Ribaat Immersion Retreat 2025 (Payment)

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Registration Process:

Registration is confirmed only upon receipt of full payment or at least 1 installment. 

Registration fee: $700 

The registration fee includes a non-refundable deposit of $150.

The registration fee includes:

• 4 days of educational programming
• Transportation between the Rabata Cultural Center and the venue by bus
• Accommodations and bedding
• Meals, beverages & snacks (halal zabiha)
• A welcome packet
• The registration fee does NOT include travel costs to or from Minnesota. 

Installments:

To make securing your spot easier, we offer the following installment plans. All payments must be completed by July 1st, 2025.

Option 1: 3-Month Plan (Register by April 30th, 2025) 

• Total cost: $700

• Payment breakdown:
  • April  – $233.33
  • May  – $233.33
  • June – $233.33

Option 2: 2-Month Plan (Register by May 31st, 2025)

• Total cost: $700
• Payment breakdown:
  • May:  – $350
  • June – $350

Option 3: Full Payment (Registering After June 30th, 2025)

• Total cost: $700
• Full payment due at registration..

 After this date, incomplete registrations may be assigned to a student on the waitlist.

EARLY BIRD OFFER

Register and make full payment or first installment by May 14th and get it at the discounted rate of $650. 

Share in the reward of seeking knowledge— Donate $100 and open the door for a student to gain Islamic knowledge. 

Retreat Refund Policy

Refund requests must be made in writing to retreats@rabata.org. As noted above, the registration fee includes a non refundable portion of $150.

Before June 6, 2025  → $150 withheld

• Refund amount: $550
• A $150 administrative fee is deducted to cover processing fees and initial planning costs.
• By this time, major costs (venue, transportation, deposits) are locked in.

After June 7, 2025 → No Refunds

• No refunds available after this date.
• All funds have been allocated to retreat expenses.
• Participants may transfer their spot to someone else if needed.

This policy ensures fairness while covering essential retreat costs. 

Partial Attendance:

There will be no partial attendance fees. All retreaters will need to pay in full even if they will not be attending the entire retreat. 

In the event a retreater needs to arrive/depart outside of the bus timings stated on the information page, transportation between the airport and Osprey Wilds (a distance of about 100 miles) will be the responsibility of the retreater. 

The Ribaat Academic Institute is a project of Rabata, a US-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization. As such, all registration fees go towards the costs of running the retreat

Contact: For questions, email retreats@rabata.org.

Note: Above information and guidelines are subject to change.