مَبْسُوطَتَانِمَبْسُوطَتَانمَبْسُوطَتَانِ Over and over and over….that is all I could hear and see يَدَاهُ مَبْسُوطَتَانِ يُنفِقُ كَيْفَ يَشَآءُ ۚHe is open-handed, giving freely as He pleases (5:64) In this week of intense grief and loss, every time I was still for even a moment…this is all that would wash over me مَبْسُوطَتَانِ Indeed—that is what […]
A Tribute in Memory of Anse Saida Abbed-Ahmed Read More »
From the boardrooms of aerospace strategy to the classrooms of sacred knowledge, our Student of the Month Winter Joanne McCall’s journey reminds us that it’s never too late to begin again with purpose, with love, and with Allah ﷻ. Born and raised in Boston, she has lived in Southern California, London, Seoul, Canberra, and now calls Orlando, Florida home. “Of all the places I’ve lived,” she says, “Central Florida is where I’ve spent the longest, on and off.”
Student of the Month – January Read More »
At our latest Latte and Learn, Anse Fatima walked us through some big-picture thinking about how we work at Rabata, especially as we prepare for Ramadan and expand our offerings with Ribaat University.
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Recently, in a writing critique group, I nervously shared my idea for a book I want to write. I prefaced this idea with “I am not a writer, but…” As soon as that sentence left my mouth, I knew it was the wrong thing to say around this group of people and I promptly heard
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“I can’t see anything!” Someone exclaims, trying to push away the cloudy fog in vain so he can see the road.
“You should get used to it,” Anyone replies, nonchalantly, walking further and further until Someone can barely see Anyone, “It’s like this everywhere except The County.”
“I’m telling you,” Someone insists, “I’m not from The County!”
“Then where did you come from?” Anyone replies, sneering. “Earth?”
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We are excited to introduce December’s Student of the Month. Dr. Renas Almubarak’s journey is one of devotion—to her family, her patients, and her faith. Originally from Sudan, she immigrated to the United States in 2010 to pursue her dream of working with children. After graduating from medical school, she completed seven years of training in pediatrics and emergency pediatric medicine, living in five different states along the way. Today, she and her family have finally settled in New Jersey, where she balances life as a pediatric emergency doctor, wife, and homeschooling mother of four children, aged seven to thirteen.
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Four ways to care for your inner writer, no candles needed Like other kinds of art, writing asks us to transform our feelings, experiences, and ideas—abstractions that only exist in our mind—into a concrete form that can be experienced by others. That is difficult and important work! How can we make sure to take care
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Fajr finds a choir of morning birds serenading me.Would that I could trade them for the velvet cooing of the mother doveWho lives on my window ledge in Syria, four stories up. “Ithikreeni Da’iman,” calls Damascus“Remember me always”And I do. I long for the soft invitation of the athaan at fajrFloating, beckoning on clear morning
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Rabata recognizes the needs of women wanting to pursue education. Women’s stories are unique and therefore, Ribaat University has been developed with that in mind. By women, for women, Ribaat University aims to educate women globally by making education attainable and affordable. For Muslims, education is not just a worldly pursuit; it is a spiritual
Ribaat University: In Pursuit of Knowledge Read More »
Finding divine connection in a world of self-love In a world that constantly tells us to “love yourself first,” the idea of love often begins and ends with the self—how we feel, what we need, what we deserve. But in one warm classroom at Rabata Cultural Center in Minnesota, around twenty women gathered to look
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