MEET OUR FACULTY
Our instructors are leading experts in various areas of Islamic knowledge
Jonathan AC BrownA leading academic scholar in the field of the Hadith Studies
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Zainab AlwaniAn Islamic scholar and a Vice-Chair of Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA)
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Jasser AudaA world-leading expert in the field of Maqasid al-Shari'ah
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The Fairfax InstituteThe Fairfax Institute (TFI) is a school of the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT). Its main aims are continuing education, faculty and student development, community outreach, and inter-faith dialogue which are accomplished by providing enrichment courses, training workshops, seminars, and career development programs. Learn more.... |
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Courses and Programs
Check out our Fall 2017 Semester Course Line-Up! We offer courses that qualify for Certificate in Islamic Thought and Certificate Faith-Based Community Development
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Courses offered: in Approaching the Quran, Sunna, and Maqasid-Al-Shari'ah, and Contemporary Islamic Thought, Higher Objectives of Shari'ah, and Islamic Theology and more...
The Summer Student Program (SSP) is a 5 week residential program structured to provide graduate students enrolled at universities and colleges within the US and Canada with intensive instruction in Islamic studies, directed research and training in an area of their academic interest.
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The Certificate in Faith-Based Community Development offers courses in Faith-Based Leadership Foundations and Essentials, Non-profit Management, Understanding Islamophobia in America and more...
The Winter Student Program (WSP) in Islamic Studies is a 10-day program held during winter break. The WSP is designed for currently enrolled undergraduate students at universities and colleges in the US and Canada, regardless of their major or program of study. The program provides an intensive study of major topics in Islamic studies.
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The Fairfax Institute, in cooperation with Hartford Seminary in Hartford, CT, offers a Graduate Certificate in Imam and Muslim Community Leadership (GCIMCL). The aim of this 24-credit certificate program is to offer structured education in the American context for Muslim leaders, Imams, and counselors. Students take courses in Islamic Theology and Spirituality, Islamic Ethics, Advanced Islamic Scripture, American Muslim Communities, Interfaith Encounter and Arts of Ministry. Students also take a course in Clinical Pastoral Education as well as a Reflection on Ministry Experience course.
Winter Student Program 2017
The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), and its instructional division, The Fairfax Institute, hold an annual Winter Student Program (WSP) in Islamic Studies during winter break. The WSP is designed for currently enrolled undergraduate students at universities and colleges in the US and Canada, regardless of their major or program of study. The program provides an intensive study of major topics in Islamic studies, including: History and Interpretations of the Qur'an, The Qur'anic Worldview, Sunnah and Its Relevance, History of Islamic Thought, Muslim History and Civilization, Islam in America, Fiqh (Jurisprudence) and Maqasid al-Shari'ah (Objectives of Islamic Law), Revival and Reform in Islam, and Contemporary Islamic Thought, among others. Read more here...
The International Institute of Islamic Thought
The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) is a private, non-profit, academic, cultural and educational institution, concerned with general issues of Islamic thought and education. The Institute was established in the United States of America in 1981 (1401 AH).
The Institute conducts its educational and training activities and courses through its institutional division, The Fairfax Institute.
The Institute conducts its educational and training activities and courses through its institutional division, The Fairfax Institute.
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