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
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
The Academy for Learning Islam (A.L.I.) is pleased to announce a four session webinar on Qur’anic Sciences on Wednesday evenings. 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 … Read more
A monthly session for mother with children under the age of 7. The sessions will discuss what Islam says about nurturing children in the early years. Dates: 10 sessions on the last Wednesday of each month, Sept 25, 2013 – June 25 2014 Timings: 8.30 pm – 9.30 p.m. Instructor: Tahera Kassamali Suggested Fees: $80.00 … Read more