Children will continue to read and discuss verses 15-44 of Sūratun Naml and verses 78-82 of Sūratul Anbiyā, on the story of Nabī Dawūd (a) and Nabī Sulaymān (a). They will work on a play showing four scenes from the stories of Nabī Sulaymān (a) in Sūratun Naml. Dates: Fridays, April 4 – June 13 (with possible … 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
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