Anchored: Building a God-Centered Identity Through Four Women of Faith

Name: Anchored: Building a God-Centered Identity Through Four Women of Faith
SKU: 47203-11472
Price: 100 USD
Availability: InStock

Instructor: Anse Leila Anwar

Type: Short Course

Method of Delivery: Online via Zoom

Term: Fall 2026

Course Dates: Sep. 30 – Oct. 28, 2026

Class Days: W

Class Times: 1:00 – 2:00 PM CT

$100.00 — or $25.00 / month for 4 months

Course Information

Course Description

What does it mean to know who you are—not through expectations, relationships, achievement, appearance, usefulness, or the approval of others, but through your relationship with Allah? This five-week online course invites adult women to explore identity, dignity, healthy confidence, boundaries, love, resilience, and spiritual independence through Asiya, Maryam, Khadija, and Fatima (may Allah be pleased with them). Each woman opens a different window onto God-centered strength: Asiya’s inward freedom, Maryam’s steadiness when misunderstood, Khadija’s discerning and generous love, and Fatima’s dignity, simplicity, and freedom from worldly measures of success.

Through Qur’anic reflection, Prophetic tradition, storytelling, guided conversation, and gentle private exercises, students will examine the voices that have shaped their sense of worth and learn to distinguish humility from self-erasure, service from people-pleasing, patience from passivity, and boundaries from hardness. The goal is not to become a woman who needs no one, but a woman so rooted in Allah that her relationships become freer, healthier, more merciful, and less fearful. Students will complete weekly “Between Me and Allah” reflections and leave with a personal God-Centered Identity Charter: a practical guide for becoming more deeply and authentically the woman Allah is calling each of them to be.

Course Schedule

#	Topic	Description
1	Who Told You Who You Are?	Foundation: how family, culture, roles, achievement, appearance, trauma, praise, and rejection shape identity. Introduces the tasawwuf lens of the heart, servanthood, dignity without ego, and the course’s central understanding of spiritual independence.
2	Sayyida Asiya: You Can Belong to Allah Even When You Stand Alone.	Asiya’s inward freedom in Pharaoh’s house: courage, loyalty to Allah, principles versus preferences, and boundaries that protect faith without losing mercy.
3	Sayyida Maryam: When Allah’s Knowledge of You Is Enough	Maryam’s worship, vulnerability, solitude, and endurance of misunderstanding. Explores reputation, the urge to explain oneself, privacy versus shame, and finding steadiness in being known by Allah.
4	Sayyida Khadija: Love Without Losing Yourself	Khadija’s discernment, initiative, tenderness, generosity, and support of the Prophet ﷺ. Explores service without disappearance, giving without deriving worth from being needed, and love that helps another remember their truest identity.
5	Sayyida Fatima: A Life That Does Not Need to Look Impressive	Fatima’s dignity, simplicity, devotion, labor, grief, and spiritual rank. Reconsiders success, enoughness, exhaustion, and remembrance as inner provision without romanticizing women’s burdens. Integrates the entire course.

Course Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

Identify at least four external sources from which personal worth and identity may be derived and reflect on how these sources influence choices and relationships.
Explain, with one example for each, how Asiya, Maryam, Khadija, and Fatima demonstrate distinct forms of God-centered strength and dignity.
Differentiate healthy humility, service, patience, and interdependence from self-erasure, people-pleasing, passivity, and approval-seeking in realistic scenarios.
Apply Qur’anic and Prophetic principles to formulate one merciful, values-based boundary and one spiritual practice for responding to misunderstanding or relational fear.
Create a personal God-Centered Identity Charter that names core values, attachments to loosen, sources of worth, relationship commitments, and concrete practices for continued growth.

Requirements

This course is open to women ages 17 and above.

Registration Information

Registration Fee

$100.00

Course materials are not included.

Late Registration Fee	None
Registration Deadline	October 21, 2026
Course Access Ends	July 31, 2027

Important:
Registration fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. Before enrolling, please review the Registration Fees & Policies

Questions?
Contact registration@rabata.org

Technology Requirements

To ensure a successful online learning experience, all students must have regular access to a personal computer and reliable high-speed internet. Courses at Ribāṭ University are delivered through Canvas and may include video lectures, interactive discussions, digital readings, and multimedia assignments.
Students are responsible for maintaining the technology needed to participate fully.

Minimum Technical Requirements

Computer:
A desktop, laptop, or similar device manufactured within the last five years and capable of running current software and updates. Students should not rely solely on a phone, as coursework requires a full computer interface and functionality.

Operating System:
The computer operating system should be kept current with all recommended security updates and upgrades.

Internet:
A high-speed broadband connection with a minimum speed of 5 Mbps download and 2 Mbps upload.

Web Browser:
A current version of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Microsoft Edge.

Software:
Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, or Apple productivity applications for word processing,
presentations, and spreadsheets; a PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat; and updated antivirus and security software.

Multimedia:
A functional webcam, microphone, and speakers or headset for participating in live sessions and assessments.

Technology Skills

Students should be comfortable with basic computer operations, including using email, browsing the internet, uploading and downloading files, and navigating an online learning platform. Training resources and orientation will be provided for students who need additional guidance.

Additional Notes and Technical Support

Students are expected to check course announcements and email regularly.
Technical support is available for login issues, course access, and basic troubleshooting.

For technical assistance, select Help from your Canvas course page or email techsupport@rabata.org

Anchored: Building a God-Centered Identity Through Four Women of Faith