Edifying a New Generation of Believers President’s retreat

God is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The likeness of divine light is as of a niche with a lamp inside; the lamp is in a glass; the glass is as if a shining star, lit from a blessed olive tree, neither of the East nor of the West, its oil nearly luminous even without fire touching it. Light upon light: God guides whomever God wills to divine light; and God gives people examples. And God is cognizant of everything.

Qur’an 24:35

our Mission

Zaytuna College aims to educate and prepare morally committed professional, intellectual, and spiritual leaders who are grounded in the Islamic scholarly tradition and conversant with the cultural currents and critical ideas shaping modern society.

Welcome to Zaytuna

As one of our most dedicated and stalwart supporters, your presence at this year’s President’s Retreat is an honor and blessing for us. The retreat was first conceptualized as an intimate gathering of the College’s leadership and its core supporters to discuss the current challenges, strategic planning, and long-term goals of the institution. This year, as the College nears fifteen years, we hope to share with you the immense and miraculous growth we have all witnessed in this short period. We also intend to present a vision of Zaytuna that includes its ambitious and inspiring goals to establish itself, in sha Allah, as a world-class institution of higher education, producing young leaders, scholars, and professionals that exemplify the best of our tradition.

In this brochure, you will find an overview of our key funding priorities, major capital projects (with select naming opportunities), and a high-level summary of the Zaytuna College strategic plan.

College Fund

“For the men who give charity and women who give charity, advancing a good loan to God, it will be multiplied for them, and they will have a generous reward.”

qur’an 57:18

Growth in College Operations

As the College continues to grow and expand its academic offerings, its daily operational costs have also steadily increased over the last five years. These expenses mostly include administrative costs, property maintenance/restoration, utilities, and auxiliaries. The Board of Trustees maintains judicious oversight of the College’s yearly budget with regular reviews by the College’s Audit and Finance Committees.

The College Fund allows us to function as a fully operating learning institution, providing the necessary programs and services to meet the needs of our campus community. These programs and services include:

• Accredited academic degrees (BA and MA)

• Sunnah Sports

• Student Support Services (medical, transportation, academics, and dining services)

• Property Maintenance

• Public Programming

• Campus security

• Financial Aid

• Salaries, wages, and benefits

• Auxiliaries (Emir-Stein Center, Renovatio and publications, bookstore, and the Zaytuna Center for Ethical Living & Learning)

Currently, our monthly operational needs are close to $600,000/month with 40% funded through the 12000 Strong monthly giving program. The College Fund remains one of our most important funding needs. Please contact one of our Development Officers to see how you can support the fund through monthly or yearly financial commitments.

Emir-Stein Center

Changing Hearts One Video at a Time

The Emir-Stein Center is a project of Zaytuna College with a mission to promote empathy and understanding through religious and cultural literacy. Produced in a lively style and narrated by prominent scholars and other voices, the videos have been quite successful on YouTube and other platforms, with the most popular—an introduction to the Qur’an by Pulitzer Prize–winner Dr. Garry Wills—reaching over three million views. Another video won a Telly Award in 2019 for religion/spirituality.

The Emir-Stein Center has three goals based on the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad s: “This religion will be carried forward in each generation by the morally upright. They will refute the extremists, confute the falsifiers of Islam, and correct misunderstandings among the ignorant” (Imam Ahmad).

At the Center, we start with the premise that Islam is not the problem: the lack of Islam is the problem. As Jonathan Swift aptly said, “We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.” We believe that if we do not tell our own story, others will—distorting our story to fit their own agendas. Ours is the story of Islam at its best: educating the ignorant, giving solace to the hopeless, feeding the hungry, caring for the orphan and widow, nursing the sick, defending the helpless, and protecting religions and their adherents. Islam has been among the most powerful forces for good in the world and has done far more to help than hinder humanity. This is the story of Islam and the best of its practitioners; this is the story that needs to be told today.

In a time when humanity needs peacemakers, the Center aims to serve this cause: spreading peace to counter hate, educating the ill-informed to counter the demagoguery, instilling understanding to counter ignorance, and cultivating empathy to counter antipathy.

“Who is more eloquent than one who invites to God and acts with integrity, saying, ‘I am a Muslim’? For good and evil are not equal: promote what is better, and then one between you and whom there was hatred will be as a warm friend.”

(qur’an 41:33-34)

Sponsorship Opportunities

Many of the Emir-Stein videos were sponsored by various organizations and families. As a token of appreciation, we added the names of the sponsors at the end of these videos.

Cost for sponsoring an Emir-Stein video: $15,000

This includes paying an honorarium to the presenter for writing a script and recording the video, paying for video recording, and paying the production and animation costs.

Your Name Here

Help us in our mission to correct the misunderstandings about Islam and promote empathy and religious literacy by sponsoring one of our upcoming videos:

• Faces of the Prophet:

Western Perceptions of the Prophet of Islam from the Middle Ages to Today

John Victor Tolan (Professor of History, University of Nantes, France)

This video is based on a chapter of Prof. Tolan’s recent book, Faces of the Prophet: A History of Western Portrayals of Muhammad. In the book, he shows that while many Europeans, from the Middle Ages to today, had a negative, polemical perception of the Prophet s, others looked on him with fascination and admiration.

• Columbus and Islam

Alan Mikhail (Chair, Department of History, Yale)

In the video, Prof. Mikhail argues that a crucial aspect of Columbus’s biography is generally missed: a primary force behind his Atlantic crossings was his and other Europeans’ fears of and conflict with Islam.

• Laying Down the Sword

Philip Jenkins (Distinguished Professor of History, Baylor University)

In this video, Prof. Jenkins argues that neither the Bible nor the Qur’an is violent of its nature. Nor is Islam, nor Judaism, nor Christianity. In each case, different believers at particular times and places cite scripture to justify terrorist and criminal acts. And in doing so, they bring those sacred writings into disrepute.

• What Dobbs Did (and Didn’t Do)

Robert P. George (McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, Princeton University)

In this video, Prof. George argues that the Dobbs Supreme Court decision took the courts out of the business of imposing one policy—a universal right to abortion—on the entire country.

• Ibn Khaldun, the Philosopher of Ruins and Ibn Khaldun and Islam: Victims of Orientalism?

Robert Irwin (British historian, novelist, and writer on Arabic literature)

In the first video, Mr. Irwin highlights Ibn Khaldun’s achievements, importance, and influence on modern thinkers. In the second video, he discusses Ibn Khaldun’s lust for learning, Orientalism, and the need to understand Islam.

Testimonials

With about 12M views on YouTube, the Emir-Stein Center’s videos have been watched around the world and were well-received.

• Drs. Fiaz Ahmed and Farah Abid

“When we first heard about the Emir-Stein Center, we were in awe. An organization dedicated to the development of professional, engaging, and informative videos that promote empathy and mutual understanding was exactly the kind of initiative we were interested in supporting. Our experience with the Emir-Stein Center and the significant impact it has had in educating and informing the community has truly proven to us the necessity of this initiative.”

• Pastor Bob Roberts, Jr.

“I’m so grateful for the Emir-Stein Center. They are filling a gap that is critical. We are living in a time of division as a result of cultural ignorance and religious misrepresentation. To be able to hear from scholars and respected leaders in a format that’s easy to digest is critical.”

• M. Bruce Lustig (Sr. Rabbi, Washington Hebrew Congregation)

“The Emir-Stein initiative understands what our mothers taught us long ago: we are scared of the strangers. So to end fear and the misguided results of fear and a lack of understanding we must know our neighbor… Would you give four minutes to bring our society closer to peace?”

• Kristopher Snyder

“I really enjoyed this video. Personally faith is a gift I have yet to receive and I have a general dislike for religion. My biggest issue I feel, is that religion breeds bigotry, distrust and hatred. My thoughts are not isolated to any one religion either. I hold them all in contempt. It is refreshing to see a religious message of inclusion, understanding, and respect.”

Renovatio More Than a Journal

Ren ovatio

In a world riven by ideologies that deprecate tradition, religion no longer resonates but instead remains a problem to be mitigated, solved, or eliminated. Since Renovatio’s inception in 2017, the journal has put forward an editorial vision that insists on the primacy of God in relation to virtually any topic, from artificial intelligence to urban planning. In 2022, Renovatio published conversations on myriad topics, including the relationship between early Islam and the modern discourse on race; a Stoic solution for our environmental crisis; an essay on what idolatry looks like in modern times; an interview with an architect about how architecture can erode—or elevate—our values; and a revealing inquiry into how internet culture is producing a digital spirituality that points back at the self.

The mission of Zaytuna College’s flagship publication has attracted more and more scholars of different faith traditions, who vie to publish their work on a rich selection of topics.

Dr. Robert George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University and a contributor to the journal, says, “Renovatio is unique and indispensable. Every issue brings outstanding contemporary scholarship drawing on the wisdom of the Islamic, Christian, Jewish, and classical traditions. In our time, when wisdom is in especially short supply and foolishness and hubris abound, I look forward eagerly to each new issue of the journal. Renovatio is water in the desert.”

Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, dean of Cambridge Muslim College in the UK, notes the importance of Muslims to the restoration of secularized Europe and America, and he

believes Renovatio is “the premier journal platforming America’s most important dialogue: the conversation with Islam.”

By the grace of God, Renovatio’s ambition to seek and publish writers committed to the wisdom of revelatory traditions gives the Muslim community an increasingly important role in helping shape religious thought in America.

But believers in a living God were always mindful of the metaphysical import of earthly experiences. In a compelling essay published in Renovatio’s newest issue, editorin-chief President Hamza Yusuf examines the rise of a victimhood culture through the lens of the devil’s game. The victimhood culture, he asserts, aims to decimate the law-based dignity culture that marks most modern societies and to replace it with a chimerical utopia, hostile to the order and hierarchy that great religions establish for believers. “A strict adherence to Abrahamic morality has been deemed bigoted, hateful, and unacceptable within the current zeitgeist,” he observes. “It seems to have happened quite suddenly, but for those with eyes and ears, it has been brewing in the devil’s cauldron since the very start of human life.”

Renovatio is an archetypal American phenomenon—America at its best. It is a faith-based journal that is lively in its topicality, open to deeply controversial issues, and intellectually competent without pedantry. It is, moreover, well edited and beautifully produced—in fact, full of visual pleasures.”

eva Brann naTional humaniTies medal winner former dean, sT. John’s College

“Always an original and intriguing read, Renovatio has established itself as the premier journal platforming America’s most important dialogue: the conversation with Islam.”

aBdal hakim murad BriTish muslim Theologian and sCholar dean, CamBridge muslim College

Renovatio is a learned yet accessible journal which lives up to its Latin name and declared mission. Its editors and contributors seek innovation by exploring both received and novel seminal ideas in a style that appeals to intelligent and curious readers of any faith or ideological background. This journal is a rare beacon of light amid the otherwise dark and bleak intellectual horizon of modern Islam.”

shaBBir akhTar PhilosoPher, universiT y of oxford

“Renovatio is a serious journal for serious thinkers. It not only examines the most important issues of our age, but the existential crisis that has given rise to the soul-crushing vapidity of modernity. It seeks in every issue to call us back to our better self.”

Chris hedges

PuliTZer PriZe winner PresByTerian minisTer, auThor & soCial CriTiC

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The new issue, themed “Those with Authority Among You,” features several pieces that reflect on the rule of law from various vantages, including Chris Hedges’ disconcerting yet essential description of how the cult of the self, fueled by corporate greed, undermines the rule of law and, ultimately, democracy itself; Imam Zaid Shakir’s multilayered analysis of whether Muslims can produce a human rights regime authentically rooted in the Islamic tradition; Catholic philosopher Dr. Melissa Moschella’s lesson from the pandemic: that emergencies may require temporarily bypassing the rule of law, but legal predictability must prevail for the common good; and Dr. Recep Şentürk’s argument that in Islamic law, “all human beings possess inviolability, regardless of their creed, color, class, or culture.”

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“Those with Authority Among You”

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Renovatio serves as one Zaytuna’s main intellectual contributions to both the academic and mainstream audience. Production and publication costs of its biannual issues are approximately $100,000. If you’re interested in supporting Renovatio, please speak to one of our Development Officers.

Capital Projects

“Who will advance a good loan to God, who will double it for him, so he will have a generous reward?”

qur’an 57:11

A Good Name for a Good Deed

The Zaytuna capital projects include faculty and staff housing acquisition, student residential units, and the College’s beautification project. The beautification project includes the Zaytuna Gardens project with restoration elements that will enhance the outdoor experience of our campus community and visitors. Naming opportunities for select projects are available. Please speak with our Development Officers to learn more.

Faculty and Staff Housing

1635 Martin Luther King Jr. Way

This newly acquired turn-key, nine-unit apartment complex sits less than a mile away from the lower campus and serves to house Zaytuna staff.

• Total cost: $5.5 million

• Immediate need: $2.9 million to settle the remaining debt

1001 Creston Road

This newly acquired home on Creston Road serves as a housing opportunity for senior faculty and staff.

• Immediate need: $1.24 million to settle remaining debt

2479 Le Conte Renovation

Conveniently located just steps away from the lower campus, the Le Conte ten-unit apartment complex houses our senior and graduate students. Built in the early 1900’s, the complex needs major renovations with new electrical and plumbing installations. One unit was recently renovated by one of our most loyal and generous supporters.

• Total renovation cost: $750,000

• Cost per unit: $75,000

• Immediate need: $300,000 to renovate four additional units

New Construction of Duplex on Creston Road

Located adjacent to the upper campus, the empty lot on Creston Road sits conveniently just steps away from the College. This beautifully designed duplex, now permit ready, consists of two 3/2 units that complement one another and share the stunning view of the Bay.

• Total construction cost: $2,000,000

Al Alusi Female Dormitory Renovation and Expansion

The Al Alusi dormitory currently houses approximately 38 of our female students. Our renovation plan includes both the exterior and interior of the building, as well as new construction of an adjacent building that will house up to 40 additional students.

• Total renovation and expansion cost: $3,000,000

The Zaytuna Gardens

the P ro P het M uha MM ad s said: “God is Beautiful and loves beauty.”

narrated by M usli M

“The Prophet Muhammad s called upon his community to be a beauty mark among humanity, so when people look at Muslims, or what they make, they might see God’s beauty reflected in them. The early Muslims took their Prophet’s desire to heart, and over centuries, imbued their works with ihsan, that beauty-making quality of Islam that cannot be touched, seen, or heard but only experienced through sight, sound, and sense due to its immateriality that evokes other dimensions and another world.”

A Historic Endeavor

The bucolic ten-acre Zaytuna upper campus holds a unique history that is yet another example of God’s providential care. The property was first developed as the Nash Mansions in the 1920’s and then sold to the Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in 1952. In 2017, Zaytuna College purchased the property, widely considered the crown jewel of Berkeley.

In our endeavor to restore the natural beauty of the Zaytuna gardens, we uncovered the original landscape master plans for the property, which was designed almost 100 years ago by the famous American landscape architect Thomas Church. He, remarkably, used the famous Persian Muslim garden motif known as the Chahar Bagh, reflective of the four rivers of Paradise mentioned in the Qur’an. The Chahar Bagh garden design adorns the most iconic architectural masterpieces in the Muslim world, and it’s an immense blessing that a Muslim college has the opportunity to restore this paradisiacal design in the hills of Berkeley.

The Courtyards

The College’s upper campus hosts three courtyards that were originally designed by the famed architect, Thomas Church. Part of the Zaytuna beautification project includes restoration of the courtyards and gardens. Funding opportunities for the courtyards will include the restoration plans, landscape design with native plants and trees suitable for the arid climate, and irrigation needs. Pricing for the courtyard projects will be disclosed to interested donors and includes naming opportunities.

The Sophia Gardens and Courtyards

This is the largest of the Zaytuna courtyards and garden areas. It surrounds the Sophia Hall building with the largest section designed to serve as an outdoor event space.

The five children of the late Adil A. Barakat (fourth from right) dedicated the fruit orchard on Zaytuna’s upper campus with a gift in their father’s name, may God have mercy on his soul.

The Founders’ Courtyards

The Founders’ building includes a larger courtyard with a stunning central fountain area and a smaller semi-enclosed courtyard that serves as a perfect complement to its larger sister courtyard.

Small courtyard

The Musallah Project

We’re pleased to be nearing completion of a much needed renovated prayer space on campus that will, in sha Allah, serve as a focal point for our campus activities. The musallah project includes a generously donated plush Turkish carpet, as well as a newly designed mihrab and imam resting corner, a common practice in traditional mosques. The project expenses include floor resurfacing, new stucco and paint for the walls, and design and construction of an Andalucian inspired mihrab and imam quarters.

Total project cost: $150,000

The Bin Bayyah Building Window Adornment

The Bin Bayyah building includes an elaborate windowed wall that provides natural light to the building. Part of our beautification project includes an embellishment of the exterior aspect of these windows that includes Islamic geometric patterns that align with the modern design of the building.

Total project cost: $30,000

The Zaytuna Endowment Fund: Invest in a Legacy of Learning

“When a person dies, his deeds die with him, except for three: charitable endowments, beneficial knowledge, and righteous children who supplicate on his behalf.”

narrated by M usli M

Aiming for Sustainability

As Zaytuna College continues to grow its academic programs, increase its student body, and acquire new properties for faculty housing, financial sustainability becomes paramount to its longevity as an established institution of higher education. A central tenet of Zaytuna’s five-year strategic plan focuses on exponentially growing its endowment fund, a common feature of most long-standing colleges and universities.

By the grace of God, the College has nearly $10 million in endowed funds. The strategic plan calls for increasing that to $50 million by the end of 2026, God-willing. While this may seem ambitious, the good news is that the College’s operational and academic infrastructure has rapidly grown in recent years, placing the College in a position to strategically steward large gifts and increase the size of its endowment to fund the College’s faculty, students, facilities, and operations in perpetuity.

The College adheres to the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (UPMIFA) as set by California law. The College’s Finance Committee sets the spending amount in accordance with UPMIFA and ensures that it is invested pursuant to the College’s investment policy for endowed funds. The assets of all endowed funds may be merged or pooled for investment and investment management purposes with the General Endowment Fund or other assets of the College. Fees and costs to administer and invest the fund will also be charged to the earnings of the fund in accordance with the policies and procedures of Zaytuna College and applicable California laws.

General Endowment Fund

The Zaytuna College General Endowment Fund is an invested pool of funds whereby the accrued annual payout is designated toward providing the operational margin of excellence required to run the College at an optimal level. By making a gift to the Zaytuna General Endowment Fund, donors are directly supporting the long-term viability of the institution, which remains the greatest funding priority for the College.

The Zaytuna College General Endowment Fund directly supports the following key areas:

• Academic programs

• Student life

• Experiential learning

• Auxiliaries

• Campus facilities

• Administrative staff

• Faculty support

Endowed Scholarship Funds

The purpose of an endowed scholarship fund is to recruit the best and brightest students from the Muslim community in the US and abroad by removing financial barriers. Donors may establish their own endowed scholarship fund, whereby the accrued funds from the principal investment can only be spent for student scholarships. The threshold for an individual scholarship fund begins at $100,000 and can be paid in annual installments up to a five-year period. Each academic year, the College’s Financial Aid and Fees Committee will identify eligible students to receive, in the fund’s name, an annual scholarship amount depending on the earnings of the fund.

Endowed scholarship funds can be increased by contributing gifts over time. As the principal increases, so too does the annual scholarship amount for eligible student recipients. Donors may also choose to give toward already established funds.

Endowed scholarship funds can be set up at two levels:

• A Partially Endowed Scholarship begins at $100,000 and can be increased with additional donations.

• A Fully Endowed Scholarship must have $750,000.

Endowed Faculty Chairs

The purpose of endowed faculty chairs is to strengthen the academic programs at the College by recruiting and supporting notable professors in key academic positions. The payout from the accrued funds can be spent on salary, benefits, research publications, and support staff, depending on the earnings of the fund.

The core faculty positions at Zaytuna College are in the following areas:

• Islamic Law and Legal Philosophy

• Islamic Theology

• Qur’anic Studies

• Grammar/Rhetoric (Western Trivium)

• Grammar/Rhetoric (Arabic)

• Islamic Finance/Economics

• Logic and Philosophy/Metaphysics

Endowed Chair Funding Options

• Endowed Department Chair—starting at $5 million

Supports full-time salary with full research and publication funding as well as the administrative needs of the department

• Endowed Faculty Chair—starting at $3.5 million

Supports full-time salary and partial research and publication funding

• Endowed Professorship—starting at $2 million

Supports partial salary of a distinguished professor

• Faculty Support Endowment—starting at $100,000

Supports research, development, and publications of qualified faculty members

To recognize the transformational impact of establishing an endowed fund, the naming rights of endowed funds are available to donors in consultation with the Office of the President. Final approvals of all endowed chairs are confirmed by the Board of Trustees and must abide by the ethics and principles of the College. The College reserves the right to change the name of the fund should the Board of Trustees determine in its reasonable opinion that circumstances have changed such that the fund’s name would adversely impact the reputation, image, or integrity of the College.

Planned Giving

“Those who give of their wealth night and day, secretly and openly, have their reward with their Lord; no fear will be on them, and they will not sorrow.”

qur’an 2:274

A Legacy Gift

Gift planning is thoughtfully selecting—from a menu of gift-giving opportunities—a charitable gift that is also favorable to you. While its primary purpose is to support the charitable institution of your choice, its secondary purpose may be for you to enjoy the personal financial or family benefits that certain plans can provide you.

Planned gifts can be made now, to immediately support Zaytuna College’s needs, or they can be enacted upon your passing as a final way to leave your legacy.

A Menu of Choices and Tax Benefits

The following sections give you an idea about the sorts of gifts and benefits that are available through gift planning.

Current Gift

A donation you make now can be used promptly to meet our urgent needs.

Securities or real estate

Give appreciated assets you have owned longer than one year.

Bargain sale Sell to Zaytuna College, below market value, real estate you have owned longer than one year.

Charitable lead trust

Fund a trust you create that provides payments to us for a term of years, then pays the remainder to family members or beneficiaries of your choice.

You avoid capital gains taxes and are eligible to receive an income tax deduction.

This is part gift and part sale. You qualify for a partial tax deduction and eliminate capital gains tax on the appreciation attributable to the gift portion.

This is a smart way for anyone in high estate and gift tax brackets to benefit us and pass principal to others with reduced estate or gift taxes.

Deferred Gift

A deferred gift is a planned contribution that you arrange now to benefit Zaytuna later— perhaps after your lifetime.

A gift in your will or trust

Retirement plan

Through your will or living trust, give Zaytuna College money, property, or a share of your estate’s residue.

Name Zaytuna as primary beneficiary of a percentage or all of your retirement plan or IRA.

It is revocable at any time and allows you to keep your assets should you need them during your lifetime.

This gift eliminates income taxation on distributions after your lifetime. Plus, it’s revocable.

Life estate agreement

Life Income Gift

Deed to us your personal residence or farm now, but retain the right to live there for life.

You avoid the hassles of selling, and you secure income tax savings when you itemize.

This gift plan ensures you (and even a survivor) an income for life, as well as potential tax savings.

Charitable remainder trust

Charitable gift annuity

(where available)

The trust pays you or other beneficiaries income for life from assets you place in a trust. Zaytuna receives the remainder.

You agree to make a gift of cash or other assets and, in return, you receive lifetime payments.

You receive tax benefits and fixed or variable payments for life.

You receive tax benefits and fixed payments for life.

Irrevocable vs. Revocable Planned Gifts

Now that you’ve reviewed the assets and methods you can use to create a gift, consider whether you prefer a gift you make today—with possible tax benefits—or a future gift that you can amend or revoke if circumstances change.

Irrevocable Gifts

• Current gifts of securities and real estate: These gifts result in a charitable deduction on your income tax return if you itemize.

• Charitable lead trust: In most cases, this arrangement offers gift or estate tax benefits to those with sizable estates.

• Life estate agreement: This agreement offers a current income tax deduction when you itemize even though we won’t take possession of the property until after your lifetime.

• Life income gifts: These gifts offer an income tax benefit, too, and in addition they can provide you with even more advantages, including income for life. Some of the life income plans offer predictable, fixed payments and some provide variable payments to help offset inflation.

Revocable Gifts

When you include a gift in your will or trust or arrange to give your retirement plan to Zaytuna College after your lifetime, we receive the assets at some time in the future. Of course, you can change your mind at any point during your lifetime, so these gifts do not offer current income tax benefits.

Before making any type of planned gift, we urge you to discuss your considerations with your personal financial or tax advisor.

A Strategic Vision Forward

qur’an 3:159

“Then when you have made a decision, trust in God. For God loves the trusting.”

A Strategic Vision Forward

To meet the demands of our growing academic programs, campus expansion and beautification, and our global learning initiatives, we’re focusing on strengthening our College Fund through regular one-time donation commitments as well as the 12000 Strong, our monthly giving initiative.

Reaching our endowment goal for $50 million by 2026 will, in sha Allah, allow us to withstand the fluctuations and vulnerabilities of the economy. We hope to diversify our income through increases in revenue from tuition and housing fees, while keeping them affordable, and a new revenue stream from our online learning initiatives.

12000 Strong covers almost 40% of monthly operational costs.

Though we plan for a growing student body, we do not intend on compromising on the quality of students accepted to the College. Our commitment to excellence remains firm, and in sha Allah, we hope to please our Creator and exceed the expectations of our community. Please consider one of our funding opportunities as we work together to establish Zaytuna College as a top-tier institution of higher education that will, in sha Allah, fulfill its intended role to help restore the intellectual and spiritual legacy of our great tradition. May God bless Zaytuna College, and may He bless you and your families for your sincere prayers and support.