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Find out more about the various components of the Subha Seminary
We are here for you. Below you’ll find a series of FAQs that address a myriad of questions potential students might have about the program. In addition, we have a ‘Contact Us’ form below the FAQs in case you have additional questions.
FAQs
Admissions
Suhba Essentials is the name of the first year program of the Seminary. It is a standalone program in that it aims to provide students with the essentials for living Islam fully in today’s world. Further study is also available through the Seminary through years two to five of the program.
Everyone. The Essentials program offers three flexible learning streams. One can be a Participation Stream student and take any course, anytime, without evaluation. Or a student may enroll in the Completion or Advanced Streams with evaluation requirements.
The program commitment depends on which stream a student chooses. Overall the time commitment may range between 4 hours per month to 8 hours per week.
Yes, commitment and maturity. Younger students — such as teenagers — who fulfil this criteria may enroll.
There are no mandatory prerequisites. A student may do whichever course he or she likes (if not seeking certification). It is recommended, however, to study the Usul al-Fiqh and Maqasid module in the order suggested.
Program Related
Yes, many. The Seminary is combination of knowledge, action, fellowship and applied learning. And each field of the four above has multiple ways to realize its objectives. Please see our Prospectus for more details.
Each module contains a summary of decades of study of countless classical and modern texts. The intent of the Seminary is not to restrict the student to one text per course, but for the student to acquire essential knowledge necessary for intellectual and spiritual development in a modern context. That said, many modules will provide core and supplementary readings.
The fiqh module will likely be taught through one madhhab with select discussion of other views.
Committed and actively engaged students will continue to have access to the recorded classes (through our learning platform though not downloadable) at the close of the academic year for as long as we retain the course platform for the Essentials program.
This on-demand version of the course will not include any admin student support and access to the various live, interactive elements — which will cease at the close of the academic year for which the student has paid for.
You do not have to commit for 5 years. You can benefit from the courses as is convenient and practical for you. In fact, you can make this a life-long journey of knowledge and practice.
They begin in year one, since there are four new modules and new advanced electives within all modules. Suhba Online graduates who enroll in the Seminary’s Honors certificate stream will be taking 10 new courses during year one. They may choose to skip the 4 courses they already took and simply take the evaluation, although we recommend reviewing the material in these courses again as new insight would be provided.
– Orientation: Sunday, October 12th, 2025
– First class: Monday, October 13th, 2025
– Last class: Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
– Closing session: Sunday, June 21st, 2026
Applied Seminar dates:
Applied Seminar 1: TBD
Applied Seminar 2: TBD
Applied Seminar 3: TBD
Applied Seminar 4: TBD
Applied Seminar 5: TBD
Applied Seminar 6: TBD
Applied Seminar 7: TBD
Applied Seminar 8: TBD
Closing Session:
TBD
Certificate & Stream Related
Yes, if you wish to pursue the Completion or Advanced Learning Streams. You will need to attend or watch the courses, complete weekly summaries, and pass the assessments. You may pursue a certificate for the Core modules only or both the Core and Advanced Elective modules.
Students may choose to repeat the previous year or switch into the participation stream for the upcoming year. If a student would rather complete the certificate requirements in order to continue in the certificate stream next year, an extension may be requested for such accommodations via email.
It is not recommended for certificate-stream students who have already met or expecting to meet course requirements to repeat the previous year. Participation/Audit students who have engaged with most of the material are also advised to continue into the next year.
Students who are unable to complete certificate requirements and want to continue in the certificate stream, as well as participation students who were not able to engage with most of the material should consider repeating the past year.
Yes. The only prerequisite required to continue into the completion or advanced stream for the upcoming year is the completion of the core requirements during the previous year.
Students may switch to any stream at any point throughout the year to ensure their continued participation in the Seminary as their schedule permits. What is most important is simply to “stay connected” and to remember: “Don’t stress, Don’t stop, Keep going”.
Class Related
Classes will be a combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning.
The weekly Core Module classes will mostly be taught live, and the Advanced Elective classes will be mostly pre-recorded.
Recorded classes will be posted within 24 hours after the live class.
All classes are recorded and made available on the Suhba Seminary course page for students to watch and review the material at their convenience.
Recorded classes will be posted between 2-3 days after the live class.
Yes, In-person attendance (from abroad or those living in Istanbul) will be subject to an additional On-Site Application process.
Students may attend the live current year Core Module or Advanced Elective classes, the Weekly Remembrance sessions, and other on-site activities that take place throughout the year.
Program Logistics
Sunday, October 12th, 2025
Full refunds will be provided to those that request it up until after the first class on October 15th, 2025. No refunds will be provided thereafter.
The best way to stay connected is through the “News” section on our website. You can access it here. Another great way to stay connected is join our email list on the main page of this site.
You can also join our Telegram announcement group here. We’ve also launched a WhatsApp community group, here, but it will only be updated infrequently.
Yes. Please submit your interest here.
Yes. The tuition for the first student registering from a given household is $2,500 USD. Each additional student registering from the same household is an additional $500 USD until a cap of $4,000 USD is reached for 4+ students from a single household.