Using Al-Imam Al-Ghazali’s al-Maqṣad al-Asnā’, a short treatise on the names of Allah, as a guide this class will discuss the deeper meanings of Allah’s most beautiful names. In addition, this class will teach students how to practically connect to Allah through each of His names.

This course is a survey of select ahadith of Imam Abū Zakariyyā al-Nawawī’s renowned hadith collection on virtues: Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn. The course consists of reading select narrations of the work alongside a brief commentary provided by the instructor. Through this course students will be introduced to ahadith of everyday importance, and also gain a glimpse into the beauty of prophetic traditions through guided Arabic translation and meaning.

Throughout the duration of this course, we will conduct an in-depth study of the last ten chapters of the Holy Qur’ān. Through our learning we aim to cover the essential commentary of each verse and further understand the translation of each word of these chapters.

After the completion of this course, students will have learned fundamental lessons derived from the chapters of the Qur’ān that enables them to gain a newfound appreciation for these often-recited verses.