ALI-194: Preparation for Holy Ramadan

Two sessions of 75 minutes each on how to prepare for the holy month of Ramadan. This will be discussed in the light of Sermon of Holy Prophet (s) and Supplication of Imam Ali Zaynul ‘Abideen (a) on welcoming holy Ramadan. The webinar is expected to ready the participants mentally, spiritually and physically through the … Read more

ALI-182: Exploring the life of the The Holy Prophet (s)

We are excited to let you know that the following scholars will be talking about various aspects of the life of the Holy Prophet (s) on three weekends in March: Weekend I The Impact of Prophetic Teachings on the Cultural and Scientific Revolution of Arabia. The course will assess various aspects of both pre-Islamic and … Read more

ALI-187: Parenting Challenges facing Muslims today

We will cover different aspects and challenges of raising children today such as building good character and morals, ensuring school success, developing children’s self confidence and self esteem to protect them from peer pressure, developing resilience in children, the importance of parenting as a team and possibly other topics which may be requested by participants. … Read more

ALI-188: Understanding and Appreciating the Quran – Level II

This course will discuss certain sciences of the Holy Quran and focus on the Compilation of the Quran. Each lesson will include, an introduction to the Sciences of the Quran, some Quranic vocabulary, and a discussion and commentary on some verses. This course will help students become more familiar with the Quran and increase their … Read more

ALI-187: Quranic Arabic Level II (for ladies)

This course will cover lessons from the book Access to Qur’anic Arabic by AbdulWahid Hamid as well as handouts prepared by the instructor. This book is a comprehensive set of lessons on Arabic grammar focusing on the language used in the Qur’an. Students will understand the basics of Arabic grammar as well as gain familiarity … Read more

ALI-181: Webinar on Ziyarat to Iraq & Sham

The Academy for Learning Islam (A.L.I.) is pleased to announce a 90 minutes webinar (Online Seminar) on preparing for Ziyaarat to Iraq and Sham during the ‘Arabaeen (40th ) of the Shuhadaa of Karbala in Safar 1432 AH. We plan to cover aadaab (Etiquette) of traveling, specific manners of visiting the holy places, significance of … Read more

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