Classes Start December 15th, 2024
Weekly live classes on Sundays, 10am - 12pm EST, with access to recordings up to 12 months after course ends.
Join anytime for 12 months of access to recordings.
Note: Classes delivered in English.
Explore the Timeless Wisdoms of the Prophet ﷺ
You will learn:
1) Ibn Hajr al-Haytami's commentary - The commentary used to teach in this course will be Ibn Hajr al-Haytami's. It is an underappreciated and underutilized commentary in teaching this text in the English-speaking world.
2) How to understand Prophetic hadith - a true understanding of the hadith of the Prophet ﷺ is no simple task. See how scholars used language, fiqh, spirituality & theology to understanding Prophetic Hadith with precision & detail.
3) The diversity & dangers of hadith Interpretation - Learn how & why scholars differ in their understanding of hadith, and how & why errors occur in the understanding of hadith by those without the necessary tools.
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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