In 1980, upon instruction of Sheikh Zakariya Rahmatullahi Alayh, he left for England to study at Darul-Uloom Holocombe where he completed his Hifz-ul-Quran and Aalim course.
In 1987, he moved to Waterloo, Canada to serve as Imam of a masjid. Four years later, he moved to Buffalo with his father and brothers to help establish Darul-Uloom Al-Madania.
In 1993, Hazrat Sufi Iqbal (a beloved student of the late Sheikh Zakariya Rahmatullahi Alayh) granted him Ijazah for Baiyah.
Since 1991, Sheikh Ibrahim has been teaching Arabic, Fiqh, Hadith, and Tafseer. He regularly lectures at colleges, churches and Mosques all over the United States and abroad.

