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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.

وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالإِنس إِلاَّ لِيَعْبُدُونِ

"I only created Jinn and humans to worship Me!" (Quran 51:56)

It is a known fact that every single one of us is enslaved to something. Some are slaves of their wealth, jobs, spouses, or power. Others are enslaved by lusts, desires, and habits. But the righteous voluntarily choose to be enslaved to the Lord of heavens and earth, Allah (SWT). This is the meaning of Ubudiyya.

In 2024, the Tarbiya Institute will embark on a journey to enhance our devotional practices and refine our acts of worship, in an attempt to elevate the spirituality of our community and heighten our sense of commitment to Allah (SWT). This is not a favor we do the divine, but rather an act of obedience that fulfills God's command.

#Tarbiya

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.