Mission, Goals, Objectives

IECRC Mission

Our mission is to promote spirituality through Education, Research, and Counseling based on the centuries old Islamic traditional values of the Awliyah (Saints of the Islamic Tradition) — Love, Tolerance, Peace and Harmony.

IECRC Goals

  • Educate about the importance of love and honor for the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing of Allah be upon him)
  • Present Islam in its true essence as a peaceful and dignified teaching
  • Educate about the code of behavior as practiced by the pious predecessors and Saints (may Allah be pleased with them all) promoting unity, faith, peace, love, harmony, and tolerance in society
  • Promote prayer as a viable alternative for physical, spiritual, and mental healing as practiced by the Sufi Saints who followed the teachings of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him)
  • Preserve and translate authentic traditional texts as transmitted by the great scholars and Saints of our intellectual and spiritual tradition, and to perform research on contemporary issues
  • Foster mutual understanding and respect among the diverse population of the United States of America in an effort to address prejudice and discrimination

Our Objectives

  • Provide counseling to help improve family relationships in times of stress or crises
  • Provide classes on Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh), Exegesis (Tafseer), Prophetic Tradition
    (Hadith),     Logic, Sociology, Metaphysics, Islamic History, Arabic Language and contemporary issues
  • Translate traditional books of Muslim scholars from oriental languages to English
  • Invite scholars from different parts of the world to undertake research and to deliver lectures around inter-cultural, and inter-faith discourse
  • Publish a biannual research journal on traditional and contemporary issues with special reference to Social Sciences
  • Prepare books, newsletters, booklets, and articles on different aspects of Islamic values, culture and tradition
  • Organize national and international conferences, seminars and symposia around contemporary topics
  • Release audio and video discourses of scholars regarding various aspects of Islam as a practical faith
  • Establish a private school with a comprehensive curriculum where affordable education will be provided according to Islamic educational values.
  • Establish a university which will provide modern as well as traditional education consisting of the Faculties of Islamic Shari’ah (Law), Oriental Languages, Comparative Religion, Business Administration, Public Administration and Modern Sciences