Mentorship Matters: How to Guide, Support, and Help Others

Course Description:

Designed for future teachers, leaders, and community stewards, this course equips students with essential skills for Islamic leadership and community service. Participants will learn effective techniques for understanding and managing their roles, integrating spiritually mature practices with practical strategies for religious and community engagement. The curriculum emphasizes the importance of scholarship, service, and support as foundational elements of Islamic leadership. Students will explore the psychological and spiritual dimensions of mentoring, helping, and guiding diverse audiences, preparing them to serve their communities with wisdom, empathy, and integrity.

Course Prerequisites:

• Students should be women above the age of 17.
• Arabic Novice Beginner or equivalent knowledge.

Course Requirements:

Live attendance is recommended whenever possible for the best learning experience. Recordings of the sessions will be made available for registered students who cannot attend live. Students will have access to course forums, recordings, and files until May 31st, 2026.

To be successful in this course, students need to attend the live class or watch the recordings and complete the coursework as defined in the course syllabus. This may include: weekly assignments or reflections, a term paper, project, or midterm, one or more quizzes, and/or a final exam.

Please note that daylight saving time will begin in the United States on Sunday, March 8, 2026. Depending on where you live, this may or may not affect your class timing. In countries where DST is not applied at all, class will be one hour earlier starting March 8.

This is an online course so students will need:

• Access to internet with an internet speed of at least 2 Mbps recommended for best performance.
• Headphones, camera and microphone may be required for in-class participation.
• To access the live class and recordings, students will need a computer, smartphone, or tablet/iPad with the Zoom app.

Text:

Students are responsible for ordering their textbooks before the start of class. Ribaat textbooks are available to enrolled students at a discounted rate through Rabata Bookshop. Once enrolled, students will have access to the discount code through the course forum.

Registration:

Registration Fee: Non-refundable, non-transferable

• $150.00 (not including the cost of the course materials)
• $20.00 late registration fee on January 18th (if seats are available)
• Registration closes February 8th.
• Additional $5.00 auditing fee.

Before enrolling, please read the Registration Fees & Policies.

Contact: For inquiries, contact registration@rabata.org