ABOUT US
OUR VISION
Our vision is to have a global community where every child has access to Quranic and Islamic education so as to strive toward the role of being noble students and ambassadors of Quran and Ahlul Bayt.
OUR MISSION
The mission of Salam Online is to promote access to Quranic and Islamic education to every child so as to increase knowledge and the application of knowledge in Islamic history, Akhlāq, Fiqh,ʿAqāid and the Noble Quran, in a holistic way which covers social, spiritual and physical aspects of development. It is our mission to guide and nurture students who will carry this knowledge forward and adopt through it, God-consciousness.
OUR FOUNDER
Maulana Nabi Raza Abidi
SABA and R.I.S.E. BOD Resident Aalim
Maulana Nabi Raza Abidi was born and raised in Alipur, India in a religious, Syed family. After completing his early education, he moved to Iran at the age of 14 to pursue Islamic studies. He spent the first 2 years learning Farsi, basic Arabic grammar, and Akham in Najafabad, and then moved to Qom for 14 years. In Qom, he studied at Hujjatiyah, Fayziyah, and the Institute of Imam Jafar as-Sadiq under Ayatollah Jafar Subhani while concurrently earning his PhD from the University of Tehran. After completing his lower level studies, he participated in Dars Kharij under many reputable scholars, such as Ayatollah Jafer Subhani, Ayatollah Fazel Lankarani, Ayatollah Makarim Shirazi, and Ayatollah Wahid Khorasani.
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Maulana Abidi spent 4 years answering questions in the office of Grand Ayatollah Fazel Lankarani and 5 years conducting research in theology and philosophy under Ayatollah Jafar Subhani, where he also helped write and publish books on various topics. Thereafter, he taught Usool, Fiqh, Philosophy, and Tafseer for 5 years in Hujjatiyah, Fayziya and Jamatuz Zahra.
In 2002, Maulana Abidi moved to San Jose, CA to serve as the Resident Aalim of SABA Islamic Center, and has done so for the past 20 years. Under his guidance, SABA Center has expanded tremendously and incorporated many successful undertakings, including a full-time school, RISE Academy. Additionally, he has helped establish and advises many foundations and masaajid. He is also the founder of al-Kisa Foundation and its subsidiaries, including Kisa Kids. Moulana Abidi serves on various school boards and provides guidance for several full-time and weekend Islamic schools around the United States and globally as well as establish guidance for the SABA Sunday School and RISE Academy.
He continues to further his studies in irfaan, philosophy, and Dars Kharij with renowned scholars correspondingly.