MAS Chapters and Institutions

MAS chapters all over the United States are working to realize the mission of MAS at the local level. Implementing MAS programs, recruiting members, and empowering the work of MAS' national departments, the local chapters are MAS' grassroots.  An array of integrated and comprehensive national departments and institutions direct and streamline MAS efforts across the country.  These departments include:

Tarbiyah Department
The Tarbiyah Department equips MAS members and potential members with the proper understanding, spirituality, character, discipline, and skills necessary to fulfill the mission.  Through the department's programs, MAS members are empowered and integrated into an effective team, held together by a resilient spirit of brotherhood.

MAS Youth
MAS Youth serves all American youth through a wide array of programs and services.  The MAS Youth mission is to develop and nurture, through knowledge and practice, committed Muslim youth men and women capable of spreading and giving root to the comprehensive understanding of Islam, and to prepare them to be at the forefront in the development of their communities. 

Scouts Department
Provides personal development programs for children, teaching them religion as well as other necessary traits and skills.  The department's programs teach discipline, teamwork, responsibility, self-confidence, and leadership skills.

MAS Council of Islamic Schools
Enhances and standardizes the performance of Islamic schools through networking, evaluation, training, and curriculum development.

MAS Freedom Foundation
Fulfills the Islamic mandate of social activism by mobilizing, organizing, and empowering our community.  The Freedom Foundation promotes effective civic participation through education, training and coalition-building, providing a better society for our community and all Americans.

MAS Outreach Department
Fosters mutual understanding and cooperation for the greater good by engaging all components of the society and empowering the community with material and skills to be civically engaged.

Islamic American University
Promotes Islamic knowledge for all members of the community and trains future scholars with relevant, in-depth knowledge.  IAU offers on-site and online courses leading to an array of undergraduate and graduate degrees. 

MAS Youth and Community Centers
Provides a healthy recreational and educational environment that the entire family can enjoy

MAS Quran Institute
Aims at preserving the Quran by helping Muslims in  America connect to Islam's holy book through recitation, memorization, and deepened understanding.

National and Regional Conventions
MAS conventions offer and environment for the entire Muslim community to meet with scholars, experts, and leaders addressing religious and contemporary issues.  MAS conventions provide opportunity for each family member to learn, socialize, be trained, and find opportunities to get involved.

Training Institute
Offers speakers and training resources that can be used to build a cadre of capable activists informed in politics, outreach, media relations, leadership, parenting, and more.