Testimonials

"Jazak Allah Khayr for arranging the class today. alhamdulillah I was able to attend almost all of the session today apart from missing half an hour. My wife had to miss the last 2 hours or so. MashaAllah, I must say the whole experience is amazing!! When I first saw IN/Arees advertising there courses, I didn't EVEN consider.....coz I was like, oh no, another copycat institute lol (being honest here :)) But mashaAllah you guys have really proved everyone wrong and after Thanking Allah, I thank you and Sh Isam for making this whole thing a reality.

As you can see, I love this and I have a strong desire to not miss even a minute for the next 3 years inshaAllah (and I can say the same about my wife)." -- Kamran Habib

"...the benefit that I have found with Arees for this first week of attending Isam Rajab's lectures has been by all means to me the most beneficial thing I have done since accepting Islaam, in terms of studying. Even attending The Purification Act did not bring me this much benefit (in 2 seminars) that I have gotten in 1 day with Arees . May Allaah bless him for this and for giving up his time for us, Aameen..." -- Umm Layth

" I look at being a student of knowledge as a responsibility now. It started with AlMaghrib , and insha'Allah I'll be continuing my classes there as well, but with Arees , the shaykh has reminded us all that being a student of knowledge means that if I'm going to excel and do the best that I can, I have to hold myself to a higher standard.

I remember listening to Shaykh Muhammad's lectures, Under the Shade of the Scrolls in which he talks about how Imam Ahmad put water for the students to make wudu for qiyaam-ul layl, and was amazed when he woke in the morning and found that none of it was used, and he was amazed that they would claim to be students of knowledge and not pray qiyaam.

As I look at things I used to do in my life, little frivolous things by the standards of most, I now actively work to avoid those things. I remember when Yasir Birjas mentioned that in the first year at Madeenah U, the first year students were all into debating minor issues and so on, but if you looked at the senior most students, those types of debates and priorities were no longer continuing. I think I can see now how I was in that stage during the beginning years of my quest for knowledge and how AlMaghrib Institute weaned me away from the first year student mentality.

And now, with Shaykh Isam's reminder that we ARE students of knowledge, I am beginning to feel the weight and burden of that responsibility. It's changed the way I view myself in this world, and how I deal with each and every situation, either with personal issues, or with issues related to others. It's an honor to have the priviledge, but it is also a heavy responsibility that must be borne and carried with the honor that our Ulamaa of the past have also done.

May Allah (SWT) make us among the best of those who exemplify the qualities and character of the best students of knowledge so that we may come closer to Allah (SWT) in love and benefit ourselves, our families, and our communities for both this world and al-akhira. Ameen. . " -- Siraaj Muhammad

" What I love about the class (and what makes it different in my opinion) is that it's VERY serious. Shaikh doesn't tell jokes, personal stories, etc. (you might smile once in a while) and the graphics, powerpoints etc. are just text- Quran, hadith, a few points. And yet soo interesting due to all the knowledge given by someone with a lot more experience and whom you have access to as a student. It just makes you sit up straight and try to be your best being in that type of environment- even the breaks are very short and no wasting of time. I don't think even 1 picture was in the powerpoint. You have to take notes the old-fashioned way etc. Homework on an almost daily basis. Yet after all this the students (myself included) - we cannot wait for the next class. I believe Arees has somehow managed to create a unique blend of old-world teaching with new age technology combined with a balance between being mundane or flashy content." -- Fatima Hye