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The Islamic Scholarship Programmes
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Principles & Ethics of Ifta
A two-year course on the principles and ethics of researching, drafting, and issuing fatwas.
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…
Tafsir al-Kashshaf
Covering selected passages and chapters from the Quran in depth with Shaykh Akram Nadwi…
The Day of Judgement: Major & Minor Signs
The Hour is known by many names and its signs are realities…
Popular On Demand Courses
Jinn Possession
This one-day short course, taught by Shaykh Akram, delves into the intriguing subjects of jinn possession, the evil eye, and black magic, exploring the fine line between reality and myths.
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Inheritance Law
The seminar will be based on ‘Al-Siraj fi al-Mirath’ by Shaykh Siraj al-Din Muhammad ibn Muhammad Sajawandi and will cover the major subject areas that often arise in inheritance law.
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The Four Madhhabs
The course also introduces some of the key scholars and notable works associated with each madhhab for those who are interested in further research.
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News and Articles
Between Extremes
(interpreting faith in the world today, discussing gender, identity, culture, politics and contemporary issues in the world today) I don't think it makes much difference on these issues that Muslims are living as minorities or as majorities. The culture that we...
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Al-Jami al-Muin By Dr Akram Nadwi
كتاب الجامع المعين في طبقات الشيوخ المتقنين والمجيزين المسندين د. محمد أكرم الندوي، أوكسفورد صدر لي أخيرا كتاب (الجامع المعين في طبقات الشيوخ المتقنين والمجيزين المسندين (ألف ترجمة أو أكثر في سبعة مجلدات) بطباعة دار الكتب العلمية ببيروت سنة 2023م، فسألني بعض إخواني أن...
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Reading the Qur’an During Menstruation
There are two predominant scholarly opinions regarding this issue. In the following response, I will outline these opinions in detail and then offer my reflections and some practical guidance that Muslim women might consider adopting.
Inheritance: a general overview of the laws
Concepts and arguments related to inheritance are in many respects so finely detailed and entangled that it is difficult to keep in mind the general principles and goals of inheritance laws and customs in Islam. These principles and goals are, as we should expect,...
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...