Online Islamic Institute for Women

Al Ma'arifa

Healing the Mind • Nurturing the Soul

Accessible, high-quality education for the heart and the mind, bringing research-based behavioural science together with the wisdom of the Quran and Sunnah.

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Upcoming courses
Coming in November: Emotional Intelligence for Muslim WomenSix modules on understanding your emotions and working with them well. Enrollment opens soon.
Three ways to learn

Choose the path that fits you

Drop into an open lecture, commit to a full course, or learn closely in a small group. There is a place for you either way.

Free

Free Lectures

No cost

Open lectures, Quranic studies and community services, all offered free.

  • Ma'ani-ul-Quran (short Tafseer)
  • Tajweed & Dawra-e-Quran
  • Open Lectures & community Circles
Paid

Paid Lectures & Courses

Affordable

Affordable workshops and masterclasses, priced so that cost is never the barrier.

  • Seerat-un-Nabi Series
  • Arabic Grammar · Fiqh of Salah
  • Parenting, Marriage, Tazkiyah
Small cohort

Live Small Cohorts

Limited seats

Learn in a small group online, live and interactive, with personal attention and accountability.

  • Arabic Grammar (Nahw & Sarf)
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Tazkiyat-un-Nafs · Mentorship
Our programs

Learn the Quran, the Seerah, the language, and yourself

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The Heart–Mind Circuit

We do not treat the mind and the soul as separate

True healing and lasting peace (Sakinah) are achieved only when our emotional intelligence is securely plugged into divine wisdom. The Four Bodies Approach holds the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual together, because you cannot heal one by ignoring the others.

  • Healing the Mind: untangling thought with clarity and structure
  • Nurturing the Soul: a continuous, fluid embrace that holds you
  • Divine wisdom as the anchor for modern behavioural science