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

Brother Abdul-Muhaymin has been chosen as TISA’s first Tayba Scholar, masha’Allah! Through our strategic partnership with the Tayba Foundation, we are offering full-tuition scholarships to individuals recommended by Tayba leadership to pursue their Master’s level education at TISA. Brother Abdul-Muhaymin has been carefully selected for his passionate dedication to serve his community, his exemplary work...Read More

With 2021 coming to a close, don’t forget to take advantage of the CARES Act to maximize reward for your End-of-Year giving!  The CARES Act signed into law on March 27, 2020, offers significant incentives for charitable families who support the causes they care about while also gaining significant and meaningful tax savings. Read on for an...Read More

Dr. Julie Lowe has ijaza in the 10 variant recitations of the Quran (ashara sughra and kubra) from Shaykh Uthman Khan, under whom she studied the Jazariyya, Shatibiyya, and other recognized classical tajweed texts. She has memorized the entire Quran in the recitations of Hafs and Shu’ba. Dr. Lowe has been teaching tajweed at the...Read More