TISA

what do you need from us to promote the class? How can we support?


Level 1A: MON 8:30-10:30 pm EDT (Kickoff 10/27; orientation 11/3; mid-review 12/22; final review on 2/9; final exam due 2/15)


Level 1A: SUN *** (Kickoff 10/26; orientation 11/2; mid-review 12/22; final review on 2/9; final exam due 2/15)



Update a site for fawakih.org/tisa with all information


Meeting with TISA, 10/7/25:


  • Students need to have a BA degree in anything before coming to TISA, but they come in with no Arabic at all.

  • Masters of Arts: take Levels 1 and 2 to graduate:

  • MDiv: take Levels 1-4 to graduate

  • they take it with our core instruction

  • over ten years collaboration

  • Vice President: Dr. Jones

  • They want a cohort specifically on SUNDAYS

  • They have a class Monday-Thursday, including evenings; 7-9 pm EDT

  • Classes are hybrid. First weekend and last weekend are in-person intensive. The rest is online (8-10 weeks)

  • They want Fawakih cohort on Sundays: 

    • Sunday morning 7-9 am CST is impossible

    • Sunday afternoon 1-3 pm CST is possible.

    • Sunday after noon time is possible. 

  • They also want to recruit students. 

    • They will have donors cover it.

    • They wa

  • They NEED flyers and brochures: electronic version to share with their donors. They want to recruit students in the community at large.

    • Many need to be sponsored, so talk to donors. 

    • They want to customize to these three:

      • General masses

      • Students

      • donors

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  • Bayyinah is no longer in Dallas. People love Quran here, big need here. And they all have large number of hifz students. 

Action items:

  • Minimum of 25 students

  • Commission for TISA - need to find out amount.

  • Nov 9

  • Every student needs to take: 

  • Determine sunday time for class. 

  • They want Tisa specific quizzes with random generation of questions from question bank