• About
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    In 2009, Zaytuna College was founded in Berkeley, California, with a mission that called for grounding students in the Islamic scholarly tradition as well as in the cultural currents and critical ideas shaping modern society.

  • Academics
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    Zaytuna College aims to educate and prepare morally committed professional, intellectual, and spiritual leaders who are grounded in the Islamic scholarly tradition and conversant with the cultural currents and critical ideas shaping modern society.

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  • Admissions & Aid
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    Our mission is to educate students to become morally, intellectually, and spiritually accomplished individuals ready to contribute to our contemporary world in ways that are proportionate to their gifts and to the needs of human society.

     

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  • Campus Life
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    Zaytuna’s campus is on Holy Hill and students enter the College as part of a cohort, a community of learners that travel together through the curriculum.

Thirty Years of Zaytuna

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Rabi' al-Awwal 1448 with Zaytuna College and Special Mawlid Event

We welcome you to join us this Rabi’ al-Awwal, the blessed birth month of the Prophet Muhammad, the Messenger of the Final Covenant ﷺ, as we explore the miracle of the Abrahamic family and its culmination in the sublime life and teachings of God’s Beloved ﷺ. Please register today to join us for a special mawlid event on Saturday, August 29.

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Winter Permaculture Design Certificate Course 2027

Zaytuna College's 72-hour Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course includes two days of field visits, spanning a total of 14 days. The course is led by permaculture consultant and instructor Mr. Rhamis Kent. Upon successful completion, participants receive an internationally recognized certificate. The Winter 2027 session will take place from January 3 to January 16, 2027 with the weekends dividing classroom activities scheduled for field trips. 

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By the grace of God, your gifts to Zaytuna College help our students graduate without the financial burden of debt and allow the College to offer educational resources to a global community. Make a gift today to build a growing institution that values the traditional Islamic and Western canons of the liberal arts.

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Undergraduate and Graduate Degree Programs

Zaytuna College offers a BA in Liberal and Islamic Studies with a minor in Arabic and an MA in Islamic Texts with three concentration options. 

BA in Liberal and Islamic Studies

Zaytuna’s Bachelor of Arts in Liberal and Islamic Studies comprises an integral liberal arts curriculum consisting of courses from both the Islamic and Euro-American intellectual traditions.

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MA in Islamic Texts

Zaytuna’s Master of Arts in Islamic Texts provides graduate students with higher-level access to the Islamic tradition through a guided course of study in Islam’s primary sources.

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The Zaytuna Musalla: The Heart of Our Campus

In this video, join Ustadh Feraidoon Mojadedi in Zaytuna College's musalla — the heart of our campus, where wisdom and worship meet. It’s where our academic community gathers to pray, reflect, learn, and celebrate. It’s where we revive the beauty of Islam and embody our dual commitment to scholarship and devotion. It’s what makes Zaytuna College a spiritual home for our campus community and beyond. By the grace of God, and thanks to your prayers and generosity, as we will continue to make the musalla an expression of ihsan (beauty and excellence) in every way.  We welcome your support for our ongoing renovation of this sacred space. 

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Zaytuna College is committed to reviving the Islamic intellectual tradition, cultivating Muslim leadership, and contributing to the commonweal through public scholarship and education. Your gift enables our students to graduate debt-free and empowered to embark upon a lifelong pursuit of knowledge, leadership, and contribution in ways that match their God-given gifts.  Give the gift of knowledge — a form of ongoing charity (sadaqah jariya) that will continue to benefit humanity for generations to come.