Duration: 16 weeks | Price: $40 a month (or $150 one-time payment)

Course Summary:

In this 16-week course, we will be reading the text Absolute Essentials of Islam line-by-line with simple explanations. Unlike our Why Islam is True course, this is a more traditional reading, where understanding the text is the means by which we gain knowledge.

The text and explanation will cover the following topics:

• Īmān: Belief in the 6 foundational articles of faith

• Islām/Fiqh: understanding the outward rulings of the religion (according to the school of Imam Abu Hanifa, may Allah be pleased with him)

  • Understanding what legal rulings (ahkām) are.

  • The rulings of the ritual bath (ghusl)

  • The rulings of the ritual ablution (wudū’)

  • The rulings of filth

  • The rulings of prayer (most significant portion of the course)

• Ihsān: The path to salvation (spiritual and moral character)

The benefit: By taking this course, one learns the obligatory knowledge they need to assure soundness of faith and soundness of one’s most important action: prayer. We all spend time studying the things that we deem important, and we seek out knowledge from reliable sources. This is an easy way to do that.

Text: The Absolute Essentials of Islam by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, 40-page text that covers the essential knowledge of belief, worship, and ethical conduct. (Buy text here for $6.95; not required for the course, but recommended)

When: Sundays, starting January 21, 2024, ending approximately June 9, 2024 (IMPORTANT NOTE: Ramadan, March 10-April 7, will be off.)

Location: Zoom

Instructor: Ustadh Yamen Atassi

Course Includes:

1. Virtual interactive classes once a week via Zoom

2. Private Telegram group for class announcements, discussions, and questions

Prerequisites

1. No previous studies are required.

2. An adult 18+ (exceptions can be made on a case-by-case basis for ages 16-17)

3. Self-motivation

Course Requirements

1. Wi-Fi connection and a reliable device to join the virtual sessions

2. Students are expected to attend all in-person classes and complete all weekly and course assignments (if it applies).

Registration:

There are two ways to enroll in the course:

1. Monthly payments of $40 (totals to $160)

2. One time payment of $150

By using the promo code EARLYONE5, you will receive a 15% discount. This applies to the one-time payment, as well as the monthly payment. This early bird discount is open until January 15th, 2024.

Registration is closed.

Scholarship:

If you are unable to pay the monthly payments, please email us at afiyah.collective@gmail.com explaining to us what amount you feel comfortable paying (or we can agree on a longer payment window). No one is turned away for lack of funds.

A black-and-white image of the mosque of Imam Abu Hanifa, may Allah have mercy on him, in Kufa, Iraq.