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Intellectual Ambassador.

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Intellectual
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Sapience Academy
Academy / Flagship programme

Become a certified

Intellectual

Ambassador

A one-year accredited formation. Understand your dīn deeply, and defend it credibly.

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12

Modules

40+

Units

1yr

To accreditation

Instructor teaching a cohort Sapience Certified Daʿee

By the end you will

✓Explain the case for God, the Qur'an and prophethood in your own words
✓Answer atheism, secularism and modern moral objections at their strongest
✓Hold a real conversation with adab, composure and hikmah
✓Pass written and oral examination as a Sapience Accredited Daʿee
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Fully online. Sponsorship available for those who cannot pay.

Why this programme

Knowing is not
the same as being able to say it

Most Muslims are not short on sincerity. They are short on structure. Lectures are watched, threads are read, and the same objection still lands without an answer.

The Intellectual Ambassador Programme replaces scattered content with formation: a sequence that begins with intention and ends with you able to carry a conversation, in public, under pressure, and be assessed on it.

Sequenced, not scattered

Twelve modules taken in order. Each one assumes the last, so nothing is learned out of place.

Taught live

Live sessions and monthly Q&A. Bring the objection you actually met this week.

Actually assessed

Quizzes, written work and a capstone. Progress is measured, not assumed.

A real credential

Sapience Accreditation, earned through written and oral examination.

Sapience Institute founder

“We are not raising people who can win arguments. We are raising people who can carry the truth with clarity, character and mercy, and who know exactly what they are saying and why.”

Hamza Andreas Tzortzis

Founder, Sapience Institute

Programme structure

From ikhlāṣ
to impact

Every unit in the programme, module by module. All twelve lead to Sapience Accreditation.

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SA1 Before the Call 6 units −
SA1.1 Ikhlāṣ: What it is and How to Develop it
SA1.2 Sound Heart: The Main Diseases & their Cure
SA1.3 Tawḥīd: Who is Allah, Shirk & Why He Deserves Worship
SA1.4 The Messenger: Who is the Prophet ﷺ
SA1.5 The Human Being in Islam: The Soul, the Self & the Journey to Allah
SA1.6 The Fitrah: Our Epistemic Backdrop
SA2.1 The Call: Defining Daʿwah, its Need and Virtues
SA2.2 The Caller & the Called: Characteristics of the Duʿāt & Psychology of Daʿwah
SA2.3 Applying ʿIlm: Calling with Wisdom
SA2.4 Engage: Communication, Listening & Body Language
SA2.5 Purpose of Daʿwah & Aims of Daʿwah
SA3.1 Worldviews: The Lenses That Shape Reality
SA3.2 Existential Implications of Godless Worldviews
SA3.3 The Divine Reality: Proving God's Existence & Oneness
SA3.4 The Timeless Miracle: Proving the Qur'an is from God
SA3.5 Prophetic Truth: Arguments for Muhammad's ﷺ Prophethood
SA3.6 Critical Thinking: A Comprehensive Guide on How to Think Clearly
SA3.7 The Art of Debate in Islam
SA4.1 Awakening the Truth Within: Advanced Daʿwah Methodology
SA4.2 No Doubt: 10 Effective Strategies in Addressing Shubuhāt
SA5.1 Islam & Atheism
SA5.2 Islam & Liberalism
SA5.3 Islam & Feminism
SA5.4 Islam & LGBTQ+
SA5.5 Islam & the Problem of Evil
SA5.6 Islam & New Age Spirituality
SA5.7 Islam & Secularism
SA6.1 Does Science lead to atheism?
SA6.2 Science and the Qur'an
SA6.3 Science and the Hadith
SA6.4 Islam and Darwinism
SA6.5 Islam & Intelligent Design
SA7.1 Testing the Trinity: The theo-philosophical incoherence of trinitarianism
SA7.2 Divine Love: Islam vs Christianity
SA7.3 Christological Controversies
SA7.4 The Bible in Islamic Perspective: Textual and Historical Integrity
SA8.1 13 Reasons Why Allah Deserves Worship
SA8.2 The Hermeneutics of Beauty: Natural Signs and Qur'ānic Splendor in Daʿwah
SA9.1 The Intellectual Sīrah
SA9.2 Quranic Controversies: Tough Verses, Clear Responses
SA9.3 Muslim Civilisation: Islam's Legacy of Global Flourishing
SA9.4 Islam & AI
SA10.1 New Muslims support, mentoring and development
SA11.1 Defending the Palestinian cause and Refuting false Zionist narratives
SA12.1 Oral and written exam
SA12.2 45 mins oral exam

Accreditation

Earned, not
issued

The title of Intellectual Ambassador is the end of a formal assessment process, not a certificate of attendance.

STAGE 01

Module quizzes

Short assessments at the close of each module, so you know where you stand before moving on.

STAGE 02

Written assessment

A longer written paper where you construct and defend a case in full, marked by our instructors.

STAGE 03

Oral examination

Forty five minutes, live with our instructors, answering objections without notes to fall back on.

STAGE 04

Accreditation

Recognition as a Sapience Accredited Daʿee and an Intellectual Ambassador.

Who teaches it

Taught by
practitioners

Researchers, duʿāt and educators who have argued these cases in public, not only written about them.

CEO, Sapience Institute

Hamza Andreas Tzortzis

Founder of Sapience Institute and author of The Divine Reality.

Instructor

Imran Hussein

Author of Dying to Believe. Critiques contemporary worldviews, especially New Atheism, and teaches Qur’an-centred outreach.

Instructor

Sh. Fahad Tasleem

Specialist in Islamic theo-philosophy and spirituality, and author of No Doubt: Finding Certainty in an Age of Uncertainty.

Instructor

Dr. Osman Latiff

Historian of the Crusades and published author, with a postdoctorate in politics and international relations.

Instructor

Yusuf Ponders

Researcher and Lighthouse Mentoring manager. First-class philosophy graduate working on nihilism and the meaning of life.

Instructor

Sh. Anwar Arafat

Imam in Memphis with an MA in Islamic leadership, and US outreach specialist for iERA.

Instructor

Mohammed Hijab

Philosopher of religion and co-founder of Sapience Institute. Author of Burhan, and a familiar voice in public debate on Islam.

From our students

Engineers, teachers, students and parents. People who decided to stop guessing.

I have gained so much from the Intellectual Ambassador Course. Every aspect of the course is a 10/10.

Abdulhaneen A.

Intellectual Ambassador student

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The course content is thoughtful and beneficial, and the instructors explain the subjects clearly.

Shadab A.

Intellectual Ambassador student

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One of the most comprehensive and best forms of daʿwah training. I really appreciate the depth and variety of topics.

Mehwish S.

Intellectual Ambassador student

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One membership covers it

Membership gives you the full Intellectual Ambassador Programme: every module, the live sessions, the assessments and the accreditation pathway. Subscribe monthly and cancel anytime, or pay once for lifetime access.

✓All twelve modules and 40+ units
✓Live sessions and monthly Q&A, with replays
✓Written and oral examination, and Sapience Accreditation
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Key dates

EnrolmentOpen now
Sessions began31 March 2026
FormatFully online
DurationOne year

The programme is already underway and enrolment remains open. Join now: membership gives you access to the platform and all existing material from the day you join, so you can study previous sessions at your own pace.

Two ways to pay

Both open the full Intellectual Ambassador Programme. No course-by-course pricing, no upsells.

Monthly subscription

£19.99 / month

Full access while you are a member. Cancel anytime.

✓The full Intellectual Ambassador Programme
✓Live sessions, replays and monthly Q&A
✓Cancel or pause whenever you need to
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Best value

Lifetime access

£199.99 once

Pay once and keep lifetime access to the Intellectual Ambassador Programme, including selected courses we add in future.

✓Everything in the monthly plan
✓No renewals, no expiry, yours for good
✓Written and oral examination included
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All prices in GBP and include the full accreditation pathway. Sponsored places are available for those who cannot pay: apply here.

Questions

Before you enrol

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Do I need prior study to join? −

No. The programme begins with foundations and builds in order, so a committed beginner and a well-read student can both start at Module SA1 and be stretched.

Plan for two to four hours: the module units, one live session or Q&A in the month, and the reading or drills attached to the unit.

Every live session is recorded and released to members, so a missed evening never means a missed module.

Fully online, wherever you are, with live teaching, interactive resources and real-world application built into the year.

It is the Academy's formal recognition that you can present and defend the case for Islam to a standard we are willing to put our name to. It is awarded after the written assessment and a forty five minute oral examination.

Yes. Module SA5 works through atheism, liberalism, feminism, LGBTQ+, the problem of evil and secularism; SA6 covers science and Darwinism; and SA9 takes on Qur'anic controversies, all at the level they are actually argued.

Apply for sponsored access. Places are funded by donors who sponsor students of daʿwah, and applications are reviewed case by case.

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By Allah's permission, 10,000 accredited ambassadors by 2030. Be one of them.

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