Little Madina Bloemfontein

Education, Community Service, Outreach, and Empowerment He has an experience of 20 years in leadership and community service as an Imam and an Educator.

Sheikh Hamid Cherkaoui Fernana is an Arab, originally from Sahara Morocco and a Descendant of Prophet Mohamed through the Lineage of Imam Hassan. He is a Sheikh of the Qadiri Shadhili Tariqah and a Murid of Sheikh Hazim Abu Ghazaleh. Sheikh Hamid spent the last 10 years as an Imam in Bloemfontein and a Researcher at the University of Free State (since 2013). Sheikh authored several books and articles.