Upcoming Event
The Prophet’s ﷺ Smile: The Power of Hilm
Date: Tuesday, November 11th, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: New Brunswick Islamic Center
Audience: Ages 5–11 w/ parents
What is Hilm? It means staying calm, patient, and strong even when others upset us.
Join us for an afternoon exploring The Prophet’s ﷺ Smile and the beautiful prophetic quality of Hilm: gentle strength and thoughtful patience.
Through stories, reflection, and creative activities, children and parents will learn how the Prophet ﷺ responded with kindness when faced with harshness, smiling instead of reacting, and showing patience instead of pride. His forbearance changed hearts and inspired love.
Younger and older children will take part in age-appropriate activities that match their level of understanding and creativity, so every child can learn, reflect, and connect in a meaningful way.
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Tuesday, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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Limited seats keep the experience personal, playful, and engaging for every family.
Inspiring children through faith, character, and play
At Tabassum, children discover the life of the Prophet ﷺ in ways that speak to their hearts. Through stories, activities, and reflection, they learn kindness, gratitude, patience, and respect. Every session is designed to nurture good manners and strong values while keeping children engaged, joyful, and connected to their faith and the life of the Prophet ﷺ.
Through differentiated instruction, children engage with the Seerah and Sunnah at their own level, gaining empathy, gratitude, and resilience.
We use experiential learning via storytelling, role-play, and creative activities in order to make Islamic knowledge joyful, practical, and lasting. Our goal is to enstill a deep love for the Prophet ﷺ within every child.
Our approach blends social and emotional growth, Islamic values, and critical thinking, preparing children to thrive at home, school, and in the community.
Tabassum means "smile" in Arabic, and that is at the heart of everything we do. We are a children's Islamic learning initiative based in Central New Jersey, dedicated to nurturing both knowledge and character in young hearts.
Our programs combine the beauty of the Seerah, the wisdom of Islamic manners (akhlaq), and a unique approach we call Prophetic Emotional Learning. This method helps children build empathy, patience, gratitude, and resilience while staying connected to their faith.
Through storytelling, differentiated instruction, creative activities, and community-centered learning, Tabassum creates an environment where every child feels seen, valued, and inspired to grow. We aim to support families in raising children who carry the light of Islam with confidence, kindness, and joy.
At Tabasum Kids, we believe that true education nurtures both the heart and the mind. Our curriculum is built on two interconnected streams:
Children explore the life of the Prophet ﷺ through storytelling, reflection, and creative activities. Each story highlights a key lesson or virtue, showing children how the Prophet's example can guide their own lives.
Alongside the Seerah, children learn about character and behavior. We focus on overcoming diseases of the heart such as anger, arrogance, and greed, while cultivating virtues such as patience, humility, gratitude, and generosity. Lessons also emphasize adab, respect, and everyday Sunnahs.
A Seerah event or Prophetic teaching.
Connecting the story to daily life.
A virtue to practice or a harmful trait to avoid.
Crafts, role-play, or group projects.
A small Sunnah or good deed for children to practice at home.
Tabasum Kids offers standalone workshops which are focused on one powerful story or theme from the Seerah, giving children a deep and memorable learning experience.
Workshops are designed to be immersive, interactive, and practical. They are delivered in two formats:
A single 2-hour session packed with storytelling, reflection, and hands-on activities.
Two 1.5 hr gatherings. Each day focuses on a different aspect of the story, with time for reflection and action.
The Year of the Elephant: Trust in Allah’s protection.
Who is al-Amīn? Lessons on honesty and trustworthiness.
The Conquest of Makkah: Mercy and forgiveness in times of strength.
Kindness to Parents: Respect and service as part of faith.
Diseases of the Heart: Understanding anger, arrogance, and greed through Seerah stories.
Co-Founder, Tabassum Seerah
Seerah & Prophetic Stories
Ustadh Muin brings together his professional background as a Software Architect and his passion for Islamic learning to inspire the next generation. A graduate of Rutgers University in Economics and Computer Science, he has also dedicated the past six years to studying the Islamic sciences under teachers at Dar Ul Fath and Safina Society.
He holds a Diploma in Classical Arabic from Usul Academy and a Diploma in AI Philosophy and Kalaam from BT Academy. For the last four years, Ustadh Muin has taught Seerah for Kids and Tarbiyyah at Safina Society, where his engaging style has made the Prophetic stories come alive for children. As a father of three, he understands the needs of today's Muslim families and is committed to making Islamic learning both joyful and transformative.
Co-Founder, Tabassum Tarbiyyah
Tarbiyyah & Character Development
Imam Ali serves as Visiting Scholar and Imam at MCNJ Masjid in Fords, NJ, where he leads prayers, delivers Friday sermons, and provides counseling for youth, families, and community members. With over eight years of teaching experience, he brings depth and compassion to his classes on Aqidah, Fiqh, and Tafsir both online and in person.
He began his studies in the U.S. through Safina Society's Uwaylim Program under Shaykh Shadee Elmasry, then traveled abroad for advanced learning in Tunisia, Algeria, and Egypt. In Cairo, he studied under Mufti Maḥmoud Shabieb al-Mālikī, a student of the renowned Al-Azhar scholar Shaykh Aḥmad Ṭāhā Rayyān. Imam Ali later earned a Graduate Diploma in Shariʿah and Maliki Fiqh from Al Majd Institute.
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