Advocating Quranic Lifestyle (AQL) was founded in 2012 by Imam Wisam Sharieff with the purpose of bringing the Quran to every individual seeking to learn the words of Allah. Since then our company has grown, and in order to focus our efforts on personal transformation, we have divided our programs into two areas. All courses related to Quran reading, recitation, and understanding are taught through Quran Revolution (www.quranrevolution.com). AQL focuses exclusively on personal development and growth.
AQL’s vision is to help every individual reach their greatest potential in this world and the hereafter. We believe that transforming your spiritual practices, your physical body, and your emotional state, and awakening your mindful intellect, is what leads to spirit-based evolution. Success is closer than you think: your greatest potential is found within your everyday rituals and activities. AQL joins with you to create a roadmap of your own spiritual journey through our course experiences, interactive seminars, videos, and online learning.
The visionary behind AQL.
Imam Wisam
Imam Wisam Sharieff is the Founder and CEO of AQL, an institute focused on personal development through Quranic lifestyle—recitation, prayer, and supplication—to empower the mind, body, and soul. He is also an instructor with Al Maghrib Institute where he leads the ground-breaking Quran Revolution program, a state-of-the-art, pioneering learning system, through which more than 1000 global students have transformed their interaction with the Quran.
Imam Wisam began his Islamic education at the Institute of Islamic Education (IIE) in Elgin, Illinois. He then continued at the Quran Academy in Lahore, Pakistan, graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Arabic grammar and a minor in Arabic literature. He has studied under scholars in Makkah and in Egypt. He completed his ijazah in Ashara Qiraat (the study of the varying recitations of the Quran). Imam Wisam is also a certified radiology technician.
Imam Wisam has had the unique opportunity to teach over 25,000 students around the world, both in person and online. Driven by the single vision to bring the Book and Message of Allah to all people, he has made the field of Quranic recitation accessible to every man, woman, and child. His unique perspective and focus on spiritual empowerment is the culmination of two decades of education, research, travel, and teaching around the world.
