The teachers and mentors who will carry the sessions this December — scholars, mothers and practitioners who have spent years in study and in service.
ʿĀlimah Lubna Zaffer has lived in Louisiana and now resides in Tampa, Florida. She is a proud mother of three. Having graduated from Zaynab Institute, she now teaches Purification of the Heart and Spiritual Parenting at the same institute. She holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of New Orleans. ʿĀlimah Lubna is an Islamic Studies teacher at Bayaan Academy.
ʿĀlimah Syeda Zeba was raised in the UAE and the U.S. A mother of five, she studied Tajwīd in St. Louis and began Tazkiyah training in Chicago. She completed her Alimah/Shariah degree in Lusaka, Zambia at Jamia Zainab in 2015. She is co-founder of Makkiyyah Institute and teaches advanced hadīth and other sciences. She also has experience in community counseling and regularly teaches women and youth globally.
Anse Dr. Marah Dahman serves as an Islamic Studies teacher for the Rabata Academic Institute, namely in the areas of Purification and History. Dr. Marah received her dentistry degree and currently works as a dentist. She also has extensive education in studying tafsīr, hadīth, tajwīd, and other fields. Born and raised in Syria, Anse Marah now lives in Tampa, Florida, where aside from dentistry and her Rabata teaching, she also teaches at her local masjid. Anse Marah was greatly influenced by her teachers in Syria, who she remembers as open, kind, patient and wise. "My teacher made things easy on us and put the world into perspective," she said. "All our teachers spent so much time bringing us up. I am excited to be able to pay that debt forward by teaching at Rabata." Anse Dr. Marah has been teaching with Rabata since its inception in 2013.
