Islamic Studies - Level 9 

First week intro and bio*

This course will be taught by Shaykh Saifullah Muhammad alongside Ustadh Harris Mahmood. Shaykh Saifullah Muhammad is the resident scholar of NWICC and an expert in the Islāmic sciences, and is currently working towards his doctoral degree in the field. Shaykh Saifullah has teachers from across the Muslim world, and beyond, including those from Pakistan, Syria, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, and many others. Under the close supervision of Shaykh Saifullah Muhammad, Ustadh Harris Mahmood will be instructing the course as well, he is a Hāfidh of the Qur’ān and holds Ijāzāt (traditional teaching licenses) in multiple Riwāyāt (styles of recitation) of the Qur’ān with 29 teachers between the Prophet ﷺ and him as well as Ijāzāt in various Mutūn (traditional texts) of the Islamic sciences. In this course students will further develop their knowledge of Islam and the Islamic sciences by covering the topics mentioned in the textbook by Safar Publications. Alongside these topics, students will benefit from the explanations of the instructors using traditions Islamic texts to complement the concepts mentioned in the textbook.

What was covered today:*

In today’s class students were introduced to the textbook, and the class began with a lesson on the importance of seeking Islamic knowledge. Once that was covered, the students read through the first few pages of the textbook. The instructor delivered an interactive lesson surrounding the Hadīth famously known as the Hadīth of Jibrīl ﷺ which serves as a foundation for the different Islamic sciences stemming from the questions Jibrīl ﷺ poses in the Hadīth.

Homework for next week:*

Students are expected to become familiar with the concepts mentioned in the next four pages of the chapter.

What will be covered next week:*

Next week students will begin a deep dive into the foundations of the Islamic Sciences which will prepare them to follow along with the syllabus laid out in the textbook and the complementary explanations of the instructors.