The Islamic Seminary of America: The Vision for the Future

Yasir QadhiOctober 30, 20180 comments

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In this talk, Dr. Yasir Qadhi outlines his vision for the Islamic Seminary of America — a groundbreaking institution designed to train the next generation of Muslim scholars, both men and women, right here in North America. Drawing on his own decade of study at the University of Medina, he explains why importing scholarship from overseas is no longer sufficient, and what makes this seminary's approach — combining traditional Islamic training with Western academic rigor — uniquely suited to the needs of American Muslims. Key highlights include the seminary's partnership with SMU, its commitment to representing diverse Islamic traditions, and its emphasis on preserving the spiritual teacher-student relationship alongside critical academic inquiry.

Shaykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi is one of the most influential Islamic scholars and intellectuals in the Western world. Born in Houston to Pakistani parents, he earned a degree in chemical engineering before studying for ten years at the Islamic University of Madinah, where he completed degrees in hadith and Islamic theology, and later earned a PhD in Religious Studies from Yale University. He served for years as Dean of Academic Affairs at AlMaghrib Institute, taught at Rhodes College in Memphis, and now serves as Dean of the Islamic Seminary of America and resident scholar of the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) in Texas. His lecture series on the seerah, "Lives of the Sahaba," and Islamic theology are among the most comprehensive in the English language.

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