Sobia Ahmed is a Licensed Associate Counselor and completed her master’s in clinical mental health counseling at The College of New Jersey. She has a BA with honors in sociology from the University of Chicago and holds a master’s in education from the University of Illinois. She has training in Applied Islamic Psychology and Traditional Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy (TIIP) from Khalil Center.

Sobia received her Islamic studies degree (‘Alimiyyah) from Wifaaqul Madaaris in Lahore, Pakistan. While living there, she founded Zaynab Academy as a means for women of all ages to study classical Islamic learning in an accessible manner. 

For over fifteen years, Sobia has taught courses on the Quran, Hadith, Sirah, Purification of the Heart, and the Divine Names. She has also conducted workshops on relationships and parenting, and delivered motivational talks on hope and resiliency for Muslim women. She has been teaching weekly online Quran commentary classes at Zaynab Institute (an affiliate of Zaynab Academy) for over ten years.