The first migration to Abyssinia was not an easy journey. The Muslims left behind their loved ones, property, and a familiar homeland to flee to unknown lands. They sought a place that promised safety, peace, and refuge—a stark contrast to the Muslim's persecution in Makkah.
This course provides the historical, political, and social context in which the Muslims migrated to Abyssinia. It draws lessons and takeaways from the sacrifices of the beloved companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
By taking this course, students will learn details about the character and actions of the Muslims who undertook this unique journey. They'll learn about the challenges they faced and how this journey impacted them as believers. This course will provide students practical ways to emulate the actions of these courageous companions.
- Teacher: Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
- This course is for students of all ages.
- It is particularly beneficial for parents and teachers looking to teach the Prophetic biography.
- This course can also be taken by anyone interested in Islamic history.
- It is an On-Demand course. Students do not need any prerequisite to complete this course.
- Understand the circumstances of the Muslims undertaking the migration.
- Describe the characteristics of the Muslims that allowed them to persevere through the difficulty.
- Understand the challenges they faced on their journey.
- Appreciate the justice of the king of Abyssinia.
- Describe how the Muslims dealt with people of other faiths.
- Understand the role of leadership in the context of this migration.
In this engaging series for young children, we give beneficial lessons from the Shifa of Qadi Iyad at a comprehensive level which young children can understand and relate to. This great text is by the great scholar of Islam, Qadi Iyad. The Shiffa is important because it discusses the blessed character and virtue of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
In these unique lessons, the story is told from the perspective of a student of Qadi Iyad, who explains the text to his young son Mahmud. The lessons are presented in story format featuring puppets. These lessons are easy-to-follow and appealing for young children.
- Teacher: Ustadha Shireen Ahmed
For a thousand years, this beautiful and majestic book has guided the Muslim community to a straight and balanced path in their beliefs and practices concerning the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
This is the most comprehensive compilation of Quranic references about the Messenger, with Qadi Iyad's authoritative commentary on them. It includes a complete catalog, the rights of the Messenger, and the honor, obedience, and protection due to him and his name from his followers, the Muslim community.
The Shifa (healing) is perhaps the most frequently used and commented upon handbook in which the Prophet's life, his qualities, and his miracles are described in every detail. This work was so highly admired throughout the Muslim world that it soon acquired a sanctity of its own for it is said: "If the Shifa is found in a house, this house will not suffer any harm... When a sick person reads it or it is recited to him, Allah will restore his health."
- This course is suitable for children under ten.
- It is a General Level course.
- This course can also be taken by any child who wants to learn more about the Prophetic character.
- Develop a love for the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him).
- Recognize the station of the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him).
- Appreciate the good character of the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him).
- Gain motivation to emulate the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him).
This course covers the life of the Prophet Muhammad, blessings and peace be upon him, from his migration to Medina until his passing. You’ll hear inspiring stories of his social excellence, sacrifice, and steadfastness. The course closes with a concise account of the era of the Four Righteous Caliphs who came after the Prophet Muhammad, blessings and peace be upon him.
- Teacher: Shaykh Abdullah Anik Misra
- The migration to Medina and building a new society
- Skirmishes, battles, treaties, and survival
- The campaigns and the conquest of Mecca
- Delegations of the Farewell Pilgrimage
- The Four Caliphates, the Salaf, their examples, our inheritance
The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “None of you truly believes until I am more beloved to him than his parent, his child and all of mankind put together.” In order to love the Prophet fully (peace be upon him), and to embody that love by following his example, we must know who he was.
Ustadh Abdullah Misra will help students fulfill both of these key obligations. The course begins by introducing students to the Science of the Prophetic Biography (sira). Students will examine the origins of the science, as well as the methodology employed to gather and verify the details of the Prophet’s life and certain modernist approaches to the Seerah. After preparing themselves by examining the purpose and manners of studying the Prophetic Biography, students will engage in a detailed examination of the Meccan period of the Prophet’s life, concluding with the Migration (hijrah) to Madina. Throughout, students will explore not only what the Prophet did, but also how to apply the lessons of his example more completely in their own lives. Students will be encouraged to supplement the course lectures and live sessions by reading Martin Ling’s biography, Muhammad.
- Teacher: Shaykh Abdullah Anik Misra
- The inception, development, and science of Prophetic biography (sira)
- Mecca before the birth of the Prophet, blessings and peace be upon him
- The life of the Prophet, blessings and peace be upon him, from his birth to the flight to Madina
Learn to live the essence of the Prophet’s wisdom, blessings and peace be upon him.
Do you want to understand the most foundational hadiths of the Prophet, blessings and peace be upon him? This course explains the essence of Prophetic wisdom and guidance gathered in Imam Nawawi’s Forty Hadiths.
This course will nurture your faith, deepen your religious understanding, increase your love for the Beloved Prophet, blessings and peace be upon him, and clarify how you can live the essence of his wisdom in these times.
In this in-depth course, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani explains Imam Nawawi’s Forty Hadith, using classical commentaries and a wide range of reference works in Islamic scholarship.
This will make clear to you the meanings, beauty, and guidance in these central Prophetic sayings, which Imam Nawawi selected as being hadiths around which “the message of Islam revolves.”
- Teacher: Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
- Understand the fundamental principles of Islam.
- Apply the principles in their daily lives.
- Gain familiarity with the narrators of hadith.
- Increase in faith and love for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).