Hosam Helal is an Imam and Religious Educator at the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), a registered Marriage Officiant with the Government of Ontario, a Religious Ambassador for Human Concern International, and a member of the Canadian Council of Imams. He is the lead instructor and founder of Quran Journey and is also an instructor at the University of Toronto (Mississauga), a consultant of the Stanford Muslim Mental Health and Islamic Psychology Lab, and a Spiritual Care Leader at McMaster University. Previously, he has served as an Associate Muslim Chaplain at Brock University, an Imam and Religious Director for the Muslim Association of Hamilton, and a Religious Director for the Saint Catharines Islamic Society (Masjid Al-Noor). 

After completing several BA and MA degrees in Arabic, Islamic Studies, Health & Disease, Sociology, Religious studies, and Tafsir at Al-Azhar University and at University of Toronto, he is currently a PhD candidate exploring the intersection between evolutionary biology and Quranic exegesis at the University of Toronto. His research explores the rise of the scientific exegesis and the rise of modern Islamic thought informing the dynamic between religion and science. Traditionally, Imam Hosam completed several licenses (Ijazat) in Quranic recitation (and related disciplines) and memorized the Qur'an at an early age with his mother's help in Assyut, Egypt, where he was born.

Imam Hosam is passionate about Quran-centric and principled social engagement, youth activism, community outreach, interfaith work, and pastoral care. Imam Hosam now resides in the GTA with his wife and three children. Imam Hosam is fluent in English and Arabic, with some language training in Turkish, French, and Russian. You can connect with Imam Hosam on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter here. The fastest way to connect with Imam Hosam is via WhatsApp. Academically, Imam Hosam is deeply passionate about everything related to the Qur'an, from linguistic and historical context to recitation modes and styles and codification and calligraphic history. He has travelled throughout Canada and the United States to deliver lectures with several Masajid and MSAs on hundreds of topics, and approaches those topics from a Qur'an-centric lens.