Course Category: Fiqh | Level 2 Course

Course Code: FQH 201

Instructor: Anse Raghad Bushnaq

Duration: 14 weeks

Course Dates: Sept. 16 - Dec. 16, 2021

Day: Thursdays

Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm CST

Live attendance is recommended whenever possible for the best learning experience. Recordings of the sessions will be made available for registered students who cannot attend live.

Daylight savings time will end in the United States on Sunday, November 7, 2021. Depending on where you live, this may or may not affect your class timing. In countries where DST is not applied at all, class will be one hour later starting November 7.

Prerequisites: Students should be women above the age of 17.

Course Description: An introduction to the foundation of Islamic law as the basis for a life of devotion and servitude to God. The student will learn about the reasons Islamic schools of law evolved and the nature and rationale of the legal schools.  Students will learn the detailed rulings relating to purification (ṭahāra) and prayer (salat), fasting (ṣawm), alms-giving (zakat) and hajj, along with an examination of some of the textual proofs for those rulings. The class will also introduce the student to reading legal manuals in Arabic.

Course Requirements: Students are expected to attend the online lectures, complete one or more weekly assignments, complete a term paper, submit a midterm and a final exam.

This is an online course so students will need:

• Access to internet with an internet speed of at least 2 Mbps recommended for best performance. 
• Headphones, camera and microphone may be required for in-class participation. 
• To access the live class and recordings, students will need a computer, smartphone, or tablet/iPad with the Zoom app.

Registration Fee: Non-refundable, non-transferable

Students will have access to course forums, recordings, and files until January 12th, 2022.

• $100.00 (not including the cost of the course materials)
• $20.00 late registration fee after September 10th (if seats are available)
• Additional $5.00 auditing fee.

Text: Fiqh al_Ibadat, by Hajjah Durriah al-Aytah 

Students are responsible for ordering their textbooks before the start of class. Ribaat textbooks are available to enrolled students at a discounted rate through Daybreak Press Global Bookshop. Once enrolled, students will have access to the discount code through the course forum.

Contact: For inquiries, contact registration@rabata.org

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