LIVE SOLACE WEBINAR

His Mercy. Their Mission.

The Hardest Rooms in America, and the Chaplains Who Enter Them

Join TISA for a special live conversation with Muslim chaplains serving in hospitals, prisons, universities, and other spaces where spiritual care, grounded Islamic scholarship, and compassionate presence matter most.

Presented by The Islamic Seminary of America in partnership with American Islamic College.
Learn more about the SOLACE Fund →
HIS MERCY. THEIR MISSION.

A live conversation on Muslim chaplaincy in America.

Date Thursday, August 20, 2026
Time 7:00 PM CT
Where Live online on YouTube & Facebook
Presented by The Islamic Seminary of America
in partnership with American Islamic College
Hear directly from the chaplains who enter some of the hardest rooms in American life.
MEET THE PANEL

Voices from the front lines of Muslim chaplaincy.

Hear from Muslim chaplains serving in healthcare, corrections, universities, and communities, alongside leaders helping shape the future of Muslim chaplaincy.

Sondos Kholaki

Sondos Kholaki

Hospital Chaplain
VP of Healthcare, Association of Muslim Chaplains

Abdul Muhaymin Priester III

Abdul Muhaymin Priester III

TISA Alumnus, MA ’24
Public Theologian

Dr. Zubair Yousif

Dr. Zubair Yousif

Chaplaincy Program Manager
Federal Bureau of Prisons

Nimao Ali

Nimao Ali

University Muslim Chaplain
York University

Arif Rahman

Arif Rahman

Volunteer Prison Chaplain, Hawaii Corrections
TISA Student

Javeria Ahmed

Javeria Ahmed

Host | Chaplain Resident, Parkland Health
TISA Student

In some of life’s most difficult moments, mercy needs someone prepared to walk through the door.

HIS MERCY. THEIR MISSION.
WHY THIS MATTERS

Spiritual care reaches people where life becomes hardest.

Muslim chaplains provide spiritual guidance, compassionate care, and a steady presence when people are facing illness, grief, incarceration, isolation, uncertainty, or major life transitions. Tonight’s conversation brings that work into view.

01

Hospitals

Muslim patients and families face illness, grief, difficult decisions, and spiritual questions at moments when trusted religious care can matter enormously.

02

Prisons

Chaplains provide faith-based guidance, dignity, and a consistent spiritual presence in environments often marked by isolation and separation.

03

Campuses

Muslim students navigate faith, identity, relationships, academic pressure, and major life transitions.

THE SOLACE FUND

Preparing scholars to carry mercy into action.

Muslim chaplaincy requires more than good intentions. Chaplains are called into rooms shaped by illness, grief, incarceration, crisis, loneliness, institutional complexity, and questions of faith.

The SOLACE Fund helps support students preparing for chaplaincy and spiritual-care leadership through rigorous Islamic scholarship and formation at The Islamic Seminary of America.

By supporting SOLACE, donors help make it possible for future Muslim chaplains to serve people with knowledge, compassion, and integrity.

Learn more about SOLACE →

Help prepare the next chaplain who walks through the door.

Your support helps TISA prepare Muslim scholars for service in hospitals, prisons, universities, communities, and other institutions where spiritually grounded care is needed.

Support SOLACE
WITH GRATITUDE

Our partner and sponsors

In Partnership With
Sponsored By
REGISTER FOR TONIGHT'S WEBINAR

Reserve your place

Complete the short registration form below to receive webinar details and reminders.

Join us live tonight.

The webinar begins at 7:00 PM CT.

Help carry mercy where it is needed most.

Your gift to the SOLACE Fund helps prepare Muslim scholars for chaplaincy and spiritual-care leadership in the institutions and communities that need them.

Support the SOLACE Fund