen College, Islamic Chaplain and Guest Lecturer at Curtin University and University of Western Australia, ordained as a Minister of Religion and lecturer for the internationally acclaimed Al Maghrib Institute. Sheikh Yahya has trained with the Muslim world’s top scholars in Egypt, & Arabia & South East Asia. Throughout that time, he has received Tazkiyah (authorisation) and
Ijazah (Qualification) to instruct in a variety of Islamic disciplines – Hadith, Fiqh and Quranic sciences, Alhamdulillah.

Sheikh Yahya is an internationally recognised and highly respected Islamic leader who delivers an enthusiastic approach to guiding and mentoring young people across our community.

Mesut Kurtis
Mesut Kurtisvocal extraordinaire
Macedonian-Turkish vocal extraordinaire, Mesut Kurtis, is one of the biggest stars of nasheed and Islamic music. He sings in Turkish, Arabic, English, Bosnian and Albanian.

Mesut released his first album – Salawat –in 2004. He became extremely popular across the Islamic world with his rendition of ‘Burdah’, the thirteenth-century ode of praise for the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). In 2009, Mesut released his second album – Beloved followed by his third album – Tabassam (smile) in Ramadan 2014 and then his fourth album Balaghul Ula being released in 2019.

Mesut is no stranger to Australia as he first performed at our first Sounds of Light Charity concert back in 2007, whilst most recently helping Human Appeal celebrate its 30th anniversary at a private.

Mutasim Al Asali (Syria)
Mutasim Al Asali (Syria)Mutasem
Mutasem Al Asali was introduced to the audiences at the age of seven, and he was admired by many. He participated and scored first in many local and international Quranic competitions.
At the age of twenty, he founded the Enschede Ensemble.
Asali participated in many international and local conferences,

Iqbal Hossain Jibon
Iqbal Hossain JibonYouTuber
Iqbal Hossain Jibon is a YouTuber and artist who was born in Bangladesh on 7 July, 1990.
Recently he got The Silver Play Button for his YouTube channel subscribers from YouTube community. He holds a Bachelor of Social Science from Jagannath University and finished his MBA from Anglia Ruskin University in London. Iqbal Hossain Jibon is popular in many countries with a huge following on Facebook.
Omar Regan
Omar Reganentertainer
Omar Regan was born and raised in Detroit, MI. In 2001 Regan was offered and accepted the role as Photo Double for Chris Tucker in Rush Hour 2.
Regan is now internationally known, winning over audiences as far as England, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, Australia, China, Malaysia, Zimbabwe, Saudi Arabia, Dubai and more. Regan has now founded his own production company HALALYWOOD,
Parvez Juwel
Parvez JuwelNasheed Composer & Director
An experienced Nasheed Composer & Director Professional leveraging experience in audio-visual industry. Parvez Juwel will perform with Iqbal HJ as a vocalist. They worked almost 15 years together since 2007. It took Parvez Juwel 3 years to produce and arrange Iqbal HJ’s first international album ‘Make Me Your Friend.’ The daring and challenging task for both was to bridge the gap between east and west and provide an element of songs which can be catered for the large numbers of listeners.