Programs & Events
Celebrating One Year of Thabaat: Fundraising Banquet
Celebrating One Year of Thabaat: Fundraising Banquet!
As we approach February, we are excited to mark one year since the start of Thabaat. Alhamdulilah! We are grateful to every attendee and volunteer who has been a part of building this community space for young professionals in Metro Detroit.
With Ramadan approaching and a new year of programs ahead of us, we invite you and your families to join us for the first Thabaat Fundraising Banquet. Join us on Friday, February 9th, from 7-10pm at Miftaah Institute, for a dinner and keynote speech with our guest speaker, Ustadh Abdelrahman Murphy, along with Shaykh Abdullah Waheed and Shaykh Abdul-Aziz Waheed.
Event Speakers
Shaykh Abdul Aziz Waheed is an Advisor and Facilitator for Thabaat. He is a Co-founder of Miftaah Institute and also serves as Dean of Academic Affairs at Michigan Islamic Institute. He began Islamic studies at Jaamiah al-Uloom al-Islamiyyah, where he became a Hafiz. He started his 7 year Shariah program in Toronto, Canada and graduated with honors, receiving Ijazzat for teaching Hadith from prominent scholars from around the world.
Ustadh AbdelRahman Murphy is an instructor at Qalam. He is a faculty member at the Qalam Seminary where he teaches Aqeedah and Tazkiya. He is actively involved in Qalam’s various online programs. You can benefit from him on a trip with Qalam Travel, at the Qalam Intensives, and on the Qalam Podcast. Born and raised in Chicago, Ustadh AbdelRahman has Bachelor's Degrees in Education and Religious Studies. He has pursued traditional Islamic studies at the Alimiyah level over the last decade with numerous teachers, primarily under the mentorship of Shaykh AbdulNasir Jangda. He has been serving the community in a full-time capacity in various roles such as a youth director, Islamic Studies teacher, chaplain, and imam, as well as the Director of Roots Community Space. He currently resides in Dallas, TX with his wife and two children.
