About Al-Hameed Boys Academy
Originally founded in 1985 in Arabi (a non-profit 501 (C) (3) organization), a suburb of New Orleans, Louisiana, The Islamic Association of Arabi began as a small masjid (Masjid Yaseen) and within five years, the first boarding Islamic institute in the United States was established. Between 1990 to 2005, sixty-five American born Muslim children completed memorization of the Holy Quran and another twenty-one went on to become Scholars in Islam. Today, Alhamdulillah, it is a sense of great pride that these products of The Islamic Association of Arabi are serving various masajids and communities all over our nation. It is also a great blessing of Allah that under the Masjid Yaseen Garland branch, to cater to the increasing demand of Islamic Knowledge to individuals of every demographic Al-Hameed Boy’s Academy and Amatur Rahman Girl’s Academy were established.
Mission & Philosophy
As Muslims began to migrate to America in the 70’s, there arose a need for Islamic Scholars and Imams to lead and educate them in their new land. Some Scholars and Imams were invited from overseas to help fulfill this purpose. But now with the coming of the new generation-the generation of American born Muslims-there is a need to produce and prepare scholars and Imams that would understand, relate to and serve our future Muslim communities. It is this vision that The Islamic Association of Arabi wishes to fulfill and to produce the young Muslims who will fulfill the sacred posts of Imams and Scholars, address Islamic legal and social issues and challenges unique to the American context, and convey with clear expression the true spirit of Islam to non-Muslims in America.
