The Islamic Center of the Triad (ICT) and The Carolina Muslim Youth Conference (CMYC) are working together to empower our youth with key Islamic Values, Practical Knowledge, and Positive Outlook, Spirit of Love and Brotherhood and Fundamental Skills and Tools to serve as Leaders for the Community and Humanity.
The Prophet (SAW) said, "Whoever follows a path to seek knowledge, Allah (SWT) will make the path to Jannah easy for him" (Muslim). The Carolina Muslim Youth Conference (CMYC) strives to build confidence in Muslim youth to hold onto their faith by leading them to the path of knowledge and teaching them how to face today's issues with an Islam first approach. We hope to help the youth to become agents of change through seeking authentic knowledge, fellowship and engagement with the Muslim community at-large. With the help of Allah (SWT), the CMYC will energize and motivate the youth to engage with each other in a productive manner and encourage young Muslims to seek knowledge and implement it in a way that is pleasing to Allah (SWT).
Agenda, Program and Topics
that will be covered.
THEMES: RELATIONSHIP WITH ONESELF & ALLAH (SWT) - Identity, purpose, and values
Sign-in, Registration
Quran Recitation Welcome Address Opening Duaa
The why behind this conference and initiatives as a jamaa - individual accountability and social responsibility
What makes us who we are, how do we live with an integrated identity, understanding ourselves and others
Understanding our inherent worth, knowing ourselves in relationship to Allah, how to strengthen our relationship with self and with Allah
Navigating this world with Qu’ran and Sunnah.
Dhuhr prayer, Lunch, Free Time
Spiritual OCD, being our own worst critic, shame cycles - how to break through this OR understanding how to navigate life without knowing all rulings, understanding higher objectives in Islam
Understanding ourselves is also understanding the influences that impact our lives and characteristics - What does Allah (swt) tell us about the company we keep and how we show up in relationship to and with others?
Asr prayer, Break
Open Real Talk Forum for participants to express their thoughts, ideas, and experiences as young American Muslims
This session is specifically focused on fiqh questions - speakers will address fiqh questions that have come in throughout the course of the day via anonymous submissions.
Maghrib prayer, Dinner
Fellowship & Entertainment
THEMES: FAMILY to COMMUNITY & SOCIETY
Welcome Group share-out from yesterday’s takeaways Overview of the day ahead
This session is for parents and youth separately occurring at the same time in different spaces
Facilitated Intergenerational Connection Session -, learning about each other, understanding paradigms
Facilitated debrief in original groups
Break-out time in groups
Dhuhr prayer, Lunch, Free Time
How do we hold on to our identity and faith when there are so many lines blurred culturally and societally?
Understanding our community in America, an overview of the American Muslim landscape
Hear from each speaker about their journey answering His call in service; the different ways in which we are all called to serve and experience navigating our path with key lessons learned.
Asr prayer, Dinner
Identifying our personal mission and vision through the Islamic framework - how can we be a positive agent of change in our community and greater society?
What will you take away from this conference? Identifying next steps and application. Reflection session open to all.
Meet All Speakers
Islamic Scholar and Religious Counsellor
Shaykh Abdullah Anik Misra was born in Toronto, Canada. He was raised in the Hindu tradition and embraced Islam in 2001 while completing his BBA from University of Toronto. He then traveled overseas from 2005 to 2021 to study Arabic and the Islamic sciences first in Yemen and then Darul Uloom in Trinidad, West Indies. He then spent 12 years in Amman, Jordan where he focused on Islamic Law, Theology, Hadith Sciences, Prophetic Biography, and Islamic Spirituality while also working at the Qasid Arabic Institute as Director of Programs. He holds a BA in Islamic Studies and authorization in the six authentic books of Hadith and completed one year of specialized training in issuing Islamic legal verdicts (ifta’). He also holds a certificate in Counselling and is a religious counsellor with Canadian Muslim Counselling focusing on marriage and religious OCD.
Youth Director of NICC and Ameer of Al-Maghrib Columbus, OH
Ustadh Abdurrahman Justin Wood is an American Imam, Speaker, and Leader born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He accepted Islam at age 17 after studying the life of Malcolm X and researching religion and philosophy. To gain a deeper understanding of Arabic and Islamic sciences, he traveled to Makkah, Saudi Arabia. He completed an American Imam certificate course with Shaikh Khalid al-Halawani and other scholars. Upon returning to the United States, he focused on helping young American Muslims embrace the relevance and practicality of Islam, establishing and supporting youth initiatives in multiple communities. He also serves as Ameer of AlMaghrib's Columbus, Ohio.
Khateeb at ICT Masjid
Ustadh Hamza Tahirkhel was born in Charlotte, NC into a Pakistani family with Afghan ancestry. Based on his parents' decision for him to be more immersed in an Islamic environment, he spent 7 years of his childhood in Pakistan getting an Islamic focused education. He graduated from UNC Chapel Hill with a major in Religious Studies and continued self study afterwards. He has a particular interest in the fields of Hadith Science and the Seerah of the Messenger (PBUH). Seeing the importance of teaching the youth about Islam in English, brother Hamza began to organize weekly halaqas going over the Seerah and teaching the basics of Islam. He was noticed by the late Shaykh Badi Ali, who invited him to be a khateeb at the Islamic Center of the Triad, where he continues to deliver khutbahs.
Program Director at Muslim American Society
Sr. Mounira Madison serves on the MAS National team and is currently a student of sacred knowledge and MAS Fellow in Boston Islamic Seminary’s Master of Islamic Religious Leadership (MIRL) program. She has fifteen years of experience in community organizing, leadership development, international education, and spokesmanship. Mounira studied politics with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa and music performance at Converse University. She accepted Islam in 2017. In 2019, she was featured on NPR’s Weekend Edition highlighting her personal story and public service, particularly in new Muslim support and care. Mounira currently resides in Chester, VA - a location that has very few visible Muslims.Her interactions in a place wrought with misunderstanding only reaffirms her faith and fuels her passion for inter and intra-faith understanding, intergenerational engagement, youth empowerment, and calling others to Islam on a daily basis.
Islamic Center Of The Triad (ICT)
