What is in a year?
One year ago today, you were hooked up to a dialysis machine. It was the last thing to try to keep you here. Within a few hours of it starting, […]
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Student of the Month – November
In the throes of world-wide isolation, Dr. Aaisha Vawda felt this separation more poignantly as she migrated across the Atlantic, from South Africa to Canada. The loss of family, friends, and familiarity left the introverted Aaisha in search of something more, but still hesitant to venture out into her new community. After a few months, her mother, recognizing her loneliness, shared the Rabata instagram page with Aaisha, encouraging her to explore the organization. Dr. Aaisha obliged and soon found her spiritual and emotional lifeline, a family away from family, a much needed space.
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For the love of the Quran
Passion Corner: The Quran Every year since I converted I would read through the entire Quran in English as I listened to Sh. Sudais on a CD set given to
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Student of the Month – September
Karima Traeger found her way to the Ribaat Academic Institute as many of her fellow classmates did – through a friend’s loving recommendation to attend Masjid Rabata programming. Soon after, in 2021, Karima registered for her first classes with Ribaat and continues now with a focus on Arabic, Tajwīd, and Tafsīr. Karima shares that Ribaat provided a space to learn her deen in comfort, joy, and community.
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Students of a Certain Age
When I first began studying at the Ribaat Academic Institute, back before there even really was a Ribaat, I sat down and cried. Not because I was so overwhelmed with gratitude for the opportunity to study seriously in my own home. Not because I was so spiritually moved by the Companions in the pilot class that I just couldn’t contain my tears. And not because I enjoyed the exercise of heart and mind that was the final exam. No. I cried because all the other students were in their twenties…maybe thirties…and I was the only one beginning my studies at 50 years old.
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SIR202: A Student’s Heartfelt Intentions
Dear Beloved Lord, Closer to me than my own self, and Who sees perfectly the secrets of my heart.
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Student of the Month – February
Ribaat Student of the Month ~ February 2021 Rusha Atfeh Rusha Atfeh is of Syrian origin and was raised in Tampa, Florida, where she currently resides with her husband and 3
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Student of the Month – January
January 2021 Ribaat Student of the Month – Carla Taylor Carla Taylor is originally from San Francisco but currently lives in Southern California with her husband and 3 kids. She
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Student of the Month – December
Ribaat Student of the Month – Sophronia Spicer December 2020 Sophronia Spicer is a retired secondary school teacher originally from Virginia who currently lives in Maryland. She is a mom
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Student of the Month – November
Ribaat Student of the Month November 2020 Sabrina Chowdhury is originally from Chicago but has been calling Minnesota home for the past 13 years. She is an educator and spends
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