SATURDAYS
Khaatirahs
- Khutbah-like Admonitions.
- Prerequisite: None
- Time: Saturdays 7:30-7:50 AM
- Fee: Free
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Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi (Short Course)
- This quarter is a relatively quick coverage of a number of the hadith from the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi, in-shaa-Allaah.
- Prerequisite: None
- Recommended Text: Commentary on the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi by J. Zarabozo
- Time: Saturdays 8:00-9:00 AM
- Fee: $140
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Mental Health and Legal Capacity: Case Studies
- Mental health is a widely discussed topic these days. This class will attempt to discuss the relationship between mental health and legal capacity, in particular, of course, understanding how and to what extent would be a person be absolved of responsibilities, such as prayer, due to their mental condition.
- Prerequisite: None
- Text: Texts may be provided by the Instructor, in-shaa-Allah
- Time: Saturdays 9:10-10:20 AM
- Fee: $155
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Independent Study
- In this class, it will be the students/participants who will be doing the reading and the presentation, with comments from the instructor and others in the class. The reading will be chosen by the student/participant themselves, with the approval of the instructor. Note that both presenters as well as observers as welcomed to join the class.
- Prerequisite: None
- Time: Saturdays 10:30-11:30 AM
- Fee: $110
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SUNDAYS
Concerning Women: “Oft-Misunderstood/Difficult” Verses of the Quran
- In this class we shall attempt to discover, in-shaa-Allaah, the proper interpretations of verses that are seemingly often misquoted, misunderstood, or difficult to determine their exact meaning. In this quarter, in-shaa-Allaah, the focus soorah al-Nisaa verse 34.
- Prerequisite: None
- Recommended Text: Texts may be provided by the Instructor, in-shaa-Allah
- Time: Sundays 7:30-8:30 AM
- Fee: $140
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Parenting: Choice of Schools
- In-shaa-Allaah, this quarter will continue our discussion of the choice between Islamic school, Muslim school, public school, home school, overseas school, or traditional madrassah. The main focus this quarter will be on public schools, in-shaa-Allaah, continuing a critique of public schools and then a discussion of what Muslim children encounter in public schools.
- Prerequisite: None
- Required Text: Texts may be provided by the Instructor, in-shaa-Allah
- Time: Sundays 8:40-9:50 AM
- Fee: $155
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Arabic 4D and 4D Lab
- This class is an introduction to Arabic grammar. It covers modern standard Arabic and classical Arabic but does not touch upon colloquial Arabic. The goal is mostly to eventually give the student the ability to read and understand directly the Quran, hadith and other important Islamic literature.
- Prerequisite: Arabic 1A-4C or equivalent
- Text: Elementary Modern Standard Arabic Volume II by Peter Aboud and others.
- Time: Sundays 10:00-11:20 AM
- Fee: $170
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Arabic Class: Grammatical Parsing of Soorah al-Kahf II
- This “Arabic Class” will simply concentrate on trying to understand the grammatical construct of Soorah al-Kahf.
- Prerequisite: Fundamental Understanding of Arabic Grammatical Rules.
- Time: Sundays 11:30 AM-12:20 PM
- Fee: $130
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Acts of Worship of the Heart
- This class deals specifically with the acts of worship of the heart, focusing this quarter on topics such as signs that Allah loves an individual, those whom Allah loves, those whom Allah does not love…
- Prerequisite: None
- Time: Sundays 12:30-1:30 PM
- Fee: $140
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Modern Islamic Political Thought
- After surveying the history of Islamic governments, this quarter continue the discussion of Modern Islamic Political Thought or the impact of the abolition of the caliphate. This quarter, in-shaa-Allaah, will concentrate on the advent of secularism and the challenge to the concept of caliphate. Ali Abdul-Raaziq will be reviewed in depth.
- Prerequisite: None
- Text: Texts may be provided by the instructor, in-shaa-Allah.
- Time: Sundays 2:00-3:00 PM
- Fee: $140
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The Yaqeen Institute Papers
- In this class we shall read, analyze, discuss, and critique various papers that are currently being published by Yaqeen Institute. This quarter, in-shaa-Allaah, will have a discussion of The Final Prophet: Proofs for the Prophethood of Muhammad by Mohammad Elshinawy.
- Prerequisite: None
- Recommended Text: Texts to be provided by the instructor, in-shaa-Allah.
- Time: Sundays 3:10-4:10 PM
- Fee: $140
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MONDAYS
The Fiqh of Birth Control and Abortion II
- In-shaa-Allah, this class will continue the most important fiqh topics related to birth control and abortion, with the methods of birth control being covered first, followed by questions of abortion (time permitting).
- Prerequisite: None
- Text: Texts may be provided by the Instructor, in-shaa-Allah.
- Time: Mondays 6:10-7:10 PM
- Fee: $140
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Topics in Islamic Legal Theory
- This quarter will continue our discussion of istihsaan, focusing on ibn Taimiyyah’s view of the concept.
- Prerequisite: None
- Text: Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence by Mohammad Hashim Kamali
- Time: Mondays 7:20-8:10/20 PM
- Fee: $140
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TUESDAYS
A Study of the Tafseer of Soorah al-Baqarah
- This quarter will focus on the first set of verses of the soorah, in-shaa-Allaah.
- Prerequisite: None
- Recommended Text: None
- Time: Tuesdays 6:10-7:10 PM
- Fee: $140
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In-Depth Study of the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi
- Getting back into our discussion of justice, this quarter will combine “contemporary issues” with the running commentary, focusing on the question of nationalism/tribalism as well as other related issues, in-shaa-Allaah.
- An in-depth commentary on some of the most comprehensive statements of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). This quarter shall continue the discussion of Hadith#24, “Allah said, ‘O My servants, I have forbidden wrongdoing for Myself and I have made it forbidden for you…,’” with an emphasis on the concept of justice from an Islamic perspective.
- Prerequisite: None
- Recommended Text: Commentary on the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi by J. Zarabozo
- Time: Tuesdays 7:20-8:10/20 PM
- Fee: $140
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