A comprehensive ONE-YEAR course designed to teach essential knowledge every woman should have about Islam.
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Transform Your Life with the Year of Knowledge Program
Struggling to embrace your faith and find practical understanding? Facing challenges that shake your spirituality and connection to Allah?
The Year of Knowledge program offers a way to revive or deepen your connection to Islam through authentic, classical teachings for daily life.
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Why “Year of Knowledge?”
THE PRINCIPLES
Learn the principles of Islam from clear classical authentic resources
FEMALE SCHOLARS
Learn from female scholars who went through the same struggles / challenges as you
PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE
Learn practical knowledge and how you can implement it in your daily life
SISTERHOOD
Learn with a cohort of like-minded sisters supporting you on this path
TRANSFORMATION
Watch your daily life transform in a way you never knew was possible
IT'S FOR LIFE
Don't worry about losing access - once you join you can access it for life
THE CURRICULUM
The Year of Knowledge consists of 5 main areas of study that will empower you with the knowledge, skills, and what you need, to excel in our beautiful religion.
Qur'anic Sciences
This course will deepen your connection with the Qur’an, offering insights into its revelation, arrangement, miraculous nature, and proper recitation, while answering key questions from multiple perspectives.
Book: "Al-Itqaan fi 'Ulum al-Qur'an" by Imam As-Suyuti
Instructor: Sh. Zaynab Ansari
Fiqh
In this course, you will learn your obligations to Allah ﷻ by studying the rulings on daily acts of worship, including purification, prayer (salah), fasting (siyam), zakah, hajj, and ‘umrah.
You’ll explore these practices through the lens of the four madhhabs—Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi’i, and Hanbali—and discover how to apply them in your everyday life.
Book: "Fiqhu-s-Sunnah"by Imam Sayyid Sabiq
Instructor: Dr. Sh. Aysha Wazwaz and Sh. Zehra Hazratji
Tazkiyah
This course offers a unique journey of self-discovery and a divine path to Allah ﷻ. You'll learn to see the world through the lens of His Names and Attributes, explore stages of the spiritual path, and through self-reflection and ego training (nafs), shed the vices that hinder your progress towards His mercy and forgiveness.
Book: "The Refinement of Character" by Ibn Qudamah Al-Maqdisi
Book (self-paced): "Madarij as-Salikeen" by Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya
Instructor: Dr. Sh. Haifaa Younis
Your Teachers
Alongside Dr. Sh. Haifaa Younis you will be taken through the Year of Knowledge by an amazing group of teachers
Dr. Sh. Zainab Alwani
Quranic studies, Islamic jurisprudence, and women and family relations
Dr. Sh. Aysha Wazwaz
An expert in Fiqh with nearly two decades of study in Islamic sciences
Sh. Zaynab Ansari
Islamic law, Qur’anic studies, Prophetic biography, & women in Islam
Ustadha Fatima Kalla
Islamic Studies and
community engagement
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Year 1 Weekly Class Schedule
School Year September 8, 2024 to June 28, 2025
Notes: Timing is in the Central Time zone of the USA. Compare to your time zone click here
This schedule is subject to change.
If students pass the final exams, they will be eligible to join Year 2 of the program.
Course Fees
Alhumdulillah by the grace of Allah we have currently filled all spots on our LIVE option. But don't worry we still have self-paced and onsite still available in sha Allah
A Life Changing Experience
"Since joining the Year of Knowledge program, my Salah has improved, and I now see it as my refuge. I've learned to trust in Allah's Justness, embrace vulnerability, and value the Sunnah and Hadith more deeply. Alhamdulillah for this program's blessings."
Karen, Year of Knowledge student
Practically Not Only Theoretically
Alhamdulillah, this is my third year with YOK, and I plan to continue, inshallah. I stay because the program focuses on the practical application of Allah’s knowledge, always asking how it impacts daily life.
Year of Knowledge student
His doors of knowledge
Alhamdulillah, I knew the Quran, Hadiths, and Names of Allah from a young age but never learned how to apply them in daily life until I joined YOK. I'm deeply grateful to Allah for guiding me to this program and opening His doors of knowledge.
Year of Knowledge student
Changed my Relationship with Allah
"The first thing I am grateful for is my children seeing me studying; they are so excited. They help me explain some words while doing homework, and I get to share what I am learning with them. They will always, in sha Allah, remember that mom, even after turning 40 years old, is still learning about her deen. Secondly, the whole term exceeded my expectations. I wanted to increase my knowledge, but my relationship with Allah is starting to change. I used to think I prayed! I never prayed; I felt I knew My Prophet; peace be upon him; I don’t know him. This course helped me build a better and stronger relationship with Allah and his messenger; peace be upon him. That helped me strengthen my family relationship and change my priorities. Knowledge comes first, learning it, teaching it to my family and applying it."
Lamise, Year of Knowledge student
Academic Calendar
Click below to see what your academic year will look like
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