Unlock your potential and see your faith and practice grow

20 Pages·2012·4.32 MB·English

INTENSIVE TWO-YEAR ISLAMIC STUDIES COURSE
Unlock your potential and see
your faith and practice grow ..
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contents
Introduction 3
Endorsement 5
Teachers 6
Subject descriptions 9
Tafseer 10
Hadi thlTasawwuf 11
Fiqh 12
Aqa'id 13
Seerah 14
Tajweed 15
Arabic Language 16
FAQs 17
Course contacts 18
introduction
Introduction
The light of Islam Academy has been providing innovative Islamic
learning for our masjid children for many years and now it presents
"Heavens Keys" - a new initiative designed after much thought
and deliberation to meet the needs of a developing. aspirational
Muslim community. Heavens Keys will equip you with essential
Islamic knowledge enabling you to fulfil your obligation of
worshiping the LordAlmighty in a manner that Heought to be.
Modular System
TheCoursewill cover the basics of the IslamicScienceswithout the
need for an in depth knowledge of Arabic. Qualified. English
speaking scholars will deliver their lessons in the English language
using translations of traditional texts. Supporting the regular local
teachers will be eminent guest lecturersfromacrossthe UKand the
Islamic world. This is your opportunity to embark on a two year
course that will reshape your life.
Class Times
The classes will take place on Sundays from 10:00 am - 1:OOpm
with optional classes on weekday evenings. All course material c
will be provided by the academy. the cost of which will be included
in the enrolment fee.
Enrolment
Inorder to gain the most from each educational session places on
the course have been limited, therefore please apply as soon as
possible. We are an inclusive institution and therefore admissions
are open to all - regardless of gender, race and creed. All we ask
is that if you secure a place on Heavens Keys you buy in to our
simple philosophy of respect for all.
Accreditation
A certificate of completion will be awarded to all students who
complete the course. We are working towards accrediting the
course to allow a nationally recognised certificate with credits.
This is a unique opportunity to gain a real insight into the Islamic
sciences which will insha Allah help you reshape your life and live
in accordance with the teachings of Islam.
An endorsement from Shaykh Muhammad Bin Yahya An Ninowy
It gives me great pleasure and Iwould say
an honour to endorse and extend my
prayers for the successof this course. Ihave
met and spent fond times with the founder
of this institution, Mufti Muhammad Munir
uzZaman Chishti and his children who have
been honoured with serving the deen in
Rochdale. Indeed I consider him my own
spiritual father and pray that Allah Almighty
bestows him a healthy long life and
preserve him and award him and his loved
ones the highest place in Jannatul Firdaws.
two years that will
reshape your life
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teachers
Maulana Mohammed Shabbir Sialvi
Subject: TaFsirand Hadith
Initial religious education was conducted under the
tutelage of his honourable father Maulana Muhammad
BashirSialvi (R.A.). Having completed his A-levels he
left for Pakistan to complete the traditional Dars-e-Nizami
course. Whilst studying at Jamia Nizamia Rizvia (Lahore).
healso completed a B.A.in Arabic and IslamicStudies at
Sargodha University. Uponreturning to the U.K.he
undertook an extensive hadeeth course at Suffa-tul-Islam (Bradford) under the
tutelage of Sheikh Muhammad Habib-ur-Rahman Mahboobi. whilst at the same
time undertaking further studies with SheikhShams-ul-HudaMisbahi. At present
he is teaching at Jamia Masjid Chashtiah (Rochdale) and is part way through a
BScinphysics.
Imam Muhammad Ramzan al-Azhari
Subject: Arabic Language
After completing his secondary and further education in his
home town of Rochdale (UK) ImamRamzanthen went on to
study Higher IslamicStudies at Jamia AI-Karamwhere under
the guidance of the honourable ShaykhMuhammad Imdad
Hussain Pirzada. he completed the traditional Dars-e-Nizami
syllabus. Upon graduating he furthered his studies for two years at the
renowned AI-AzharUniversity inCairo. Egypt. where he attained a BADegree in
Islamic Studies. Upon returning from Egypt he comleted his PGCEqualification
and taught GCSEUrdu at a state school in Halifax. He has recently spent 6
months in Madinah Shareef teaching English as well as improving his own
Arabic.
Shaykh Atabek Shukurov Nasafi teachers
Subject: Hanafi Hqh
At the young age of ten, ShaykhAtabek ShukurovNasafi
began his religious studies in his native Uzbekistan. He
completed his studies at the age of 21 invarious subjects
including Arabic Language, Hadith, Fiqh,Tafsir and Tajwid
at Madrasa AbulQasim and Jamia Islamia in Uzbekistan.
In 1998 he moved to Damascus,Syria, for higher studies
with some of the finest scholars of our time. Heenrolled on a four year "al-Ijaza
al-Alimiyya" programme at the Takhassus Institute which isaffiliated to AIAzhar
University, Egypt. Hegraduated in2003 after spending the final year at AIAzhar
University and was given certification by the Faculty of Theology and
Philosophy.
Imam Irfan Chishti MBE
Subject: Seerah
ImamMuhammad IrfanFaiziChishti MBEgraduated with a
Lawdegree in 1995 after which he embarked on a 7 year
path of higher education specialising in theology and
language. Hisstudies took him to Jamia AIKaram in Retford
as well as to AI-Azharin Cairo, Egypt. Uponreturning to the
UKhe completed his PGCEto qualify as a teacher and a Masters degree from
the University of Manchester. Imam Irfan has worked in many North West
schools as an R.E.teacher and has been instrumental in establishing The light
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of IslamAcademy at JamiaMasjid Chashtiah and designed a ten year curriculum
to take the young regular mosque attendees on a path of spiritual, innovative
and inspiring learning.
teachers Guest Lecturers
As well as regular teachers, we will from time to time invite special guest
speakers to deliver lectures relevant to the course. We hope this will enrich
the students' learning experience on this unique course.
Sayyid Saad ol-Bttos
Monthly guest lecturer
AbuShu'oub Saad bin Faruqbin Ali BaAlawi ol-Bttos is a South
AfricanSunniMuslim Scholarwith roots extending to Yemen. He
isa grandson of the Holy Prophet (Allah bless him and give him
peace). Hegraduated from the Shorl'o institute runby the
Tahdhib wa Tollrn endowment in Damascus,Syria. Hewas in ~
the four year, accelerated program. He is currently resident CLEMENT'~ATE
scholar at Clements Gate Institute in Bradford as well
as teaching in Dewsbury, Keighly and Preston subjects such as Tazkiya,
Tajweed, Seerah and Shafi'i fiqh.
Ustadha Amina Latif
Ustadha Amina studied science at school and university with the intention of
becoming a doctor! However once she started at university she changed
course to study Arabic in which she graduated with a first from the university
of Manchester. She studied Tajweed in Damascus, Syria as well as Amman,
Jordan. Ustadha Amina has an ijaza to teach tajweed from Shaykh
Muhiyuddeen Hasan al Kurdi. Sincereturning to the UKshe has been teaching
tajweed for the past 10 years. Shealso currently teaches basic aqeeda and
hanafi fiqh, with authorizations fromShaykhMuhammad bin Yahya an-Ninowy.
subject descriptions
Wh<nteveris in the heavens and the earth prays for an alim,
even the fish in the sea.
Thesuperiority of a scholar over a worshiper is like that of the
full moon over the stars.
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Certainly the scholars are the inheritors of the prophets.
[tirmizi]
tafseer Tafseer (Translation and brief commentary of the Our'on)
Tafseer will be taught according to three different themes:
1) Qasas or stories from the Qur'an
2) Ayat al Ahkamor legally relevant verses that form the basis for
deriving legal rules. Their number totals approximately five
hundred. These were gradually revealed on various occasions
during the years following the Prophet's (Sallallahu alaihi uio aalihi
uio sallam) Hijrah.
3) Selected Suras from the Qur'an. We will go through the
exeqesls of the Suras of the 30th Juzas well as the more
famous ones such as Sura Yo-Sin, AI Rahman etc
Therecommended Quran translation for the course isTheJamal ul
Quran, published by Zia ul Quran publications.