A house of prayer. An institute of knowledge.
INK Foundation is a masjid and Islamic institute on Baltimore National Pike. We hold the five daily prayers, teach the classical Islamic sciences, and run the Darul Iftāʾ for the wider DMV community.
Prayer Timings
What's happening at INK.
Eid al-Adha prayer · May 27 · two slots at 7:30 & 9:00 AM
Two prayer slots, 7:30 AM and 9:00 AM. Sisters' prayer hall accessible from the rear. Parking opens at 6:45 AM.
Moon sighted — Eid al-Adha announcement coming shortly inshāʾAllāh
Moonsighting confirmed by the DMV Ulama Council. A formal Eid al-Adha prayer schedule will be posted within the next 24 hours.
Enrollment open for the 2026-27 ʿAlimiyyah cohort
Applications close June 30. Placement tests start the second week of July. Visit the campus by appointment.
A masjid and an institute, under one roof.
INK Foundation has served the Greater Baltimore community since 2012. We hold the five daily prayers in congregation, teach the full course of Islamic sciences to students of every age, and convene the Darul Iftāʾ for the wider DMV region.
Five daily prayers
Open to the community for all five congregations and Jumuʿah. Sisters' hall accessible from the rear entrance.
Seven programs of study
From the five-year-old learning the Arabic alphabet to the adult specializing in Iftāʾ. Full-time, part-time, and evening tracks.
The Darul Iftāʾ
A working fatwa office staffed by INK's senior muftīs, serving the DMV ulama council and the broader community.
A complete path through sacred learning.
Featured tracks below. Every program is anchored by daily congregation in the masjid and taught by INK's own scholars.
Full-Time ʿAlimiyyah
A full-time course to learn the Prophetic Legacy. Students are taught Arabic and other sacred sciences with a developmental approach resulting in future leaders.
One-Year Tabsirah Intensive
A one-year Arabic and Islamic studies program that lays the foundation for one's Islamic edification.
Full-Time Tahfeezul Qurʾān
A full-time program providing a wholesome and enriching journey with the Qurʾān culminating in students committing the Qurʾān to memory.
The INK Visionرؤية المعهد
We live in a secular environment that constantly challenges our Muslim identity. We are forced to rethink what it means to be Muslim, and if we do not possess basic, foundational beliefs and knowledge of Islam, that environment will be detrimental to the īmān of our children and ourselves.
INK — the Institute of Noble Knowledge — was founded to address exactly this. A structured, generational Islamic education for every member of the community, from the five-year-old learning to read the Qurʾān to the adult returning to seek sacred knowledge.
Homegrown ulamāʾ, serving locally.
US-born and raised. Traditionally trained at Darul Ulooms here and abroad. Teaching in the same masjid where they pray five times a day.
Mufti Abdullah Aijaz
Mufti Abdullah Aijaz was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, where he completed his memorization of the Quran under the tutelage of Qari Muhammad Zahid at the age of nine.
Mufti Hanif Ahmad
Mufti Hanif Ahmad grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and pursued his initial years of higher traditional Islamic learning (Alimiyyah course) locally at Darul Uloom New York. After six… continue reading →
Qari Tammam
Qari Qazi Wazidul Hoque (Tammam) is a native of Brooklyn, NY. His desire for a deeper understanding of the Deen led him to pursue higher Islamic learning at Darul Uloom New York.… continue reading →
Upcoming events
Weekly seminars and one-off programs hosted by INK Foundation. Visit the masjid to see the latest in person.
