Introduction
Allah Most High says, “I have not created jinn-kind nor mankind for any purpose other than to worship Me.” (Qur’an, 51:56) Take this course to get comprehensive and knowledge-based answers to all of the questions that you are likely to face in your worship Allah Most High, all in light of a formal textbook of in Hanafi law that students like you have used for centuries. This course covers the detailed rules of Purification, Prayer, Fasting, Zakat, and Hajj. This course is taught according to the Hanafi school. If you would like to learn it according to the Shafi’i school, take this course instead.
Curricular Context
- Before taking this course, take The Absolute Essentials of Islam (Hanafi) course
- Take this course before all courses in Level Two
Course Outline
| Session 1 | 1A: Introduction to Sacred Law (fiqh) and Imam Abu Hanifa 1B: Introduction to the Author & Text 1C: Water (miya) 1D: The Ritual Ablution (wudu) 1E: The Ritual Bath (ghusl) 1F: The Dry Ablution (tayammum) |
| Session 2 | 2A: Wiping over Footgear (khuffayn) 2B: Wiping over Bandages (jaba’ir) 2C: Menstruation (hayd), Post-Natal Bleeding (nifas) & Irregular Bleeding (istihada) |
| Session 3 | 3A: Filth (najasa) 3B: Wells (abar) 3C: Leftover Water (as’ar) 3D: Cleaning after Relieving Oneself (istinja’) |
| Session 4 | 4A: Prayer Times (awqat al-salat) 4B: The Call to Prayer (adhan) |
| Session 5 | 5A: The Conditions (shara’it) of the Prayer 5B: The Integrals (arkan) of the Prayer 5C: The Necessary Actions (wajibat) of the Prayer 5D: The Sunna Actions of the Prayer 5E: The Proper Manners (adab) of the Prayer 5F: The Supplications (ad‘iya) of the Prayer |
| Session 6 | 6A: The Invalidators (mufsidat) of the Prayer 6B: The Disliked (makruhat) Actions of the Prayer 6C: The Permitted (mubah) Actions of the Prayer 6D: Breaking (qat‘) & Abandoning (tark) the Prayer |
| Session 7 | 7A: Praying on a Riding Mount (dabba) 7B: The Traveller’s Prayer (salat al-musafir) 7C: The Sick Person’s Prayer (salat al-marid) 7D: Being Absolved of the Obligation of Prayer & Lifting One’s Dues (isqat) |
| Session 8 | 8A: The Witr Prayer 8B: The Sunna Prayers 8C: The Night Prayers of Ramadan (salat al-tarawih) 8D: Prayer inside the Ka‘ba |
| Session 9 | 9A: The Makeup Prayer (qada’ al-fawa’it) 9B: The Congregational Prayer (salat al-jama‘a) 9C: The Prostration of Forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) |
| Session 10 | 10A: The Prostration of Recitation (sajda al-tilawa) 10B: The Prostration of Gratitude (sajda al-shukr) 10C: The Friday Prayer (salat al-jumu‘a) |
| Session 11 | 11A: The ‘Eid Prayer 11B: The Eclipse Prayer (salat al-kusuf/al-khusuf) 11C: The Rain Prayer (salat al-istisqa’) 11D: The Prayer of Fear (salat al-khawf) |
| Session 12 | 12A: The Funeral Prayer (salat al-janaza) 12B: The Burial (al-dafan) 12C: The Rulings of Martyrs (shuhada’) |
| Session 13 | 13A: Fasting: Definition, Types & Intentions 13B: Sighting the Crescent (ru’yat al-hilal) 13C: Things that Invalidate the Fast (mufsidat al-sawm) |
| Session 14 | 14A: The Permitted & The Disliked (mubahat/makruhat) 14B: Exemptions (‘awarid) from Fasting 14C: The Spiritual Retreat (i‘tikaf) |
| Session 15 | 15: Zakat: Definition, Nisab & Calculation |
| Session 16 | 16A: Eligible Recipients of Zakat (masarif al-zakat) 16B: Charity at the End of Ramadan (sadaqat al-fitr) |
| Session 17 | 17A: Hajj: Definition, Integrals & Necessary Acts 17B: The Conditions (shurut) which Obligate Hajj |
| Session 18 | 18: The State of Pilgrim Sanctity (ihram) |
| Session 19 | 19A: The Hajj Described: Arrival in Makka 19B: The Hajj Described: Days 8, 9 & 10 of Dhu’l Hijja 19C: The Hajj Described: Days 11, 12 & 13 of Dhu’l Hijja |
| Session 20 | 20: The Lesser Pilgrimage (‘umra) |
| Session 21 | 21A: Expiations for Ihram & Rite Violations (jinayat) 21B: Expiations for Hunting Violations (jinayat) |
| Session 22 | 22: The Ritual Sacrifice of ‘Eid al-Adha (udhiya/qurbani) |
| Session 23 | 23A: Ritually Slaughtered Animals (dhaba’ih) 23B: Animals unlawful for Consumption |
| Session 24 | 24: Hunting (sayd) |
What You Will Learn:
- Understand slavehood to Allah Most High and why it is important
- Learn the rules of purification and prayer that you are likely to encounter in your daily life
- Memorize the most important rules of wudu, ghusl, prayer, fasting, zakat and Hajj
- Appreciate the rigour of the science of Sacred Law (fiqh)
Course Format: 24 downloadable classes and monthly live sessions
About the Course Text
This course is an explanation of Ascent to Felicity (Maraqi al-Sa‘adat) a concise primer on the rules of worship, slaughtering, sacrifice, and hunting according by a leading authority of the Hanafi school, Abul Ikhlas Hasan al-Shurunbulali (d. 1069 / ). The author is best known for his more detailed introduction to the rules of worship, Nur al-Idah, and its detailed commentary, Maraqi al-Falah, which are both an essential part of every traditional syllabus in Hanafi jurisprudence. Ustadh Tabaraze Azam comments on the back cover of the book’s translation that it is “an excellent primer in Islamic beliefs and worship. . . more useful as a first complete text for those seeking understanding of the fiqh of worship than the more commonly-studied Nur al-Idah.”
Ustadh Tabraze Azam was born and raised in Ipswich, a small town on the east coast of England. He memorized the Qur’an in his youth and has led congregations in tarawih prayers at home and abroad. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Management from the University of Leicester, serving as the head of the university’s Islamic Society. Shortly thereafter, he moved to Amman, Jordan, to study the Islamic sciences full-time with a variety of distinguished traditional scholars. He is now an experienced teacher himself, answering religious questions regularly, and teaching students of knowledge privately and online. Presently, he is pursuing advanced studies and specialization in Amman where he resides with his wife and children.
