Winter 2018

Venue: Cambridge Muslim College, 14 Saint Paul’s Road, Cambridge, UK

The Winter Term classes of Cambridge Muslim College (CMC) are organized as a series and participants are encouraged to attend each session. They must register for each session individually. All classes are FREE of charge to attend at the College and registering for one class does not put you on the attendance list for all classes.

Lectures & Classes

• Al-Nawawī’s Forty Prophetic Reports on the Principles of Religion

(*continued from Autumn 2017*)
Taught by: Yasser Qureshy
Dates: 23 January; 6, 20 February; 6, 20, 27 March 2018
Time: 18:00 – 20:00

The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) is described in Arabic as Jawāmi‘al-Kalim, which can be rendered in to English as, ‘one who was given comprehensive, economical speech.’ This idea is sagaciously echoed in the Arabic proverb: ‘khayr al-kalām mā qalla wa dalla’: ‘the best form of address is economical, yet meaningful.’…

• Exploring Short Surahs from the Qur’an

(*continued from Autumn 2017*)
Taught by: Sohail Hanif
Dates: 24 January; 7, 21 February; 7, 21, 28 March 2018
Time: 18:00 – 20:00

Through a structured introduction to Qur’anic vocabulary and rhetorical style, students will develop an understanding and an appreciation of the style and depth of each of the surahs. This class assumes no prior knowledge of Arabic.

• Principles of Islamic Spirituality

(*continued from Autumn 2017*)
Taught by: Najah Nadi
Dates: 25 January; 8, 22 February; 8, 22, 29 March 2018
Time: 18:00 – 19:30

This class introduces selected aphorisms from a standard primer of Islamic Spirituality, Principles of Islamic Spirituality (Qawāʿid al-taṣawwuf) by the Moroccan jurist Aḥmad ibn Zarrūq (d. 899/1493). The text is written with the objective of “introducing the principles of Islamic Spirituality in a manner that integrates the sacred law (sharīʿa) with the Divine truth (ḥaqīqa).

• Sira Lectures

(*continued from Autumn 2017*)
Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
Time: 10:00 – 11:30
20 January; 10 February; 3, 24 March

• Imam Haddad’s Book of Aphorisms

(*continued from Autumn 2017*)
Taught by: Shaykh Yahya Rhodus
Dates: 20 January; 10 February; 3, 24 March
Time: 13:00 – 16:00

The wisdom literature of Islam stems back to the earliest period. Rooted in an understanding of the Qur’an and the teachings of the Prophet (PBUH), countless scholars spoke words of wisdom that aimed to elucidate truths as well as facilitate the implementation of religious principles. Although he lived during the second millennium, Imam Abdullah b. Alawi al-Haddad (1132/1720) hails from this illustrious line. His blessed compilation of aphorisms, titled Kitab al-Hikam, targets the needs of travelers along the spiritual path. In these weekend sessions, we will take a look at selections from this beneficial work.

Source: Cambridge Muslim College (CMC)