In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. All praises and thanks are due to Allah (subhaanahu wa ta’aalaa), and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger (sal-lal-laahu ‘alaihi wa sallam).
الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالُوا إِنَّا لِلَّـهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
(Who, when disaster strikes them, say, “Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return.”)
It is with great and profound sadness that I inform you of the passing of al-marhoom Ustaaz Asif Meherali.
Services Information
Janazaah:
Date: Friday, July 11th, 2025
Jumuaah: 1:30 pm
Janazaah: After Jumuaah
Place: Talimul Islam, 86 Rivalda Rd, North York, ON M9M 2M8
Interment (Burial):
Date: Friday, July 11th, 2025
Time: After Janazaah
Place: Beechwood Cemetery, 7241 Jane St, Concord, ON L4K 1A7
Family Information
Al-marhoom Ustaaz Asif Meherali, also known as “Br. Asif”, passed away on Thursday, July 10th, 2025. Br. Asif was the owner/operator of the bookstore, known as “The Institute of the Language of the Quran”. The bookstore operated from Thursday to Sunday, from Asr to Ishaa prayers.
Tribute to Br. Asif Meherali
Eternity is only for Allaah, and surely to Allaah we belong and to Him we will ˹all˺ return.
Al-marhoom Ustaaz Asif Meherali was a gentleman, well spoken, and always had time for everyone who spoke to him. He was a student and teacher of the Arabic Language and introduced the books and courses of al-marhoom Shaykh Dr. V. Abdur Rahim to hundreds of thousands of students in Canada and around the world. As such, al-marhoom Shaykh Dr. V. Abdur Rahim’s Madina Books became a household name, maa shaa Allaah.
On a personal note, I remember studying from photocopied Madina Books before proceeding to university. It was an honour to meet al-marhoom Shaykh Dr. V. Abdur Rahim when he visited Toronto to attend graduation ceremonies of the Institute of “the Language of the Quran” which was led by al-marhoom Ustaaz Asif.
Al-marhoom Ustaaz Asif had the deepest passion for studying and teaching the Arabic Language since he believed that Muslims have no choice but to learn the Language of the Qur’aan. He believed that our first priority was to understand the Language of the Qur’aan and then the speaking part of it will come gradually, in shaa Allaah. Who can forget his Arabic grammatical songs? He developed these songs as an easy method for students to learn and retain the Arabic grammar, what creativity!
On a related note, I remember sending my highest-level students to study with al-marhoom Ustaaz Asif because of my admiration of his heartfelt dedication that he made for teaching the Arabic Language.
In addition, al-marhoom Ustaaz Asif introduced Islamic books at a very reasonable cost to encourage more reading within the Muslim community. His not-for-profit bookstore is based at Talim-ul-Islam, however, his books reached across Canada and beyond, maa shaa Allaah.
May Allaah forgive and have mercy upon al-marhoom Ustaaz Asif. May Allaah grant patience and strength to all his loved ones, relatives, students, and friends, اللهم آمين.
Shaykh Imran Ally
PS: Br. Asif was a dedicated student of Sh. Abdool Hamid, after which he benefitted many students through his unique Language of the Quran Program. May Allah grant him Jannah.