Islamic Scholarship Programmes
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The Islamic Scholarship Programmes
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Tafsir al-Kashshaf
One of the most important Quranic commentaries of all time, and probably the greatest linguistic commentary with grammatical and rhetorical analysis
Bukhari & Tirmidhi
This year-long course with Shaykh Akram Nadwi will provide a detailed study of hadith from Sahih al-Bukhari and Sunan al-Tirmidhi
Maqasid: Objectives of Sacred Law
This 4-day intensive course with Shaykh Abdullah al-Judai will delve deeply into the theory of Maqasid al-Shariah and will also culminate in practical application
The Martyrdom of Hussain | Free Webinar
This webinar welcomes history enthusiasts, students of Islamic studies, and anyone eager to learn about the significance of the Battle of Karbala
Popular On Demand Courses
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This course focuses on the essential principles of Qur’anic exegesis posited by Ibn Taymiyyah in his Al-Muquaddimah fi Usul al-Tafsir ...
This course provides students with the essential aspects of Scripture and rules of interpretation, so as to avoid erring in ...
This course seeks to clarify critical questions on the treatment and status of women in Islam. It addresses some of ...
This course provides a detailed commentary on the last 10 surahs of the Quran, from Surah al-Fil to Surah al-Nas. ...
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Taysir
Taysir means taking the easier path to manage a difficulty. As a term in Islamic scholarship, it means giving advice or a ruling in favour of the easier option, provided the matter is one in which preference between options is allowable.Taysir is very much...
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The successful life
The successful life as measured in this world does not secure safe passage into the favour of God in the hereafter. The good or virtuous life as measured in this world does not secure safe passage into the favour of God in the hereafter. In both matters,...
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Al-Muhaddithat: The Women Scholars of Islam
ASI is launching an exclusive book campaign to enable individuals, researchers and institutions to gain access to Shaykh Akram Nadwi’s world famous Al-Wafa’ bi Asma’ al-Nisa’. The 43-volume compilation of female hadith scholars and narrators is a specialist work in...
The meaning of ‘inshallah’, ‘mashallah’ and ‘bidhnillah’
Translated by Dr Imran NavedThey asked: What is the meaning of ‘inshallah’?I replied: Is there any Muslim who is unaware of the meaning of this word which is so frequently used in our lives?They said: Its usage is so varied among people that its meaning...
The Classical persistent western attitude to the natural world
1- The natural world is world as given. This world includes the human being before it is influenced by other human beings. In other words, the natural world includes the human being as an animal, not as an human. 2- This distinction between animal and human echoes...