Ma’rifa is a national organization committed to the spiritual and intellectual growth of Shi’i students. By curating resources, crafting content, and building a community network, we provide students with a framework for critical leadership, grounded in culturally relevant, Islamic perspectives. Our goal is to invest in and enrich the Shi’i student journey in order to discover our individual and collective ma’rifa.

We held our first conference in 2020 at Harvard University. It was the first step towards this goal, spurred by the need for a forum of exploring God-centric knowledge for students, scholars, and community leaders. Five conferences later, we are happy to invite you for our sixth conference, Ma’rifa 2025: Justice At Hand.

We are grateful to announce our 6th annual conference, Ma’rifa 2025: Justice at Hand. Join us on February 21-23 in Los Angeles, CA to envision the world through ‘Adl, the Islamic conception of justice.

The theme is inspired by the following Quran verse: “This is the result of what your hands have put forth. Indeed, God is never unjust to His servants” [3:182]

Due to the ongoing and preventable tragedies across the globe today, both locally and internationally, it was imperative for our team at Ma’rifa to reexamine our programming for 2024-2025. The theme for this year’s conference, “Justice at Hand” is central to our mission of providing students with culturally relevant and Islamic perspectives through our programs. We are inspired by our student community’s calls for justice and grateful for the imagination they carry in their hearts and actions for a better world.

Ma’rifa 2025: Justice at Hand will be held from February 21-23 in Los Angeles, CA with the Friday program commencing at 7 pm PST and the Sunday program ending by 12 pm PST.

Stay tuned for more information!

Registration is open! It will remain open through December 15th, or until tickets sell out.

You can register for the conference if you meet the following criteria:

A Shi'a individual between 18 and 25 years old (including undergraduates, graduate students and recent graduates). Please note that high school students are NOT eligible to attend Ma'rifa 2025.

To complete your registration, please fill out the registration form under the Register tab.

You can purchase a ticket through the registration form under the Register tab.

Tickets will be limited to 300 individuals to ensure the integrity of the content and the capacity of the venue.

You must complete your registration, arrange transportation to Los Angeles, CA, and confirm your lodging.

Ma’rifa has partnered with the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Los Angeles Downtown to offer attendees a discounted price. You can book your rooms by navigating to Lodging under the Logistics tab. You are also welcome to stay with family or friends.

The deadline to book the hotel is January 15th, 2025, or until rooms fill up. The roommate form will be available until rooms fill up.

King rooms will be available for $197/night and can accommodate up to 2 people. Double queen rooms will be available for $197/night and can accommodate up to 4 people.

Please note that the cost for a two-night stay will be ~$98/person if split four ways, ~$131/person if split three ways, and ~$197/person if split two ways.

You can book your rooms by navigating to Lodging under the Logistics tab.

Sign up to get matched with a roommate by navigating to Lodging under the Logistics tab!

Early bird tickets will be $35 and regular tickets will be $45.

Ma’rifa Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Our programs are sponsored primarily by academic grants through universities, Muslim organizations, and public donations from community donors, masjids, centers and other religious organizations. If you are interested in supporting our work, please reach out to us at conference@marifaprograms.com.

There will be limited financial aid available for eligible attendees. More information on that is forthcoming on our socials and website.

We understand that life happens and will try our best to work with you to process a refund if applicable.

The conference will not be recorded for external use. You must be present in-person.

Before the conference, we ask that you respond to our Call for Responses prompt. We are a content driven conference so the most important factor in making Ma’rifa 2025 successful will be engagement from our attendees. We ask that you please come ready to participate, meet, organize, and learn with your peers.

Feel free to DM us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook at @marifaprograms or email us at conference@marifaprograms.com!