Pre-Registration for 2025-26 Now Open!

Alhamdulillah, pre-registration for NEW students is now open for Preschool to 8th Grade, with high school starting in 2026-27, in sha Allah.  

Exciting News

In The Making

The largest Islamic School (K-12) in North America. Be part of this extraordinary project. Help secure this Campus as the future home of Burhan Academy.

Historic

Moment

Alhamdulillah, we have officially completed the closing and acquired our new 18-acre property. It's now dedicated to the Muslim Ummah. This new campus will be a beacon of knowledge and faith, inshaAllah, as we continue to grow and nurture the next generation of leaders.​

Pre-Registration for 2025-26

Now Open!

Alhamdulillah, pre-registration for NEW students is now open for Preschool to 8th Grade , with high school starting in 2026-27 in sha Allah.  

Legacy

In The Making

The largest Islamic School (K-12) in North America. Be part of this extraordinary project. Help secure this Campus as the future home of Burhan Academy.

Burhan Academy

Where Academics Meets Deen & Leaders Are Born

Our vision is to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of various subjects at the highest level of academic excellence while instilling Islamic values, knowledge, and principles. By embracing diversity and inclusivity, we seek to empower all individuals to thrive academically, spiritually, physically, and morally, preparing them to become compassionate leaders who positively impact society. The foundation of this mission will be the dedicated and inspiring teachers, who will play the most pivotal role in nurturing the potential and moral character of our students.

Burhan Academy

Where Academics Meets Deen

Our vision is to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of various subjects at the highest level of academic excellence while instilling Islamic values, knowledge, and principles. By embracing diversity and inclusivity, we seek to empower all individuals to thrive academically, spiritually, physically, and morally, preparing them to become compassionate leaders who positively impact society. The foundation of this mission will be the dedicated and inspiring teachers, who will play the most pivotal role in nurturing the potential and moral character of our students.

A Comprehensive

Educational Experience

Our vision is to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of various subjects at the highest level of academic excellence while instilling Islamic values, knowledge, and principles. By embracing diversity and inclusivity, we seek to empower all individuals to thrive academically, spiritually, physically, and morally, preparing them to become compassionate leaders who positively impact society. The foundation of this mission will be the dedicated and inspiring teachers, who will play the most pivotal role in nurturing the potential and moral character of our students.

A Comprehensive

Educational Experience

Our vision is to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of various subjects at the highest level of academic excellence while instilling Islamic values, knowledge, and principles. By embracing diversity and inclusivity, we seek to empower all individuals to thrive academically, spiritually, physically, and morally, preparing them to become compassionate leaders who positively impact society. The foundation of this mission will be the dedicated and inspiring teachers, who will play the most pivotal role in nurturing the potential and moral character of our students.

Revealed Knowledge

Students will gain both theoretical and practical understanding of Quranic exegesis, hadith principles, legal theory, hadith, memorization, substantive legal rulings (furū āt), Muslim history, and discursive theology (kalām/ aqīda).

Rational Knowledge

We provide a K-12 curriculum fully Islamized as proposed by Dr. Ismail Raji Faruqi, integrating secular sciences with an Islamic paradigm.

Tazkiya

Emphasizing spiritual growth, we follow the methodology of Tazkiya as described by Imam Ghazali in his "I yā Ulūm al-Dīn" and Hazrat Thānwī's spiritual writings, aiming to attain the pleasure of Allah ta ālā.

The Largest

Islamic School Campus

18+

Acres

9

Buildings

4

Acres Sports Complex

OPEN HOUSE

Join us with your families on a tour of the soon-to-be-largest Islamic school in North America!

SUNDAY

JULY
21st

SUNDAY

JULY 21st

News & Events

Building the Future

Facilities and Campus Life

Nestled in the heart of the Historic District of Elgin, just 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Chicago, Burhan Academy proudly occupies an expansive 18-acre (73,000 m²) campus. Our state-of-the-art facility comprises eight fully functioning buildings dedicated to serving our community as a daycare, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Gymnasium, Library, Computer Lab, Media Room, Prayer Hall, and much more! Beyond the classroom, our extensive outdoor sports complex features, regulation size basketball court, weight room, track field, four full-size tennis courts and a regulation soccer field, providing ample space for athletic excellence for our students and community! This beautiful campus is certainly poised to become the community’s spiritual, educational, and cultural epicenter, catering to all ages and groups! InshāAllah, Burhan Academy will mark a revolutionary turn in the West, with its walls set to nurture future intellectuals and spiritual mentors.

Building the Future

Facilities and Campus Life

Nestled in the heart of the Historic District of Elgin, just 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Chicago, Burhan Academy proudly occupies an expansive 18-acre (73,000 m²) campus. Our state-of-the-art facility comprises eight fully functioning buildings dedicated to serving our community as a daycare, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Gymnasium, Library, Computer Lab, Media Room, Prayer Hall, and much more! Beyond the classroom, our extensive outdoor sports complex features, regulation size basketball court, weight room, track field, four full-size tennis courts and a regulation soccer field, providing ample space for athletic excellence for our students and community! This beautiful campus is certainly poised to become the community’s spiritual, educational, and cultural epicenter, catering to all ages and groups! InshāAllah, Burhan Academy will mark a revolutionary turn in the West, with its walls set to nurture future intellectuals and spiritual mentors.

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Registration Now Open

School Year 2024-2025 for PreK to 3rd Grade

Assalamu Alaikum dear families,

We are so excited to welcome you to Burhan Academy, the largest Islamic school campus in the U.S. We are grateful that you share our vision to give our children — our future — a holistic education of both deen and dunya. We have a fantastic team that will strive to make our students excel in Islamic Studies, Quran, Arabic, as well as the K-12 curriculum of math, reading, and other core subjects. 

Alhamdulillah, registration is now open for Pre-K to 3rd Grade, so your kids get a phenomenal start to a well-grounded foundation. 

We are working very hard behind the scenes to welcome your children to our first academic year on September 30th, in sha Allah.

Please register as soon as possible so we can plan our teacher:student ratio accordingly.

Feel free to come visit us on Mon. & Thur. 10am-1pm or Wed. & Sat. 5-7pm. Email us at info@burhanacademy.us if you have any questions. 

We look forward to serving the community. 

Registration Now Open

School Year 2024-2025 for PreK to 3rd Grade

Assalamu Alaikum dear families,

We are so excited to welcome you to Burhan Academy, the largest Islamic school campus in the U.S. We are grateful that you share our vision to give our children — our future — a holistic education of both deen and dunya. We have a fantastic team that will strive to make our students excel in Islamic Studies, Quran, Arabic, as well as the K-12 curriculum of math, reading, and other core subjects. 

Alhamdulillah, registration is now open for Pre-K to 3rd Grade, so your kids get a phenomenal start to a well-grounded foundation. 

We are working very hard behind the scenes to welcome your children to our first academic year on September 30th, in sha Allah.

Please register as soon as possible so we can plan our teacher:student ratio accordingly.

Feel free to come visit us on Mon. & Thur. 10am-1pm or Wed. & Sat. 5-7pm. Email us at info@burhanacademy.us if you have any questions. 

We look forward to serving the community. 

Volunteer with us

To make this vision a reality, we rely on our volunteers. Please sign up to be part our volunteer group.

Volunteer with us

To make this vision a reality, we rely on our volunteers. Please sign up to be part our volunteer group.

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