Online Courses

ALI-172: Preparing for Ziyaarat to Iraq

Dates Saturday July 3rd and Sunday July 4th, 2010 Instructor Hasanayn Kassamali Timings 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.  EST (Toronto/New York time) Eligibility Muslim men/women ages 12 and over Fees No fees, but donations to support the Academy of Islam are always welcome. Description A two session webinar (Online Seminar) on preparing for Ziyaarat to … Read more

ALI-166: Reading and Understanding the Holy Qur’an

Date Day Reading & discussion material Pre-class assignment Feb 26 Friday Surat al-Nasr (#110): reading, translation and understanding; Science of Tajweed & its importance; makhraj of 6 Halq (throat) letters; Unit 1 on masculine nouns, pronouns and adjective from the text Access to Qur’anic Arabic Practice reading Surat al-Nasr by listening to a Qari of your … Read more

ALI-165: Seminar on Ziyarat

Dates Saturday January 23rd and Sunday January 24th, 2010 Instructor Hasnain Kassamali Timings 10.30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.  EST (Toronto/New York time) Eligibility Muslim men/women ages 12 and over Fees No fees, but donations to support the Academy of Islam are always welcome. Description These two one-hour sessions webinar (online seminar) will be on preparing … Read more

ALI-157: Dealing with Doubt and Skepticism

Dates June 17 – 20, 2009 Instructor Hasnain Kassamali Description In order to build a foundation of faith we must take into account the doubts that arise in our minds. This one day workshop will explore what Islam says about perplexity and doubt, and discuss how we can channel the doubts into certainty.  Description Presentation … Read more

ALI-154: Tafseer of Sura al-Hijr (#15) – for ladies

Dates May 11 – 15, 2009 Instructor Tahera Kassamali Description This three session course will study the topics discussed in Surat al-Hijr (#15). It will include: The rejection of the disbelievers, Signs of Allah, creation of man and the disobedience of Iblis, believers on the Day of Judgment, Nabi Ibrahim and Nabi Lut, and the … Read more

ALI-153: Qur’anic Arabic Level IV (for ladies)

Dates May 6 – June 10, 2009 Instructor Tahera Kassamali Description This course will cover lessons from the book Access to Qur’anic Arabic by AbdulWahid Hamid as well as handouts on Qu`ranic Vocabulary prepared by the instructor. The text is a comprehensive set of lessons on Arabic grammar focusing on the language used in the … Read more

ALI-152: Tafseer and Tadabbur of Surat Mulk (#67)

Dates May 5 – May 26, 2009 Instructor Hasnain Kassamali Description Qur’anic tafseer is one of the richest genres of Islamic literature. In this course we will refer to over 3 Tafaaseer to ponder and understand the Divine message contained in Surat Mulk. We plan to cover a number of topics including: invoking the surah … Read more

ALI-150: Understanding the Holy Qur’an, Part 2

Dates April 7th – 28, 2009 Instructor Hasnain Kassamali Description In this course of four sessions, we will discuss revelation and transmission of the Holy Qur’an. We will also do Tafseer and Tadabbur of Surat Qalam (#68) by referring to various popular Tafaseer in order to understand the Divine Message. This will be a serious … Read more

ALI-151: Qualities of a True Believer, Part 1

Dates April 6 – 27, 2009 Instructor Tahera Kassamali Description In this course we will discuss what it means to achieve true Peace. What does the word mean and how can it be applied to both inner and outer aspects of life? We will study relevant verses of the Quran, Hadith, and lessons from the … Read more