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What is the Mathabah Learning Centre?

Mathabah Learning Centre (MLC) is a charitable organization that provides Muslim teenagers and adults the opportunity to learn Islamic tradition and its application in the modern world from an introductory level to an advanced level.

Studying at the MLC equips you to tackle some of the most compelling questions and issues today. It stimulates your curiosity and encourages you to seek solutions and answers within the framework of authentic Islamic tradition. It helps you develop the skills required as a Muslim to engage in the world around you.

MLC’s model of education delivers transformative and appreciative learning. Our philosophy is that Islamic knowledge (ʿilm) should be progressive. It should bring you closer to spiritual enlightenment and greater social benefit. Students should not just absorb knowledge but rather should become beacons of it thus connecting themselves and others around them to Allāh the Exalted.

MLC is a direct continuation of the tradition of the “Pursuit of Knowledge” developed in the early days of Islamic scholarship. This model involved travelling to various parts of the world to specific authorities of Islamic scholarship and acquiring knowledge directly in person from them.  Ultimately, the student would obtain authorization (ijāzah) from those authorities to teach and transmit to others what they learned from them.

The name Mathabah is inspired by verse 125 of Sūrat al-Baqarah in which Allāh has called the Kaʿbah a mathabah i.e., a place where people can continuously return, take refuge, and congregate. At MLC, our centre is open to Muslims of all backgrounds. They are wholeheartedly welcomed to come and avail from the courses offered, and the environment provided.
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Studying at Mathabah

Studying at the Mathabah Institute equips you to tackle some of the most compelling questions and issues in today’s society. It stimulates your curiosity and encourages you to seek solutions and answers within the framework of authentic Islamic tradition. It helps you develop the skills required as a Muslim to engage in the world around you.

Mathabah Institute’s model of education delivers transformative and appreciative learning. Our philosophy is that Islamic knowledge (’ilm) should be progressive. It should bring you closer to spiritual enlightenment and greater social benefit. Students should not just absorb knowledge but rather should become beacons of knowledge, connecting themselves and others around them to Allāh the Exalted.

Mathabah Institute is a direct continuation of the tradition of “The pursuit of knowledge” developed in the early days of Islamic scholarship. This model involved travelling to various parts of the world to specific authorities in Islamic scholarship, and acquiring knowledge directly in person from them. Ultimately the student, would obtain authorization (ijāzah) from those authorities to teach and transmit to others what they learned from them.