As-Salamu 'alaykum,
QUR’AAN: CONCLUDING THE SERIES - Final Chapters of the 29th Juz
by Ustaadha Sameera Shah
Day: Every Tuesday
Duration: 1 hour
Time: 8:30 PM CST / 7:30 AM Pakistan Time / 2:30 AM UK Time
This term in UQ 112, we will conclude our series on the translation and commentary of the 27th to 29th ajzaa’. These final chapters of the 29th juz cover a rich variety of themes including Islamic `aqeedah (belief), Shar’iah law and its sources, Islamic history and Spirituality. Some of the highlights of this term include detailed study of Surah al-Jinn and the beautiful incident of Allaah (swt) addressing the Prophet (saw) after fatrat al-waHi (temporary break in revelation).
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HADEETH - COLORS OF THE SUNNAH: Riyadh al-Saliheen Chapters 21 to 38
By Ustaadha Sobia Moiz Hasan
Day: Every Wednesday
Duration: 1 hour
Time: 11:00 AM CST / 10:00 PM Pakistan Time / 5:00 PM UK Time
Sayyidina Anas (ra) said, "I served the Prophet of Allah (saw) for ten years. During that time, he never once said to me as much as 'Uf' if I did something wrong. He never asked me, if I had failed to do something, 'Why did you not do it?,' and he never said to me, if I had done something wrong, 'Why did you do it?' "(Bukhari)
Caught in the mundane rat race of our daily lives, many a times we forget how distant we are from the sunnah way of life. Join us this semester in an effort to remind ourselves that we are the spiritual daughters of our blessed Prophet (saw) by studying Imam Nawawi’s (rah) renowned classical manual, Gardens of the Righteous. Discover the rights that our loved ones have on us in the Chapter on "Taking Care of the Needs of Muslims", learn the teachings of the Blessed Prophet about women in the Chapter on "Treating Women Well", and discover the beauty of marriage in the chapter on "The Rights of a Husband from his Wife".
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FIQH -FIQH OF SALAH
by Ustaadha Sidra Alavi
Day: Every Thursday
Duration: 1 hour
Time: 10:00 AM CST / 9:00 PM Pakistan Time / 4:00 PM UK Time
This course is designed to introduce students to the laws of salaah, based on rulings derived from the Hanafi School of legal thought. To this end, our main text will be Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi’s (rah) classical manual Beheshti Zewar. The course will cover various aspects pertaining to the rulings of salaah. The goal of this course will be to enable Muslim women to prepare for and perform their salaah properly.
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LIFESTYLES - ISLAM, WOMEN & GENDER - I
by Ustaadha Sobia Moiz Hasan
Day: Every Monday
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Time: 11:00 AM CST / 10:00 PM Pakistan Time / 5:00 PM UK Time
Are men and women equal in Islam? Why is hijab compulsory? What are the barriers of inter-gender interaction? Ever heard that women get half as much as men in inheritance?
It can be difficult being a Muslim woman in today’s consumer capitalist world. Hijab is labeled as a symbol of oppression. Haya is viewed as un-liberating. The commonly held view of Muslim women is that they are utterly subjugated by men and deprived of their fundamental rights. With this course, get ready for an alternative narrative- a narrative of how Islam empowers women. Of how hijab can be a tool of liberation from the tyranny of 'the beauty myth'. Of how women in this ummah have excelled in so many fields of scholarship. Join us as we challenge modern stereotypes and discover the true strength of a Muslim woman.
Details & Registration: http://www.zaynabacademyonline.org
INSTRUCTORS:
Alimah Sameera Shah currently lives in Houston where she teaches Quran, Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, and Arabic grammar to university students and young professional women. Sameera also delivers talks on purification of the heart and drawing closer to Allah (swt). Sameera was born and raised in Lahore and received her B.Sc. in Economics with Honors from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). She began her pursuit of classical Islamic learning at Zaynab Academy studying Quran, Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, and Arabic under traditional scholars for four years, completing the Dars-e-Nizami curriculm and receiving the Alimiyyah degree.
Alimah Sidra Alavicurrently lives in Dubai. She delivers talks on purification of the heart and drawing closer to Allah (swt). Sidra was born and raised in Lahore and received her B.Sc. in Accounting and Finance with Honors from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). She began her pursuit of classical Islamic learning at Zaynab Academy studying Quran, Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, and Arabic under traditional scholars for four years, completing the Dars-e-Nizami curriculm and receiving the Alimiyyah degree.
Alimah Sobia Moiz Hasan was born and raised in Karachi and received her Bsc in Economics with Honors from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). She began her pursuit of classical Islamic learning at Zaynab Academy studying Quran, Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, and Arabic under traditional scholars. Sobia continued her studies and completed the Dars-e-Nizami course at Mahad-ul-Khalil, Karachi receiving the Alimiyya degree. Sobia has taught O-levels Islamiyat at The City School, Karachi and is teaching Quran, Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh and Arabic grammar to university students and young professional women in Karachi. Sobia also delivers talks on purification of the heart and drawing closer to Allah (swt).
About Zaynab Academy Online:
Zaynab Academy Online is affiliated to Zaynab Academy (http://www.zaynabacademy.org)
Zaynab Academy (for women) was founded in 2005 by Sobia and Kamaluddin Ahmed as a nonprofit, nonpartisan and nonpolitical educational institute dedicated to classical Islamic learning and Spirituality. The Classical Islamic Learning courses offered by Zaynab Academy are designed to introduce women to the classical methodology of Islamic knowledge and scholarship through a modern educational approach.The philosophy of the courses offered is distinct in its embrace of the entire academic tradition of the Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama’a with respect for all scholars of Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, and Usul al-fiqh. Moreover, our courses highlight the importance of spiritual purification (tazkiya) and inner reform (islah).
Shaykh Kamaluddin Ahmed
Shaykh Kamaluddin Ahmed was born and raised in Manhattan, New York City. He received a BA in Political Science and Arabic & Islamic Civilization from the University of Chicago. Shaykh Kamaluddin then spent many years in Pakistan studying full-time classical disciplines of Islamic learning including tafsir of the Qur’an, Hadith, Arabic Grammar, law and legal theory. He received the ‘alimiyyah degree as well as formal authorization to transmit legal opinion (ifta). From 2005-2010, he was a lecturer of Islamic intellectual history, legal theory, spirituality, and ethics at one of the Pakistan’s leading universities. Currently, he is a postgraduate student in Islamic intellectual history and legal theory at the University of Oxford. For over seventeen years, Shaykh Kamaluddin has consistently remained in the close company of the highly respected Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad and was granted ijaza by him in Tasawwuf (Islamic Spirituality) in 2002. Since then, he has continually tutored seekers on the path to becoming closer to Allah. Shaykh Kamaluddin divides his time between the UK and Pakistan, guiding students and delivering lectures at masajid, universities, and institutions of learning. The Shaykh and his wife have also established institutes of classical Islamic learning for women in Lahore, Karachi, and Islamabad (www.zaynabacademy.org) and an online institute that offers free courses to women around the world (www.zaynabacademyonline.org).
Alimah Sobia Ahmed
Alimah Sobia Ahmed was born and raised in the US and received her BA in Sociology and Arabic and Islamic Civilization with double honors from the University of Chicago and Masters of Education from the University of Illinois. She went on to study the Dars-e-Nizami course full-time for four years at Jamia Zainab, Lahore and received the Alimiyya degree. In 2005, Sobia founded Zaynab Academy in Lahore, where she teaches classes in Quran, Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, and Arabic. Sobia also delivers talks on Islam and drawing closer to Allah. Her students include students and alumni of LUMS, LSE, Kinnaird, FAST, BNU as well as young professional women.
Was-Salam,
Zaynab Academy Online
Zaynab Academy Online
invites you to begin your new year by joining us in our courses for
Winter Term 2012
January 2nd – March 9th
(Sisters Only)
All classes will be conducted live over the internet. All students must have access to high-speed internet and headphones for class.
January 2nd – March 9th
(Sisters Only)
All classes will be conducted live over the internet. All students must have access to high-speed internet and headphones for class.
QUR’AAN: CONCLUDING THE SERIES - Final Chapters of the 29th Juz
by Ustaadha Sameera Shah
Day: Every Tuesday
Duration: 1 hour
Time: 8:30 PM CST / 7:30 AM Pakistan Time / 2:30 AM UK Time
This term in UQ 112, we will conclude our series on the translation and commentary of the 27th to 29th ajzaa’. These final chapters of the 29th juz cover a rich variety of themes including Islamic `aqeedah (belief), Shar’iah law and its sources, Islamic history and Spirituality. Some of the highlights of this term include detailed study of Surah al-Jinn and the beautiful incident of Allaah (swt) addressing the Prophet (saw) after fatrat al-waHi (temporary break in revelation).
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HADEETH - COLORS OF THE SUNNAH: Riyadh al-Saliheen Chapters 21 to 38
By Ustaadha Sobia Moiz Hasan
Day: Every Wednesday
Duration: 1 hour
Time: 11:00 AM CST / 10:00 PM Pakistan Time / 5:00 PM UK Time
Sayyidina Anas (ra) said, "I served the Prophet of Allah (saw) for ten years. During that time, he never once said to me as much as 'Uf' if I did something wrong. He never asked me, if I had failed to do something, 'Why did you not do it?,' and he never said to me, if I had done something wrong, 'Why did you do it?' "(Bukhari)
Caught in the mundane rat race of our daily lives, many a times we forget how distant we are from the sunnah way of life. Join us this semester in an effort to remind ourselves that we are the spiritual daughters of our blessed Prophet (saw) by studying Imam Nawawi’s (rah) renowned classical manual, Gardens of the Righteous. Discover the rights that our loved ones have on us in the Chapter on "Taking Care of the Needs of Muslims", learn the teachings of the Blessed Prophet about women in the Chapter on "Treating Women Well", and discover the beauty of marriage in the chapter on "The Rights of a Husband from his Wife".
-----------------------------
FIQH -FIQH OF SALAH
by Ustaadha Sidra Alavi
Day: Every Thursday
Duration: 1 hour
Time: 10:00 AM CST / 9:00 PM Pakistan Time / 4:00 PM UK Time
This course is designed to introduce students to the laws of salaah, based on rulings derived from the Hanafi School of legal thought. To this end, our main text will be Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi’s (rah) classical manual Beheshti Zewar. The course will cover various aspects pertaining to the rulings of salaah. The goal of this course will be to enable Muslim women to prepare for and perform their salaah properly.
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LIFESTYLES - ISLAM, WOMEN & GENDER - I
by Ustaadha Sobia Moiz Hasan
Day: Every Monday
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Time: 11:00 AM CST / 10:00 PM Pakistan Time / 5:00 PM UK Time
Are men and women equal in Islam? Why is hijab compulsory? What are the barriers of inter-gender interaction? Ever heard that women get half as much as men in inheritance?
It can be difficult being a Muslim woman in today’s consumer capitalist world. Hijab is labeled as a symbol of oppression. Haya is viewed as un-liberating. The commonly held view of Muslim women is that they are utterly subjugated by men and deprived of their fundamental rights. With this course, get ready for an alternative narrative- a narrative of how Islam empowers women. Of how hijab can be a tool of liberation from the tyranny of 'the beauty myth'. Of how women in this ummah have excelled in so many fields of scholarship. Join us as we challenge modern stereotypes and discover the true strength of a Muslim woman.
Details & Registration: http://www.zaynabacademyonline.org
INSTRUCTORS:
Alimah Sameera Shah currently lives in Houston where she teaches Quran, Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, and Arabic grammar to university students and young professional women. Sameera also delivers talks on purification of the heart and drawing closer to Allah (swt). Sameera was born and raised in Lahore and received her B.Sc. in Economics with Honors from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). She began her pursuit of classical Islamic learning at Zaynab Academy studying Quran, Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, and Arabic under traditional scholars for four years, completing the Dars-e-Nizami curriculm and receiving the Alimiyyah degree.
Alimah Sidra Alavicurrently lives in Dubai. She delivers talks on purification of the heart and drawing closer to Allah (swt). Sidra was born and raised in Lahore and received her B.Sc. in Accounting and Finance with Honors from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). She began her pursuit of classical Islamic learning at Zaynab Academy studying Quran, Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, and Arabic under traditional scholars for four years, completing the Dars-e-Nizami curriculm and receiving the Alimiyyah degree.
Alimah Sobia Moiz Hasan was born and raised in Karachi and received her Bsc in Economics with Honors from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). She began her pursuit of classical Islamic learning at Zaynab Academy studying Quran, Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, and Arabic under traditional scholars. Sobia continued her studies and completed the Dars-e-Nizami course at Mahad-ul-Khalil, Karachi receiving the Alimiyya degree. Sobia has taught O-levels Islamiyat at The City School, Karachi and is teaching Quran, Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh and Arabic grammar to university students and young professional women in Karachi. Sobia also delivers talks on purification of the heart and drawing closer to Allah (swt).
About Zaynab Academy Online:
Zaynab Academy Online is affiliated to Zaynab Academy (http://www.zaynabacademy.org)
Zaynab Academy (for women) was founded in 2005 by Sobia and Kamaluddin Ahmed as a nonprofit, nonpartisan and nonpolitical educational institute dedicated to classical Islamic learning and Spirituality. The Classical Islamic Learning courses offered by Zaynab Academy are designed to introduce women to the classical methodology of Islamic knowledge and scholarship through a modern educational approach.The philosophy of the courses offered is distinct in its embrace of the entire academic tradition of the Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama’a with respect for all scholars of Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, and Usul al-fiqh. Moreover, our courses highlight the importance of spiritual purification (tazkiya) and inner reform (islah).
Shaykh Kamaluddin Ahmed
Shaykh Kamaluddin Ahmed was born and raised in Manhattan, New York City. He received a BA in Political Science and Arabic & Islamic Civilization from the University of Chicago. Shaykh Kamaluddin then spent many years in Pakistan studying full-time classical disciplines of Islamic learning including tafsir of the Qur’an, Hadith, Arabic Grammar, law and legal theory. He received the ‘alimiyyah degree as well as formal authorization to transmit legal opinion (ifta). From 2005-2010, he was a lecturer of Islamic intellectual history, legal theory, spirituality, and ethics at one of the Pakistan’s leading universities. Currently, he is a postgraduate student in Islamic intellectual history and legal theory at the University of Oxford. For over seventeen years, Shaykh Kamaluddin has consistently remained in the close company of the highly respected Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad and was granted ijaza by him in Tasawwuf (Islamic Spirituality) in 2002. Since then, he has continually tutored seekers on the path to becoming closer to Allah. Shaykh Kamaluddin divides his time between the UK and Pakistan, guiding students and delivering lectures at masajid, universities, and institutions of learning. The Shaykh and his wife have also established institutes of classical Islamic learning for women in Lahore, Karachi, and Islamabad (www.zaynabacademy.org) and an online institute that offers free courses to women around the world (www.zaynabacademyonline.org).
Alimah Sobia Ahmed
Alimah Sobia Ahmed was born and raised in the US and received her BA in Sociology and Arabic and Islamic Civilization with double honors from the University of Chicago and Masters of Education from the University of Illinois. She went on to study the Dars-e-Nizami course full-time for four years at Jamia Zainab, Lahore and received the Alimiyya degree. In 2005, Sobia founded Zaynab Academy in Lahore, where she teaches classes in Quran, Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, and Arabic. Sobia also delivers talks on Islam and drawing closer to Allah. Her students include students and alumni of LUMS, LSE, Kinnaird, FAST, BNU as well as young professional women.
Was-Salam,
Zaynab Academy Online