Love Notes
Love as a Muslim? Complicated?
No… not when you know what you’re doing.
Between culture, expectations, social media, and the silence around the real love issues, love and marriage can feel confusing. You’re handed opinions from every direction, but rarely the knowledge that actually prepares you.
Love Notes is your two-day workshop to finally get answers and feel ready for your love story, so you can stop winging it when it comes to the most important relationship of your life.
This isn’t a generic marriage talk. This is for Muslims who want to love right, with intention, clarity, and Islamic values.
Preparing for marriage
Take the guesswork out of finding, choosing, and preparing for the right person, before you say “I do.”
Building it better
One year in or twenty? Learn the tools to understand your spouse, repair what’s strained, and grow together, not apart.
Guiding without guilt
Understand what today’s Muslim youth are really facing, and learn how to support without pressuring.
How to Love Before You’re in Love
You’re not just looking for someone to marry. You’re looking for peace, and a life that honors both your heart and your deen.
Day 1 is for single brothers and sisters who want to take the guesswork out of getting married. It’s also for parents who want to guide without guilt-tripping, and understand what today’s Muslim youth are really facing.
- Love from a Muslim perspective: what it is, and what it isn’t.
- The biggest myths Muslims believe about love and marriage.
- Getting married vs. staying married: know the difference before you start.
- “Finding the one”: where to look, what to look for, and how to move forward.
- Are you actually ready? How to know, and how to prepare if you’re not.
- How to write your marriage resume and approach meetings with confidence.
- How to make decisions with both your heart and your istikharah.
- Why premarital education could save your future relationship.
- What a nikah and wedding actually require.
- How parents can support without pressuring.
How Great Marriages Are Built
And it’s never too late to build better. Because saying “I do” is just the beginning…
One year in, five years in, ten years in, the spark fades, the fights repeat, and the love can feel buried under daily stress. Day 2 gives you the tools to understand your spouse, communicate with respect, and grow together, not apart.
- The five stages of marriage, and how to move through them with grace.
- The different types of marriages, and how to shift yours for the better.
- Rights and responsibilities in Islam, and how they’re often misunderstood.
- The silent killers of connection, and how to deal with them early.
- Communication vs. control, and why most couples get this wrong.
- The art of criticism: how to correct without crushing your spouse.
- How to identify the tipping points before they become breaking points.
- How to break the cycle of conflict before it breaks you.
- The art of apology, and how to repair what’s been broken.
- Navigating power struggles and regaining balance.
- Conflict resolution through a prophetic lens.
- The five love languages, in an Islamic context.
- Lessons from the marriages of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
“And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquility in them; and He placed between you affection and mercy.”
Your Instructor
Shaykh Yaser BirjasShaykh Yaser Birjas is the Head of our Islamic Law and Theory Department. Often described as the fatherly figure by students, Shaykh Yaser exudes a calm, gentle, and caring demeanour that welcomes students to ask questions with awe and respect.
He is one of the most trusted voices in our community when it comes to marriage, love, and relationships. His specialty in the subject has made him a highly sought-after marriage counsellor in the Muslim community. He has advised countless couples at every stage of their journey, from the first conversation to the hardest ones.
Over two full days, you won’t just hear lectures. You’ll get to bring him your real questions in a live Q&A.
Don’t leave love to luck.
Bi-idhnillah, your love story deserves better than guesswork.Learn what it takes to build a relationship that’s peaceful, purposeful, and pleasing to Allah. Secure your spot for Love Notes today, before it’s full.
Register now – New York City