Application Ends March 15, 2018



​Certificate in Islamic Thought (CIT)



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World-Class Faculty

Outstanding faculty taking you on
​a journey of discovery

Collaborative Learning

Pedagogical innovations and global classroom experience

Faith-based and Scholarly

Faith-based approach combined with
​best academic practices

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Graduate Certificate in Imam and Muslim-Community Leadership

​Our signature graduate program in collaboration with Hartford Seminary

The Fairfax Institute

Immerse Yourself in Islamic Education

MEET OUR FACULTY

Our instructors are leading experts in various areas of Islamic knowledge

Jonathan AC Brown

A leading academic scholar in the field of the Hadith Studies

Zainab Alwani

An Islamic scholar and a Vice-Chair of Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA)​

Jasser Auda

A world-leading expert in the field of Maqasid al-Shari'ah
OUR PARENT INSTITUTION

The International Institute of Islamic Thought 

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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).
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​The Institute conducts its educational and training activities and courses through its institutional division, The Fairfax Institute. 

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The Fairfax Institute is a religious institution exempt from state regulation and oversight in the
Commonwealth of Virginia. 

Pursuant to 8 VAC 40-21-50 of the Virginia Administrative Code, The Fairfax Institute is exempt from regulations of the State Council for Higher Education for Virginia for a period of five years, beginning June 8, 2016, and ending June 8, 2021, as long as the institution's primary purpose remains to provide religious training or theological education.
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