To get access to exclusive videos from Bayyinah, sign up at www.understandarabic.com.

Again, www.understandarabic.com. They’ll be awesome, inshaAllah. Believe me.

Alhamdulillah, I’m proud to announce that Bayyinah and AlMaghrib have officially joined hands! Many of you probably heard the announcement at TDC, but I wanted to expand a little more on what this means for both organizations, the following is a Fact Sheet I’ve created for the purpose of informing people about the partnership:

THE NEW MARRIAGE BETWEEN BAYYINAH AND ALMAGHRIB INSTITUTE

Overview:

Carrying forward the vision of providing the best Islamic education available in the West, Bayyinah and the AlMaghrib Institute have finally joined hands!

Students from all over North America and the UK will finally be a step closer to getting their bachelors degree in Islamic studies, without having to cross any oceans.

What this all means:

• Bayyinah offers high quality Arabic education, with a special emphasis on the Qur’an. Those students who take Bayyinah classes will not only learn the fundamentals of Arabic, but those who excel will be able to understand the language of the Qur’an in a whole new way.

• The AlMaghrib Institute offers students the chance to earn their bachelors degree in Islamic studies. To earn this degree a student must:

• • Memorize a portion of the Holy Qur’an
  • Complete 90 mandatory credit hours*
  • Complete 20 Electives credit hours
  • Complete 18 Arabic credit hours

• This means that those students who wish to earn their degree with the AlMaghrib Institute must complete at least 18 hours of Arabic, which will be offered by Bayyinah*.

• The Arabic classes will be conducted in cities in which AlMaghrib seminars are regularly conducted, insha’Allah.

• Bayyinah classes will be run and managed by the Bayyinah Institute and will not be run under the qabeelah system.

*See almaghrib.org for more details on accreditation requirements

*Register at bayyinah.com

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I’m definitely really excited about this partnership, you all should be very excited. Especially since we will be launching our new class “Divine Speech: Literary Characterisitics of the Qur’an” in 2009 in your city or a city by you.

Now, if you love the Bayyinah instructors, or if you’ve never had the privilage of attending a Bayyinah seminar, inshaAllah we’d like to give you a taste of the beauty of Arabic.

In order to get EXCLUSIVE videos from Bayyinah, you can only access them through this website:

UnderstandArabic.com

Once you put your name and email, everday for about two weeks you will be able to access our exclusive videos, including Br. Nouman’s take on the 10 FAQ of Arabic.

This is for your benefit inshaAllah, so take advantage of it!

Love Bayyinah?

Me too. That’s why I’m looking for a couple of dedicated individuals to help me with marketing (specifically online.)

I’ve created a Google Group for the purpose and am looking for just a few more individuals. If you’re interested, go ahead and send me an email at shirien@egyptiangumbo (dot) com. Or if you’ll be at TDC come see me Saturday morning at our (one-day) booth, where I’ll be recruiting, and let me know you’re interested.

You have to be the type to engage in discussions as well as give feedback on ideas.

Jazakum Allahu Khairan.