Bilal is coming home soon

Alhamdulilah, Bilal is coming home soon – Support the Islamic Scholars Fund


Help raise $100,000 this month for scholars and students in need. 

The Islamic Scholars Fund needs your help to support a growing number of scholars and students of knowledge, on an ongoing monthly basis.
Your support enables these individuals to dedicate themselves to the path of Islamic scholarship, so they can preserve the Prophetic inheritance for generations to come.

Meet Bilal: The Activist Who Became a Scholar

Bilal was a leading community activist in a major North American city.
From his days in university, he was on the front lines battling Islamophobia and advocating for civic rights of Muslims in the West.
At a young age, he quickly became one of the Muslim community’s most prominent activists. He was instrumental in dealing with the backlash that the Muslim community faced after 9/11.
Bilal was at the top of the activist scene and making incredible contributions to the Muslim community. But still, he felt something was missing.
The more he immersed himself in the challenges facing Muslim minority communities, the more he saw the shortage of Islamic scholars who were equipped to deal with those challenges.
Not one to side on the sidelines, Bilal decided to pursue the path of Islamic scholarship himself — so he could serve his community at a higher level.
He saved up as much money as he could, gathered his wife and young children, and traveled east to study with the leading scholars of our times.
A few years later, Bilal had become a capable young scholar. He started teaching and translating several critical Islamic books. He only had a few years left to complete his studies before returning home.
And then life happened. Several unexpected circumstances put Bilal at a crossroads. He had to find another way to support himself and his family — or risk cutting his studies short and returning home early.
That’s when Bilal reached out to the Islamic Scholars Fund. After reviewing his case, it was clear that supporting Bilal in his final years of study would be a worthwhile investment for the Muslim community at large.
The Islamic Scholars Fund has been supporting Bilal for the last two years. He has now completed his studies overseas and is getting ready to return home — where he’ll be serving as a full-time teacher, scholar in residence, and religious leader.

All donations are zakat-eligible and tax-deductible in US and Canada.

Why Give to the Islamic Scholars Fund?

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“This fund helps many scholars who have faced unfortunate circumstances, and find it difficult to continue a life of scholarship and service, to continue with that life.” — Imam Zaid Shakir

siraj wahaj“The insight and wisdom of what’s being done at SeekersHub is astounding. I’m embarrassed more people don’t support it.” — Imam Siraj Wahhaj

Female woman hijar“After we had our first baby, I was afraid this journey of knowledge would come to an end. For many women, this is why they can’t continue studying. But alhamdulillah, the Islamic Scholars Fund has supported me and allowed me to continue my studies.” — Fund Recipient

All donations are zakat-eligible and tax-deductible in US and Canada.