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
The Holy Qur’an says: surely Salat prevents indecencies and wrongs (Q 29:45).The famous Prophetic tradition says: Salat is the pillar of religion. Most Muslims say their Salat but many find it challenging to achieve the spirituality and presence of heart which makes the salat an act of soaring to the Lord. This course will look … 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
This course if for women only. How does the life of the Prophet (s) inspire us spiritually? How do we move from the ritual to the spiritual, and learn the true essence of the message of the Prophet (s)? This course will try to answer these questions, and discuss events from the life of Prophet … Read more
In this ongoing course, we plan to cover deriving nouns (masdar) from verbs, Forms II to VI of Verbs and their application. Besides covering Units 30 – 34 in the textbook Access to Qur’anic Arabic by AbdulWahid Hamid, we will also draw examples from various passages of Holy Qur’an; Traditions and Supplications of the Ma‘sumeen … Read more
Children will read and discuss verses 15-44 of Sura Naml and verses 78-82 of Sura Anbiya, on the story of Nabi Dawood (a) and Nabi Sulayman (a). They will create a fold-out storybook complete with plot and characters who will speak in Quranic words. Schedule: Fridays, January 17 – March 21, 2014 from 4.15 pm … 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
A 90-minute session on how to prepare ourselves for the Month of Muharram wherein we commemorate the tragedy of Karbalā and convey our condolences to the Ahlul Bayt (a). We plan to discuss practical suggestions on what can be done at homes, schools and Husayniyyahs during the months of Muharram and Safar. Dates: Saturday, Nov … Read more