The Two-Weekend Structure
The two-weekend AlMaghrib Institute structure is our way of thinking outside the box. Can Islam be taught in an
eight-week summer program or in a two-hour halaqah on Sundays? Our communities concede that this can be
done. Then why can't those same hours be put into a two weekend intensive format, with high quality instruction
and material for maximum benefit? This is what AlMaghrib Institute seeks to do.
In the past, people would come to Rasulullah (p.b.u.h.), spend a short time with him and with the companions,
then return to their people, successfully bringing, not just a few people, but their entire nation into the fold of Islam.
It was their sincerity, their strong minds, and their strong wills that allowed for this change to take place, with the
grace of Allah. These are the qualities that AlMaghrib Institute seeks to resurrect in its students – sincerity, strong
minds, and strong wills.
Material
Experience has shown us that most Muslim students prefer a course taught from a variety of Islamic books and
not just one source. Thus, most seminars will be based on a number of classical works instead of just one text.
For example, in the first Tafsir seminar, the information will be gathered from At-Tabari, Ibn Kathir, Al-Qurtubi, as
well as others.
On Location
An additional feature of AlMaghrib Institute is that it is not confined to a specific building or a particular locality. Although AlMaghrib Institute's main headquarters is in Houston, Texas, AlMaghrib seminars are offered in
Universities and Islamic centers across the United States, Canada, the UK and Malaysia. Presently, AlMaghrib
Institute seminars are offered in nineteen U.S. locations, ten in Canada, five in the UK, and one in Malaysia.
