Elite Muslim Life Lab
Elite Muslim Life Lab: Real Faith. Real Life. 🌟
A 30-week discussion-based program for Muslim teens and young adults ages 13–20. This is not another lecture series where students sit silently. Every class connects Islam to real life in America—identity, friends, pressure, phones, doubts, relationships, stress, money, college, work, adulthood, and marriage.
Each 50-minute session includes:
• A real-life scenario
• An anonymous poll
• A short 3–8 minute video or reading
• Honest guided discussion
• A Quranic or Prophetic principle
• An activity or role-play
• One practical weekly challenge
Two discussion levels: ages 13–15 and ages 16–20.
Core teaching materials are drawn from Yaqeen Curriculum™, which provides educator-developed lesson plans, presentations, worksheets, and assessments.
Weeks 1–10: Identity, Friends & Character
WEEK 1 — Who Am I? Being Muslim in America
Video: Our Muslim Youth Are Hurting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzeIPrp-WVA
WEEK 2 — What Is My Moral Compass?
Yaqeen unit: The Morality Toolkit
WEEK 3 — What Does Success Mean?
Yaqeen unit: Why We Worship God
WEEK 4 — Choosing Friends
Yaqeen unit: The Morality Toolkit
WEEK 5 — Peer Pressure: Everyone Is Doing It
Yaqeen unit: The Morality Toolkit
WEEK 6 — Anger: Who Controls Whom?
Yaqeen unit: Clear Mind, Connected Soul
WEEK 7 — Gossip & Backbiting
Yaqeen unit: The Morality Toolkit
WEEK 8 — Truth, Rumors & Fake News
Yaqeen unit: Decoding Media
WEEK 9 — Social Media & Truth
Yaqeen unit: Decoding Media
WEEK 10 — Responsibility & Independence
Yaqeen unit: Why We Worship God
Weeks 11–20: Family, Phones, Doubts & Relationships
WEEK 11 — Parents: Respect vs Agreement
Yaqeen unit: The Morality Toolkit
WEEK 12 — Fairness at Home
Yaqeen unit: The Morality Toolkit
WEEK 13 — My Phone vs My Attention
Yaqeen unit: Clear Mind, Connected Soul
WEEK 14 — Comparison & Envy
Yaqeen unit: Clear Mind, Connected Soul
WEEK 15 — Forgiveness Doesn't Mean Being a Doormat
Yaqeen unit: The Morality Toolkit
WEEK 16 — Hard Questions & Doubts
Yaqeen units: The Case for Allah's Existence and How Can Evil Coexist with a Merciful God?
WEEK 17 — Desire Isn't the Same as Action
Yaqeen unit: Love at First Sight? Ethics of Desire
WEEK 18 — Crushes, Dating Culture & Boundaries
WEEK 19 — Online Content & Self-Control
WEEK 20 — Faith Can't Be Only Rules
Yaqeen unit: Why We Worship God
Weeks 21–30: Resilience, Work, Adulthood & Marriage
WEEK 21 — Handling Failure
Yaqeen unit: Clear Mind, Connected Soul
WEEK 22 — Resilience & Going Against the Crowd
Yaqeen unit: The Morality Toolkit
WEEK 23 — Money: What Is Enough?
Yaqeen unit: Fasting and Zakat—Winning Through Sacrifice
WEEK 24 — Halal Work & Integrity
Yaqeen unit: Do You Need Islam to Be an Ethical Person?
WEEK 25 — College & Career: What Should I Become?
Yaqeen unit: Why We Worship God
WEEK 26 — Becoming an Adult
Yaqeen unit: The Morality Toolkit
WEEK 27 — Marriage: What Am I Actually Looking For?
Yaqeen unit: Love at First Sight? Ethics of Desire
WEEK 28 — Marriage Is Responsibility, Not a Wedding
Teacher-guided discussion using the Ethics of Desire units and Islamic family principles.
WEEK 29 — Ask Anything Day
Students submit anonymous questions. Teacher selects the most relevant Yaqeen units.
WEEK 30 — My Muslim Life Plan
Students create a personal plan for faith, family, education, work, money, friendships, and service.
https://yaqeeninstitute.org/curriculum/principles-of-faith/why-we-worship-god
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