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INTENSIVE TWO-YEAR ISLAMIC STUDIES COURSE

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Introduction 3Endorsement 5

Teachers 6

Subject descriptions 9Tafseer 10

Hadi thlTasawwuf 11Fiqh 12

Aqa'id 13Seerah 14

Tajweed 15Arabic Language 16

FAQs 17Course contacts 18

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IntroductionThe light of Islam Academy has been providing innovative Islamiclearning for our masjid children for many years and now it presents"Heavens Keys" - a new initiative designed after much thoughtand deliberation to meet the needs of a developing. aspirationalMuslim community. Heavens Keys will equip you with essentialIslamic knowledge enabling you to fulfil your obligation ofworshiping the Lord Almighty in a manner that He ought to be.

Modular SystemThe Coursewill cover the basics of the Islamic Scienceswithout theneed for an in depth knowledge of Arabic. Qualified. Englishspeaking scholars will deliver their lessons in the English languageusing translations of traditional texts. Supporting the regular localteachers will be eminent guest lecturers from across the UKand theIslamic world. This is your opportunity to embark on a two yearcourse that will reshape your life.

Class TimesThe classes will take place on Sundays from 10:00 am - 1:OOpmwith optional classes on weekday evenings. All course materialwill be provided by the academy. the cost of which will be includedin the enrolment fee.

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EnrolmentIn order to gain the most from each educational session places onthe course have been limited, therefore please apply as soon aspossible. We are an inclusive institution and therefore admissionsare open to all - regardless of gender, race and creed. All we askis that if you secure a place on Heavens Keys you buy in to oursimple philosophy of respect for all.

Accredi tationA certificate of completion will be awarded to all students whocomplete the course. We are working towards accrediting thecourse to allow a nationally recognised certificate with credits.

This is a unique opportunity to gain a real insight into the Islamicsciences which will insha Allah help you reshape your life and livein accordance with the teachings of Islam.

An endorsement from Shaykh Muhammad Bin Yahya An Ninowy

It gives me great pleasure and I would sayan honour to endorse and extend myprayers for the successof this course. I havemet and spent fond times with the founderof this institution, Mufti Muhammad Muniruz Zaman Chishti and his children who havebeen honoured with serving the deen inRochdale. Indeed I consider him my ownspiritual father and pray that Allah Almightybestows him a healthy long life andpreserve him and award him and his lovedones the highest place in Jannatul Firdaws.

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teachers Maulana Mohammed Shabbir SialviSubject: TaFsir and HadithInitial religious education was conducted under thetutelage of his honourable father Maulana MuhammadBashir Sialvi (R.A.). Having completed his A-levels heleft for Pakistan to complete the traditional Dars-e-Nizamicourse. Whilst studying at Jamia Nizamia Rizvia (Lahore).he also completed a B.A. in Arabic and Islamic Studies atSargodha University. Upon returning to the U.K. heundertook an extensive hadeeth course at Suffa-tul-Islam (Bradford) under thetutelage of Sheikh Muhammad Habib-ur-Rahman Mahboobi. whilst at the sametime undertaking further studies with Sheikh Shams-ul-Huda Misbahi. At presenthe is teaching at Jamia Masjid Chashtiah (Rochdale) and is part way through aBScin physics.

Imam Muhammad Ramzan al-AzhariSubject: Arabic LanguageAfter completing his secondary and further education in hishome town of Rochdale (UK) Imam Ramzan then went on tostudy Higher Islamic Studies at Jamia AI-Karam where underthe guidance of the honourable Shaykh Muhammad ImdadHussain Pirzada. he completed the traditional Dars-e-Nizamisyllabus. Upon graduating he furthered his studies for two years at therenowned AI-AzharUniversity in Cairo. Egypt. where he attained a BADegree inIslamic Studies. Upon returning from Egypt he comleted his PGCEqualificationand taught GCSEUrdu at a state school in Halifax. He has recently spent 6months in Madinah Shareef teaching English as well as improving his ownArabic.

Shaykh Atabek Shukurov NasafiSubject: Hanafi HqhAt the young age of ten, Shaykh Atabek Shukurov Nasafibegan his religious studies in his native Uzbekistan. Hecompleted his studies at the age of 21 in various subjectsincluding Arabic Language, Hadith, Fiqh, Tafsir and Tajwidat Madrasa Abul Qasim and Jamia Islamia in Uzbekistan.In 1998 he moved to Damascus, Syria, for higher studieswith some of the finest scholars of our time. He enrolled on a four year "al-Ijazaal-Alimiyya" programme at the Takhassus Institute which is affiliated to AI AzharUniversity, Egypt. He graduated in 2003 after spending the final year at AI AzharUniversity and was given certification by the Faculty of Theology andPhilosophy.

Imam Irfan Chishti MBESubject: SeerahImamMuhammad Irfan Faizi Chishti MBE graduated with aLaw degree in 1995 after which he embarked on a 7 yearpath of higher education specialising in theology andlanguage. His studies took him to Jamia AI Karam in Retfordas well as to AI-Azhar in Cairo, Egypt. Upon returning to theUK he completed his PGCEto qualify as a teacher and a Masters degree fromthe University of Manchester. Imam Irfan has worked in many North Westschools as an R.E. teacher and has been instrumental in establishing The lightof Islam Academy at Jamia Masjid Chashtiah and designed a ten year curriculumto take the young regular mosque attendees on a path of spiritual, innovativeand inspiring learning.

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teachers Guest LecturersAs well as regular teachers, we will from time to time invite special guestspeakers to deliver lectures relevant to the course. We hope this will enrichthe students' learning experience on this unique course.

Sayyid Saad ol-BttosMonthly guest lecturerAbu Shu'oub Saad bin Faruq bin Ali Ba Alawi ol-Bttos is a SouthAfrican Sunni Muslim Scholar with roots extending to Yemen. Heis a grandson of the Holy Prophet (Allah bless him and give himpeace). He graduated from the Shorl'o institute run by theTahdhib wa Tollrn endowment in Damascus, Syria. He was in ~the four year, accelerated program. He is currently resident CLEMENT'~ATE

scholar at Clements Gate Institute in Bradford as wellas teaching in Dewsbury, Keighly and Preston subjects such as Tazkiya,Tajweed, Seerah and Shafi'i fiqh.

Ustadha Amina LatifUstadha Amina studied science at school and university with the intention ofbecoming a doctor! However once she started at university she changedcourse to study Arabic in which she graduated with a first from the universityof Manchester. She studied Tajweed in Damascus, Syria as well as Amman,Jordan. Ustadha Amina has an ijaza to teach tajweed from ShaykhMuhiyuddeen Hasan al Kurdi. Since returning to the UKshe has been teachingtajweed for the past 10 years. She also currently teaches basic aqeeda andhanafi fiqh, with authorizations from Shaykh Muhammad bin Yahya an-Ninowy.

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Wh<nteveris in the heavens and the earth prays for an alim,even the fish in the sea.

The superiority of a scholar over a worshiper is like that of thefull moon over the stars.

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tafseer Tafseer (Translation and brief commentary of the Our'on)Tafseer will be taught according to three different themes:1) Qasas or stories from the Qur'an

2) Ayat al Ahkam or legally relevant verses that form the basis forderiving legal rules. Their number totals approximately fivehundred. These were gradually revealed on various occasionsduring the years following the Prophet's (Sallallahu alaihi uio aalihiuio sallam) Hijrah.

3) Selected Suras from the Qur'an. We will go through theexeqesls of the Suras of the 30th Juz as well as the morefamous ones such as Sura Yo-Sin, AI Rahman etc

The recommended Quran translation for the course is The Jamal ulQuran, published by Zia ul Quran publications.

Hadith I TasawwufA hadith is a saying, action or silent approval of Rasool-ullah(Sallallahu alaihi wa aalihi wa sallam). The world renownedanthology of ahadith "Riyadh-us-Saliheen" compiled by ImamAI-Nawawi will be used to cover this subject. There are manyreasons for selecting this compilation ahead of others. Theseahadith have been carefully selected by Imam AI-Nawawi fromvery authentic source mainly "Sohlh Bukhari" and "Sohlh Muslim"and they cover a variety of topics. This variety of topicspresents an opportunity to merge the subject of Tasawwuf withthe study of hadith.

Some of the topics studied in semester one:Sincerity - Repentance - Patience - Truthfulness - Meditation -Taqwa - Following the Sunnah - Obedience to Allah-Bld'oh/ innovation - Enjoining good and forbidding bad -Preaching without practice - Returning entrusted items -Oppression - Rights of Muslims - Concealing sins of others -Helping others - Creating peace amongst people - Virtues of thepoor - Rights of women - Spending on family - Sacrificingbeloved things - Rights of neighbours ....

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Fiqh - JurisprudenceIn this strand of the coursewe will aim to give the students adeep understanding of Islamicrulings regarding Islamicworshipand rituals according to the Hanafi school of Fiqh. This willinclude, but will not be limited to Salah, Fasting, Zakah, Hajj,Nikaah (marriage) and Talaq (divorce) etc. The core texts forthis subject will consist of "Noor-ul-Idaah (English)" and"Mukhtasar ul Qudoori (English)", both very highly regardedbooks of Hanafi Fiqh and both part of the traditional Aalimcourse(Dars-e-Nizami)syllabus taught throughout the world.

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Aqa'id (Beliefs/Islamic Theoloqu)This section will discuss modern as well as orthodox theologicaldebates, discussing in detail, specificollu those beliefs whichare now disputed and especlollu those beliefs which areconsidered the core of Islamic beliefs. This part of the course willexamine in some detail the view point of the Ahl-us-SunnahwalJamaa'ah in relation to beliefs that are currentlu contended.Suchdiscussions will be evidence orientated with the intentionof understanding the orthodox point of view.

The core topics will include:- Tawheed - Oneness of God- Risalah - Prophethood- Conternpororu debates- Taqleed - Following legal opinion of scholars- Flqh debates

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seerah Seerah (life of Aasul-ullah and Islamic Hlstoru)The blessed Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihi wa aalihiwa sallam) was sent as a guide for hurnonltu. It is impossiblefor us to trulu understand Islam without studulnq the life ofRasul-ullah (Sallallahu alaihi wa aalihi wa sallam) in somedetail. The text which has been selected for this part of thecourse is Muhammad bu M lings (Abu Bakr Siraj ud Din). Thisbook is highly regarded in Islamic circles and is consideredone of the best books written in English. Notes taken from thefamous Zia un Nabi by Justice ShaykhMuhammad KaramShahRA to discuss the Seerah and a brief look at Islamic historyespecially the times of the righteous caliphs.

The course will be split into the following core topics:- Birth - Announcement of prophethood- Announcement - Hijrah- Hijrah - Passing- Rights of the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa aalihi wasallam)

TajweedCorrect recital and pronunciation of the holy Qur'an is ofparamount importance. Therefore all students will be trained inthe science of Tajweed (correct recital of the Qur'an) by teacherswith training and Ijaza from qualified teachers. This part of thecourse will also include a small amount of memorising of the holyOur'on. mainly from section thirty.

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:"One who treads a path in search of knowledgehas his path to Paradise made easy by God ...

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arabic Arabic LanguageTheArabic Languagemodule will be taught using the popular 3volume Madinah University course textbooks. Over the years,these textbooks have enabled students to become competentin their use of the Arabic language and to participate andbenefit from using and learning from Quranic ayahs, hadith,fiqh, sirah, history, and classical and modern Arabic literature.No prior knowledge is required except for familiarity with theArabicscript. If you are able to read the Quran then that will beenough for you to start this courseand hopefully by the end ofthe course you will be able to understand much of what youread.

This course module is optional and classes will be heldcontinuously for the duration of the two years.

What will I gain from this course?You will gain:• a sound grounding in the Islamic Sciences• a strong sense of conduct and motivation in your Islamic belief• a sound understanding of the Qur'an and requirements of the Deen• a new closeness to Allah (swt)Are women allowed on the course?Yes, there will be seperate facilities for sisters.

How long is the coure?It is a 2 year course taught in a modular system.

Do i have to buy my own books?No, the core texts will be provided upon payment of the courseregistration fee.

What happens if i fall behind?Our Student liason Officer will keep regular track of your progress andprovide additional support classes when needed.

What if i cannot afford the fees?No student will be turned away for lack of funds, please contact theadmissions officer and we will try to accomodate you.

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contacts Mufti Muhammad Munir uz Zaman ChishtiFounder and Patron of Jamia Masjid Chashtiah

Suhaib RizwanManager, light of Islam Academy

Maulana Shabir SialviCurriculumManager

Maulana Irfan ChishtiCurriculumConsultant

Zubair RizwanAdmissions / Student liason Officer

Aneesa RazaSisters liason

Jamil ChishtiMarketing Manager

AdmissionsZubair RizwanThe light of Islam AcademyThe Crescent Centre1 Devon StreetRochdale, OL11 1HN

Tel. (01706) 346326Mobile 07523 979 786Email: info@lightofislamacademy.org

Whoever walks on the path of knowledge, allahguides him upon the path to heaven.

The angels spread their wings beneath his feet.Tirmizi

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CONTACTZubair Rizwan

The light of Islam AcademyThe Crescent Centre

1 Devon StreetRochdale. OLll 1HN

Tel. (01 706) 346 326Mobile 07523979786

Email: info@lightofislamacademy.org

www.lightofislamacademy.org