This course introduces students to Arabic morphology (ṣarf) and Arabic syntax (naḥw) concurrently with practical application of newly learned concepts through various Quranic verses and Hadith.
Saturdays, 9am to 11am
The instructor will teach all the fiqh rulings and details related to Ramadan and fasting (before Ramadan). After Ramadan, the fiqh rulings related to Hajj will be taught, insha Allah.
The objective of the course is to provide a thorough understanding of the fiqh rulings in order for the students to improve their relationship with Allah through ‘ibadah with knowledge of worship according to the hanafi madhhab.
This course is taught by Mufti Sajid Ali.
Corequisite: B-PCS001
Students will be immersed in learning the application of the grammatical concepts that are being studied in PCS001 (Arabic I) through textual reading and class discussions.
This course is taught by Mawlana Ismaael Iqbal.
The first day of the course is Saturday, January 13.
Registration for Spring 2024 is now closed. Please contact us via the contact form below to request late registration for any courses.
| Course | Fee (per course) |
|---|---|
| B-PCS001: Arabic I | $380 |
| PCI198: Fiqh of Fasting and Hajj | $310 |
| PCI198: Select Aphorisms of Ibn ‘Ataillah | $310 |
| B-PCS011: Arabic Lab I | $200 |
[al-Ḍarūriyāt]
Focus: Qurʾān Reading / Recitation
This program is designed for students who have yet to learn how to “read”
from the muṣḥaf.
[al-Wājibāt]
Focus: Qurʾān Reading / Recitation
This program is designed for students whose goal is to recite the Qurʾān with
all the general rules of Tajwīd. Tajwīd is to recite the Qurʾān in the manner
it was recited by the Prophet Muhammad , which is necessary for every
Muslim.
[al-Taḥsiniyyāt]
Focus: Qurʾān Memorization – Full-time or Part-time Program
The objective of this level is to:
1. Complete the reading of the Qurʾān under the guidance of the
instructor
2. Memorize the Qurʾān under the guidance of the instructor
3. Gain ijāzah (teaching certification) or shahādah (completion
certification) by completing the recitation of the Qurʾān (from
memory or reading), linking the reciter to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
Dr. Muhammed Volkan Yildiran Stodolsky was born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey. He received his undergraduate education at Bates College, graduating Summa Cum Laude with honors in History. As a Beinecke fellow, he completed his M.Phil. degree in Classical and Medieval Islamic History at Oxford University. At the University of Chicago, he studied in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, completing an M.A. degree and his Ph.D. dissertation, which was accepted with honors. In 2008, he traveled to Syria as a Fulbright fellow to conduct research concerning the Ḥanafi school of Islamic law.
Dr. Muhammed had the opportunity to study classical Islamic texts with Arab, Turkish, and Indian ʿUlamāʾ. In Damascus he benefited from the lessons of Shaykhs Dr. Nur al-Din ʿItr and Dr. Isam Eido, the blind scholar Hassan al-Hindi, and Muhammad Naʾīm al-Araqsusi. In Istanbul, he learned from Shaykhs Mehmet Savas, Ahmet Akin Cigman, Seyyid Ahmet Gezer, Seyyid Abdurrahman Balca, and Abdurrahman Ercan Elbinsoy. Since 2005, he has continued to study with Shaykh Mohammed Amin Kholwadia. He has received ijāzāt from Shaykhs Mohammed Amin Kholwadia, Dr. Nur al-Din ʿItr, and Samir al-Nass. Dr. Muhammed’s research interests include Islamic law and legal history, historiography, the instrumental Islamic sciences (syntax, semantics, logic, and rhetoric), Hadith and its methodology, Islamic theology (especially the Māturīdī school), Sufism, and Islamic bioethics. He teaches courses on Arabic, Islamic Law, and Islamic Theology.
