Taught by Shaykh Ahmed Abdo
Taught by Shaykh Ahmed Abdo. Book by Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali
Imam Ghazali’s Bidayat al-Hidaya (The Beginning of Guidance) is a highly motivational manual detailing the fundamentals of acquiring guidance through God-consciousness (taqwa). Imam Ghazali argues that just as there is an end to this noble objective there is also a beginning to it, which must be made firm for one to achieve success. He then goes on to expound the fundamentals of this “beginning.” While being concise and to-the-point the manual is laid out in the form of a detailed daily timetable providing the reader strong inspiration and much heart-rending counsel.
The three sections of this book are on obedience, refraining from disobedience, and the etiquette of companionship with the Creator and with creation. One of Imam Ghazali’s final works, it embodies a lifetime of learning, experience, and spirituality and can be taken as an introduction to his larger works.
Taught by Shaykh Ahmed Abdo. Book by Imam Abdullah Ibn Alawi al-Haddad
This classic text offers a complete guide to Muslim devotions, prayers and practical ethics. It connects the outward with the inward, carefully guiding us through various pitfalls and mishaps, so that we may be of those who are protected and guided on the straight path.
The Book of Assistance succinctly summarises the stages of this spiritual journey and its most important milestones, such as certainty in the Afterlife, the stages of spiritual development, and presence of heart in acts of worship. Good character with other people, sincerity, gratitude, and love of Allah are some of the important topics
The author, Imam al-Haddad (d. 1720), lived at Tarim in the Hadramaut valley between the Yemen and Oman, and is widely held to have been the “spiritual renewer” of the twelfth Islamic century.
Imam Haddad had the unique ability to synthesize the knowledge that had come before him into works easily accessible for Muslims of his time. His legacy provides us with valuable information on how to act with wisdom.
Introduction to the book and the Author
On Certainty
On Intention
On Vigilance
On the Inner and the Outer Self
On Regular Devotions
On Reciting the Quran
On Acquiring knowledge
On Salutations and a Salutary Opinion
On Following the Sunna
On Conduct in Mosques
On Prayer in Congregation
On Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil
On Gratitude
On Reliance on Allah
On Divine Love and Contentment
by Imam Abdullah Ibn Alawi al-Haddad
This volume contains three concise treatises of the venerable Imam al-Haddad. The first treatise, Mutual Reminding, distils the ethic and content of offering good counsel to one another. The chief elements of counsel, says the Imam, are Taqwa, an active fear and consciousness of God, and detachment from the material world. These elements connect with the topic of the second treatise, Good Manners, which discusses the manners recommended of the spiritual wayfarer as he or she takes the path to spiritual felicity. The third treatise, The Aphorisms, is a compilation of Imam al-Haddad s wise insights on a broad range of topics and includes the commentary of Shaykh Muhammad Hayat al-Sindi.
Mutual Reminding
Good manners
The Aphorisms- the wise insights
by Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali
The Revival of the Religious Sciences (Iḥyāʾʿulūm al-dīn) is widely regarded as the greatest work of Muslim spirituality and is perhaps the most read work in the Muslim world, after the Quran.
The forty principles of religion is a comprehensive distillation of Imam al-Ghazali’s magnum opus, IhyaUlum ad-Din (The Revival of the Religious Sciences), in which he explores the spiritual depth of virtually every aspect of Islam.
This condensed work presents Imam al-Ghazali’s profound insights regarding man’s lifelong struggle to draw closer to Allah in a simple framework, providing the reader with a step-by-step tried and proven method for spiritual development. The result is an essential guide to improving one’s relationship with both the Creator and the creation.
Taught by Ustadha Genan Dadoun
Taught by Ustadha Genan Dadoun
Saturday 9:00am to 12:00pm
Part-time Day 1: Tuesday
22/10/2024 to 3/12/2024 10am to 1pm (7 weeks)
Part-time Day 2: Saturday
19/10/2024 – 7/12/2024 9am to 12pm (7 weeks)
To enrol full-time, you will attend BOTH Tuesday and Saturday.
All classes will be offered in person, live online, as well as recorded if you cannot attend the live session.
| YEAR 1, TERM 1, 2 & 3 | ||
| DAY | SUBJECT | TEXT |
| TUESDAY | Quran | Recitation |
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Tafsir of Short Surahs (Fatiha, Duha to Nas, Other Surahs (Term 3) |
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| Sunnah | Durus al-Sirah (completed, other text to be advised) | |
| Fiqh | al-Dhakirah al-Musharrafah, al-Risalah al-Jami’ah (Term 3) | |
| SATURDAY | Sunnah | Nur al-Iman (Hadiths 1-25) – Continuing |
| Aqidah | Aqidatul Awām – Continuing | |
| Tazkiyah |
Bidayatul Hidayah – Continuing Parts 1 and 2 |
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Format: In Person and Online (via live classes). Recordings will be made available for the duration of the course and one month after the last class. New students who enrol can be granted access to previous terms recordings for an advised fee. Contact us for more information once you register.
