The vision of Boston Islamic Seminary (BIS) was born.

A core team began working to develop the Seminary and move the vision toward implementation.

Boston Islamic Seminary was formally registered as a corporation in Massachusetts, and its initial board structure was established.

BIS launched continuing education programming and began building its academic and administrative foundations.

BIS expanded its educational offerings, including early certificate and fellowship programming, and completed the development of its first full-time program curriculum.

BIS was registered as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The Seminary also submitted its application to the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education for degree-granting authority and launched graduate certificate programming.

BIS expanded its board, administrative capacity, and educational offerings, strengthening its institutional structure.

BIS received approval from the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education to award the Master of Islamic Religious Leadership degree. BIS also moved its campus operations to Chelsea, Massachusetts.

The inaugural cohort of the Master of Islamic Religious Leadership began its studies. BIS also joined the Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium as an Associate Member and became an institutional member of the Association of Muslim Chaplains.

BIS celebrated the first graduation ceremony of the Master of Islamic Religious Leadership program, marking a historic milestone in the development of the Seminary and its mission.

BIS continued strengthening its academic programs, institutional assessment, student support, governance, faculty development, and public accountability as part of its institutional development and accreditation preparation

BIS advanced its institutional accreditation process with the New England Commission of Higher Education and continued expanding the academic and administrative infrastructure supporting its graduate programs and students