Al-Amin Ethics Institute
Do No Harm. Do No Haram
Al-Amin Ethics Institute (AEI) was founded in 2024 by Shaykh Mohammed Amin Kholwadia, the founder and President of Darul Qasim College, an institute of higher Islamic learning. Shaykh Amin is an active advocate of the classical Sunni tradition of Islamic scholarship and a passionate promoter of traditional Islamic sciences and methodologies of teaching and learning. He is regarded internationally as an expert theologian, exegete and an authority in the fields of Islamic legal philosophy and the fiqh of bioethics.
The goal of AEI is to train Muslim professionals in the USA and globally to understand, present, represent, and re-present Islamic Civilizational values in their respective professions.
The name of the institute is derived from the magnetic civilization values embodied in the person and name of our beloved prophet who was known as Al-Amin, the trustworthy one. The institute reflects his trustworthiness and its foundational value reflects his moral integrity. We aim to inculcate the highest standards of moral perfection possible in human beings. In addition to teaching ethics, we want its practitioners to be ethical.
AEI is a sister organization to Darul Qasim and thus represents the Qasimi model. As such, it mimics the philosophical and intellectual methodology of Darul Qasim College.
Al-Amin Ethics Get-Together
We are excited to invite you to a special Al-Amin Ethics Get-Together.
Mashallah we have grown considerably in the last few years, and this will be an opportunity to reconnect, network with new faces, exchange ideas, and look ahead together.
Date: Saturday, August 2, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Location: Hoffman Estates Campus
What to Expect:
- Networking with fellow Ethics members
- Program updates and announcements
- Breakout sessions for deeper discussion
- Educational materials and resources
- A main session with a featured speaker in the auditorium
- Lunch will be provided – sponsored by a generous donor
This event is free to attend. Please consider making a suggested donation of $20 to help support future programming.
Recent Posts
- Beyond Colonialism and the Deobandi Imperativeby Kanwal Ahmed, MD, Al-Amin Ethics Student, Psychiatry Resident Dr Kanwal Ahmed, a student of Shaykh Amin, takes us to… Read more: Beyond Colonialism and the Deobandi Imperative
- Dream Interpretation in Islam: A Challenge to AIby Dr. Zamir Syed, PhD The following is a delicious exposé of the deficiency in AI as it pertains to… Read more: Dream Interpretation in Islam: A Challenge to AI
- The Meaning of IqraThe command iqraʾ (اقْرَأْ) given to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ at the beginning of Sūrat al-ʿAlaq is frequently translated as… Read more: The Meaning of Iqra
- IqraThe epistemological framework by which Muslims derive truth affirms that the quintessential source of truth, without doubt, is revealed knowledge—knowledge… Read more: Iqra
- How to ReadIn both English and Arabic, “to read” is an action that is beyond the common colloquial use of the word.… Read more: How to Read
- IQRAThis essay aims to contextualize and interpret the command of Allah, Iqra (recite), as presented in Verse 1 of Surah… Read more: IQRA
Announcements
- Al-Amin Ethics Get-Together – Aug 2, 2025 (Darul Qasim College, Hoffman Estates) Click to Register