- Fees: $90 ($100 after Sep. 30)
- Prerequisites: MRF 101 or Audit Policy
- Instructor: Shaykh Arsalan Haque
- Date & Time: Oct 09 - Nov 20 (Wednesdays - 6:00~9:00pm)
- Location: Plano Masjid - IACC (in-person and online)
Course Description
In this course the students will trace the development of Islamic Law from the era of the Prophet ﷺ through the early generations until the emergence of the Four Schools of Sunni Jurisprudence. Class discussion will include:
- Fiqh During the Era of the Prophet ﷺ
- Fiqh During the Era of the Companions
- Fiqh During the Era of the Successors
- The Life & Times of Imam Abū Ḥanīfa
- The Life & Times of Imam Mālik
- The Life & Times of Imam Shāfiʿī
- The Life & Times of Imam Aḥmad
- Causes of Disagreement Among Scholars
- Ijtihād & Taqlīd in Islamic Law
Course Objectives
- To understand the value of the Four Schools in Sunni Islam
- To appreciate the existence of scholarly disagreement
Textbooks
- Al-Sayis, Muhammad Ali, History of Islamic Jurisprudence. DKI.
- Abu Zahra, Muhammad. The Four Imams. Dar al-Taqwa.
- Fees: $90 ($100 after Sep. 30)
- Instructor: Shaykh Arsalan Haque
- Prerequisites: MRF 101 or Audit Policy
- Date & Time: Oct 09 - Nov 20 (Wednesdays - 6:00~9:00pm)
- Location: Plano Masjid - IACC (in-person and online)
In this course the students will trace the development of Islamic Law from the era of the Prophet ﷺ through the early generations until the emergence of the Four Schools of Sunni Jurisprudence. Class discussion will include:
– Bukhari
- Fiqh During the Era of the Prophet ﷺ
- Fiqh During the Era of the Companions
- Fiqh During the Era of the Successors
- The Life & Times of Imam Abū Ḥanīfa
- The Life & Times of Imam Mālik
- The Life & Times of Imam Shāfiʿī
- The Life & Times of Imam Aḥmad
- Causes of Disagreement Among Scholars
- Ijtihād & Taqlīd in Islamic Law
- To understand the value of the Four Schools in Sunni Islam
- To appreciate the existence of scholarly disagreement
- Al-Sayis, Muhammad Ali, History of Islamic Jurisprudence.DKI.
- Abu Zahra, Muhammad.The Four Imams. Dar al-Taqwa.
