What AlMaghrib Institute does

AlMaghrib Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational institution headquartered in Houston, Texas, that delivers Islamic learning to English-speaking Muslim communities across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Malaysia, and Singapore. Founded in 2002 by Sheikh Muhammad Alshareef and formally incorporated in 2004 (EIN 27-0091991), the organization serves individual learners through a multi-format curriculum spanning belief, worship, seerah, tafsir, hadith, personal development, and mental well-being. It employs 22 paid staff supported by 80+ volunteers and is led by Principal Officer/CFO Sabina Seferagic, Vice President Waleed Basyouni, and Creative Director Adam A Ammar.

The company's core products include onsite Weekend Seminars in 45+ cities, live Virtual Classes, an Online & On-Demand Platform, the Faith Essentials subscription video library, the Studio free resources platform (podcasts, journals, ebooks), Educational Travel experiences, a structured Degree Program, and the AlMaghrib Podcast. The technology stack comprises an integrated learning management ecosystem across almaghrib.org, virtual.almaghrib.org, faithessentials.online, and quranrevolution.com, supported by third-party platforms including Kajabi (course hosting), Stripe (payment processing), Eventbrite (event ticketing), Infusionsoft/Kindful (CRM and donor management), and QuickBooks (accounting). 21+ instructors deliver 210+ courses, and a Houston-based studio supports ongoing content production.

AlMaghrib's business model combines fee-for-service tuition, recurring subscriptions, and tax-deductible donations. Virtual seminars are priced at $89 USD (with regional currency equivalents), onsite tuition varies by location and registration date, Faith Essentials and Crew Card provide monthly and annual recurring revenue, and Educational Travel and donations supplement program income. The organization reported 2024 total revenue of $3,845,691 with 95% directed to program expenses, and its UK affiliate (AlMaghrib Foundation, charity no. 1157315) enables Gift Aid reclaim on UK donations. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer, event-driven, and digital-led, with self-service online registration and multi-region phone and email support.

Name

AlMaghrib Institute

Legal name

AlMaghrib Institute Inc.

Website

https://almaghrib.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AlMaghrib Institute is a Houston-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit delivering structured Islamic education to English-speaking Muslims across six countries through onsite seminars, virtual classes, subscriptions, and travel experiences, serving 300,000+ students with 210+ courses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Education Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Other Schools and Instruction (6116)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Islamic Colleges & Sharia/Fiqh Institutes (EDAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Islamic education services
• Online Islamic courses
• Weekend religious seminars
• Quran study programs
• Subscription learning platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Seminar Tuition: One-time payments for onsite seminars and virtual classes. Tuition varies by location and currency. Virtual seminar pricing: $89 USD, $89 CAD, UK£59. Onsite pricing varies by seminar type, location, and registration date (early bird vs standard).
2. Subscription Services (Faith Essentials): Monthly or yearly subscription-based access to video library of courses on essential Islamic practice topics. Automatically renewing memberships with monthly or annual billing cycles.
3. Donations: Charitable contributions from supporters. AlMaghrib is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with EIN 27-0091991. Donations are tax-deductible in the US. 2024 total revenue: $3,845,691.
4. Crew Card: Annual core crew membership providing unlimited free onsite seminars and discounts across AlMaghrib products and programs for the year.
5. Travel Experiences: Revenue from educational tours and immersive travel-learning experiences with AlMaghrib guides and instructors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

AlMaghrib Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers structured, university-style Islamic education to English-speaking Muslims worldwide through in-person weekend seminars held in 45+ cities, live virtual classes, on-demand online courses, a subscription-based video library (Faith Essentials), free podcasts/journals/ebooks (Studio), immersive educational tours, and a formal Degree Program. Curriculum spans belief, worship, seerah, tafsir, hadith, personal development, and mental well-being, delivered by 21+ instructors to a community of 300,000+ students.

Product overview

AlMaghrib Institute offers a multi-platform Islamic education ecosystem consisting of onsite Weekend Seminars (in-person intensive learning experiences), Virtual Classes (live online attendance with recording access), Online & On-Demand Platform (flexible pre-recorded courses), Faith Essentials (subscription-based video library), Studio (free podcast/journal/ebook resources), Educational Travel (immersive destination learning), Degree Program (structured credential pathway), and AlMaghrib Podcast (scholar interviews). The organization operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving 300,000+ students across 45+ cities with 21+ instructors offering 210+ courses spanning belief, worship, seerah, tafsir, hadith, personal development, and mental well-being.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Weekend Seminars In-person intensive seminars covering theology, worship, seerah, tafsir, hadith, and personal development. Delivered in 45+ cities for busy professionals, families, and students wanting structured Islamic learning without international travel.
• Virtual Classes Live online attendance of AlMaghrib seminars with real-time interaction and recordings, designed for students who cannot attend in-person. Pricing $89 USD/CAD, UK£89, with lifetime binder access.
• Faith Essentials Subscription video library providing members access to courses on essential Islamic practice topics, available via web and mobile app with monthly or annual recurring billing.
• Online & On-Demand Platform Global online learning platform offering pre-recorded AlMaghrib courses and on-demand content for flexible, self-paced Islamic education.
• Studio Free multimedia platform delivering podcasts, journals, and ebooks on Islamic topics via email subscription, reaching 100,000+ students annually.
• Educational Travel Immersive travel-learning programs led by AlMaghrib instructors to destinations tied to Islamic history, generating revenue through educational tour fees.
• Degree Program Formal degree-pathway credential spanning multiple curricular departments, requiring completion of specified AlMaghrib courses with a minimum 70% passing grade.
• AlMaghrib Podcast Podcast series featuring interviews and Islamic content from AlMaghrib instructors and scholars, distributed on YouTube.
• Crew Card Membership Annual membership providing unlimited free onsite seminars plus discounts across AlMaghrib products, sold to core crew members and frequent students.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300,000+ students served worldwide
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing platform for handling tuition payments, donations, and subscription billing
• KajabicoreTechnology or IntegrationPlatform for hosting and delivering online courses and membership content
• AlMaghrib Foundation (UK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK registered charity (No. 1157315) operating as affiliated entity for UK operations and charity status. UK charity registration allows for Gift Aid reclaim on donations.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bayyinah Institute: Bayyinah delivers Arabic and Quran-focused Islamic education to English-speaking audiences through online courses, seminars, and video series—closely comparable to AlMaghrib's on-demand plus seminar approach.
• Qalam Institute: Qalam Institute provides structured Islamic higher education to English-speaking Muslims through seminars, an online university, and a degree program—directly comparable to AlMaghrib's onsite/virtual/on-demand model and degree pathway.
• International Open University (IOU): IOU provides tuition-free, accredited online Islamic degree and certificate programs to a global English-speaking Muslim audience, competing with AlMaghrib's degree program in the same online Islamic higher-education category.
• Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research: Yaqeen produces research-based Islamic content and online courses for English-speaking Muslims globally, targeting the same student persona as AlMaghrib with overlapping curriculum on belief, worship, and contemporary issues.
• SeekersGuidance: SeekersGuidance offers structured online Islamic learning programs, seminars, and a scholar-supervised study pathway for English-speaking Muslims—similar target audience and structured curriculum delivery as AlMaghrib.
• Zaytuna College: Zaytuna College is a US-based accredited Muslim liberal arts college offering undergraduate programs in Islamic studies—directly comparable as a Western institution providing structured Islamic higher education credentials.

Emerging players

• Mishkah University: Mishkah University is an online Islamic university offering accredited degrees and certificate programs in Islamic studies—emerging in the same online Islamic higher-education niche as AlMaghrib's degree program.
• Sapience Institute: Sapience Institute offers online Islamic courses and content for English-speaking Muslims, with partial overlap on curriculum topics and delivery format (online/on-demand) relative to AlMaghrib.
• Islamic Online University (BILH): BILH provides Islamic bachelor's and diploma programs online, targeting English-speaking learners globally—competing with AlMaghrib's degree offerings in the same online Islamic higher-education category.

Broad incumbents

• Coursera / edX Religious Studies providers: Large MOOC platforms host religious studies and theology courses that partially overlap with AlMaghrib's on-demand content, but lack its specialist Islamic-scholarship faculty and community/credential pathway.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/almaghrib
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@AlMaghribInstituteTV
• Facebookfacebook.com/almaghribworld
• Instagraminstagram.com/almaghribworld

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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