Course description

Days and Timings

Wednesday and Thursday 9 - 10 pm

We will cover the following topics in the live classes:

Paper 1 Islamic beliefs and practices

Section A:  The Qurʾan and Sunnah

1.1 The life of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

1.2 A study of set texts from the Qurʾan

1.3 A study of set Hadith texts

Section B: Islamic beliefs, practices and ceremonies

1.4 Main beliefs

1.5 Purification and intention

1.6 Acts of devotion and commitment

1.7 Putting faith into action

Paper 2 Islamic law (shariah) and its application

Section A: Schools of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh)

2.1 Worship

2.2 Family life

2.3 Finance and employment

2.4 Application of Islamic law (shariah) 

2.5 Sources of Islamic law (shariah)

Section B: Diversity of schools of thought

2.6 The oneness of God (tawhid)

2.7 The role of religious leaders

2.8 Judgement and the afterlife (ʾakhirah)

2.9 Distinctive positions of Islamic schools of thought