Having godfearingness (taqwa) is a prerequisite for being able to benefit from the great guidance of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace). Take this course to learn how to have godfearingness in most of the everyday situations that you are likely to encounter in your life, such as eating  halal food,...

Allah Most High says, “I have not created jinn-kind nor mankind for any purpose other than to worship Me.” (Qur’an, 51:56) Take this course to get comprehensive and knowledge-based answers to all of the questions that you are likely to face in your worshipAllah Most High, all in light of a formal textbook of in Hanafi law...

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 m...

This course will cover the basics of what all Muslims must know in order to live their lives believing correctly. This includes the attributes of Allah Most High, the attributes of the prophets (peace and blessings be upon them all), transmitted beliefs and issues related to the Hereafter. Th...

This is a Level Two course in the Islamic Studies Curriculum. This course is based on the Mukhtasar of Imam Quduri, which is one of the most celebrated and influential treatises in any Muslim school of m...

This is a Level Two course in the Islamic Studies Curriculum. Allah’s guidan...

This is a Level Two Elective course in the Islamic Studies Curriculum. It is based on Imam Mawsili's great primer on Hanafi fiqh, al-Mukhtar, and its commentary, al-Ikhtiyar li-Ta`lil Masa’il al-Mukhtar.

This is a Level Two elective course in the Islamic Studies Curriculum. It is based on Imam Mawsili's great primer on Hanafi fiqh, al-Mukhtar, and its commentary, al-Ikhtiyar li-Ta`lil Masa’il al-Mukhtar.

This is a Level Two course in the Islamic Studies Curriculum. It serves to provide a proper understanding of the Islamic rulings of worship. In this course, Shaykh...

This is a Level Two course in the Islamic Studies Curriculum. It serves to provide a proper understanding of the Islamic rulings of trade and transactions.

This is a Level Two course in the Islamic Studies Curriculum. This course is based on the Mukhtasar of Imam Quduri, which is one of the most celebrated and influential primers in the Hanafi school of met...

This course is beneficial to all students. Shaykh Khalil al-Nahlawi (d. 1350/1931) was a Hanafi jurist. His book, al-Durar al-Mubaha, reflects the integrity for which he was known as ...

This is a Level Two course in the Islamic Studies Curriculum. This course provides an introduction to the science of Usul al-fiqh and serves as a clear first step for the students of knowledge in buildin...

All of the various Islamic Sciences and our very understanding of Islam itself rely on revelation. The broad ḥadith corpus, along with the Qur'ān, are the two main sources of that revelation from Allāh (Exalted is He). Understanding the importance and role of reports from the Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless h...

This is a Level Two course in the Islamic Studies Curriculum. This course is based on Nur al-Idah wa Najat al-Arwah (The Light of Clarification and the Salvation of Souls), an intermediate work on the fiqh of worship. Written by the erudite scholar, Imam Shurunbulali, it combines rulings from the gre...

Learn how to pray with presence of heart with Allah, according to the call of the Quranic call to, “Establish prayer for My remembrance,” [Qur...

Allah Most High says, “I have not created jinn-kind nor mankind for any purpose other than to worship Me.” (Qur’an, 51:56) Take this course to increase your knowledge of the questions that worshippers fa...

Who is Allah, and how do we know about Him; connect with Him; and draw closer to Him? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) promised Paradise and Eternal Closeness to Allah through learning about Allah’s Names. He said, “Indeed, Allah has ninety-nine Names… whoever encompasses them will enter Para...

This is a Level Three course in the Islamic Studies Curriculum. This course is based on the Kanz al-Daqa’iq of Imam Hafidh al-Din al-Nasafi. The Kanz is one of the most important and influential works in the Hanafi school and is considered one of i...

Shaykh Abd al Ghani al Maydani’s commentary is one of the best written on the Mukhtasar of Imam Ahmad ibn Muhammad al Quduri. It is the perfect entry point to the more detailed texts of the Hanafi school and is...

This Level Two class explores intermediate Islamic beliefs through a close study of Imam Sawi’s commentary on Imam Laqqani’s Jawhara al-Tawhid — a poem that covers mainstream Islamic beliefs about Allah Most High, His messengers (peace be upon them), and the Hereafter. Imam Sawi unpacks the expressions of the poem, making accessible the belie...

The first in a series of courses that covers one of the four main primers of the Hanafi school; Imam Nasafi's Kanz al-Daqa‘iq. It gathers issues from several of the key works of the school to summarize its issues. The purpose of this class is to consoli...

This is a Level Three course in the Islamic Studies Curriculum. This is the first in a series of courses covering Imam Nasafi's Kanz al-Daqa‘iq, one of the four main primers of the Hanafi school. The Kanz gathers issues from several of the key works of the school and summarizes its issues.

This is a Level Three course in the Islamic Studies Curriculum. This course is based on the Kanz al-Daqa’iq of Imam ‘Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Mahmud al-Nasafi. The Kanz is one of the most important and influential works in the Hanafi school and is considered its most fundamenta...

This is a Level Three course in Islamic Law (fiqh) in which Shaykh Faraz Rabbani covers the “Meeting of the Oceans” (Multaqa al-Abhur) by Imam Ibrahim al-Halabi (d. 956 AH). This is one of the most commented-upon texts, for good reason - as it gathers, with clarity and precision, the main issues and legal details ...

This course covers a comprehensive commentary on the five acts of worship written by one of the authorities of the Hanafi school of law. Allah Most High says, “I have not created jinn-kind...

This is a study of a fairly complicated and advanced text in the Hanafi school. It will explore the key issues of the Hanafi school, which are significantly greater than those covered in the text of Imam Quduri. Legal reasoning and the positions of the mujtahids of the Hanafi school, and the preferences of the later authorities will...

This course is based on Imam Nasafi's Kanz al-Daqa‘iq with its commentary Kashf al-Haqa’iq by ‘Allama Abd al-Hakim al-Afghani. Within this class, the commentary will be read in full length and explained further by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani.The key text gathers issues from several of the key works of the school to summarize its...

The objective of this course is to begin the journey of gaining mastery of the Fiqh details of the Hanafi school.We define “Mastery” as a thorough understanding of the text itself, its legal reasoning, and key details."Fiqh" is deep knowledge, with an understanding of nuances and implications."Fiqh" is deep ...

Having godfearingness (taqwa) is a prerequisite for being able to benefit from the great guidance of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace).

“Whoever travels a path to seek knowledge, Allah thereby facilitates for him a path to Paradise.” (Muslim) This course is the first step in your pursuit of religious knowledge by Ahmad bin Zayn al Habashi, one of the great Shafi'i schol...

Do you want to worship Allah confidently? Take this course to get comprehensive and knowledge-based answers to all the questions that you are ...

This course is designed to introduce students to the principles and practices of Shafi‘i fiqh, using the widely recognized text Safinat al-Naja by Shaykh Samir Salim ibn al-Hadrami. The course suits beginners interested in learning about Islamic law and the Shafi‘i school of thought.Over several weeks, students will...

This course, based on Imam ‘Alawiy al-Saqqaf's celebrated text, "Mukhtasar Al-Fawa’id Al-Makkiyya," offers an essential guide for serious students of Islamic knowledge. Students will explore the profound importance of acquiring knowledge, the etiquette required of both the scholar and the learner, and the crucial role of scholars in...

The Prophet Muhammad (May Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “None of you truly believes until I am more beloved to him than his parent, his child, and all of mankind put together.” To fully love and embody the Prophet (May Allah bless him and give him peace), it’s essential to understand who he was.Studying ...

Learn to live the essence of the Prophet’s wisdom (May Allah bless him and give him peace)Do you want to understand the most foundational hadiths of the Prophet (May Allah bless him and give him peace). This course explains the essence of Prophetic wisdom and guidance gathered in Imam Nawawi’s Forty Hadiths.

This course is designed to introduce students to the principles and practices of Shafi‘i fiqh, using the widely recognized text Safinat al-Naja by Shaykh Samir Salim ibn al-Hadrami. The course suits beginners interested in learning about Islamic law and the Shafi‘i school of thought.

This thought-provoking and insightful intermediate (Level Two) course in Islamic Legal Theory is for anyone seeking to gain an appreciation of how Islamic Law works.

Every human action has a divine command associated with it, making it obligatory, recommended, permissible, offensive, or unlawful. We cannot infer these commands with our minds–the only way to learn about them is by learning them from the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace). The ...

This is a Level Two course in the Islamic Studies Curriculum. It serves to provide a proper understanding of the Islamic rulings of trade and transactions according to the Shafi‘i school....

This is a Level Two course in the Islamic Studies Curriculum. This course is based on the renowned text Matn Abu Shuja. This course serves to provide a proper understanding of the Islamic rulings of public law according to the Shafi‘i school. Topics covered include th...

This is a Level Two course in the Islamic Studies Curriculum. This course is based on the renowned text Matn Abu Shuja. This course serves to provide a proper understanding of the Islamic rulings of family law according to the Shafi‘i school. Topics covered include w...

This course thoroughly studies one of the most studied manuals on the Principles of Hadith and its nomenclature written by one of the most influential Hadith scholars of all time - Nukhbat al-Fikar by Imam Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (Allah have mercy on him) (852 AH). The text is usually studied after the completion of al-Bayquniyyh, and...

This thought provoking and insightful intermediate (Level Two) course in Islamic Legal Theory is for anyone seeking to gain an appreciation of how Islamic Law works. Imam Juwayni, author of the Waarqat was an imam (i.e., someone who is taken as an exemplar) of the Islamic sciences in the fullest ...

This is a Level Three course based on the text Reliance of the Traveller and Tools of the Worshipper. This course covers the chapters on Worship taught by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick. The entire text is co-taught with Shaykh Muhammad Carr who...

This is a Level Three course based on the text Reliance of the Traveller and Tools of the Worshipper. This course covers the chapters on Contract Law and Commercial Law taught by Shaykh Muhammad Carr. The entire text is co-taught with S...

Lubb Al-Usul is traditionally considered as an intermediate to advanced level of study, and has, therefore, been included in our level three curriculum.