Structured, free courses — from Aqeedah 101 to Islamic finance and Arabic — taught from an Islamic perspective by qualified volunteer instructors, with lessons, quizzes and certificates.
Many people want to learn their deen properly but cannot reach a teacher, cannot afford fees, or do not know where to begin. Sakeenah Academy will be a free learning platform where anyone, anywhere, can follow a clear path of study — at their own pace, in English, Kiswahili or Arabic.
Every course will be taught from an Islamic perspective and built with care: short video lessons, readings, quizzes and a final assessment. Courses on worship and belief will be reviewed by qualified scholars before they are published. Courses on finance, economics and business will be taught by Muslim professionals who work in those fields.
How it will work
- Learners create a free account, choose a course and study lesson by lesson.
- Each lesson has a short video or audio talk, notes to read and a few questions to check understanding.
- Learners who pass the final assessment receive a free certificate of completion.
- Live question-and-answer sessions with the instructor are held during each course intake.
Who teaches
Our instructors are volunteers: students of knowledge with recognised study, university lecturers, and professionals in finance, economics and management. Each instructor is checked by our team, and course material in Aqeedah and Fiqh is reviewed before release.
Courses we plan to offer
The foundations of Islamic belief: Allah, His names and attributes, the angels, the books, the messengers, the Last Day and qadar.
What the Shariah is, its sources, its objectives (maqasid) and how scholars derive rulings.
Purification, prayer, fasting, zakah and Hajj — step by step, with the evidence.
Marriage, family rights, food, dress, inheritance basics and everyday dealings.
Riba, halal contracts, Islamic banking, takaful and sukuk explained simply.
Wealth, markets, zakah and justice in the economy.
Starting and running a business: management, marketing, accounts and ethics, the halal way.
Reading, writing and grammar, leading to understanding the Qur'an.
Reciting the Qur'an correctly, rule by rule, with audio practice.
The life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and the lessons it holds for us today.
How the Qur'an is explained, and a guided study of selected surahs.
How narrations were preserved, checked and graded.
From the early Muslims to Islam in East Africa.
Building good character, with examples from the Qur'an and Sunnah.
What it will offer
- Completely free, with no adverts
- Short video and audio lessons that work on low data
- Courses in English, Kiswahili and Arabic
- Quizzes, assignments and free certificates of completion
- Live Q&A sessions with instructors
- Progress tracking and reminders
- Separate study circles for sisters, led by female teachers
- Scholarly review of belief and fiqh courses before release
Roadmap
- Phase 1
Build the course platform and run a pilot with three courses: Aqeedah 101, Fiqh of prayer and Arabic level 1.
- Phase 2
Add quizzes, certificates, live sessions and ten more courses.
- Phase 3
Full study tracks (for example, a one-year foundation programme) and partnerships with Islamic institutes and universities.