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The Islamic Scholarship Programmes
Upcoming Short Courses
Introduction to Arabic Rhetoric
This course will cover the basic principles of Arabic Rhetoric, based on Shaykh Akram Nadwi’s new book, Mabadi al-Balaghah.
Introduction to Logic
This course will cover the basic principles of Logic, based on Shaykh Akram Nadwi’s new book, Mabadi al-Mantiq.
Accelerated Arabic Programme
This unique 6-week programme will serve as an in-depth study of the core foundation of the Arabic language, covering both linguistics and practical application like no other.
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.
Popular On Demand Courses
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This course seeks to clarify critical questions on the treatment and status of women in Islam. It addresses some of ...
A detailed overview of the six primary hadith compilations, known as the Sahih Sittah (The Six Sahih) or the Kutub ...
Study the biography of Mālik ibn Anas ibn Mālik al-Asbahī in-depth, and evaluate the methodological framework and the different forms ...
The origins of the theological positions of the Khawarij, Shia, and Murji’a in the 2nd centuries can be traced directly ...
News and Articles
Is Mortgage Permissible?
Is taking a mortgage to buy a house permissible if the money borrowed must be paid back with interest?That which is impermissible (haram) can become permissible (halal) in conditions of necessity/need for as long as those conditions endure and so long as...
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Few Thoughts on Surah al-‘Ankabut
The surah begins with the question: {a hasiba n-nasu an…} It is not right to translate hasiba as ‘think’/‘imagine’ or ‘suppose’/‘conjecture’. The meaning here is ‘reckon’, ‘calculate’, to use reason to weigh up options in order to come to a judgment about…
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Desire and Love in Marriage
I want to begin by trying to explain to you the difference between desire (hawa) and love (mahabba). Desire is something that happens to you; you are passive before it; it arises; it gets you; it seems strong and you seem weak. It is aroused by…
Reflections on Education
The importance of religion to Muslims means, an emphasis on Arabic and Qur’anic studies; and the importance of earning their livelihood, means they have instead, to learn English, which is the only medium Western learning could be studied.
Advice to women travelling for `umrah
Women, generally, have always been easy targets of abuse and harassment by misguided, predatory men and hence it has rarely been safe for them to travel alone. That is why the Prophet advised that women when travelling in a potentially unsafe…