• A not-to-be-missed program for 16+ year old believers.
• Bringing Islam into practice.
• Real challenges, real successes
• Pleasing Allah (swt) and being satisfied

An online class for ages 16+ covering dating problems, gender relations, engagement, marriage, intercourse. Brings the fiqh of marriage, ihsan, taqwa and leadership into the heart of the young believer. Separate dates for brothers and sisters. Four sessions, each full of real life scenarios from school, home, masjid and the society at large. Interactive, private and anonymous. Tons of time for questions from the comfort of your home, and the privacy of your keyboard. Jewels to lead a successful marriage inshaa Allah.

Alhamedellah available online in an interactive and live format from the comfort and privacy of your home !

Session 1: 8pm - 9:30pm EDT

Concept and Significance of Marriage (Ayman Nassar) 

Session 2: 8pm - 9:30pm EDT

Engagement Fiqh (Aamir Sheikh) 

Session 3: 8pm - 9:30pm EDT

Marriage Fiqh (Hussein Afeefy)

Session 4: 8pm - 9:30pm EDT

Topics Impacting Marriage: Dating, Intimate Relations, Masturbation, Homosexuality, Pornography (Ayman Nassar and Ahmed Hamdy) 

Why Attend?

• Understand the proper perspective of issues related to marriage
• No barriers to questions
• Develop leadership skills as a young man in the society
• Understand what is halal, haram, recommended, permissible and disliked as related to gender relations
• Learn how to deal with temptations and negative behavior related to gender relations and sexuality
• Understand Islam's perspective on sexuality
• Class is setup online with the ability to be annonymous
• Class is setup to provide minimal instruction and allow for questions most of the time
• Registered students are eligible for free consultation after class
• Interactive discussion

Who Should Attend?

• Brothers ages 16 - 22
• Must have completed 16 years of age by 2/1/2012

Topics

• How to propose to a sister
• How much should the dowry be
• How intimate can one be with the wife
• Which intimate positions are allowed and which are not
• The position of Islam on masturbation
• Getting off of pornography
• Dealing with same-gender attraction
• Advising friends and others in the community
• Dating 
• What is permissible during engagement
• Dealing with parent's refusal to get married
• How to meet spouse if dating is not allowed
• Marrying more than one wife
• How to deal with feelings about love
• What does the Quran say about love
• Ideal age to get married
• Medical impact of maturbation
• and much more inshaa Allah ...

Common Questions

• Can I be anonymous on the online class? Yes
• Can we ask questions while in class? Yes, you can ask questions and use chat features

Students who score 80% or higher receive (1) ILIA Educational Unit and certificate of completion.

Financial Aid available for eligible applicants: Complete form and email prior to registration for a discount code.

Speakers

Hussein Afeefy

Former chairman of Islamic Center of Maryland. He offered many lectures on Islamic Finance and other Islamic topics. He provides family and individual counseling. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry and Islamic Studies at the Institute of Arabic and Islamic Sciences in Virginia. He can be reached at  afeefyhus@gmail.com or 240.715.2230

Aamir Sheikh

Dr. Aamir Sheikh began his Islamic studies at the Institute for Islamic and Arabic Sciences in Fairfax, VA in 1997 and has been a student of knowledge since.He has studied in Jordan, Syria, and Morocco and has obtained ijazaat (licenses) in numerous Islamic subjects including Islamic Creed and Belief, Hadith Sciences, and Prophetic Hadith from numerous scholars throughout the world. Dr. Sheikh has conducted short courses and classes for over 13 years throughout the US, and continues to conduct Islamic studies short courses in the Baltimore metropolitan area. In addition to his Islamic training, Dr. Sheikh received a Master's degree in Education and a Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree from the University of Maryland. Currently, he teaches at the College of Dentistry, Howard University and resides with his wife and 5 children in Catonsville, MD.

Ayman Nassar

Founder of Islamic Leadership Institute of America, a leadership education and development institute serving youth, families and organizations. Among his activities is coaching and mentoring youth. He holds two Master degrees in Engineering Mgmt, Systems Engineering and Electrical Engineering and several certifications in leadership and management. He has held many counseling sessions with married couples and youth over the past decade. He can be reached at ayman@islamicleadership.org or 443.538.4121

Ahmed Hamdy