Muhammad University of Islam (MUI) is a indepedent religious and educational institution. Most who have heard of MUI are familiar with its Chicago location that was originally established in early 1930’s by Master Fard Muhammad and the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad and then re-established in 1989 by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan. Fast forward years later the profound academic institution has now broke ground in Newark, NJ and will be celebrating its 1- year anniversary in September 2018. The active Director Caleb Muhammad was approached and asked for his assistance to charter a school in Newark, NJ. Very excited about the offer Brother Caleb agreed to help but under one condition; he wanted all the local cities that have an active Mosque to be apart of the school’s planning and development. Once in agreement that every Mosque in the area would be given the opportunity to have a role in some aspect, the planning and development began. Director Caleb G A Muhammad and Assistant Director Al-Nisa Muhammad planned a 4-day trip to Chicago to visit Muhammad University of Islam Chicago. While there Brother Caleb and Sister Al-Nisa interviewed the Director of MUI-Chicago Brother Jason Karriem, asking every question imaginable on how to charter such a school in New Jersey. The soon to be Directors took in every moment to sit in on classes, speak to teachers, review schedules and review curriculums. All this new discovered knowledge was then taken back to New Jersey and used as a blueprint during the development process of MUI NJ.
The school actually opened its
doors to the community on September 12, 2017 and in its first year has enrolled
30 students and a staff of 12 and counting. MUI NJ offers grades Pre-K to 5th
grade and welcomes all religions to enroll. “(We
are) a school, but what (also) makes the school is the discipline that is
attached to it so, we open every morning with military drill so (the children)
know how to follow directions because that is something that we give them,”
explained Brother Caleb. The
curriculum includes Mathematics, Science, Geometry, Geography, History,
Language- Arts, Spelling, and Islamic Studies. The school also offers an After
–Care Program. Soon to come the school will be adding a Spanish course and
Enrichment Programs. The school is set up to breed leaders as each student is
pushed and encouraged to master the work of 2 grade levels beyond their actual
grade. “At
the school everything is centered around being infinite, I think the biggest
piece is seeing the children have no limits, they can go beyond anything they
want,” shared Brother Caleb.
“At the root of every
civilization is a knowledge inherent in which is an idea that gives energy and
direction to that knowledge but if that idea at the root of that knowledge in
civilization is finite then the world that comes as a result of that knowledge
is also finite, it has an end. So, if you’re pulling on the wisdom of God which
is infinite then there is no limit to what a child can achieve”
-
Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan
The school itself is truly catered
to the all around development of students without all the “noise” and issues
one might face in public school setting. With all that is going on in the world
there is an absolute need for independent schools where people believe and love
our children. I leave you with three words Director Caleb Muhammad uses to
describe Muhammad University of Islam New Jersey.
1. Discipline- “The greater the discipline the greater the success”
–The
Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan
2.Mastering- “A master is someone that can do something so well he can
not do it wrong”- Director Caleb Muhammad
3. Civilization- “(The School) is a place we want to embody
culture, refinement, and overall beauty when it comes to education - Director
Caleb Muhammad
To Find out more about the school and donate visit www.muinj.org ; www.paypal.me/muinj ; or email Director
Caleb Muhammad muinewjersey@gmail.com
Register now for the 2018-2019
school year being held at a new location!
School Starts September 5, 2018
“This is not a Muslim School,
it’s a school for our people, it’s a school for excellence, it’s a school for
really bringing back education, and I really want all children to become
scholars and just great.”
