Islamic Studies Course Outline Fall 2011
Islamic Studies Course Outline Fall 2011
1. Introduction to Islam o Prevailing understanding about Islam. o General outline of Islam. 2. Aqaid o o o o o 3. Maad o o o o o Maad Orientation vs world orientation Articles of faith Finality of Prophet hood and its impact Impact of Tauheed Love of Allah and the Prophet
Inevitableness of death Life in Barzakh. Accountability consciousness Jannat and Jahannam (Hashr) Impact on human life
4. Usool-e-Tafseer Compilation of Quran Obligations to the Quran Rules of Tafseer. o Tafseer bil Quran o Tafseer bil Hadith o Aamal-o-Aqwal e Sahaba. o Tafseer bir Raey (self interpretation) o Conditions of Muffasir 5. Usool e-Hadith o Authenty of Sunnah o Compilation of Hadith o Riwayat and Dirrayat o Conditions of Ravi (narrator) o Kinds of Hadith (Mutawatir, Mashoor and Ahad. (Sahih, Hasan, Daeef, Maudu) o Asmaur Rijal
6. Usool-e-Fiqh o Meaning and history o introduction of famous Imams o Adillae Arba (Quran, hadith, Ijmah, Qiyas including Ijtahad) o Word Meaning Relationship in Quran and hadith. (Determination of Meaning). o Pre-conditions of Ijmah.
7. Tasawuf (Tazkia- e- Nafs) o Definition, History (relationship with the Prophet) o Aims and Objectives o Relationship with Shariah o Salasile- e- Tasawuf
9. Seerat o o o o o
Sources of Seerah Mission of the Prophet. (Dawah and establishing the Deen) History of Dawah Daily life of the Prophet Teachings of the Prophet for the society