The Marhaba Iftar إفطار مرحبا
One long table, students beside chief executives, breaking the fast together. The night the founding hundred meet in person.
Marhaba Network
مرحبا
The table is better with you.
You are warmly invited to the founding of a private network for students, professionals, founders and executives.
- Admission
- Welcomed by hand · one hundred founding seats
- Where
- A private WhatsApp community, and around real tables
Most networks begin at the top. Marhaba begins at the door, where a student with ambition meets an executive with answers, and both leave better for it.
Ahmed Karrar · Founder
The Network
Four seats at one table.
Every member gives something and leaves with something. Titles are left at the gate; adab and amanah come in with you.
01
Students
الطلاب- Brings
- Energy, campus reach and fresh eyes.
- Leaves with
- A mentor before they need one, internships, an honest resume review.
02
Professionals
المهنيون- Brings
- Expertise, and a hand up for those behind them.
- Leaves with
- Warm referrals, the next role, a circle of peers.
03
Founders
المؤسسون- Brings
- Jobs, case studies and builder's honesty.
- Leaves with
- First customers, first hires, introductions to capital.
04
Executives & investors
القادة- Brings
- An hour a month and a few doors.
- Leaves with
- The next generation first, deal flow, and sadaqah jariyah.
Inside
A house built around a masjid.
Marhaba lives in a private WhatsApp Community, laid out like a courtyard house. Enter through the gate, introduce yourself at the threshold, gather in the courtyard, and pray in the masjid at its heart. Choose a room to look inside.
Open nowOpening as we grow
Every morningThe reminderOne ayah or hadith in Deen & Dhikr.
MondayAsks & OffersOne need, one offer, in the Souq.
WednesdayThe SpotlightOne member and how to help them.
FridayJumu'ahAl-Kahf, then new members introduce themselves.
MonthlyHalaqa & dinnerA circle on faith and work, and a seat at the table.
Gatherings
The chat is the hallway. The table is the point.
Small rooms, real conversations, seated with intention. Founding members are always invited first.
The Majlis Dinner
Twenty-five guests, seated so that everyone at the table should meet everyone else.
Ask a CEO
An hour with someone who has built something real. Students ask first.
The Halaqa
A circle on faith, work and money, with a qualified teacher.
The door is open
Founding Membership
Take a founding seat
100Founding
seats
seats
The first hundred members shape what Marhaba becomes. Each founding seat is numbered, and the number is yours for life.
i.
Seated first, alwaysPriority at the Iftar, every dinner, and every Ask a CEO.
ii.
Free through the founding seasonNo membership fees while we build this together.
iii.
A real sayFounding members vote on the rooms, circles and cities we open next.
All 100 seats openSeat № 001 is next
House Rules
Built on adab and amanah.
Trust is the whole product. Five rules, held firmly: one private reminder, and then the door.
أدبAdab firstSpeak to a student as you would to a chief executive, and the other way round.
أمانةWhat is said here, stays hereA struggle, a deal, a number. Break a confidence and you leave.
عطاءGive before you askThe best members help first. Introductions are earned by generosity.
سوقNo selling in the hallwaysNo spam or pitches. Offers belong in the Souq on Monday.
حياءSisters' comfort firstModest and professional. A message says who you are and why.
Membership
Take a founding seat.
Three easy steps, and a warm welcome at the end of them.
i.
Tap to joinRequest a seat in the Marhaba Community on WhatsApp.
ii.
Welcomed inAn admin lets you in by hand, usually within a day.
iii.
Say salaamIntroduce yourself in Intros and we'll connect you with members who fit.
Come in, you're welcome.
Tap below to request a seat in the Marhaba Community on WhatsApp. We welcome every request by hand, usually within a day, in sha Allah.
Join on WhatsAppOnce you're in, say salaam in 👋 Intros.
Questions
Before you join.
Who is Marhaba for?
Students, young professionals, founders, executives and investors, eighteen and over. If you want to grow, and to help others grow, you belong here.
Why is each request approved by hand?
A network is only as good as the trust inside it. Welcoming every member personally keeps out spam and sellers, so everyone inside is worth meeting.
Does it cost anything?
No. Membership is free through the founding season. Some dinners may carry a ticket to cover the venue, and members always hear first.
Where does it happen?
In a private WhatsApp Community, with gatherings online and in person every month. We are starting in the United States.
Will other members see my number?
Inside the group chats, yes, as in any WhatsApp group. If you'd rather not, ask us to keep you in Announcements only.