2026 SEASONAL STUDY: Feminine Bearings
About Katiba Collective
Cultivating Thinking Muslims
Katiba Collective is an educational institute dedicated to the study and application of Sacred knowledge for Muslim women.
Through courses, seminars, and guided study, we help women develop the knowledge, perspective, and confidence needed to navigate modern life through the lens of Islamic tradition.
All our programs are facilitated by female scholars trained in the classical Islamic sciences, creating spaces that are intellectually serious, spiritually nourishing, and emotionally safe.
Why “Katiba”?
In Arabic, kātiba means “female scribe.” The name reflects our commitment to the preservation, transmission, and embodiment of Sacred knowledge by Muslim women. We honour the rich legacy of female scholarship while contributing to its continued presence in contemporary communities.
Our Vision
We believe that thriving Muslim communities are built through multiple forms of contribution and service.
At Katiba Collective, our focus is education.
Specifically, we seek to cultivate Muslim women who are knowledgeable, thoughtful, spiritually grounded, and capable of navigating modern life through the guidance of Islamic tradition.
The graphic below illustrates the wider vision of community development within which Katiba Collective contributes its educational role.
Our Educational Philosophy
We believe Sacred knowledge is best acquired through consistency rather than intensity, companionship rather than isolation, and structured study rather than fragmented learning.
While modern Muslims often consume information through disconnected reminders, social media, and lectures, we prioritise a coherent educational journey that allows knowledge to deepen gradually over time and shape both understanding and practice.
Our Educational Pathway
The Miftah Program forms the foundation of adult Islamic learning. It focuses on the core sciences and individual obligations (fard 'ayn) required of every Muslim woman, including Aqidah, Fiqh, Hadith, Tazkiyah, Sirah, and Qur'anic studies. This stage builds essential knowledge and establishes the foundations for a grounded Islamic life.
Graduates may be invited into Miftah Integration, an advanced stage focused on deeper engagement with the Islamic sciences, their principles, and communal dimensions of practice (fard kifayah).
This stage develops greater intellectual maturity and explores how Sacred knowledge is understood, applied, and lived within wider community contexts.
Alongside the core pathway, students access specialist seminars and studies in applied Sacred knowledge, including marriage, divorce, finance, inheritance, and other areas of lived experience (fiqh al-mu'amalat).
Together, these components form a coherent, comprehensive, and structured framework designed to reflect the internal coherence of the Islamic tradition while remaining accessible, relevant, and grounded for contemporary Muslim women.
About the Director
Rahmah Ilahee is a classically trained Islamic scholar, educator, and course developer based in Melbourne. She began her formal studies at Darul Ulum College of Victoria over 16 years ago and advanced to specialise in Islamic jurisprudence and legal verdicts (iftāʾ) under Mufti Abdur-Rahman Mangera and Mufti Zubair Patel (UK).
With a Bachelor’s degree in Education and certifications in counselling and coaching, she integrates classical scholarship with contemporary practice. She currently teaches the Sacred Sciences to advanced students in a traditional ʿālimah program and serves as assessment developer for the Diploma of Islamic Studies (Padstow, NSW).
As the founding director of Katiba Collective, she leads the development of programs and resources that translate the depth of the Islamic intellectual tradition into thoughtful, real-world application.
Hear directly from the Director of Katiba Collective on why this space was founded, the vision shaping its programs, and the spirit in which Sacred knowledge is sought.
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