Islamic Scholarship: ‘Alimiyyah Curriculum

Tazkiyah, Tarbiyah & Character Development:

– The Key to the Saintly Path (Miftah tariq al-Awliya)– Ibn Shaykh al-Hizamiyyin (d. 711 H)

– Venerating Knowledge (Ta’thim al-‘Ilm) – Sh Dr Salih al-‘Usaymi

‘Aqeedah/ Theology:

– Foundations of the Sunnah (Usul al-Sunnah)- Imam Ahmad b. Hanbal (d. 241 H)

– Al-Haa’iyyah- Ibn Abi Dawud al-Sijistani (d. 316 H)

–Radiance of Faith (Lum’at al-I’tiqad)– Ibn Qudamah

Heresiology/ Study of Sects:

• A Summary of Sects and Religions (Al-Mukhtasar fi’l Firaq wa’l Adyan)– Dr ‘Isa al-Sa’di

Tafsir/ Exegesis:

• Tafsir Surah al-Fatihah

This foray into exegetical Quranic studies will begin with a study of the meanings of Surah al-Fatiha. A number of essential exegetical sources will be relied on ranging from the  Tafsir of al-Tabari, Ibn Juzayy, Adwa al-Bayan, al-Tahrir wa’l Tanwir  and others, with emphasis made on the tafsir of Imam Ibn Juzayy al-Ghirnati (RH).

• Introduction to the Sciences of the Qur’an-  Ibn Juzayy

The introduction to the important exegete masterpiece of Imam Ibn Juzayy entitled: al-Tashil li ‘Ulum al-Tanzil,  serves as a summary and primer into the Sciences of the Qur’an.

 Tajweed:
• The Childrens’ Gift (Tuhfah al-Atfal)– Sulayman al-Jamzuri

Qira’at:
• The Quranic Modes of Recitation (Al-Qira’at al-Qur’aniyyah) – ‘Abdul Halim Qabah

Sciences of Hadith:

• Mutun (texts) of the Sunnah
  • The 40 Hadith of Imam al-Nawawi (Al-Arba’un al-Nawawiyyah) – Imam al-Nawawi, including the addition of Ibn Rajab (rh)
• Mustalah
  • Chosen Thoughts in Hadith Nomenclature  (Nukhbah al-Fikr)– Ibn Hajar (rh)

Usul al-Fiqh (with focus on the Hanbali Mathhab):
• Al-Waraqat w/ Hashiyah Hanbaliyyah- Sh Dr Mutliq al-Jasir

History of Fiqh:
• History of the Compilation of Fiqh
• Introduction to Fiqh & the Maththahib- Dr. ‘Amir Bahjat

Hanbali Mathhab:
• An Epitome on Hanbali Substantive Law (Furu3 al-Fiqh)– Ibn al-Mibrad

Maqasid al-Shari’ah:
• A Summarised Introduction to the Science of Maqasid (Al-Mukhtasar al-Wajiz fi Maqasid al-Tashri’) – ‘Awad al-Qarni

Qawa’id Fiqhiyyah:
• A Poem on the Legal Maxims of the Shari’ah (Manthumah al-Qawa’id al-Fiqhiyyah)- Sh Abdurrahman al-Sa’di

Islamic History:
•100 Verses of Poem Regarding the Life of the Most Noble of Mankind (Al-Urjuzah al-Mi’iyyah)– Ibn Abil’Izz al-Hanafi