about zidni

OUR VISION

Zidni Islamic Institute was established to advance the classical methodology of seeking knowledge. Students today are confused in terms of how to seek sacred knowledge. Many eager beginner students waste a great deal of time asking, searching, comparing, and switching academic programs. They jump from one book to another and from one teacher to another without actually finishing a single text. This is the reason that most students who embark upon the path of knowledge for years never get past the first level of knowledge, eventually quitting as they don’t see any progress. We also find that students may study some subjects while completely neglecting others, or they may begin with advanced texts and differences of opinion before mastering the basics.

This is especially true in the West, where students often cannot find qualified teachers to guide them through the correct methodology of knowledge. Zidni Islamic Institute aims to provide a step-by-step, well-rounded program guiding students from beginning to advanced levels of knowledge. It is our hope that we can fill a void that is desperately needed in Western Islamic education.

The texts taught in our programs have been taught all over the Islamic world for centuries, until this very day. Exceptional students will receive ijāzah to narrate the text with a connected chain back to the author upon successful completion of an examination. This program is suitable for those who wish to continue their studies in the more advanced programs, as well as for those who only desire the basics of the most important sciences of Islam.