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SPRING QUARTER 2025 (April 12 - June 17, 2025)

Note: All classes are online only. All times are Pacific Time.

SATURDAYS

    Arabic 2C Lab

    • This class is an accompaniment to Arabic 2C. In this class, only the homework or other assignments of Arabic 2C will be covered.
    • Prerequisite: Must be taken in conjunction with Arabic 2C
    • Text: Elementary Modern Standard Arabic Volume I by Peter Aboud and others.
    • Time: Saturdays 7:30-7:55 AM
    • Fee: $80
    • Audio or Visual Recordings will be Provided for this Course in-shaa-Allaah
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    Arabic 2C

    • This class is an introduction to Arabic grammar. It covers modern standard Arabic and classical Arabic but does not touch upon colloquial Arabic. The goal is mostly to eventually give the student the ability to read and understand directly the Quran, hadith and other important Islamic literature.
    • Prerequisite: Arabic 1A-2B or equivalent
    • Text: Elementary Modern Standard Arabic Volume I by Peter Aboud and others.
    • Time: Saturdays 8:00-9:20 AM
    • Fee: $160
    • Audio or Visual Recordings will be Provided for this Course in-shaa-Allaah
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    Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi (Short Course)

    • This quarter is a relatively quick coverage of a number of the hadith from the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi, in-shaa-Allaah. This quarter will begin with the ending of the discussion of hadith #27.
    • Prerequisite: None
    • Recommended Text: Commentary on the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi by J. Zarabozo
    • Time: Saturdays 9:30-10:30 AM
    • Audio or Visual Recordings will be Provided for this Course in-shaa-Allaah
    • Fee: $140
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    Explaining Classic Texts: Ibn Taimiyyah’s al-Aqeedah al-Waasitiyyah

    • This is a class covering one of the basic texts of our history: ibn Taimiyyah’s al-Aqeedah al-Waasitiyyah, a primer on Islamic beliefs. The class will be continuing from virtually the beginning of the Aqeedah.
    • Prerequisite: None
    • Text: Texts to be provided by the Instructor, in-shaa-Allah
    • Time: Saturdays 10:40-11:40 AM
    • Audio or Visual Recordings will be Provided for this Course in-shaa-Allaah
    • Fee: $140
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    AMJA Declarations: Presentation and Discussion

    • AMJA is a fiqh organization that deals in commentary fiqh issues. After each yearly conference, the AMJA fiqh committee develops declarations or recommendations on the chosen topic for that year. This quarter we shall cover the most recent declaration, covering, “Fiqh Responses to Challenges Facing Muslim Families in the West.”
    • Prerequisite: None
    • Text: Texts will be provided by the Instructor, in-shaa-Allah.
    • Time: Saturdays 12:00-1:00 PM
    • Audio or Visual Recordings will be Provided for this Course in-shaa-Allaah
    • Fee: $150
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    Hadith Database: Duaas and Dhikr

    • This is the fifth quarter in a class that is intended to provide a fundamental hadith database of authentic hadith (with occasional weak/rejected hadith alerted to). The course will present the hadith with only a brief commentary. The course shall be the second from the topic, “al-Dhikr wa al-Duaa” in-shaa-Allaah.
    • Prerequisite: None
    • Text: Texts may be provided by the Instructor.
    • Time: Saturdays 1:10-2:10 PM
    • Note: This course will be lecture only without any class participation.
    • Audio or Visual Recordings will be Provided for this Course in-shaa-Allaah
    • Fee: $140
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SUNDAYS

    Concerning Women: “Oft-Misunderstood/Difficult” Verses of the Quran: Soorah al-Nisaa Verse 34

    • In this class we shall attempt to discover, in-shaa-Allaah, the proper interpretations of verses that are seemingly often misquoted, misunderstood, or difficult to determine their exact meaning. In this quarter, in-shaa-Allaah, the focus will continue to be on the different portions of soorah al-Nisaa verse 34, emphasizing this quarter on the response to the case of al-nushooz.
    • Prerequisite: None
    • Recommended Text: Texts may be provided by the Instructor, in-shaa-Allah
    • Time: Sundays 7:30-8:40 AM
    • Audio or Visual Recordings will be Provided for this Course in-shaa-Allaah
    • Fee: $150
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    Parenting: Choice of Schools

    • In-shaa-Allaah, this quarter will continue our discussion of the choice between Islamic school, Muslim school, public school, home school, overseas school, or traditional madrassah. The main focus this quarter will be on public schools, in-shaa-Allaah, with a discussion of what Muslim children encounter in public schools, continuing this quarter with the question of sex education and then moving on to other topics in-shaa-Allaah.
    • Prerequisite: None
    • Required Text: Texts may be provided by the Instructor, in-shaa-Allah
    • Time: Sundays 8:50-9:50 AM
    • Audio or Visual Recordings will be Provided for this Course in-shaa-Allaah
    • Fee: $140
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    Arabic 6C

    • This class is meant to help the student develop their Arabic skills further after completing all of the basics of the grammar. The emphasis will be on practical work of varying natures.
    • Prerequisite: Completion of Elementary Modern Standard Arabic Volumes 1and 2 or equivalent.
    • Text: Texts may be provided by the instructor in-shaa-Allaah.
    • Time: Sundays 10:00-11:20 AM
    • Audio or Visual Recordings will be Provided for this Course in-shaa-Allaah
    • Fee: $160
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    Arabic Class: Grammatical Parsing of the 30th Juz of the Quran (Juz Amma)

    • This “Arabic Class” will simply concentrate on trying to understand the grammatical construct of Juz Amma.
    • Prerequisite: Fundamental Understanding of Arabic Grammatical Rules.
    • Time: Sundays 11:30 AM-12:30 PM
    • Audio or Visual Recordings will be Provided for this Course in-shaa-Allaah
    • Fee: $140
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    Acts of Worship of the Heart

    • This class deals specifically with the acts of worship of the heart, focusing this quarter on love for the sake of Allah. In particular, this quarter will continue with the proper love for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Then we will move on to the questions of tawassul and istighaathah, in-shaa-Allaah.
    • Prerequisite: None
    • Time: Sundays 1:00-2:00 PM
    • Audio or Visual Recordings will be Provided for this Course in-shaa-Allaah
    • Fee: $140
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    Modern Islamic Political Thought

    • After surveying the history of Islamic governments, this quarter continues the discussion of Modern Islamic Political Thought or the impact of the abolition of the caliphate. This quarter, in-shaa-Allaah, will continue the discussion of the movements that appeared after the abolition of the caliphate, focusing on the Muslim Brotherhood.
    • Prerequisite: None
    • Text: Texts may be provided by the instructor, in-shaa-Allah.
    • Time: Sundays 2:20-3:20 PM
    • Audio or Visual Recordings will be Provided for this Course in-shaa-Allaah
    • Fee: $140
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    The Yaqeen Institute Papers

    • In this class we shall read, analyze, discuss, and critique various papers that are currently being published by Yaqeen Institute. This quarter, in-shaa-Allaah, will continue with a discussion of Yaqeen’s papers regarding the preservation of the Quran.
    • Prerequisite: None
    • Recommended Text: Texts to be provided by the instructor, in-shaa-Allah.
    • Time: Sundays 3:30-4:30 PM
    • Audio or Visual Recordings will be Provided for this Course in-shaa-Allaah
    • Fee: $140
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MONDAYS

    Topics in Islamic Legal Theory

    • This quarter shall continue our discussion of the concepts of “maslahah,” with an analysis of the Malikis and others schools' treatment of this concept in-shaa-Allaah.
    • Prerequisite: None
    • Text: Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence by Mohammad Hashim Kamali
    • Time: Mondays 5:45-6:45 PM later 6:00-7:00 PM
    • Audio or Visual Recordings will be Provided for this Course in-shaa-Allaah
    • Fee: $140
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    Fundamental Tafseer V

    • This is the fifth quarter of a class that intends to stop at every verse of the Quran and offer a brief explanation of the meaning and implication of each verse. This quarter will continue from Soorah al-Baqarah verse 58.
    • Prerequisite: None
    • Text: None
    • Time: Mondays 6:55-8:00 PM later 7:10-8:10 PM
    • Note: This course will be lecture only without any class participation.
    • Audio or Visual Recordings will be Provided for this Course in-shaa-Allaah
    • Fee: $140
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TUESDAYS

    A Study of the Tafseer of Soorah al-Baqarah

    • This quarter will focus on the first set of verses of the soorah, in-shaa-Allaah, starting with, “and who are certain of the Hereafter.”
    • Prerequisite: None
    • Recommended Text: None
    • Time: Tuesdays 5:45-6:45 PM later 6:00-7:00 PM
    • Audio or Visual Recordings will be Provided for this Course in-shaa-Allaah
    • Fee: $140
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    In-Depth Study of the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi

    • An in-depth commentary on some of the most comprehensive statements of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). This quarter shall continue the discussion of Hadith#24, “Allah said, ‘O My servants, I have forbidden wrongdoing for Myself and I have made it forbidden for you…,’” with an emphasis on the concept of justice from an Islamic perspective. This quarter will be a continuation of case studies of dhulm, in particular the question of how to respond to a state of istidhaaf or weakness.
    • Prerequisite: None
    • Recommended Text: Commentary on the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi by J. Zarabozo
    • Time: Tuesdays 6:55-8:00/15 PM later 7:10-8:10 PM
    • Audio or Visual Recordings will be Provided for this Course in-shaa-Allaah
    • Fee: $140
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