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Sacred Womanhood: Hearts Anchored in Faith

Name: Sacred Womanhood: Hearts Anchored in Faith
Start: 2026-05-10T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-05-10T14:00:00+01:00
Location: Taqwa Institute

About

In an era of shifting values, how do we find our inner compass? Join us for an empowering intensive designed to realign the heart to the Divine and reclaim the dignity found in our tradition.

🎙 Instructor: Ustadha Aliya Rahim
📅 Date: Sunday 10th May 2026
🕐 Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 Location: Taqwa Institute, Crossbank Way, Oldham, OL8 1HE

*Why Attend?*
Our goal is to explore how misaligned ideologies affect our relationships and our fitrah (innate nature). By centering our lives on modesty—the trait the Prophet peace be upon him described as the hallmark of Islam—we can find true liberation and self-worth.

*Who Is This For?*
This course is curated for all women aged 11 + navigating today's chaotic landscape, including:
Parents seeking to anchor their families.
Teachers and Mentors guiding the next generation of girls.
Youth navigate attraction and love the way Islam teaches us.
Individuals looking for steadfastness and a deeper connection to their faith.

*Programme Highlights:*
✅ 3 Deep-Dive Sessions providing practical tools for strengthening faith and remaining steadfast.
✅ Spiritual Upliftment through beautiful Qasaid (poetry)
✅ Community & Comfort: Bakes and hot drinks will be available for purchase throughout the course in support of Rawdah Madrasah and Rawdatul Batul
✅ All proceeds support Rawdah Madrasah and Rawdatul Batul

*Topic Overview*

Session 1: The Silent Crisis: Explore how postmodern and post romantic worldview have quietly reshaped our understanding of lslam and of love. They are in complete conflict with Islamic values. How do we respond with confidence, clarity and compassion?

Session Two: The Role of Desire and Emotions in Islam Discover how the modern world has turned emotions into truth—and why strong feelings don’t always mean right decisions. The goal of this session is to learn to how channel intense emotions in Islam and turn our spiritual struggles into strength.

Session Three: Reclaiming the true meaning of Modesty. Explore what modesty truly means in Islam and how to live it out today, avoiding the extremes of social awkwardness and gender-based negativity.

*Course Instructor*: Ustadha Aliya Rahim

After graduating with a degree in Law and completing her LPC qualification, Ustadha Aliya Rahim left her career in Law and began her pursuit of sacred Islamic knowledge by completing the three-year Micro Madrasa programme with Shaykh Ibrahim Osi- Efa, Shaykh Haroon Hanif, and Ustadha Nagebah Hayel. She then studied Arabic full- time for two years under Ustadh Omar Atri and Ustadh Tawfiq Baltah, as well as completing the Summer Dowra Programme in Tarim, Yemen, in 2019 under many of the most eminent male and female scholars of our time. She continues to further her studies privately.

Ustadha Aliya Rahim has been a teacher for the Rawḍah Madrasa for children at Felicity House, Liverpool since its inception in 2017 and is also a teacher at Dar al- Zahra based in Liverpool, where she teaches young women (13-18) the rudimentary aspects of their faith. Ustadha Aliya teaches courses to women across the North- west of England.