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Assalaamu alaikum

This year I am organising another Arabic course similar to the one I did last year. Below are the details.

May Allaah aid you all in seeking knowledge.

Assalaamu alaikum


Dates: 11th June - 24th August 2007
Time: 9.00 am - 1.00 pm & 2.30 am - 6.30 pm
Venue: Kings College University, London

From the success of last years course, Arabic-Courses.com now presents 2007 Arabic course at Kings College University prayer room. There will be four different courses running at different levels to cater for the varying levels of the people, all aimed at teaching the Muslims how to understand the Qur’aan and Islaam.

Free books! (for applications received before 20th May)

Four hours a day/5 days a week

This is an opportunity for those who don’t know anything about the Arabic language, or those who have some knowledge to go ahead. There will also be an opportunity to learn tajweed and the correct recitation of the Qur’aan. There will also be full segregation.

All 3 of the Madeenah books taught and more. From the course material are three excellent books written by a famous Hanafee scholar Abu Hasan an-Nadwee on the Story of the Prophet including our last Prophet (Sallaalaahu alaihi wa salaam) and other issues like stories of the sahaabah, Spain, poetry and so on.

For more in-depth details about this course and the teacher and comments from last years students please refer to our website.

* please make sure your firewall is not set to block adds as this site was made using flash 8


To book or for more information please refer to our website:
E-mail: contact-us@arabic-courses.com
Website: www.arabic-courses.com

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Time: 9.00 am - 1.00 pm & 2.30 am - 6.30 pm


Hmm..

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assalaamu alaikum

sorry, typo.

its 2:30pm

jazaakallahu khairan for pointing it out.

assalaamu alaikum

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Assalaamu alaikum

Just a short correction. On my website, I made a mistake with regards to the dates on the advanced level. It has now been corrected to the 18th of June, so please refer to our website for more details.

Assalaamu alaikum

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Assalaamu alaikum



This is a reminder from Arabic-Courses.com that there is only 1 month left to receive the free books with this years Summer Arabic course. From the 21st of May, all the course material would have to be paid for.



For more detail about the courses available, please visit our website at www.arabic-courses.com

Or

http://www.arabic-courses.com/advert/summer2007.htm (http://www.arabic-courses.com/advert/summer2007.htm)



Jazaakallahu khairan for your time



Assalaamu alaikum

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Assalaamu alaikum

If there is anyone who would like to apply to the Islamic University of Madinah, all they need to do is send their papers to my Address in Madinah and I will personally hand it in. however, I don’t want to un-necessarily get anyone’s hopes up, as getting into the Islamic University of Madinah is purely down to Allaah’s Qadr. Some have got in without even one letter of recommendation and not even knowing what soorah al’faatihah is (like one Chinese brother who was in my class when I first got here) and some people try year after year with a folder full of letters of recommendation, and they don’t get in. It is just down to Allaah’s Qadr and then ones Du’aa. One should take the necessary means for a du’aa to be answered and I personally advise that one should try at least once to stand in prayer during the night and ask Allaah during the last third of the night for the tawfeeq to be allowed to study in the Islamic University of Madinah.

So after one has taken the most important means to get into the Islamic University of Madinah (ie to ask Allaah) the most effective secondary means of getting in is letters of recommendation. I have personally sat down and spoken to those who accept applications and they have told me that the likes of shaykh Suaib Hasan of Masjid Tawheed, London, and the ‘Jam’iyyah ahl al.Hadeeth’ are known to them and hold a heavy weight when it comes to choosing those who will be accepted. Also, Shaykh Ahmad Uwais is also well known to those who deal with the acceptance of students however from what I have heard he has left London and gone back to Somalia. However, if one can somehow get a letter of recommendation from him when he visits England, then that would be excellent.

After that, all one needs to do is download the application form here => http://www.iu.edu.sa/admissionform.doc

And post it to me at:

Jamah Tucker
Islamic University of Madinah
PO Box 10133
Madinah, Saudi Arabia

Below is some extra criteria that the University looks out for and I have added some extra comments to explain some of the points and to highlight others.

And finally, I have spoken to those in charge of new applications today and I explained to them my course and what I would be teaching over the summer holidays. I was told by the administration that as I am a student at the Islamic university I can give those students who study with Arabic-courses.com a letter of recommendation and this will aid the applicant in the acceptance process and also priority is given to applicants who have a good grasp of the Arabic language both spoken and written. So due to this we will now be offering a written letter of recommendations to all those who complete the Arabic courses with us. Also, if after the course one would like to personally apply to the Islamic University of Madinah and have a formal interview, then we will be happy to take them to the University and show them where to go.

Jazaakallahu khairan for your time.

Assalaamu alaikum

• General Criteria:
• An applicant should be a Muslim, of good moral character.
• He should pledge to abide by the rules and regulations.
• He should be medically fit.
What they mean here is that the applicant should not have any contiguous diseases like AIDS as they will send you back.
• He has to pass any test or interview to be held by the concern authorities.
Ie, it is best to come to Saudi and make a formal application where they will interview you and so on, however they will still accept applications without that interview. Although a formal application would help.
• The school certificate presented by the applicant should have an equation with the university.
To put a long story short, for those applying from England, it should be GCSEs. They don’t care about anything other than GCSEs. I even asked them if one could hand in their A-levels, or Degree and they said no, they want GCSEs. GNVQs and NVQs are not accepted.
• An applicant should be wholly devoted to the course of study he is to be enrolled in.
• The applicant should meet any other requirements set by the university council at the time of applying for admission.
• Condition of Admission to University- Levels stage:
• An applicant should be a holder of general certificate of secondary education or its equivalent from any of the kingdom's secondary schools, or from abroad.
Like I said above, GCSEs are enough.
• Not more then 5 years should have passed since the applicant obtained the general certificate of secondary education or its equivalent.
This rule is VERY important as they will outright reject anyone who has left secondary school more than 5 years ago. So in short, I am sorry to say that those who have just finished their degree cant apply.
• An applicant should get the approval of his employer in case he is working with a government dept. or the private sector.
• He should not have been dismissed from another University on disciplinary or educational grounds .
• The scholarship applicant should not exceed the age of 25 years.
It should be noted that this rule only applies if one has just finished his GCSEs when he was 20! So nobody should use this as their guideline and everyone should just remember that if one has left his GCSEs more than 5 years ago, then they wont accept their application.
• An applicant seeking admission to the faculty of Holy Quran, should have memorized the whole of the Holy Quran.
i.e before they start their studies, and not when they apply. So if someone is applying and they have 10 Juzz left to complete the Qur’aan, they can still apply as the task of specifying a particular faculty only applies once one has been accepted and arrives in Saudi Arabia.
• Condition of Admission for secondary and intermediate Stage:
• An applicant should be able to read the Holy Quran perfectly well.
This is not true. They may specify this for applicants from Arab countries but most students (if not all) from the west get in and they can’t read the Qur’aan properly at all, not even slightly. However it does help, but they won’t reject you solely due to this.
• He should be a holder of middle school certificate, if he intends to join the secondary stage.
They use the American system, so they have secondary school for three years and College for 3 years unlike us in the UK who have 5 years secondary and 2 in college. So when they say ‘intermediate stage’ they mean secondary school, and ‘secondary stage’ refers to college.
• He should be a holder of primary school certificate, if he intends to join the intermediate stage.
• The age limit for a secondary stage applicant is 20 years; and for intermediate stage applicant 18 years.
• Instructions and Directions .
1. The Islamic University includes the following faculties:
o The Faculty of Holy Quran and Islamic studies.
o The Faculty of Hadith and Islamic studies
o The Faculty of Shari'a.
o The Faculty of Da'wa and Usul-ud-Din, i.e. <<Islamic Call and Theology>>.
o The Faculty of Arabic Language.
2. All documents presented to the University should be attested by the Foreign Ministry of the applicant's country, together with the Saudi Arabian Embassy in that country. In case of non-availability of a Saudi diplomatic representative in that country, then the attestation of any authority recognised by the University will be accepted.
3. A certified Arabic translation of all documents should be provided by the applicants in case these documents are written in a language other then Arabic.
This is not necessary to apply and NOBODY does this. This is only important for those who get accepted. So once you get here, there is a section in the University for the Translations of documents and its free.
4. Only duly attested documents will be accepted.
5. In case of applying by mail, certified Photostat copies of the documents may initially be sufficient, provided the originals will be submitted upon the applicant's arrival at the University.
6. The University is not bound to return Photostat copies presented by the applicant.
The university won’t return anything, so whatever you give make sure it is not the originals
7. If some documents proves to have been tempered with, the applicant's acceptance will be cancelled, all the money paid to him will be returned, and he will have to go back home at his own expanse.
8. The submission of documents to the University does not make any obligations on the part of the University to accept the applicant unless he is so notified in writing.
9. The Arabic language is the medium of instruction at the Islamic University, and the University retains the right to determine the educational standard of the accepted candidate upon his arrival as per University regulations.
i.e, if you need to learn Arabic, they will direct you to the Arabic institute before you go to the uni.
10. The applicant should provide his permanent home addresses and his full name (at least triple)
It is important to know that things here are done according to Islamic traditions, so dates are in hijri, and people are defined by their name, their fathers name and their grandfather’s name. That is what is meant by ‘at least triple’. So when applying, write your name, your fathers name, your grandfathers name and then your family name.
11. Priority will be given to applicants having good command of Arabic Language, both written and spoken.
12. Applicants may apply for admission for all stages in the period between October, and January 20, each year.
This means that after the 20th January you can still hand your papers in but you will not get accepted the next academic year, but rather the next one. So for example, you handed in your papers in feb 2007, the earliest you can get in would be sep 2008.

Before anyone sends me any of their applications, they HAVE to have the following.
You must send the following documents with your application form:
1. The original of the last educational certificate.
i.e, a copy of your GCSEs as A-level and a degree are not accepted.
2. A statement of marks and grades secured in the last school year.
On the application form itself.
3. A character certificate from a reliable source.
This would be any letter of Recommendation. Those who attend my course will get one from us.
4. A birth certificate from reliable source.
5. A medical certificate from a reliable source testifying that the applicant is physically fit, with good eyesight, and is free from any infectious diseases.
This is necessary upon being accepted, and it is better to have it upon application. If you can just get a doctors certificate or even a signed paper that says that you are fit and healthy then that is enough.
6. Six resent photographs (size 4*6).
7. A letter of introduction issued by an Islamic institution in the applicant's country of residence or by two Muslim personalities well known to the university, testifying that the applicant practices religious devotions regularly, and adheres to high Islamic morals.
This is the same as number 3 and Allaah knows why they made it two separate categories.

All my above comments were written based upon the ‘reality’ of the admissions process as the Islamic University of Madinah would ‘like’ to be a University of rules and regulations and have the staff that listen and obey those rules, but the reality is often the opposite.

May Allaah make all of your efforts to learn Islaam a successful one.

Assalaamu alaikum

[abu_ibrahim]

How are the Madinah degree courses structured? Do they study in a similar way to secular universities, which do 8 modules a year?

[Fajr]

As-salaamu `alaykum

Jazaak'Allaahu khayran for all your efforts in running these courses. I've heard many good things about the last course you ran alhamdulillah.

Quick question, on your website it says:
We are currently looking into the possibility for sisters to apply to the University of Umm al-Quraa in Makkah
How is that going so far...? And I've heard so much about the mahram issue - some say they never accept applications except if you have a mahram, others say that this can be by-passed somehow (e.g. a mahram settles you in the university and then he's free to leave the country). Do you know what the real deal is?

Also, quite some time ago, I heard that they may be opening up Madinah University to sisters. Was that just a rumour or is there something in the works? If it's in the plans, do you know how long it'll be before they start taking in applications?

Sorry for the 101 questions, but any help would be great.
Baarak'Allaahu feek

[Fajr]

• An applicant seeking admission to the faculty of Holy Quran, should have memorized the whole of the Holy Quran.
i.e before they start their studies, and not when they apply. So if someone is applying and they have 10 Juzz left to complete the Qur’aan, they can still apply as the task of specifying a particular faculty only applies once one has been accepted and arrives in Saudi Arabia.
Does anyone know if the same rule applies with al-Azhar? I have heard the minimum they require is 15 juz (to enter their faculties)... any confirmations on that?

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Assalaamu alaikum

How are the Madinah degree courses structured? Do they study in a similar way to secular universities, which do 8 modules a year?

There are 8 terms (ie four years) and in each term there are different subjects. There are approx 6-8 subjects per term. Eg, figh, Usool al fiqh, hadeeth, tafseer, maqaasid al.sharee.ah, Islamic inheritance, Islamic juditial system (being a judge and judging), and research. That is what I study this term. Each term differs and each faculty has subjects that the others don’t have as well as subjects that are shared by all. I hope that answers your question.


How is that going so far...?

My teacher for usool al.fiqh lives in Makka but comes to Madinah to teach us once a week. I have spoken to him and he has agreed to find out the necessary info for me. He did tell me that if a sister was to get in then her mahram would be allowed to stay in Saudi with her (which would be an excellect opportunity for him to study in the haram, Makka). He also said that from what knows, the mahram can just bring her here and then leave but islamically it would not be advisable as she would not be allowed to travel from city to city without a mahram (the police will stop her). She may need to travel to jedda where the british embacy is. However he will find out for me insha Allaah and verify what he told me.


And I've heard so much about the mahram issue - some say they never accept applications except if you have a mahram, others say that this can be by-passed somehow (e.g. a mahram settles you in the university and then he's free to leave the country). Do you know what the real deal is?

Like I said, the shaykh will verify this, but he told me the same thing. However, even if it is physically possible, it is not advisable because anything can happen to her that would require that she has a mahram, like a car accident.


Also, quite some time ago, I heard that they may be opening up Madinah University to sisters. Was that just a rumour or is there something in the works? If it's in the plans, do you know how long it'll be before they start taking in applications?

Never heard anything like this and even if they were thinking of doing it, don’t expect it to materialise any time soon. Saudi Arabia take their time when doing the most simplest of things, so imagine the idea of building a uni for sisters?!

I hope that has answered your questions insha Allaah

Assalaamu alaikum

[Yasir]

as-salaamu 'alaikum wa rahmatullah,

You mentioned in your post above,• Not more then 5 years should have passed since the applicant obtained the general certificate of secondary education or its equivalent.
This rule is VERY important as they will outright reject anyone who has left secondary school more than 5 years ago. So in short, I am sorry to say that those who have just finished their degree cant apply.- Does the University offer any courses (for those that are either over 25 or have left school over five years ago) whereby a student can attain a Masters? For example, a student in the UK studied Dentistry at University... Both before and alongside his degree, he also studied Arabic and some Arabic books in the Islamic Sciences, receiving some accreditation from his teachers. After him completing his degree in Dentistry, would it be possible for him to go on and apply at the University for a Masters degree in say, the Faculty of Hadith, (without doing a Bachelors degree at the University)?

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as-salaamu 'alaikum wa rahmatullah,

You mentioned in your post above,- Does the University offer any courses (for those that are either over 25 or have left school over five years ago) whereby a student can attain a Masters? For example, a student in the UK studied Dentistry at University... Both before and alongside his degree, he also studied Arabic and some Arabic books in the Islamic Sciences, receiving some accreditation from his teachers. After him completing his degree in Dentistry, would it be possible for him to go on and apply at the University for a Masters degree in say, the Faculty of Hadith, (without doing a Bachelors degree at the University)?

assalaamu alaikum

From what I understand, you dont have to be a graduate from Madinah Uni to get into their Masters program, however you would need to sit an exam on the subject you want to study. So if you wanted to go for Hadeeth, then you would have to know about hadeeth to pass the exam. If you are able to get that type of knowledge wherever you are, then I encourage you to try to get into the Masters program here. However, the masters program is 4 years, so be prepared to put four years of your life to one research paper.

Assalaamu alaikum

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Assalaamu alaikum

After consulting my Teacher and others, I have decided to re-construct my advanced course. So I will no longer be teaching the book, ‘al-mughnee’ but instead a poem of al’aajroomiyyah and a poem on Usool al-Fiqh called al-waraqaat. I am sure everyone is tired of constantly going back to the same website, so I have just pasted the updated course outline below.

Any words of advice would be appreciated.

also, one can download an offline version of the site here (http://www.arabic-courses.com/advert/advert.zip).

Assalaamu alaikum

Course Summary
Books studied: Stories of the Prophets, Biography of the Last Prophet, Qiraa`ah ar-Raashidah, Poem of Aajroomiyyah in Grammar, Poem Laamiyyah in Morphology, Poem al-Waraqaat in Usool al Fiqh.
Duration: 10 weeks, (6 weeks then 4 weeks)
Requirements: Completed Madeenah book 2 (Preferably Madeenah Book 3)
Result of This Course
Upon completion of this course, one will be presented with a general certificate of their achievement of the course. On this certificate will be the results of their exams including the final exam on:
1-Stories of the Prophets,
2-Biography of the Last Prophet,
3-Qiraa`ah ar-Raashidah
They will also receive a recognised letter of recommendation for the one who intends to apply to the Islamic University of Madinah.
There will be separate certificates for each of the following books the student chooses to perfect. Once the course is completed, they will gain a certificate defining what they managed to perfect and if they perfect all of it they will be given permission to teach it. The books that separate certificates are available are:
1-Poem of Aajroomiyya (Grammar/Nahw),
2-Poem of Laamiyyah (Morphology/Sarf)
3-Poem of al.Waraqaat (Usool al.Fiqh)
The conditions of `perfection` will be defined at the beginning of the course, but the most important condition is that one must show that they have fully comprehended the text in an oral exam. This is not a requirement in order to receive the general certificate of the course, nor is it a condition to receive a letter of recommendation for the Islamic University of Madinah or Umm al-Quraa in Makkaa. Theses are additional certificates for those who choose to excel in their studies and have the ability to teach a particular science.
The letter of recommendation to the University of Madinah is currently only available for brothers as the Islamic University of Madinah is a male only University, however, we will give letters of recommendation to any institute which one would like to apply for on request.
All applications to the Islamic University of Madinah will be personally handed in by your Teacher, Mu`aawiyah Tucker and will be informed if application is successful. Also, if after the course one would like to personally apply to the Islamic University of Madinah and have a formal interview, then we will be happy assist them.
General course details
Information about the course materials
The first book we will study is called “Stories of the Prophets” and it is a simple book that is aimed at teaching Arabic according to the style of the Qur`aan. This book is special because the author wrote it at a very simple level and gradually making it more challenging for the reader by mentioning more verses of the Qur`aan and introducing difficult words as the stories unfold. Aiming at building the students mental vocabulary and to get the students accustomed to different modes of expression and words with the extra benefit of learning about the stories of the Prophets directly from the Qur`aan with countless references made from the Qur`aan.
In this book, the stories of the following Prophets will be mentioned:
1) Ibraaheem and his son Ismaa`eel
2) Yoosuf and his father Ya`qoob,
3) Nooh and his ark,
4) Hood and the people of Aaad,
5) Saalih and the people of Thamood,
6) Moosaa, Pharaoh and the Children of Israel,
7) Sulaimaan and his father Daawood,
8) Yoonus,
9) Zakariyyah, and
10) Eesaa ibn Maryam
After this book is completed, we will then move onto the next level which is another book written by the same author about the Last Prophet, Muhammad (saws).
Finally, we will, insha Allaah, complete the course by starting another book written by the same author called “Qiraa`ah ar Raashidah” which is a collection of stories and poems of Muslims of the past, like the sahaabah, Spain (when it was a Muslim country) and so on.
All three books were written by the same author, and were written with the intention of gradually cultivating the students mind and understanding of the Arabic language. So you would see a clear difference between the first book and the last in terms of the words used and the level of the language.
How it will be taught,
The teacher of this course will also endeavour to illustrate what is in the stories with additional maps of the areas in which the events took place and also any necessary additional information not mentioned in the books but mentioned in the classical books of History from Islamic authors like “Taareekhul Umam wal Mulook” by Imaam at-Tabaree, or “al-Bidaayah wan-Nihaayah” by ibn Katheer and so on. He will also try his best to compile the tafseer of all the verses of the Qur`aan from well know books of tafseer of the past to aid the student gain a deeper and correct understanding of the verses mentioned. The first book, `Stories of the prophets` will be finished insha Allaah within three weeks, and the `Seerah` in three weeks. The final book, `Qiraa.ah ar.Raashidah` will be read during the last month of the course.
The aim of this course would be to help those who have studied Arabic before but have not progressed much further than just learning principles and rules. Arabic is a language of words and sentences, and the rules need to be practiced in order to benefit from them. So this is a course built at enhancing ones mental vocabulary, assisting them in understanding different expressions and sentence structures, whilst teaching what is necessary to understand different sayings and metaphors.
Also, from the aims of this course is to practice correct reading of Arabic text with the correct I`raab and vowels as the Arabic language does not have vowels on the words, and the vowel at the end of the words change in accordance to its grammatical position in the sentence. So due to this, one needs to practice how to read properly so as to understand it properly.
What is required from the student?
What is required from the student is to memorise the new words each day, whilst revising the stories therein. There will be a light homework each day which entails looking for certain words and sentences each day and other activities.
The exams will focus on the following:
Knowledge of words,
Knowledge of new expressions,
Knowledge of the stories themselves.
Details for the additional books
1-Poem of Aajroomiyya (Grammar/Nahw),
Information about the course materials
Aajroomiyyah is considered the first book any student of knowledge who knows the Arabic language should start. It contains the basic foundations of the Arabic grammar that once one perfects it will find any further study in the science easier and more productive. The book was written by a scholar of Islaam called:
Abu Muhammad, Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Daawud al.Sanhaajee who is well know as ibn Aajroom. He was born 682AH and he was from the area of al.Maghrib called `Faas`. He was known during his time as one of the Imaams in the Arabic grammar, and he was also well versed in the different recitations of the Qur`aan, Islamic inheritance and Arabic literature. He died 723AH and his book lived on. People who wrote about the history of this book have mentioned that he wrote his book whilst sitting towards the ka`bah.
From the moment of it being authored scholars have given a lot of importance to this book and have endeavoured to write explanations of it and even put it into poem form. There are two well known poems of al.Aajroomiyyah and we in this course have chosen the poem of `Ubaid Rabihi ash.Shinqeetee`. It is shorter than the second poem written by `Imreeetee` as he tried to add more benefit in his poem whereas `Ubaid Rabihi` restricted his poem to just what is in `al.Aajroomiyyah`.
How it will be taught,
During this section of the course, we will endeavour to teach the text of the poem brief and spend a large portion of the study time set to study this book in application of the rules. Due to the Islamic purposes behind studying such a book we will gather together many verses of the Qur.aan and different hadeeth for the student to apply what they have learnt. The Islamic text will first be explained and then the class will be required to apply the lesson to that text hence joining together the learning of Grammar and learning about Islaam.
The importance of this science
Learning grammar is very important for both those who will want to learn how to speak Arabic and those who wish to understand Islamic texts as it firstly protects the individual from making what is called `Lahn`, ie a grammatical mistake, and secondly it aids the reader and listener in understanding the finer details of the Arabic sentences and language.
2-Poem of Laamiyyah (Morphology/Sarf)
Information about the course materials
`Laamiyyah al-Af.aal` is considered the first book that one who knows Arabic should study in the science of Morphology and is very small in size. It contains the basic foundations of the Arabic Morphology that once one perfects it will find easier to understand the meanings of words and their roots. It was written by one of the most famous Scholars of the Arabic language called `Abu Abdullah Jamaal ad.Deen Muhammad ibn Adbullaah ibn Maalik` from the well known tribe at-Taa.ee and he was Shaafi`ee in Mathhab. He was born in a city called Jayyaan in Andaloos (what is now called Spain) 600 AH. He travelled to many countries to seek knowledge and eventually settled down in Damishq. He wrote many books in many different sciences, including Grammar, Quranic recitations and Morphlogy, which is the book we are going to study during this course. He is the author of the well known book in Grammar called `al-Khalaasah` which has become famous as `al-Fiyyah ibn Maalik`. He died in the month of Sha.baan 672 AH.
How it will be taught,
The science of Morphology is a practical science and needs a lot of application to gain the full benefit of it. So due to this, we will spend slightly more time explaining the lines of poetry than we would in al.Aajroomiyyah and we will spend a lot of time applying the rules we study. We will use the new words we learnt throughout the course in our application of this text thus serving as a revision of what we studied before.
The importance of this science
This science is important because it deals with the most basic requirement to understand any language, ie the words themselves, not the sentence structure. Before one can even try to understand the meanings of sentences one must know what each word means, and thus learning the rules and regulations that govern how these words are to behave and look will determine how one understands the sentence.
3-Poem of al.Waraqaat (Usool al.Fiqh)
Information about the course materials
Al.Waraqaat is considered one of the first books one would study when studying this virtuous knowledge, ie the knowledge of Usool al.Fiqh. It was written by a well known shaafi`ee scholar called `abu al-Ma.aalee Abdul.Malik ibn Abdillah ibn Yoosuf al-Juwainee` also known as `Imaam al-Haramain`. He was born in a town called `Bashtaqaan` in Naisaaboor (now Afghanistan) 419 AH and also died in Naisaaboor 478 AH. He has many books in different sciences, like Fiqh, Tafseer, Hadeeth and others. He is also the teacher of the Well known scholar `Imaam al-Ghazaalee`.
How it will be taught,
This science of `Usool al.Fiqh` is the bases behind understanding the Qur`aan and Sunnah, and the foundation by which Islamic rulings are derived. So because of this, we will emphasise the application of this science practically, so rather than just studying the topic inside `Usool al.Fiqh` we will endeavour to spend more time going through examples of its application in Fiqh and Islaam as a whole. So for example, we will read the verse of the Qur.aan that deals with Wudoo and see how the ulamaah extrapolated rulings from it using `Usool al.Fiqh`. So during this section of the course we will need to read many verses of the Qur.aan and hadeeth to apply what we learn.
The importance of this science
Understanding the `Why` and the `How` Islamic rulings are derived aids the student to understand why the Ulamaah may have differed and the extreme intelligence the Ulamaa had when they derived rulings from the texts. Understanding the efforts needed to derive rulings causes the love each Muslim should have for his Ulamaah to grow and to respect their opinions even if it opposes their own. Also, from the benefits of studying `Usool al.Fiqh` is that it would aid the student in differentiating the strong opinion from the weak and in recognising what opinions are inside the borders of acceptability and that which has no bases in Islaam. This is extremely important in these days where many people make claims about Islaam and using Islamic texts to back it up. So `Usool al.Fiqh` arms the students with rules and principles upon which the Islamic texts can be understood properly and in accordance to the understanding of the early generations of Islaam.
Final overview of the course
The whole of this course is for two and a half months, but will be split into two parts. The first part will be for 6 weeks and the last half for 4 weeks. This is for those who can`t afford or are not able to attend the whole 10 weeks. So after 6 weeks we hope to complete the books on the Prophets, the poem of al.Aajroomiyyah and the poem `Laamiyyah`. During this first part of the course, we will endeavour to integrate Arabic speaking into the course, and encourage the students to practice their Arabic with speaking. The last 4 weeks we will hopefully start the last book “Qiraa`ah ar Raashidah” with the poem of `al.Waraqaat` and at this level we hope to have the lessons entirely in Arabic with the students also speaking it.
It should be noted that in this course (and all other courses at Arabic-Courses.com) Classical/Fushaa Arabic will be taught and not modern or Egyptian Arabic as the aim of this course is to give the students the ability to read and understand Islamic texts which includes the Qur`aan, the Sunnah and Islamic related texts of the past and present from the saying of the Sahaabah, to modern day Fataawa.
For more information about prices and location of this course please refer to the “How to Apply” section of this site.

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assalaamu alaikum

This is just a reminder that our courses will start soon for anyone who has not signed up yet. Our foundation classes will start on Mondy, insha Allaah, and our beginners and advanced will start the following Monday.

We have had a slight change in Venue, it will no longer take place at Kings college uni, but at City Uni, so I hope nobody decided to just turn up at kings looking for a course.

Jazaakallahu khairan for your time

Assalaamu alaikum

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assalaamu alaikum

Alhamdulilaah, this years beginners course will be held at City University, London. We have just received confirmation and we sincerely apologise for any inconvenience the change of venue may cause anyone. The university is within walking distance of Angel and Farringdon Station. The course times and dates are still the same as before and everyone is expected to bring pens, and paper for any extra notes they may want to take. So if anyone has not registered yet, they can just turn up on Monday, insha Allaah/

LOCATION: City University, College Building, Room U214 Starting on 18th June.

http://www.city.ac.uk/maps/buildings/college.html

By car: Nearest National Car Park is on Skinner Street off St Johns Street. Congestion charge does apply

By tube: Nearest underground stations are Angel (Northern Line) and Farringdon (Metropolitan/Circle Line) - from Angel station turn left to St John's street and walk down 5-10min till you get to the College Building complex which is on the left hand side of the road. http://www.city.ac.uk/maps/northamptonsquare/index.html

By bus: 4, 19, 30, 38, 43, 55, 56, 63, 73, 153, 205, 214, 243, 274, 341

For anyone who will get there by the Angel station, just turn left as soon as you exit the station and walk straight down without turning left or right until you get to the university.

When you enter the uni, there will be glass barriers, just ask for room U214.

Lessons will start 9:00am sharp

assalaamu alaikum
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