Arkview

Your link to the connected chain. The online portal of the Safina Society: learn Islam from scholars, online, anytime, anywhere. Live classes on Zoom with recordings, in the Essentials, Advanced and Arabic tracks, the Ibn al-Salah hadith program and the Sanusi Tradition in the rational sciences.

Programs and cohorts

Arkview Advanced

Deepen your knowledge, strengthen your faith. Four advanced fiqh tracks (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafiʿi, Hanbali) in classical texts, two meetings a week with assignments and individual academic support. $30/month per track; requires application and academic commitment.

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The Sanusi Tradition

Creed, logic, usul and tasawwuf through the North African tradition of Imam al-Sanusi. Three levels: Level One (Diploma in ʿAqliyyat) is taught in English; Levels Two and Three move into Arabic. Faculty: Shaykh Kareem Odeh, Shaykh Murabit Benavidez, Shaykh Zakariya El Houbba, Shaykh Harun Saleh, Shaykh Uthman Qureshi.

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  • Level One — Diploma in ʿAqliyyat (2026)
    2026-09-12 to 2027-06-30 · Seven courses in English. Saturdays 12pm EST and Sundays 10am EST, two hours each; every session is recorded.
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Arkview Essentials

Sacred learning made easy. Structured Islamic education for beginners, professionals and families: pick one of four madhab pairings (Maliki + Ashʿari, Shafiʿi + Ashʿari, Hanafi + Maturidi, Hanbali + Athari) and every other subject is included: Foundations of Ahl al-Sunna, tasawwuf, tajwid, seerah, youth and kids classes. One-hour weekly live classes with recordings, live Q&A and Telegram groups. $20/month or $200/year for the whole household; join at any point.

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  • Essentials 2026–27
    2026-09-14 to 2027-08-31 · Each class works through one book across many months; join at any point. Mid-term break 12–18 October.
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Arkview Arabic

Learn Arabic with purpose and proficiency: one teacher, one method, real progress. A structured ladder of twenty courses with Shaykh Mahdi Lock on the At-Takallum series, from Starter A1 to advanced classical texts, plus tafsir, office hours and speaking practice. Two-hour weekly live class, one-hour review, recordings, notes and WhatsApp groups. $40/month or $500/year, all levels for the whole household; placement test optional.

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  • Arabic 2026–27
    2026-09-01 to 2027-08-31 · Placement: below 70 is 101, 70–130 is 102, 130–195 is 103, above 195 is 104. Each recorded course needs 70% in the previous exam.
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The Ibn al-Salah Track

A one-year hadith program with Shaykh Nuh Saunders. One year, forty hadith, your place in the chain: memorize one mutawatir hadith a week from al-Kawākib al-Zāhira and recite it in class, study mustalah al-hadith, and follow the lives of the muhaddithin and the story of the Prophetic hadith. Live every weekend; $999 for the year, ending with an ijazah from the teacher you recited to.

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