Instructor: Maulana Sayyid Ali
1. Foundations
Understanding we are travelers on this earth, Importance of Self-Building, Setting Priorities, Mentors, Balanced life
2. Fraternity
Importance of the company you keep: who to spend time with, who to avoid.
3. Focus
Focusing on self-improvement, not fault-finding; controlling one’s tongue; controlling one’s desires.
4. Freedom
Thinking before you act; giving people the benefit of the doubt; freeing oneself from materialism and other modern chains.
Instructor: Maulana Sayyid Zeeshum
1. The Individual and Islamic Society
Every society, by its very definition, has a give and take relationship with the individuals which it comprises of. To be within a society requires one to give up some individual freedoms and presumably gain some sort of benefit. But how does Islam view this relationship? Is the individual primary and the society secondary? Or vice-versa? How does it all fit in to the larger scheme of struggling on the path towards God?
2. The Family and Islamic Society
Undeniably, the fundamental building block of Islamic society is the family. The institute of marriage and child upbringing has been given extreme importance within Islamic teachings. But one might claim, that’s just common sense! What is it that makes an Islamic family a well-shaped and formed piece of the larger Islamic society?
3. Wilayat and Islamic Society
We hear about wilayat all the time. As soon as we hear the word, we think about our great Imams (as). If we have been fortunate enough to go for ziyarat, we might even picture their beautiful shrines. However, despite how commonly repeated the word is, how much have we really understood about the concept? And beyond that, what does it mean for me today, right now?
4. The Ideal Islamic Society
Putting all the pieces together. What does the ideal Islamic society look like? Where does it start and where does it take one? What would various economic, social, and political structures look like? And what does that all mean for me and…
Instructor: Maulana Raza Rizvi
1. Knowing Myself (Insan Shenasi)
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2. The way towards ‘Kamal’ (excellence)
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3. The big divide
The difference between Islamic and western anthropology.
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4. ‘The Modern Man’
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