Rajab 8, 1445 | January 20, 2024 | “Be steadfast in prayer and regular in charity. Whatever good you send forth for your souls before you, you shall find it with Allah. For Allah sees well all that you do.” Quran (2:110) | | |
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The PIOUS - Farooq I. Selod Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship that will be offered to two full-time students majoring in TISA's Master of Arts in Islamic Studies (48 units), with a concentration in Islamic Sciences and Religious Leadership. This is a full tuition & and expense scholarship based on merit and eligibility.
To apply for this scholarship, students must complete the TISA admission application and receive approval from the Admissions Committee.
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Md. Tauhid Choudhary has joined the TISA Board of Directors
The Islamic Seminary of America is pleased to announce that Brother Md. Tauhid Choudhary has joined the TISA Board of Directors. Brother Tauhid brings decades of experience as a leader and founder of multiple business ventures, along with his long-standing role supporting Muslim organizations.
Brother Tauhid is the President of Versacom LP, and the CEO of Aspen Square Homes, Tasacom Real Estate LLC, and Tasacom Investment LLC. Read more
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Dr. Jimmy Jones, Jummah Khutbah at Yale University
Our Executive Vice President, Dr. Jimmy Jones will deliver Jummah Khutbah on "White Supremacy and Black/Brown Victimhood" as a guest khateeb at Yale University's campus in Dwight Chapel on Friday, Feb 9, 2024, at 1 pm. Dr. Jones attended Yale Law School and is a graduate of Yale Divinity School.
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Dr. Jimmy Jones conducted presentations in the DC-MD-VA
In mid-December, our Executive Vice President, Dr. Jimmy Jones, conducted several presentations in the DC-MD-VA area alongside Dr. Iqbal Unus, our Board Chair. He was invited by the Qurtuba Institute of the ADAMS Center, NOVA Elm Academy, Dar Al-Noor Islamic Center in Manassas, VA, and the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring, MD.
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TISA student, Imam Rifat Zaman, shares his experience after attending The Dialogue of Abrahamic Faiths course
The Dialogue of Abrahamic Faiths Course, hosted by the Washington Theological Consortium and the International Institute of Islamic Thought at United Lutheran Seminary in Philadelphia, was an enriching learning experience. As a skeptic of interfaith and its goals, this course allowed me to apply the critical thinking and exercises in empathy that I learned at The Islamic Seminary of America. Read more
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Important Dates & Deadlines | |
Students can add or drop a course by January 29, 2024. | | |
Students can withdraw from a course by February 26, 2024. | | |
As Believing Academics we are committed to mutual teaching and learning, to academic excellence, to open inquiry within the parameters of our faith, and to critical engagement of texts, contexts, and practices in all of our educational programs. | |
Spring 2024 Weekend In-Person Classes | |
Alhamdulillah! Our Spring 2024 semester has started with intensive weekend class sessions. Our students attended the Advanced Akhlaq and Spirituality class taught by Sh. Dr. Yasir Qadhi and the Islam in America class taught by Dr. Jimmy Jones, Imam Hamza Abdul-Malik, and Atty. Roula Allouch. These in-person class sessions allow students to get to know each other and have meaningful face-to-face conversations with the teachers and other classmates. | |
The MASCONHTX took place from Dec. 22-24 attended by over 3000 registrants from Texas, Lousiana, Oklahoma, and surrounding states (and 37 speakers from across the nation). TISA Executive VP Dr. Jimmy Jones and Dean Dr. Yasir Qadhi both spoke in keynote sessions. Dr. Jones addressed the audience on the topics of “Interfaith Relations at School and the Community” and “Mental Health 101: Blueprint for Well Being”. He also addressed the Education Track on the topic of “Why You Should Get Mental Health First Aid Certified”. Dr. Yasir Qadhi was dynamic in his mainstage presentation “Facing Islamophobia” as well as “Identity Crisis: Tawheed and Staying Attached to Islam, the Quran, and Sunnah.” Read more | |
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On Saturday, January 13, 2024, TISA presented at the 2024 Association of Muslim Chaplains Members conference which took place virtually on Hopin. The theme of the conference this year was Integrating Faith and Practice and attended by about 100 chaplains and pastoral caregivers from across the nation.
The program consisted of a wide array of enriching and relevant topics, including student presentations given by two TISA master’s students.
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Islamic Horizons Latest Issue | |
Check out the latest issue of the Islamic Horizons magazine. Read news and articles like The Cry of the Olive Trees, White Supremacy and Black Victimhood, A Role Model for Our Time, Hijab and the Role of Influencers, and more. IH has news that matters to you. Read the latest issue!
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The sixth edition of the Journal will discuss and analyze the theme of Advancing Islamic Chaplaincy in North America. Papers should focus on how Islamic chaplaincy relates to key contemporary issues facing American Muslims. We are also open to other topics that fit within the primary theme of this volume. | | | | | |
