Ustadha Rukayat Yakub serves as an instructor at Ribaat Academic Institute. Ustadha Rukayat received her teaching certification in Montessori elementary education and earned her Master of Arts in Islamic Education. She is currently working on a Doctorate in Ministry to further her studies in belonging and community development.

An award-winning children’s author, educator, publisher, trainer, consultant, and school climate coach, Ustadha Rukayat has worked in education for 25 years. Her areas of expertise include Heartwork (addressing anti-blackness to build spaces of prophetic belonging), curriculum design, Islamic Studies and ethical wealth flow. She works with leaders to develop and implement best practices that infuse prophetic courage, kindness, and humility in community institutions.

Ustadha Rukayat began teaching at Ribaat in 2019.