AUGUST 14 - AUGUST 16, 2026

​"MARRIAGE MATTERS: Strengthening Sacred Bonds in Al-Islam"

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An Interactive Pre-Marital & Marital Event inviting everyone to learn how to create, cultivate & maintain a successful, peaceful, loving marriage from the start!

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All events are Family-Oriented and are for those who are Unmarried, Engaged & Married 

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ALL CONFERENCE EVENTS TAKE PLACE AT "THE NEXUS AT 1214" 

1214 E. Lenoir St., Raleigh, NC

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Planned by MARRIAGE MATTERS MOVEMENT, MUSLIM MARRIAGE MAKEOVER (MMM),  M.A.R.I.A.M. & IWDM Mid-Atlantic Section

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Additional Detailed Information about Registration, Hotel Group Rate & Presenters can be found by visiting the"MARRIAGE MATTERS " Linktree.

Please contact Aqueelah or Luqman Rasheed, II with questions: linktree email/919-824-8725 (cell)

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“MARRIAGE MATTERS CONFERENCE” SCHEDULE

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2026: NETWORKING & COMMUNITY SOCIAL 

*Vendors On-site All-Day*

• 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM – Jumuah Prayer - Khateeb Imam Faheem Shuaibe 

• 2:30 PM – On-site Registration & Check-in

• 2:30 PM – Lunch (Fundraiser for As-Salaam Islamic Center)

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       BREAK

• 6:00 PM – Dinner (Fundraiser for As-Salaam Islamic Center)

• 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM – Community Game & Karaoke Night with Heavy Hors d’oeuvres (included with Registration)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2026: LEARNING & ENTERTAINMENT 

*Vendors On-site All-Day*

• 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM – Onsite Registration, Check-in & Continental Breakfast (included with Registration)

• 9:30 AM – 09:50 AM – Welcome and Opening

• 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM – Session 1: Presented by Imam Faheem Shuaibe (M.A.R.I.A.M.)

• 11:25 AM – 12:40 PM – Session 2: Presented by Aqueelah Nafeesa Rasheed (MMM)

• 12:40 PM – 1:50 PM – Lunch (included with Registration) & Thuhr Prayer 

• 1:50 PM – 3:05 PM – Session 3: Presenter TBD
   

       10 MINUTE BREAK

• 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM – Session 4: Separate Facilitated Brother & Sisters Breakout Sessions

• 4:15 PM - 7:00 PM – Networking & Visit with Vendors 

• 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM – Evening Gala & Entertainment with Live Music & Comedy (dinner included with Registration)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2026: REFLECTION & CONCLUSION 

*Vendors On-site All-Day*

• 11:00 AM - 12 PM – Brunch (Fundraiser for As-Salaam Islamic Center)

• 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM – Closing Q&A Panel Discussion with all invited presenters

• 12:45 - 3:00 PM –Networking, Visit with Vendors & Thuhr Prayer 

• 3:00 PM – Event Concludes​​