Lesson three Course Content Overview Lessons 1 3

Lesson three Course Content

Overview

[Lessons 1 -3] Why should we study Islam? Goals and objectives. Elements of the curriculum.

Lessons of 'Aqidah (The Islamic belief system)

[Lessons 4 -7] Proofs of faith - Inimitable eloquence of the Qur’an - Proofs of modern science - Legislative inimitability

[Lessons 8 -14] - Pillars of faith Belief in Allah Belief in the Angels Belief in the revealed Books Belief in the Prophets and Messengers Belief in the Last Day Belief in destiny.

[Lesson 15 ] - Nullifiers of faith Seeking help from other than Allah Belief in bad omens and amulets Astrology Black magic

[Lessons 16 -17] - Comparative religion Hinduism Buddhism Magianism Judaism Christianity

Sources

[Lessons 18 -21] - Science of Qur’an Ways of revelation Qur'an revealed in Mecca and in Al. Madinah Reasons behind revelation Compiling the Qur'an Interpretation and translation Clear and consimilar verses Repealing

[Lessons 22 -26] - Science of Hadith Chains of Hadith narration Identification of narrators reliability Levels of Hadith acceptance Rigorously and authenticated Hadith Kinds of inacceptable Hadith Classification of Hadith Reclassification of Hadith

[Lessons 27 -30] - Science of Sources Legal evidence Injunctive and stipulatory rulings Competency Fundamental rules Shari’ah intentions Arabic lexical rules

Worship

[Lessons 31 -34] Purification - Impurities - Toiletry - Ablution: obligatory elements, Sunnah, offensive acts and nullifiers - Bathing: obligatory elements, Sunnah, offensive acts and nullifiers - Dry ablution - Wiping.

[Lessons 35 -42] - Prayer Obligation, merit and wisdom behind Conditions of correctness Obligatory elements – Sunnah - permissible and offensive acts – nullifiers Congregational prayer Leading the prayer - Adhan (call to prayer) Shortening and combining prayers Fear prayer - Friday prayer - Confirmed Sunnah prayers - Voluntary prayers -Funeral prayer

[Lessons: 43 -44] Zakah - Obligation and wisdom Zakah on diffent types of wealth Channels of Zakah Al-Fitr Zakah

[Lessons: 45 -46] - Fasting Obligation and merit of fasting in Ramadan Licences to break the fast Sunnah, permissible and offensive acts Nullifiers Preferable voluntary fasting Offensive fasting - Prohibited fasting

[Lessons 47 -48] Hajj and `Umrah (Major and Minor Pilgrimage) - Obligatory and recommended - Rites of Hajj: Ihram - standing on the mount of Arafat – circumambulation – hastening between Safa and Marwa - Obligatory elements and Sunnah of Hajj - Visiting the Prophet's mosque - Al-Qiran and Al-Tamattu` - Enclosure from entering Mecca - Sacrificial slaughtering

Conduct

[Lessons 49 -55] Morals • Excellence - Virtues: advice – chastity – faithfulness – forbearance – forgiveness – generosity – honesty – humility – justice – mercy – modesty – pardon – patience – perfection (Ihsan) – preference – sincerity – trust – truthfulness – • Evil characters: backbiting - envy – idleness and helplessness – mockery – obscenity – ostentation – tale bearing – vanity and arrogance

[Lessons 56 -67] - - Manners Proper manners towards Allah, Qur'an, the Messenger, knowledge and scholars, oneself and parents. Manners between spouses, towards children, linking blood relationship Caring for the poor, guardianship of orphans, rights of neighbors, brotherhood of Muslims, treating non. Muslims Sitting in public and road manners, when traveling Hospitality, feasts, consuming food and beverages Dressing, cleanliness and traits of instinct, sports, sleeping, during illness, funerals, mercy towards animals

Islamic Law (Ash-Shari’ah)

[Lessons 68 -73] Family • Marriage : conditions – dowry - contract – conditions therein - annulment - rights of the spouse - prohibited marriages • Divorce: types - Non-compliance- forswearing dhihar - khul` - `Iddah (post-marital waiting period) - financial support – custody • Inheritance: obligatory inheritance – universal heirs - share elimination - bequest

[Lessons: 74 -79] Economy • Finance: prohibition and kinds of usury - good loans – deposits – loans – gifts - `umra and ruqba donations – endowment - Lost and found - Taking wrongly - Suspension from dealings • Trade: sale elements, conditions and intercession –choice sale – prohibited sales – forward buying – credit sale – preemption

Economy (contd. ) • Business partnerships: cooperative, manual, well-known, profit-sharing, comprehensive – sharecropping and irrigation partnerships – wage jobs sponsor-guaranteeing – collateral – commissioning - land ownership cultivation of virgin land

[Lessons 80 -85] Nation • State : unity - role - Shari'ah- ruling system consultation and justice - freedom of faith- treaties and conventions • Penalties: alcoholics - false accusation - fornication, adultery and sodomy – theft and highway robbery – manslaughter and wounds • Jihad: legality, reasons and merits – Ar-Ribat – military preparedness – conditions and good manners of fighting - spoils of war – poll taxes reconciliation

The Prophet's Biography

[Lesson 86 -100] Brief Summary Events from birth to the end of his lifetime in fifteen lessons.