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Mission

Tarbiya Institute believes that knowledge derived from authentic Islamic sources provides vital solutions to modern day challenges. Tarbiya aspires to document and export its understanding of Islam by creating Tarbiya entities throughout the nation. Each entity would lend and receive support from its local community and other Tarbiya entities. This will ultimately set the standard and provide all-encompassing services to meet the spiritual, intellectual and physical needs of the community.

Vision

Tarbiya will offer robust and comprehensive educational opportunities for students of all ages, both virtually and onsite, which will ultimately influence and impact policy making and integrate modern Muslim issues into the political and social discourse.

Tarbiya Institute exists to educate, train and empower generations of American Muslims through the lens of authentic Islamic knowledge, to address new and modern challenges, thereby fostering an American Muslim identity. To this end, Tarbiya provides religious and social services to the family, neighborhood, and community to bring people together, and provide them with leadership and clear direction to lead a godly life.

Imagine the person you cherish most in this world, the one whose smile lights up your darkest days and whose voice is the only one you want to hear at the end of a long road. If they reached out to you, held your hand and asked for your help with a task that meant everything to them, how would you respond? You’d move mountains. You’d do it not because you had to, but because your love for them makes their purpose your own. Now, elevate that feeling. Imagine that the One who loved you into existence, the Greatest King who knows every beat of your heart, calls upon you for the most honorable task imaginable.

Allah (SWT) inspired Adam (A) to be His trustee on earth—to do His work, to cultivate the soil until it thrives, and to pave the way for divine teachings to lead the world from darkness into light. This is more than a job; it is a sacred trust. As Allah says:

هُوَ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ وَاسْتَعْمَرَكُمْ فِيهَا

“It is He who brought you into being out of the earth and caused you to thrive and make thrive thereon.”
(Quran 11:61)

This is what it means to be Imarat-ul-Ard, building the earth for a better tomorrow.

As the Tarbiya community embarks with strength upon the second decade in our journey, the theme of this year and possibly the next few years will be Imarat-ul-Ard, reminding us of our duties towards Allah (SWT) and the world around us. If the first decade of Tarbiya was spent on building the ranks, refining the vision and scaling the structure, the coming years will be spent on taking our Islamic teachings to the world around us. To identity the ailments and prescribe the medicine. To engage our friends, colleagues, neighbors and co-workers. Islam is a force for good that is not to be feared, but celebrated. This year is also a very important election year, considering the state of our country and the struggles our democracy is facing. It's our time and our turn as a Muslim Community  for an unforgettable journey of engagement, outreach and dawah. Spread the word, join a committee, or support our effort and become Imarat-ul-Ard.

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is a linguistic derivative of the word Rabb, or Lord, and it denotes a comprehensive process of personal progress, whereby an individual grows spiritually, intellectually and socially to achieve a godly life. In the context of Islamic work, it's about helping individuals acquire the needed skills and knowledge base through a structured educational process to achieve harmony between their divine obligations and worldly responsibilities.

Tarbiya Institute is an Islamic organization that focuses its efforts on restoring the authentic image of Islam, and the empowerment of the Muslim individual through perpetual personal progress. Tarbiya acquired its first location in Roseville, California to serve the community in Placer County. The facility is called the Tarbiya House, which offers all the services that a masjid offers, but goes above and beyond to provide a safe space for all Muslims to worship Allah in a mosque environment, but also get involved in their community at their own pace. At Tarbiya, women, youth and converts, natives and immigrants, refugees and professionals, all are welcome.

For that, programs are devised, including mentorship, regular halaqas, ongoing activities, volunteer opportunities, leadership training, classes, camps and much more. This is the purpose of the Tarbiya Institute as we envision it.

At Tarbiya Institute, we strive to cater to the needs of the family by paying attention to the needs of its building blocks.