Qurʾān Translation (ar. Tarjamat Maʿānī al-Qurʾān)

Text: Directly from the Muṣḥaf
Description: The meanings of the Holy Qurʾān are translated into English. In this year, one will study Qurʾān translation from Sūrah Yūsuf to Sūrat al-ʿAnkabūt. Studying this subject is a cornerstone feature of our ʿālimīyah program. In this year, one embarks on a lifechanging experience. One will traverse page-by-page, in fact, word-by-word through Allāh’s Divine Book as an enriching linguistic analysis is undertaken that brings one to understand the Revelation by knowing its language. At the end of this effort, one should be able to translate most of the verses into English.



Course Objectives:


• Expand one’s vocabulary, especially words in the Qurʾān that repeat frequently.

• Experience the wonder of Qurʾānic linguistics by experiencing the theoretical language disciplines of Arabic grammar and morphology coming to life in Allāh’s Book.

• Know important Qurʾānic themes from these chapters.

Qurʾān Recitation (ar. ʿIlm al-Tajwīd)
Text: Shaykh Sulaymān b. Ḥusayn al-Jamzūrī’s Tuḥfat al-Aṭfāl wa al-Ghilmān fī Aḥkām Tartīl al-Qurʾān
Description: Recitation of the first fifteen sections according to Ḥafṣ.



Course Objectives:


• Study the theoretical principles of tajwīd.

• Apply the theoretical knowledge through application.

Prophetic Narrations (ar. Ḥadīth)
Text: Imām Abū Zakariyyā Yaḥyā b. Sharaf al-Nawawī’s Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn
Description: A work that needs no introduction. Each narration related in Imām Nawawī’s Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn will be commentated on with a focus on its significance and application in our lives. Studying this text will expose one to a large assortment of mutūn that comprise the ḥadīth corpus.



Course Objectives:


• Learn practicable knowledge directly through the words of Allāh’s Messenger.

• Develop into a Muslim who is spiritually confident in the Prophet’s guidance.

• Imbibe the narrations and explanations to share them with others.

Islāmic Jurisprudence (ar. Ḥanafī Fiqh)
Text: Shaykh Abū al-Ikhlāṣ Ḥasan b. ʿAmmār al-Shurunbulālī’s Nūr al-Īḍāḥ wa Najāt al-Arwāḥ
Description: Shurunbulālī’s Nūr al-Īḍāḥ is often one of the first fiqh books formally studied. From Egypt’s Azhar University to the eminent Dār al-ʿUlūms of South Asia, this work has featured as a mainstay textbook. This primer focuses on the fiqh of worship, covering purification to the pilgrimage. The author lucidly presents rulings dealing with these chapters in concise and meaning filled passages. One will engage Ḥanafī Fiqh through this time-tested primer while building a foundation in the subject that he can build on through further study.
Course Objectives:


• Study fiqh at a rudimentary level.

• Begin negotiating Ḥanafī Fiqh texts in the subject’s lingo franca, i.e. Arabic.

• Bolster one’s vocabulary and understanding of nomenclature.

• Prepare to study intermediate jurisprudence from Mukhtaṣar al-Qudūrī.

Islāmic History (ar. al-Tārīkh al-Islāmī)
Text: Dr. Rāghib al-Sirjānī’s al-Mawsūʿat al-Muyassarah fī al-Tārīkh al-Islāmī (English translation)
Description: Islām’s history will be reviewed from the Prophet’s time through the Ottoman Empire until the eventual settling of Muslims as minorities in various countries around the world. Knowing history is imperative. Through this study, one will identify with a beautiful and rich history that begins with our beloved Prophet Muḥammad (upon him be peace). The cultures, civilizations, institutions, and peoples who lived before us are our roots. One will appreciate and understand from where he has come. With revisionist historical narratives being offered, one must know the reality of his past. By knowing this, one will be able to better shape the future.
Course Objectives:


• Study the history of Islām from early Islām until the modern era.

• Realize the impact that the Prophet’s teachings and guidance had on the world.

• Identify with Islām’s rich historical legacy by knowing one’s roots

Arabic Grammar (ar. ʿIlm al-Naḥw)
Text: Ibn Ajurrūm & Dr. Muḥī al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd’s al-Tuḥfat al-Sanīyah bi Sharḥ al-Ajurrūmīyah, Various authors’ Qawāʿid al-Lughat al-ʿArabīyah fī al-Naḥw wa al-Ṣarf wa al-Balāghah
Description: The Arabic language’s most important rules of grammar are imparted through reading a time-tested primer. For centuries, countless students have benefited immensely from Ibn Ajurrūm’s Muqaddimah, which is a concise work that conveys the grammar one needs to read Arabic texts. Dr. Muḥī al-Dīn’s commentary provides additional details elucidating the rules. End-of-chapter exercises also give students an opportunity to review and assess their understanding of the material.
Then, one’s study of grammar continues by reading Qawāʿid al-Lughat al-ʿArabīyah. This work aims to augment a student’s grasp of crucial grammar rules by presenting what was not covered in previous works while solidifying his ability in the subject.
Course Objectives:


• Learn grammar focusing on what is necessary to read unmarked Arabic texts.

• Begin understanding how to parse Arabic sentences.

Arabic Literature (ar. al-Adab al-ʿArabī)
Text: Mawlanā ʿAbd al-Quddūs & Mawlanā Muḥammad Sājid al-Qāsimī’s al-Qirāʾat al-ʿArabīyah (3/4)
Description: In this work, one will study Arabic literature thereby building a solid foundation in the language.
Course Objectives:


• Apply one’s theoretical knowledge of grammar and morphology.

• Expand one’s vocabulary.

Urdu
Text: Mawlanā Hāshim Muḥammad’s First Steps to Understanding Urdu
Description: Learn the most important rules of the Urdu language while expanding one’s vocabulary.
Course Objectives:


• Learn the Urdu language’s rules.

• Begin building one’s ability to access the writings of ʿulamāʾ that have been penned in Urdu.