THE FOUR SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT:
Follow them, leave them or mix them?
An introduction to the various schools of thought within Islam; their origins, development and a critical open discussion of their relevance today.
DR. MOHAMMAD AKRAM NADWI
Saturday 3rd December 2011
Time: 9am-5pm
Venue: Birkbeck College, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HX
Course description:
The course aims to highlight the history behind the origins of various schools of thoughts of Islamic Jurisprudence developed during the early centuries of Islam. It will also teach the etiquettes of adherence to a particular madhab and the correct attitude towards those with differing opinions, with examples from the lives of the companions and the great scholars. The course will also briefly elaborate on biographies and efforts of founders and contributors of the great madhabs of the Ahl Sunnah wa al Jama’h.
"Sheikh Akram's programme is a deep-dive into classical Islamic scholarship. Don't expect to learn what to think, but rather how to think." (Ali Abdullah Phd student, Oxford University)
Central London Location/ Easy transport links
Just 2 mins walk from Russell Sq Tube Station
Fees include course materials & refreshments
Only £25 per person
Student/Unemployed: £20
10 further hardship discount available. Please contact al-Salam Institute.
Course instructor
Dr. M Akram Nadwi is a graduate of Nadwatul Ulama (India) where he also taught Shariah. He has specialised in Ilm al Rijal [the study of the narrators of Hadith] and authored over 30 titles on Jurisprudence, Qur'an and Hadith. He completed a monumental 57-volume work on the lives of female scholars of Hadith in Islamic History. His al-Fiqh al-Islami is an original compilation of the fiqh of Imam Abu Hanifah and his school presented with the evidence, making it one of most reliable and relevant account of Hanafi practice in the English language. Shaykh Akram is currently a research fellow at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Oxford University.
About Al-Salam Institute
Al-Salam Institute specialises in the teaching of traditional Islamic sciences under the guidance of qualified and renowned scholars of our time. Amongst its primary teachers are Shaykh M Akram Nadwi and Shaykh Afifi al-Akiti, lecturer of theology at Oxford University. Courses are aimed at an adult audience on a general scale and segregation is catered for whenever possible.
for further info and registration please visit al-salam institute website or call 07943894032