Imam Owais Tilly

Imam Owais Tilly was born and raised in Canada and so has a distinctive understanding of the challenges Muslims face in North America. Previously, he served as an imam with the Islamic Society of Richmond Hill. He is a graduate of the Islamic Studies program of Dar al-Ulum al-Arabiyyah al-Islamiyyah in Cape Town, South Africa, where he undertook an intensive study of Hadith. He is also a Hafiz of the Noble Quran. He is "capable of teaching and counseling the broader community on matters of fiqh in light of the awareness of the differences of opinions and practices among different schools of fiqh.

He is fluent in English, Arabic, and Gujarati.

He is the imam at Masjid Jami Omar in Ottawa, Ontario.