HA MEEM COLLEGE Adult Education

Syllabus, Courses and Qualifications

Ridhwan ibn Saleem

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In the name of Allah the Beneficent the Merciful

All praise be to Allah and may peace and mercy be upon His Final Messenger and his pure family and

noble Companions.

Hā Meem College Adult Education: Syllabus, Courses and Qualifications

Preliminary statement

The seeking of knowledge of the sciences of Islam is the most noble of endeavours and pleasing in

the sight of Allah the Almighty.

The men and women of knowledge of the ummah of Sayyiduna Muhammad (upon him be peace and

mercy) are the inheritors of the Prophet and the carriers of the Light of Truth in every generation.

They are at the vanguard of the communal obligations of Da’wa, Jihad and Ijtihad.

It is only with the light of the Holy Quran and Esteemed Sunnah that we can navigate the paths and

face the challenges of our generation.

It is the mission of Hā Meem College to provide this sacred knowledge to all who desire and deserve

it.

And Allah alone gives tawfeeq.

Structure of courses at Hā Meem College

HĀ MEEM College has developed a series of modular courses to cater for all individuals. The courses

are designed to systematically develop the student’s knowledge of the various sciences of Islam and

each course builds upon the previous one.

As each course is divided into modules, the modules may be studied in any order and over any

period of time to suit the needs of individual students. Successful completion of a module (based on

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formal or informal assessment) leads to being awarded a Certificate of Successful Completion for

that module. There is no limit to the number of times a student may repeat a particular module.

Successful completion of all the modules in a particular course plus successful completion of any

required memorisation leads to the award of the relevant qualification (see below) issued by Hā

Meem College, and endorsed by the Principal, Shaykh Dr Ridhwan ibn Saleem.

It is recommended for students to study the modules that are appropriate to their level. However,

once students have completed the Entry-level/Fardh ‘Ain Course, they may study any module at any

time for their own interest, even if it does not come within in their current course requirements.

Students are also welcome to study any modules they are interested in as a stand-alone unit of

study even if they are not interested in completing any of the courses.

Each module consists of 14 x 75 min lessons. Thus each module is a total of 17.5 hours teaching

time.

The purpose of these courses is to provide students with a structure to their study of the Islamic

Sciences and a progressive route to formal qualifications and ultimately an ʿĀlim Degree.

Courses up to and including Missionary (Expert) Level are modular in structure. Once a student has

successfully completed Missionary level, he or she is issued a Diploma to certify Expert-level in

Islamic Sciences. For those students who wish to proceed further to Scholar (ʿĀlim) level, the student

must complete the reading of a number of texts (additional to those already covered up to

Missionary level) with Shaykh Ridhwan or an affiliated/approved scholar. The required texts (and

required memorisation) are listed in the Scholar level syllabus.

The final qualification of Scholar of Islamic Sciences (Shahadah ʿĀlimiyyah) will be issued by Hā

Meem College and endorsed by Shaykh Ridhwan Saleem and our patron, al-ʿAllāmah Shaykh

Muhammad Akram Nadwi, and include a full authorisation (ijāzah) to teach the Islamic sciences.

Arabic Language

As set out in the course details below, some of the courses require a degree of proficiency in Arabic

language for successful completion. Each level of Arabic is envisaged to consist of 28 x 75 minute

lessons, i.e. 35 hours total teaching time. In addition, students would have to put time in at home for

memorising vocabulary and grammar rules. Please see the Hā Meem College Arabic syllabus for

more details.

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Hā Meem College Adult Courses

Course:

Level 1: Entry-level/Fardh ʿAin

Pre-requisites: None

Required modules: THEOLOGY 1 Basis of belief & action [LNS text] THEOLOGY 2 Aqeedah Tahawiyyah FIQH 1 Taharah & Salah [Qaduri] FIQH 2 Beginners’ Sawm, zakah, hajj, business & family law [Qaduri] FIQH 3 Halal & Haram [Qaduri/Riyadh al saliheen] PURIFICATION 1 Ayyohal walad by Ghazali

Arabic required: none

Required memorisation:

none

Assessment:

End of module tests

Qualification Gained:

Certificate of successful completion of course

Note: a certificate of successful completion is also issued for each module

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Course:

Level 2: Talib Al ʿIlm

Pre-requisites: Successful completion of Entry-level course or equivalent

Required modules: SEERAH 1 Overview of seerah HADITH 1 Nawawi's forty FIQH 4 Maraqi al falah (1) FIQH 5 Maraqi al falah (2) FIQH 6 Maraqi al falah (3) FIQH 7 Maraqi al Falah (4) FIQH 8 Maraqi al Falah (5) USUL 1 Intro to Islamic law (LNS booklet) TAJWEED 1 Tajweed rules & letter exits HISTORY 1 Overview of Islamic/Medieval and Modern period PURIFICATION 2 Duties of brotherhood by Ghazali QURAN 1 Translation and tafsir Juz Amma

Arabic required: Level 1

Level 2

Required memorisation:

Juz ʿAmma (first half)

Fardh and sunnahs of wudhu

Fardh and sunnahs of ghusl

Nullifiers of wudhu

Fardh and wajibs of prayer

Nullifiers of prayer

Timeline of major events in the seerah

Assessment:

End of module tests Oral examination of required memorisation

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Qualification Gained:

Certificate of General Competency in Islamic Studies + Ijaza to narrate prophetic Hadiths with isnad

Note: a certificate of successful completion is also issued for each module

Course:

Level 3: Advanced Islamic Studies

Pre-requisites: Successful completion of Talib Al ʿIlm course

Required modules: HISTORY 2 Rashidun period HISTORY 3 Age of Islam/Medieval period HISTORY 4 Early Modern period HISTORY 5 Late Modern period SOCIOLOGY & POLITICS 1 Western ideologies, government & democracy SOCIOLOGY & POLITICS 2 Power, globalisation & international order THEOLOGY 3 Eschatology (1): Signs of the Last Day THEOLOGY 4 Eschatology (2): Gog & Magog, Dajjal and the Beast PURIFICATION 3 Book of Assistance/Purification of the soul (1) PURIFICATION 4 Book of Assistance/Purification of the soul (2) ULOOM AL QURAN Tibyan/usul tafsir MUSTALAH Sharh Bayquniyyah/Mabādi’ fee usul al hadith (Sh Akram Nadwi) QURAN 2 Translation and tafsir Surah al Kahf

Arabic required: Level 3

Level 4

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Required memorisation:

Juz Amma (second half) (Desirable: Surah al Kahf)

Imam Nawawi’s 40 hadith

Nullifiers of the fast

Timeline of major events of Rashidun period

Timeline of major events of Islamic Age

Timeline of major events of Modern period

Grammar rules

Etymology patterns

Assessment:

End of module tests Oral examination of required memorisation

Qualification Gained:

Self-accredited Diploma to certify Advanced-level Competency in Islamic Studies

Note: a certificate of successful completion is also issued for each module

Course:

Level 4: Missionary/Expert Level

Pre-requisites: Successful completion of Advanced Islamic Studies course

Required modules: FIQH 9 Business law – Lubbab FIQH 10 Business law (2) – Lubbab

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FIQH 11 Business law (3) – Lubbab FIQH 12 Family law (1) – Lubbab FIQH 13 Famiily law (2) – Lubbab FIQH 14 Famiily law (3) – Lubbab FIQH 15 Criminal law/court procedure – Lubbab FIQH 16 Law of armed conflict – Lubbab FIQH 17 Forbidden and permissible – Lubbab USUL AL FIQH Waraqāt/mabādi’ fee usul al fiqh (Sh Akram Nadwi) HADITH 2 Riyadh al saliheen (1) [10 pages/lesson, 14 lessons] HADITH 3 Riyadh al saliheen (2) HADITH 4 Riyadh al saliheen (3) HADITH 5 Riyadh al saliheen (4) HADITH 6 Riyadh al saliheen (5) HADITH 7 Riyadh al saliheen (6) HADITH 8 Bulugh al maram –selections (1) HADITH 9 Bulugh al maram –selections (2) HADITH 10 Bulugh al maram –selections (3) QURAN 3 Translation and tafsir Hujurat/Mulk/Nuh THEOLOGY 5 The thing about Science INHERITANCE Inheritance law – Rahabiyyah

Arabic required: Level 5

Level 6

Required memorisation:

Surah Mulk

Conditions of a marriage contract

Types of divorce

100 hadith from Riyadh al saliheen/Bulugh al maram

Assessment:

End of module tests Oral examination of required memorisation

Qualification Gained:

Self-accredited Diploma to certify Expert-level in Islamic Sciences + Ijazah to engage in Da'wa and teach Islamic sciences according to ability

Note: a certificate of successful completion is also issued for each module

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Course:

Level 5: Scholar of Islamic Sciences

Pre-requisites: Successful completion of Missionary-level course

(Desirable: Undergraduate degree at university or equivalent)

Required texts to be completed:

Fiqh - Vol. 1 of Hidayah

Usul al fiqh - Kamali's/Husami

Theology - Taftazani/Sharh Jawharah

Logic - Akhdari or equivalent

Hadith - Bukhari (Bad’ al-waḥy, al-eemān, al-ʿilm)

Hadith - Muslim (muqaddima, al-zakāh)

Hadith - Tirmidhi (al-taharah, al-salah)

Hadith - Abu Dawud (al-adab), al-Nasai (al-nikah, al-talaq, ʿishrat innisā), Ibn Majah (muqaddimah, al-libaas, al-atʿimah)

Quran - translation and tafsir: Baqara/Ale Imran/Nisa

Mustalah - Sharh Nukhbatul fikr of Ibn Hajar

Purification - Minhaj al abideen of Ghazali

History - Early development of hadith & fiqh movements (Jonathan Brown)

Tafsir - al-Baydawi (al-Fatihah and al-Baqarah 1-36)

Arabic required:

Qatr al NIda of Ibn Hisham or Sharh Alfiyyah of Iraqi

Hammasah – selections

Balagha - durus nahwiyyah bk 4 or equivalent

DESIRABLE: 6 months in Arab country

Required memorisation:

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Surah Baqarah and Ale Imran

Assessment:

Written examination

Dissertation – 10,000 words

Oral examination

Qualification Gained:

Traditional written Ijaza to teach all Islamic Sciences + ʿĀlim Degree (Shahadah ʿĀlimiyyah)

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Appendix

Complete list of modules to be offered at Ha Meem College:

FARDH ʿAIN THEOLOGY 1 Basis of belief & action [LNS text] THEOLOGY 2 Aqeedah Tahawiyyah FIQH 1 Taharah & Salah [Qaduri] FIQH 2 Beginners’ Sawm, zakah, hajj, business & family law [Qaduri] FIQH 3 Halal & Haram [Qaduri/Riyadh al saliheen] PURIFICATION 1 Ayyohal walad by Ghazali

TALIB AL ʿILM SEERAH 1 Overview of seerah HADITH 1 Nawawi's forty FIQH 4 Maraqi al falah (1) FIQH 5 Maraqi al falah (2) FIQH 6 Maraqi al falah (3) FIQH 7 Maraqi al Falah (4) FIQH 8 Maraqi al Falah (5) USUL 1 Legal rulings and their derivation (LNS text) TAJWEED 1 Tajweed rules & letter exits HISTORY 1 Overview of Islamic/Medieval and Modern period PURIFICATION 2 Duties of brotherhood by Ghazali QURAN 1 Translation and tafsir: Juz Amma

ADVANCED

LEVEL

HISTORY 2 Rashidun period HISTORY 3 Age of Islam/Medieval period HISTORY 4 Early Modern period HISTORY 5 Late Modern period SOCIOLOGY &

POLITICS 1 Western ideologies, government & democracy

SOCIOLOGY &

POLITICS 2 Power, globalisation & international order

THEOLOGY 3 Eschatology (1): Signs of the Last Day THEOLOGY 4 Eschatology (2): Gog & Magog, Dajjal and the Beast PURIFICATION 3 Book of Assistance/Purification of the soul (1) PURIFICATION 4 Book of Assistance/Purification of the soul (2) ULOOM AL QURAN Tibyan/usul tafsir MUSTALAH Sharh Bayquniyyah/ Mabādi’ fee usul al hadith (Sh Akram

Nadwi) QURAN 2 Translation and tafsir Surah al Kahf

MISSIONARY FIQH 9 Business law – Lubbab FIQH 10 Business law (2) – Lubbab FIQH 11 Business law (3) – Lubbab FIQH 12 Family law (1) – Lubbab FIQH 13 Famiily law (2) – Lubbab FIQH 14 Famiily law (3) – Lubbab

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FIQH 15 Criminal law/court procedure – Lubbab FIQH 16 Law of armed conflict – Lubbab FIQH 17 Forbidden and permissible – Lubbab USUL AL FIQH Waraqāt/mabādi’ fee usul al fiqh (Sh Akram Nadwi) HADITH 2 Riyadh al saliheen (1) [10 pages/lesson, 14 lessons] HADITH 3 Riyadh al saliheen (2) HADITH 4 Riyadh al saliheen (3) HADITH 5 Riyadh al saliheen (4) HADITH 6 Riyadh al saliheen (5) HADITH 7 Riyadh al saliheen (6) HADITH 8 Bulugh al maram –selections (1) HADITH 9 Bulugh al maram –selections (2) HADITH 10 Bulugh al maram –selections (3) QURAN 3 Translation and tafsir Hujurat/Mulk/Nuh THEOLOGY 5 The thing about Science INHERITANCE Inheritance law – Rahabiyyah

(Each module = 14 x 75 min lessons = 17.5 hrs)

Arabic Language Levels

TALIB AL ʿILM Level 1 See Ha Meem Arabic Syllabus for details

Level 2

ADVANCED

LEVEL Level 3

Level 4

MISSIONARY Level 5

Level 6

(Each level = 28 x 75 min lessons = 35 hrs)

Memorisation schedule

TALIB AL ʿILM • Juz ʿAmma (first half) • Fardh and sunnahs of wudhu • Fardh and sunnahs of ghusl • Nullifiers of wudhu • Fardh and wajibs of prayer • Nullifiers of prayer • Timeline of major events in the seerah

ADVANCED LEVEL • Juz Amma (second half) (Desirable: Surah al Kahf) • Imam Nawawi’s 40 hadith • Nullifiers of the fast • Timeline of major events of Rashidun period • Timeline of major events of Islamic Age • Timeline of major events of Modern period • Grammar rules

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• Etymology patterns

MISSIONARY • Surah Mulk • Conditions of a marriage contract • Types of divorce • 100 hadith from Riyadh al saliheen/Bulugh al maram

SCHOLAR

• Surah Baqarah and Ale Imran

Additional requirements to attain Degree of ʿĀlim (Scholar) and

Traditional Written Ijāzah

The following texts may be studied by arrangement with Shaykh Ridhwan once a student has

completed all modules up to and including Level 4 (Missionary/Expert level).

Ha Meem College has an arrangement with Shaykh Akram Nadwi whereby a student who has

completed Level 4 at Ha Meem College also has the option to complete his/her studies to Scholar

level under Shaykh Akram in Oxford. The details of such arrangements for a particular individual may

be decided upon through consultation with Shaykh Ridhwan when one is coming close to that stage

of their studies.

Fiqh - Vol. 1 of Hidayah

Usul al fiqh - Kamali's/Husami

Theology - Taftazani/Sharh Jawharah

Logic - Akhdari or equivalent

Hadith - selections of Bukhari (Bad’ al-waḥy, al-eemān, al-ʿilm)

Hadith - selections of Muslim (muqaddima, al-zakāh)

Hadith - selections of Tirmidhi (al-taharah, al-salah)

Hadith - selections of Abu Dawud (al-adab), al-Nasai (al-nikah, al-talaq, ʿishrat innisā), Ibn

Majah (muqaddimah, al-libaas, al-atʿimah)

Quran - translation and tafsir Baqara/Ale Imran/Nisa

Mustalah - Sharh Nukhbatul fikr of Ibn Hajar

Purification - Minhaj al abideen of Ghazali

History - Early development of hadith & fiqh movements (Jonathan Brown)

Tafsir - al-Baydawi (al-Fatihah and al-Baqarah 1-36)

Grammar: Qatr al NIda of Ibn Hisham or Sharh Alfiyyah of Iraqi

Literature: Hammasah – selections (Salam institute requirement)

Balagha: durus nahwiyyah bk 4 or equivalent

DESIRABLE: 6 months residential in Arab country