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WINTER QUARTER 2026 (January 3 - February 16, 2026)

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

SATURDAYS

    Arabic 3B Lab

    • This class is an accompaniment to Arabic 3B. In this class, only the homework or other assignments of Arabic 3B will be covered.
    • Prerequisite: Must be taken in conjunction with Arabic 3B
    • Text: Elementary Modern Standard Arabic Volume I by Peter Aboud and others.
    • Time: Saturdays 7:30-7:55 AM
    • Fee: $50
    • Audio or Visual Recordings will be Provided for this Course in-shaa-Allaah
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    Arabic 3B

    • 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-3A or equivalent
    • Text: Elementary Modern Standard Arabic Volume I by Peter Aboud and others.
    • Time: Saturdays 8:00-9:20 AM
    • Fee: $120
    • 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 #32.
    • 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: $100
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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 the discussion of Allah’s names and attributes.
    • 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: $100
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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 continue covering the most recent declaration, covering, “Fiqh Responses to Challenges Facing Muslim Families in the West.” In particular, we shall be wrapping up our discussion of the new marriage contract AMJA has presented.
    • 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: $100
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    Hadith Database: The Book of Imaan

    • This class 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. This quarter will be the first on the hadith from the chapters on Imaan (continued from previous quarters).
    • Prerequisite: None
    • Text: Text may be provided by 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: $100
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SUNDAYS

    Concerning Women: “Oft-Misunderstood/Difficult” Verses of the Quran: Soorah al-Nisaa Verse 34 and al-Nisaa 1

    • 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 be on a complete review of our findings concerning al-Nisaa 34 before moving on to Soorah al-Nisaa 1.
    • 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: $110
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    AI and the Challenge of Parenting

    • This particular quarter will be a break from our regular progression and will instead focus on how artificial intelligence has now brought into being new and diverse challenges to parenting.
    • Prerequisite: None
    • Required Text: Texts may be provided by the Instructor, in-shaa-Allah
    • Time: Sundays 8:50-10:00 AM
    • Audio or Visual Recordings will be Provided for this Course in-shaa-Allaah
    • Fee: $110
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    Thematic Arabic Review Class Part III: Volumes 1 and 2 of EMSA

    • This class should be of great benefit to anyone who has completed the two volumes of Elementary Modern Standard Arabic. Br. Bilal Zeeshaan (may Allah reward him) has rearranged the material of the two volumes according to topic (as opposed to instructional need, as they were originally). Hence, this class, which should take at least two quarters, will review all of the topics of the two volumes, in-shaa-Allaah. This is the third and in-shaa-Allah final quarter of this class.
    • Prerequisite: Completion of Elementary Modern Standard Arabic Volumes 1 and 2 or equivalent.
    • Text: Texts may be provided by the instructor in-shaa-Allaah.
    • Time: Sundays 10:10-11:20 AM
    • Audio or Visual Recordings will be Provided for this Course in-shaa-Allaah
    • Fee: $110
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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: $100
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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), highlighting the controversy over 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: $100
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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 critique and analysis of the movements that appeared after the abolition of the caliphate.
    • 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: $100
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    AI/AGI and Aqeedah

    • In the field of artificial intelligence and artificial general intelligence, there are those known as “boomers” and others known as “doomers.” Much of the perception of what will be the result of AI/AGI actually touches upon issues of Aqeedah or Islamic creed. In this class, in-shaa-Allaah, we will explore these issues.
    • Prerequisite: None
    • Text: Texts, if any, 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: $100
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MONDAYS

    Topics in Islamic Legal Theory

    • This quarter shall continue our discussion of the concepts of “maslahah,” with a continued 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 6:00-7:00 PM
    • Audio or Visual Recordings will be Provided for this Course in-shaa-Allaah
    • Fee: $100
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    Fundamental Tafseer

    • This 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 114.
    • Prerequisite: None
    • Text: None
    • Time: Mondays 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: $100
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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 6:00-7:00 PM (Jan 6-Feb 10, 2026, with an additional class on Wednesday Feb 11)
    • Audio or Visual Recordings will be Provided for this Course in-shaa-Allaah
    • Fee: $100
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    AI and Dhulm: 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….’” This quarter will be a break from our regular progression and concentrate on the contemporary relationship between artificial intelligence and dhulm.
    • Prerequisite: None
    • Recommended Text: Commentary on the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi by J. Zarabozo
    • Time: Tuesdays 7:10-8:10 PM (Jan 6-Feb 10, 2026, with an additional class on Wednesday Feb 11)
    • Audio or Visual Recordings will be Provided for this Course in-shaa-Allaah
    • Fee: $100
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