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  • Advanced Mysticism

      • The advanced Islamic mysticism course offers a detailed exposition of the final sections of Ibn Sina’s al-Ishārāt wa-l-tanbīhāt and its commentary by Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī, thereby giving students a clear appreciation of the intricate balance and affinity between philosophy and mysticism among two classical Islamic thinkers. The course also covers a technical study of Dāwūd al-Qayṣarī’s masterpiece known as the Muqaddima, which provides a rational and philosophical prolegomenon to the thought of Muḥyī l-Dīn Ibn ʿArabī and the school that subsequently developed around his thought known as the School of the Unity of Existence.

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  • Advanced Legal Theory

      • Legal theory, or uṣūl al-fiqh, provides a general framework or methodology for the process of inferring Sharia rulings. It deals with the evidences that can be utilised and the linguistic and hermeneutical principles for interpreting the Qur’an and sunna. Students will engage in close reading of Muḥammad Riḍā al-Muẓaffar’s uṣūl al-fiqh. The course covers linguistic discussions, rational discussions, authority of evidence and procedural principles.

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  • Introduction to Muslim Philosophy

      • Philosophy, also known as ḥikma or ‘wisdom,’ is the systematic attempt to understand reality through a process of rational reflection and deduction. This module provides students with a historical background of the origins and development of philosophy in the Islamic world, central philosophical themes, and the prominent philosophers. It examines the impact that the translation of Greek philosophical texts into the Arabic language had on the development of philosophical ideas amongst Muslims.

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  • Ḥadīth & Rijāl Studies

      • This module familiarises students with the science of ḥadith (narration) criticism and authentication, tracing the history of recording hadith all the way to the phenomenon of fabrication, and classification of different ḥadith. It also introduces them toʿIlm al-Rijāl (biographical studies) which investigates the status of narrators of hadith, how scholars go about grading reporters, and their bearing on the credibility of it.

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  • Pre-Islamic History and History of Prophet Mohammad

      • This module critically examines the context in which Islam emerged and the impact that the development of the religion had on the Arabian Peninsula. It evaluates the economic, socio-political and moral norms in pre-Islamic Arabia, known as the period of Jāhiliyya, and thereafter provides a detailed study of the pivotal social and spiritual events during the lifetime of Prophet Mohammad. Students will gain an appreciation of the sources, methodology and approaches to the study of Islamic history.

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Hawza On Demand is an online platform that gives you a glimpse of the beginner and advanced level hawza studies taught at Al-Mahdi Institute. Taught by highly trained scholars, our courses combine the richness of Islamic tradition with the rigour of modern academia. Access core Islamic sciences including Arabic, Jurisprudence, Legal Theory, Theology, Philosophy and much more.

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