- Jan. 19 – May. 04, 2023
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Thursdays - 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Saturday - 2:30 to 4:30 pm (in Ramadan) - In-person and online
NOTE: To receive credit for this course, you must attend at least 70% of the classes in-person (i.e. 10 lectures). Students who attend less than 10 lectures will be switched to auditors.
Course Description
“Whoever Allah wishes good for, He gives them a deep understanding [fiqh] of their Deen.”
– Bukhari
“It is neither the meat nor the blood [of sacrificial animals] that reaches God. Instead, what reaches Him is the piety [taqwā] from within you.” (al-Ḥajj, 23:37)
“The Law without the Truth is ostentation, and the Truth without the Law is hypocrisy.”
– ʿAlī al-Hujwīrī
In this course the students will learn the legal rulings pertaining to purification, prayer, fasting, charity and pilgrimage based on a classical primer in the madhhab of their choice: Ḥanafī or Shāfiʿī. They will also explore the spiritual dimensions of these acts of worship.
Course Objectives
- To learn what Islamic law is all about in general, and the fiqh of the schools of Imām Abū Ḥanīfa and Imām Shāfiʿī in particular
- To appreciate the complexity and precision of Islamic law, and the meticulousness of our scholars
- To admit our own ignorance, and the need for learning
- To understand the difference between legal validity and divine acceptance
- To appreciate the incredible benefits and spiritual secrets of the acts of worship
- To cultivate a desire to improve the quality of our worship
Textbooks
- For Ḥanafī students: al-Shurunbulali, Abu ‘l-Ikhlas, Ascent to Felicity. White Thread Press.
- For Shāfiʿī students: Furber, Musa, The Accessible Conspectus. Islamosaic.
- For all students: Ghazali, Abu Hamid, Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship. The Islamic Foundation.
- $199
- Instructor (Shāfiʿī Fiqh): Shaykh Arsalan Haque
- Instructor (Ḥanafī Fiqh): Imam Abdur Rahman Bashir
- Prerequisites: USL 101 or Audit Policy
- Jan. 19 – May. 04, 2023
-
Thursdays - 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Saturday - 2:30 to 4:30 pm (in Ramadan) - In-person and online
-
NOTE: To receive credit for this course, you must attend at least 70% of the classes in-person (i.e. 10 lectures). Students who attend less than 10 lectures will be switched to auditors.
“Whoever Allah wishes good for, He gives them a deep understanding [fiqh] of their Deen.”
– Bukhari
“It is neither the meat nor the blood [of sacrificial animals] that reaches God. Instead, what reaches Him is the piety [taqwā] from within you.” (al-Ḥajj, 23:37)
“The Law without the Truth is ostentation, and the Truth without the Law is hypocrisy.”
– ʿAlī al-Hujwīrī
In this course the students will learn the legal rulings pertaining to purification, prayer, fasting, charity and pilgrimage based on a classical primer in the madhhab of their choice: Ḥanafī or Shāfiʿī. They will also explore the spiritual dimensions of these acts of worship.
- To learn what Islamic law is all about in general, and the fiqh of the schools of Imām Abū Ḥanīfa and Imām Shāfiʿī in particular
- To appreciate the complexity and precision of Islamic law, and the meticulousness of our scholars
- To admit our own ignorance, and the need for learning
- To understand the difference between legal validity and divine acceptance
- To appreciate the incredible benefits and spiritual secrets of the acts of worship
- To cultivate a desire to improve the quality of our worship
- For Ḥanafī students: al-Shurunbulali, Abu ‘l-Ikhlas, Ascent to Felicity. White Thread Press.
- For Shāfiʿī students: Furber, Musa, The Accessible Conspectus. Islamosaic.
- For all students: Ghazali, Abu Hamid, Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship. The Islamic Foundation.
