Classes start August 10th, 2024
Weekly live classes on Saturdays, 10-12 am EST, with access to recordings for up to 12 months after course end.
Join anytime for 12 months of access to recordings.
NOTE: Some capability in reading Arabic is required
Master the Fundamentals of Hadith Theory & Application
You will learn (some Arabic reading capability is required):
1) An Introduction to the Hadith Sciences - An in-depth introduction to Hadith Epistemology, how Hadith are interpreted, the history of the Hadith sciences & Orientalist criticism of Hadith.
2) Mustalah al-Hadith - The terminology & theory of Hadith as outlined in al-Muqizah, Imam al-Dhahabi's study text in the subject.
Required Text: Al-Muqizah edited by Sh. Abdul-Fattah Abu Ghuddah OR Sh. Hatim Al-Awni's explanation.
3) Takhrij - Learn how to access & use classical hadith reference works and narrator dictionaries. See how Hadith are graded. Start the journey of a true student of Hadith.
Required Text: Sh. Hatim Al-Awni's Muqarrar al-Takhrij is recommended. Students will be instructed on how to use texts & given practice assignments using software & online resources.
Instructor: Samir Hussain
Samir Hussain studied Evolutionary Biology & Cosmology at McMaster University in Canada and realized that the real answers could only be found with God and in the Islamic tradition.
In 2007 he began studying Islam in English with various preachers & scholars in Canada. In 2010 he moved to Riyadh & studied the classical Islamic sciences with scholars in private, one-on-one classes. In 2016 he moved to Cairo to study Hadith. Throughout most of his studies, he worked as a professional educator at the university level.
He has ijazahs to teach most of the texts he has studied with his teachers, ranging from beginner to advanced texts across different subjects in the traditional Islamic sciences.
Samir Hussain's main research interests are in Islamic theology, Usul-ul-Fiqh & philosophy, and he is also passionate about the Arabic language. Since 2017 he has been teaching Islamic Studies full-time at the high school level. In 2020 he started teaching traditional texts in the Islamic Sciences online at Fahm Education.
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