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Foundations Program

A structured year-long program in which students build a firm foundation in the essentials of the Islamic Sciences from qualified sources.

Curriculum

The Foundations curriculum provides students with a comprehensive study of the major Islamic Sciences with 5 core subjects and one-day intensives in Aqidah, Shamā’il, Fiqh, Sīrah, Adab, and Hadith. Islamic and in-depth study covers provide a comprehensive and in-depth Islamic educational experience. Students explore…One-day intensives that cover a specific topic and deepen and enrich learning alongside the modules and special seminars by guest speakers.

Core Classes

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  • Instructor(s): Ustadh Yamen, Imam Omar Tawil, Ustadha Ameerah Sekar
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Intensive Courses

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Instructors

  • Ustadh Yamen Atassi

    MAIN INSTRUCTOR

    Ustadh Yamen Atassi is the founding director of Afiyah Collective. He graduated with degrees in Philosophy and Humanities and then went on to study at Qasid Arabic Institute in Amman, Jordan, where he also began his formal studies with teachers privately. Yamen has continued with these studies since 2017, namely with his two primary teachers, Shaykh Hamza Karamali and Shaykh Tabraze Azam.

    In Phoenix, he served as the Sacred Sciences Coordinator at Arizona Cultural Academy from 2020-2023. He now works as a Teacher Trainer at Basira Education, in addition to his on-the-ground work through Afiyah Collective.

    Yamen lives in Phoenix with his wife and two cats. He is sometimes fondly called “Abu Hurayrah” by his friends.

  • Imam Omar Tawil

    MĀLIKI FIQH INSTRUCTOR

    Imam Omar Tawil is a graduate of DePaul University with a Bachelor's in Religious Studies and is currently pursuing an MA in Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations from Hartford Seminary. He has pursued his traditional study of the Islamic sciences with scholars in the Middle East and in the United States.

    He and his family moved to the Phoenix Valley over two years ago and he serves as an Imam at the Islamic Community Center of Tempe, AZ and a University Chaplain for Muslim Students at Arizona State University.

  • Ustadha Ameerah Seker

    SHĀFI’I FIQH INSTRUCTOR

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.