Having the understanding of the glamorous, attractive, and misleading society around our young Muslim men and women, which is prone to invite our youth with open arms and slip them into the midst of indecency, immorality, and weaken the faith and dignity of our youth, and help diminish the morals and ethics of Islam in the society.
Hence, it’s a must to restore programs in our Masajid for youth that may counterbalance these attractive forces to protect our youth from the hazards of the societal poisons.
With such noble intention, Masjid Al Arqam has structured the Muslim Youth Association of Capital District (MYACD), such that it serves two purposes;
The youth educational program runs in two parallel systemic and gradual pathways:
The intent behind the structure of the Youth Seminary One is to equip youth with the knowledge about the most essential basics, required by necessity, pertinent to the day-to-day life of our young Muslim boys and girls.
In these two years, students will be covering the basics of the following 9 subjects:
This is a two year independent certificate program, dedicated to the Education and Terbiyyah of the registered students. It’s two-years, 4 semesters, with 2 semesters (Fall and Spring) each year.
Youth Seminary Two is a more advanced certificate program, aimed to build upon the core knowledge attained in Youth Seminary One.
In Youth Seminary Two however, the entire first year will be dedicated to teaching three core sciences of Arabi language, in order to build a firm foundational base in Arabi. Followed by the next few… perpetual Islamic sciences aimed to be covered in the second year.
Here is the list of subjects for Youth Seminary Two:
Year One
Semester 1
Semester 2
Year Two (Anticipated)
(A. Shafa’i and B. Hanafi)
سفينة النجاة فقه شافعي
مراقي السعادات
(العقيدة الطحاوية)
تيسير مصطلح الحديث (محمود الطحان)
(علوم القرآن (مناع القطان
Anticipated Expectations from Youth Seminary Two program.
Our efforts are aimed to have these graduate students of Youth Seminary Two prepared to become;
Youth Seminary Two Prerequisites and Preconditions :
The Suhbah program is a general youth program, open to all students in both Seminary 1 and 2. This program consists of all the weekly indoor discussions, where all the subjects for the discussion are selected based on the needs and day-to-day challenges encountered in the life of our youth, especially living in the west. Each discussion is run by one or more professionals from the teachers, guides, Parents, and experienced elders.
This part of the program also includes the outdoor activities. Depending on the each year cohort of students, the activities may include:
The youth in this program will have to believe, accept and practically carry themselves as they are the heirs of the Imams, who will inherit the Sher’i, Ilmi, and spiritual responsibilities.
These students have to understand, act, and believe that they are the people who will be standing in our shoes and carrying out all the required responsibilities of a given Muslim community, sooner than later.
These are the anticipated students who should aim to be prepared for the leadership and guidance of the Masajid and the communities in the near future.
These valued students have to believe and accept that they are the people who should be proudly carrying the banner of Islam and will be courageously standing in the face of all the challenges facing the Ummah.
These are the students who should practice love and care, and show motivation in learning the sciences of Islam. Also, commit to and adhere to the noble ethics of Islam. As well as practically adapting Islam and it’s values.
Any person who wants to be a part of any of these two programs, must select the proper program of choice and register for it, by filling out the required form in the link above.
Both programs will start on the first Saturday of November 2025 and end on March 15th, 2026, in sha Allah.
Period 1: 1:30 to 2:30 (Subject 1)
Period 2: 2:30 to 3:30 (Subject 2)
Period 3: 3:30 to 4:30 (Subject 3)
Period 1: 1:30 to 2:30 (Subject 1)
Period 2: 2:30 to 3:30 (Subject 2)
Period 3: 3:30 to 4:30 (Subject 3)
