Absolute Essentials of Islam (Hanafi): Getting Started With Your Belief and Practice
Absolute Essentials of Islam (Hanafi): Getting Started With Your Belief and Practice
The Prophet said that, “Whoever travels a path to seek knowledge, Allah facilitates for them a path to Paradise.” (Muslim) This course is the first step in your pursuit of religious knowledge. It explains what your religion is; what you must know about it; and how you should learn it. This course covers what every Muslim must know about the basic guidance of Islam in its three dimensions: (1) beliefs (iman)—and how to have sound belief in Allah, His Prophets, and the Hereafter; (2) submission (Islam)—how to make your purification and prayer valid, sound, and proper; and (3) spiritual excellence (ihsan)—by looking at key sins and vices to avoid, and key virtuous actions and traits to uphold, in seeking closeness to Allah. This course is taught according to the Hanafi school. If you would like to learn it according to the Shafi‘i school, take this course instead.