Online Courses

The course will study chapters from the book Ethics and Spiritual Growth by Sayyid Mujtaba Musawi Lari (http://www.al-islam.org/ethics-and-spiritual-growth-sayyid-mujtaba-musawilari). We will discuss movement towards perfection, intellect, personality, and responsibilities of the human being. Dates: 4 Mondays, May 5 – 26, 2014. Timings: 9.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. EST (Toronto/NY time) Instructor: Sr. Tahera Kassamali Registration Link: http://www.anymeeting.com/PIID=EA54DC87854C3A Recording Session 1 … Read more

Many of us know Hadith of the Masumeen (a) about food and the nutritional habits such as having a pinch of salt before and after a meal, not drinking with our meals, chewing our food well, keeping 1/3 of our stomachs empty and more. How many of us really put these pearls of wisdom into practice? During this … Read more

Deconstructing the myths surrounding sugar, artificial sweeteners and other sugar substitutes In this course participants will learn why excess sugar is a major health problem and how it can be detrimental to our health, what food sources contain sugar, the difference between natural sugar vs added sugar and how to choose safe sugar substitutes. Instructor: … Read more

Positive parenting is an approach to parenting that aims to guide children’s behavior and development in a constructive and non-hurtful way. It is based on taking the time to train children in life skills, habits and to foster character development. In this course, parents of 0-12 year old children will discover how they can foster … Read more

his course will discuss sermon no. 87 of Nahjul Balagha where Imam Ali (a) describes the qualities of the faithful believers and the qualities of the unfaithful believers. Instructor: Sr. Tahera Kassamali Schedule: Four Tuesdays from March 4-25, 2014; timings 8.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. Registration: http://www.anymeeting.com/PIID=EA53DC86874B39 Slides Session 1 (PDF) Session 2 (PDF) Session 3 … Read more

This session will look at how parents can support their children’s education at home. We will explore different websites and resources to assist young children with their secular as well as Islamic education. Instructor: Sr Sakina Dewji Schedule: Saturday, February 22, 11.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon Recording:  http://www.anymeeting.com/tkjifbxpltq/EF52D780894B Slides: Click Here

Too Much of a Good Thing: the challenges of raising children of character in an age of indulgence The Academy for Learning Islam is pleased to announce the upcoming online course on Parenting. In this four week parenting course, we will explore how some well-meaning parenting practices can put children at higher risk of character … Read more

Understanding and appreciating the Holy Qur’an requires familiarizing some of the preliminary aspects about the revelation, transmission, recording, compilation, collation, etc. of the Holy Qur’an. In this online course the participants will learn, amongst other things, role of Qur’anic sciences in understanding the Qur’an, the meaning of wahy, the revelation of the Qur’an and the … Read more

Alhamdu lillah Mu’mineen worldwide are preparing go to  Iraq for Arba‘een Ziyaarat. The Academy for Learning Islam (ALI) is pleased to announce a 75 minutes webinar on the Etiquette and Significance of pilgrimage to: Najaf, Karbala, Kazamayn and Samarrah. Inshaa Allah we plan to cover the following items: Making spiritual connection to the martyr we are … Read more

Join us for a webinar on Developing the Spirit of Hajj in Dhul Hijjah. Many will be fortunate to go for hajj this year. Yet many will not be blessed with the same opportunity. The traditions speak of how a believer can aspire to the spirit and reward of hajj despite being in his hometown. … Read more