“Don’t worship Allah so He may give you. Rather, worship Him so He may be pleased. For when He is pleased, He will astonish you with His Gifts.”
By the dawn
And the ten nights
And the even and the odd
O you tranquil soul!
Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing
[al-Fajr: 1-3; 27-28]
Loftiness is attained in accordance to one’s struggles,
And whoever seeks nobility, remains vigilant by night.
Whoever wishes to achieve without due effort,
Will waste their life seeking what’s impossible.
You search for glory and yet you sleep at night,
It’s only the seeker of pearls who dives deep into the sea.
– Imam al-Shafi’i, al-Diwan
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Seminar: Ijma’ and Qiyas
An excellent study session coming up, please see below. It’ll run over the weekend (sorry for the short notice!) but there are regular such retreats every few months:
MRDF Sabeel Study Retreat
Ijma’ and Qiyas
An in-depth study of the non textual sources of the Shariah
Saturday 26th July ’10 – Sunday 28th July ’10
8.30am, – 7.30pm
Course Synopsis: Ever wondered about Ijma and Qiyas? Their correct understanding and application; The effects of misusing these sources of sacred law.All these and other topics to also be studied.
Course Description:The course will look at two important sources of Islam. Ijma is what unites the Muslims and thus is very rigid. In contrast, there are many contemporary issues that were not present during the time of the early generations. Qiyas allows the flexibility to deal with these new issues.
What you will learn at the Principles of Ijma and Qiyas Seminar?
- Ijma and its definitions
- Reality of Ijma’
- Ijma’ vs overwhelming majority
- common rulings
- Apprecieting valid differences of opinion
- Spurious opinions
- Evidences for ijma
- Misconceptions concerning ima
- Qiyas and its definitions
- Components of Qiyas
- Evidences for Qiyas
- Role of Qiyas in Ijtihad
- Types of ‘ilal
- Invalid Qiyas
- Examples of Qiyas
Seminar Price: £60 Advance / £70 on door payments
Book and Pay early and receive a £10 discount.
Price Includes: Course Notes, Venue and Refreshments on both days
Venue: University of East London (Docklands Campus)
Delivered by: Shaikh Haitham Al-Haddad, Fraz Farhat and Farid Haibatan
For more information and to Register, please visit:
Next upcoming seminar: The Art of Differing (Ikhtilaf), please visit above site for details.