50% OFF ALL SHORT COURSES ON-DEMAND
What is ASI On-Demand?
The On-Demand platform has been designed to help facilitate and further enhance online Islamic studies. Users are able to study from a variety of courses including new classes and archived content taught by Shaykh Akram Nadwi. Topics include: Arabic language, Islamic law, history, hadith, theology, tafsir and more. You can choose to focus on specific texts or to follow dedicated study pathways with our online seminar series. Whether you are looking to begin your journey in Islamic studies or to specialise in a particular area with Shaykh Akram, there is something of benefit for all.
Exclusive discount for Cardiff ISoc students
Al-Salam Institute is offering Cardiff ISoc students 50% off the entire On-Demand platform for the next year. Students can benefit from hundreds of hours of classes held by some of the UK’s leading academics and traditionally-trained scholars, including Shaykh Dr Akram; a Hadith scholar of the highest calibre as well as one of the leading Islamic thinkers of our time.
Please insert the coupon code CARDIFFISOC to obtain a free ‘Subscribe & Save’ membership which will give you 50% off our platform for a year.
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What courses are included?
This offer includes 70+ courses of varying subjects & levels, with access to ALL future courses for the duration of your subscription.
Fiqh of Muslim Life
This course covers an array of topical areas and contemporary issues, ranging from the Ahkam (rules) of the fundamental beliefs in Islam to the day-to-day dress code for believing men and women. Answers are provided to common issues such as gender interactions and modern medical treatments, as well as an introduction to the role of the individual in the family home. This course covers an array of topical areas and contemporary issues, ranging from the Ahkam (rules) of the fundamental beliefs in Islam to the day-to-day dress code for believing men and women. Answers are provided to common issues such as gender interactions and modern medical treatments, as well as an introduction to the role of the individual in the family home.
Marriage and Family Life
This course focuses on the rights and duties of married couples. The contemporary issues and problems that are associated with marriage will be analysed from a social and legal perspective, whilst providing solutions from an Islamic perspective. Additionally, the essentials of Islamic law pertaining to the family will be covered. Marriage and Family Life is an essential guide for those looking to get married and those looking to bring their marriage closer to the prophetic example.
Education and Entertainment
This course will cover the lawful and the prohibited actions relating to how individuals spend their free time. Examples will be drawn from the biographies of the earlier generations in order to demonstrate how the early generation of Muslims interpreted the rulings relating to recreation and entertainment. Closely connected to this subject is the importance of Islamic education, which will also be covered in this course.
Islamic Finance
This course will look at the laws, regulations, and ethics of finance and economics according to Islamic law. The topics covered will range from everyday financial matters to Islamic banking.
Islamic, State and Society
This course will provide students with an understanding of the different stages of the development of Islamic statehood throughout history, the concept of the Caliphate and Ummah, and the role of the individual both within Islamically regulated and non-Islamic societies.
Fiqh of Dawah
In this course, students will be trained in how to effectively promulgate Islam in the modern era. The course will highlight some of the common errors daees make when calling others to Islam, and provide students with an understanding of the principles and objectives of dawah upheld by the Prophets and Messengers.
Introduction to Islamic Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
This course will cover the main areas of Islamic jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh), and the historic, social and religious factors in the development of Islamic legal schools.
Introduction to Hadith Classification and Nomenclature
In this course students will become acquainted with the most important terms in hadith criticism and gain a practical understanding of what these terms mean when applied in hadith analysis. The course follows Mabadi fi Usul al-Hadith, an introductory text to the science written by Shaykh Akram Nadwi.
Introduction to Quranic Exegesis and Interpretation
This course provides students with the essential aspects of Scripture and rules of interpretation, so as to avoid erring in one’s understanding.
Introduction to Arabic Grammar
In this introduction to Arabic grammar, the text (‘Mabadi al-Nahw’) will be read in Arabic along with its translation, commentary and relevance to the wider field. There will be some discussion on the development of ‘Nahw’ as an independent field of study, with a focus on the different grammatical rules and patterns of the Arabic language.
Introduction to Arabic Morphology
This course will cover the main areas of Arabic morphology in a systematic and easy-to-follow manner. Students will cover the classifications of verbs with regards to time, tense, mood, and different forms. They will be provided with a basic knowledge of the varying grammatical morphology, and an overview of the historical development of the subject as an independent area.
Life, Work and Methodology of Imam al-Bukhari
Upon successful completion of this short course, students should be able to: – Understand the historical development of the reporting and narrating hadith – Accurately describe the science of hadith classification (mustalah) – Accurately describe the science of isnad criticism and knowledge of biographies (‘ilm al-rijal) – Appreciate the methodology of Imam Bukhari
Life, Work and Methodology of Imam Muslim
Upon successful completion of this short course, students should be able to: – Understand the historical development of the reporting and narrating hadith – Accurately describe the science of hadith classification (mustalah) – Accurately describe the science of isnad criticism and knowledge of biographies (‘ilm al-rijal) – Appreciate the methodology of Imam Muslim
Introduction to Hadith and Isnad
This course provides an overview of the hadith sciences. It introduces the subject of hadith as a source of Islamic law and offers a history of its development and taxonomy, and how they were compiled and recorded through chains of narrations. The course begins with a discussion of the renowned hadith collections and the compilers behind these works, and concludes by describing the rigorous methods employed in evaluating isnad (chains of narration).
Al-Muqaddimah fi Usul al-Tafsir
This course focuses on the essential principles of Qur’anic exegesis posited by Ibn Taymiyyah in his Al-Muquaddimah fi Usul al-Tafsir text. The text promotes a methodological framework of Tafsir that provides exegetes with the tools and principles to understand and unravel the Divine intent behind Quranic verses.
History of Early Religious and Political Sects
This course provides students with a profound understanding of the historical, theological and political developments of the Muslim community that led to formation of the early Muslim sects. It considers the origins of the theological positions of the Khawarij, Shia, and Murji’a in the 2nd centuries, as well as the subsequent development of the Mu’tazila as a fully realised theological school.
Al-Muwatta and the Books of the Four Imams
In this course – the first part of the Bustan al-Muhhaddithin series – students will primarily study the biography of Mālik ibn Anas ibn Mālik al-Asbahī, and analyse and evaluate the methodological framework and the different forms of transmission used in his renowned text: Al-Muwatta. The biographies, hadith compilations, and methodologies attributed to Imams Abu Hanifa, Shafi’i, and Ahmad ibn Hanbal will also be looked at, in addition to their most prominent students and transmissions.
The Six Primary Hadith Compilations
This course provides a comprehensive and detailed overview of the six primary hadith compilations, known as the Sahih Sittah (The Six Sahih) or the Kutub al-Sittah (The Six Books).
Index of the Major Hadith Collections
In this course, students will go through the third and final part of the Bustan al-Muhaddithin anthology, covering compilations such as the Sahih of Ibn Khuzaymah, Ibn Hibban, and the al-Mustadrak of al-Hakim. The course provides an understanding of the differences in methodology, classifications, and definitions employed by the muhaddithin of differing tiers.
Additionally, the collections of hadith scholars such as al-Daraqutni, al-Bayhaqi, and al-Khatib al-Baghdadi will be studied and assessed for their respective accuracy, purposes, and methodologies.
Imam Abu Hanifa: His Life and Legacy
This course focuses on the life and legacy of Abu Hanifa, and surveys the evolution of the Hanafi school in different regions of the Islamic world. It looks at the traditional sources and discusses both the history and legend about the imam. The course evaluates the particular pattern of reasoning that distinguished Abu Hanifa’s fiqh from other methodologies.
Qiyas, Ijma and Ijtihad
This course is designed to give students a deeper understanding of the conceptualisations and implementation of ijma’ and qiyas in Islamic legal theory and, in particular, as sources and methods utilised during the process of ijtihad.
Rituals of Burial
This course covers the spiritual and ethical aspects, and rulings relating to funeral rites, such as washing and shrouding the body, the janazah (funeral prayer), and the burial rites.
Etiquettes of a Student
This course addresses the etiquettes, manners and appropriate intentions that have been recommended for seekers of knowledge. This topic has been addressed in a wide variety of books that directly deal with the subject of attaining religious knowledge. By garnering lessons from a number of these scholarly works, and the stories contained within, students are expected to leave having a deeper understanding of the inner state and outward manifestation of a refined intention when seeking knowledge.
Physiology of Menstruation and Rules of Purification
This course provides an introduction to the topic of menstruation and is split into three parts (Islamic law, physiological aspects and Q&A).
Rules of Quran Recitation
This course introduces beginners to the rudimentary elements of tajwid. It will ensure that students are able to recite the last ten surahs of the Quran correctly and able to apply its rules throughout the Holy Scripture.
Nukhbat al-Fikr
This two-day intensive seminar on Nukhbat al-Fikr covers the principles of prophetic traditions as penned in the small primer of Ibn Hajr. Students will apply the terminology, classification methods, and tools of authenticity to analyse the veracity of specific hadith narrations. In addition, the biographies of major hadith narrators will be evaluated as well as the relative strengths and weaknesses of the collective communities of hadith scholars in the early generations of Islam.
Islam, Women's Rights and Feminism
This lecture looks at how Islam perceives the role of women in the contemporary context. It will focus on the rights and status afforded to women in Islam and the influence of different cultures and traditions, and their associated stereotypes. It provides a critical analysis of feminism in the context of modernity.
Orientalism and Islamic Studies
This course provides students with a detailed introduction to the field of Western Islamic academia. It engages with orientalist methodologies and critiques of Quranic and Hadith studies.
Misquoting Muhammad on Women
This course and extensive question and answer session seeks to clarify critical questions on the treatment and status of women in Islam. The course will address some of the key Quran and Hadiths texts that are often misquoted or misinterpreted to prove that women have an inferior status in Islam.