COURSE COLLECTION

Oh! You Who Believe!" Allah SWT calls upon us, within a multitude of Ayaat in the Qur'an; 89 Ayaat begin with this statement. In this timeless message, Allah SWT is talking to us directly and only to us as believers, whether it be guidance, prohibitions, or other reminders. What is Allah SWT saying to us? What is its significance? Find out with our class, Missed Calls, in which guest instructor Ustadha Zaynab Ansari will be covering different verses addressed to the believers.

The Prescription of Success

What does it mean to be a believer? What are the good qualities of a believer? In life, there are certain litmus tests, or indicators, that one possesses a skill or characteristic. Surah Al-Mu’minun is the Prescription for Success that gauges the caliber of one’s belief.

Missed Calls

Oh! You Who Believe!" Allah SWT calls upon us, within a multitude of Ayaat in the Qur'an; 89 Ayaat begin with this statement. In this timeless message, Allah SWT is talking to us directly and only to us as believers, whether it be guidance, prohibitions, or other reminders. What is Allah SWT saying to us? What is its significance? Find out with our class, Missed Calls, in which guest instructor Ustadha Zaynab Ansari will be covering different verses addressed to the believers.

Oh! You Who Believe!" Allah SWT calls upon us, within a multitude of Ayaat in the Qur'an; 89 Ayaat begin with this statement. In this timeless message, Allah SWT is talking to us directly and only to us as believers, whether it be guidance, prohibitions, or other reminders. What is Allah SWT saying to us? What is its significance? Find out with our class, Missed Calls, in which guest instructor Ustadha Zaynab Ansari will be covering different verses addressed to the believers.

The Prescription of Success

What does it mean to be a believer? What are the good qualities of a believer? In life, there are certain litmus tests, or indicators, that one possesses a skill or characteristic. Surah Al-Mu’minun is the Prescription for Success that gauges the caliber of one’s belief.

Ustadha Zaynab Ansari

Ustadha Zaynab Ansari has served the Muslim Community of Knoxville since 2014 as a scholar-in-residence, public speaker, facilitator of interfaith dialogue, youth mentor, and a full-time instructor at Tayseer Seminary. She has over ten years of experience as a student and teacher of traditional Islam in various settings, having spent her formative years studying in Damascus, Syria with both male and female scholars of Qur’an, Islamic law, theology, and spirituality.

Prior to settling in Knoxville, Ustadha Zaynab was based in Atlanta, where she earned degrees in World History and Middle Eastern Studies from Georgia State University, and dedicated her free time to volunteering with the Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta, which honored her with the Georgia 40 Under 40 Muslims award in 2016.