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Spring 2024

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FIRST STEPS

First Steps Towards Islamic Erudition

This short mini-course is designed to serve as a primer (Islam 101) to orient serious students to the different facets of Islam. It serves as an academic commentary to the Hadith of Jibril (Umm al-Sunnah). The ideal student of the course should be able to understand and articulate the foundations of Islam with confidence and mastery. The following texts form the basis of most of the class content:

First Steps in Practicing Islam - Shaykh `Omar Subedar
A Thinking Person's Guide to Islam - Prince Ghazi Bin Muhammad
The Sealed Nectar - Safi al-Rahman Mubarakpuri

Taught by Ustadh Hassan Syed.

*Students don't need these texts to benefit from the course, however, having access to the text is recommended.

Prerequisites

This course does not require any prerequisites but serves as a prerequisite for the flagship scholars program at the Taqwa Academy.

Course Dates

Session 1 – May 1st
Session 2 & 3 – May 6th & May 8th
Session 4 & 5 – May 13th & May 15th
Session 6 & 7 – May 20th & 22th
Session 8 & 9 – May 27th & May 29th
Session 10 – Jun 5th
Session 11 – Jun 12th
Session 12 – Jun 19th – Quiz Opens & Reflection Paper Assigned

EVALUATION

There is an open book MCQ exam and a reflection paper at the end of the course that is due from each student enrolled in the program.

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