THE MANHOOD PROJECT

Conversations A Man Must Settle

The Manhood Project is a monthly gathering for brothers to reflect on what it means to become men of faith, responsibility, character, and purpose.

Each month, we will explore one important area of manhood over two Friday evenings. These sessions are designed to give brothers the space to slow down, reflect honestly, ask questions, share experiences, and learn from one another.

The gathering is not just about learning information. It is about looking at ourselves with sincerity, strengthening our relationship with Allah, and growing in the way we carry our responsibilities as sons, husbands, fathers, leaders, and members of the community.

The evenings will begin with Maghrib in congregation, followed by a reflective session, group discussion, and supper.

HOW IT WORKS

The Manhood Project follows a monthly chapter-based format. Each month, a different chapter of manhood will be explored in depth.

Rather than rushing through many topics in one sitting, every chapter will be covered over two Friday evenings. This gives us time to reflect more deeply, discuss real experiences, and allow the conversations to settle.

Some of the themes we hope to explore include sonhood, marriage, fatherhood, leadership, emotional maturity, responsibility, character, family, and service.

This is a space for brothers who want to grow, not only in knowledge, but in maturity, adab, self-awareness, and responsibility.

THIS MONTH’S SESSION

Chapter 1: Sonhood
Your Parents Are Not Your Maids

Before a man becomes a husband, a father, a leader, or a provider, he is first a son.

This opening chapter invites us to reflect on one of the earliest and most important responsibilities in a man’s life: his relationship with his parents.

Many of us love our parents, but love is not always shown properly. Sometimes, it gets buried under tiredness, frustration, distance, busyness, or the assumption that they will always be there.

This session will look at how we speak to our parents, how we serve them, how we respond when we feel misunderstood, and how we honour them while still growing into our own lives as adults.

It is also a reminder that our parents are not simply people who cook, clean, provide, remind, worry, and wait. They are part of our journey back to Allah, and the way we treat them says a lot about the kind of men we are becoming.

SESSION DETAILS

Dates: Friday, 3 July and Friday, 10 July 2026
Time: 7.00pm to 10.00pm
Venue: Revamp
Fee: $60 per participant, for both evenings

The fee includes both Friday sessions.

THE MANHOOD PROJECT BOOK

Participants may purchase The Manhood Project book onsite at $25.

Through sixteen chapters of reflections, stories, and observations drawn from years of community work and personal experience, the book explores the responsibilities, relationships, and realities that many men quietly carry.

It is designed to accompany the monthly sessions and support deeper reflection on the journey of becoming a better son, husband, father, brother, and servant of Allah.

WHO IS THIS FOR?

This gathering is for brothers who want to reflect seriously on their lives, responsibilities, relationships, and character.

You do not need to have everything figured out before coming. The Manhood Project is for those who are still learning, still struggling, still growing, and still trying to become better for the sake of Allah.

Sometimes, becoming a better man begins with being honest enough to say:

“I still have work to do.”

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