On July 8, 2023, the Islamic Seminary of America (TISA) hosted our VIP luncheon for leaders of the Dallas-Fort Worth Muslim community. The event was held at the Hilton-Richardson (TX) and featured presentations by Dean Sh. Dr. Yasir Qadhi, Board Chair Dr. Iqbal Unus, Board Treasurer Dr. Alim Khandekar, Board Member Br. Azhar Azeez, and Executive Vice President Dr....Read More

During the week of June 4, 2023, Professor of Comparative Religion and Culture, Dr. Jimmy Jones, gave a presentation on Muslims in America to more than 30 seminary students from Jewish, Christian, and Muslim graduate schools. According to Dr. Jones, “This 4-day workshop hosted by the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies (ICJS) provided an opportunity...Read More

Shahzia Rahman is a mom of 2 girls and a recent transplant to Dallas from Southern California. She worked at Google in online marketing and advertising before leaving her job to raise and homeschool her daughters. She has worked with the Muslim Community for many years and has focused on empowering Muslim Women by helping them...Read More

Huzaifah Islam-Khan, TISA teaching assistant and writing fellow, is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Islamic Institute of Burma. He aims to be part of the solution for the unique difficulties faced by Muslims in Myanmar (Burma) by working with the Islamic Institute of Burma. The Institute focuses on making Islamic knowledge more accessible in...Read More

Almost four years since beginning to offer graduate degree courses in August 2019, Alhamdulillah TISA has announced its very first graduate. His name is Omar M. Al-Ani and he resides in Memphis, TN where he is the youth director at Masjid al-Rahman and an Islamic Studies teacher at Pleasant View Islamic School. He joined the...Read More

The foundations of Iman are the basis of our religion. When you are constructing a building, the building can only be as strong as the foundation. You cannot see the foundation of the building because itlies underneath the ground, away from the human eye. However, you can see the building on top of the ground, and continue adding...Read More

5 Best Secrets to Engage With The Quran The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:  Read the Quran, for it will come as an intercessor for its reciters on the Day of Resurrection. (Muslim)Know that there are external manners and internal hidden secrets to reading the Quran. As for the hidden secrets, they are five:1- Sense...Read More

Bio Miracle of People of Cave (Ahl Al-Kahf) Article By: Tehneer QureshiImagine ourselves being caged or imprisoned for lifetime. Though even in jail, one is given the basic amenities yet one gets shriveled before age, one loses his originality of being the person who he is. Even staying in a dark room for a while...Read More

Karla Nicole Kovacik Green Bay, Wisconsin Karla N. Kovacik graduated with her M.A. from The University of Georgia Department of Religion with a concentration in Islamic Studies and a minor in Arabic. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and raised in Hickory, North Carolina. She completed her Bachelor’s in Anthropology, specializing in the Anthropology of...Read More

When is the Hour of Response on Fridays?Fatwa: Sheikh Abdul-`Aziz ibn Baz,  said,“Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned Friday and said, ‘On this day there is an hour when no Muslim slave stands and prays and asks Allah for something, but Allah will give it to...Read More