MODULE 3.1

£200

Subject: Aqeedah (Theology)

Unit Title: Maturidi vs Asharis (Islamic Theology)

Duration/Lessons: -

Certificate: Yes

Sanad & Ijazah: Yes 

Taught by: Shaykh Atabek Shukurov

Course Text: Ikhtilaaf al Maturidiyyah wa Asha'ira (The Differences between the Maturidis and Asharis)

Text Author: Imam ibn Kamal Pasha (1468–1536) 

About: This module is not for the beginner or intermediate student of Theology (Aqeedah). But rather it is a module designed and taught to advanced students of Theology. Not only does it delve into the underlying differences in principles between the two main schools of the Ahle Sunnah wal Jam'a (Sunni Islam), but it also gives an insight of why those differences may have occured between the Asharis and Maturidi schools. Before taking this module the seeker will have a good understanding of the two schools of Theology and should have studied at least one major text from each school. Ibn Kamal Pasha (1468–1536), the author of the text was an Ottoman historian, Sheikh ul-Islam, lawyer and poet......(Read More)

MODULE 3.2

£90

Subject: Aqeedah (Theology)

Unit Title: Kufr & Shirk (Principles of Unbelief & Polytheism)

Duration/Lessons: -

Certificate: Yes

Sanad & Ijazah: No

Taught by: Shaykh Atabek Shukurov

Course Text: Various books

Text Author: Various Authors 

About: Kufr (disbelief) and Shirk (Polytheism) are two terms so widely used by Muslims today. It is famously known that our predecessors rarely applied this term on their Muslim counterparts, but we find ourselves today faced with many groups and individuals applying "kufr" and "shirk" on one another like it is just an easy-going word. Shaykh Atabek delves into the many definitons of the terms and then what the Quranic, Hadithi and Fiqhi definition is of these two terms.

MODULE 3.3

£250

Subject: Hanafi Fiqh (Jurisprudence)

Unit Title: Hanafi Fiqh - Nikah (Marriage)

Duration/Lessons: -

Certificate: Yes

Sanad & Ijazah: Yes (combined with Module 3.4)

Taught by: Shaykh Atabek

Course Text: Al-Hidayah fi Sharh Bidayat al-Mubtadi

Text Author: Shaykh Burhan al-Din al-Farghani al-Marghinani (d.593AH/1197CE)

About: This module will cover the topic of Nikha (Marriage) from the Chapter of Nikah in Al Hidayah. The book delves deep into the topic of Nikah and covers areas such as: Rights of the husband, rights of the wife, required witnesses, contract of marriage, haq maher etc. The book is a famous classsical manual written by one of the greatest Jurists (Faqih) of the Hanafi world. The seeker will not only study this text to a scholarly level, delving deep into the different opinions within the Hanafi Madhab and in comparison to other madhabs (Shafi'i, Hanbali etc). But the teacher will also give the Mutamat (strongest) opinion alongside the weaker ones of the madhab from Imaam Abu Hanifa (ra) and his main students..

MODULE 3.4

£250

Subject: Hanafi Fiqh (Jurisprudence)

Unit Title: Hanafi Fiqh - Nikah (Divorce)

Duration/Lessons: -

Certificate: Yes

Sanad & Ijazah: Yes (combined with Module 3.3)

Taught by: Shaykh Atabek Shukurov

Course Text: Al-Hidayah fi Sharh Bidayat al-Mubtadi

Text Author: Shaykh Burhan al-Din al-Farghani al-Marghinani (d.593AH/1197CE)

About: This module will cover the topic of Talaq (Divorce) from the Chapter of Talaq in Al Hidayah. The book delves deep into the topic of Talaq and covers areas such as: What constitutes divorce, iddat (waiting period), three talaqs, etc. The book is a famous classical manual written by one of the greatest Jurists (Faqih) of the Hanafi world. The seeker will not only study this text to a scholarly level, delving deep into the different opinions within the Hanafi Madhab and in comparison to other madhabs (Shafi'i, Hanbali etc). But the teacher will also give the Muta'mat (strongest) opinion alongside the weaker ones of the madhab from Imaam Abu Hanifa (ra) and his main students

MODULE 3.5

£210

Subject: Hadith 

Unit Title: Hadith Exegesis- Riyadh-us-Saliheen 

Duration/Lessons: -

Playback Type: LIVE (2020)

Certificate: Yes

Sanad & Ijazah: Yes 

Taught by: Shaykh Atabek Shukurov

Course Text: Mukhtasar of Riyad us-saliheen (Selected chapters of the Meadows of the Righteous)

Text Author: Shaykh Abu Nu'aym al Asbahani

About: Riyadh-us-Saliheen (The Meadows of the Righteous also referred to as The Gardens of the Righteous) is one of the most famous works on the compilation of verses from the Qur'an supplemented by hadith narratives written by Al-Nawawi from Damascus. This amazing work organises the Narrations or Hadith into sections relating to different subjects. To name a few: Travelling, Eating, Hajj, I'tikaaf, Knowledge, Dhikr and many more. This module will cover a select few (mukhtasar) narrations from the book, allowing for the Hadith's to be covered in good depth and commentary (Tafseer). The Arabic and English translation of the book can be found on the following link: https://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen 

MODULE 3.6

£200

Subject: Ihsan (Spirituality)

Unit Title: Principles of Ihsan (Spirituality)

Duration/Lessons: -TBC

Playback Type: LIVE (2020)

Certificate: Yes

Sanad & Ijazah: Yes 

Taught by: Shaykh Atabek Shukurov

Course Text: Risalah Qushauriyyah (Al-Qushayri's Epistle on Sufism)

Text Author: Imam Abu'l-Qasim al-Qushairi

About: The book covers the principles of Ihsan/ (also known as: Tasawwuf, Sufism, Islamic Mysticism, Inner dimensions of Islam). Written in 437/1045, Al-Qushayri's Epistle on Sufism has served as a primary textbook for many generations of Sufi novices down to the present. The book gives an illuminating insight into the everyday lives of Sufi devotees of the 8th-11th centuries C.E. and the moral and ethical dilemmas they were facing in trying to strike a delicate balance between their ascetic and mystical convictions and the exigencies of life in a society governed by rank, wealth, and military power.. In Al-Qushayri's Epistle on Sufism, these and many other Sufi motifs are illustrated by the anecdotes and parables that show al-Qushayri's fellow Sufis in a wide variety of contexts: suffering from hunger and thirst in the desert, performing pilgrimage to Mecca,

MODULE 3.7

£100

Subject: Seerah (Prophetic Life)

Unit Title: Seerah: Part 3 (Migration - Death) 

Duration/Lessons: -

Certificate: Yes

Sanad & Ijazah: Yes (Sanad will be to Ibn Hisham)

Taught by: Shaykh Atabek Shukurov

Course Text: Ibn Hisham and a combination of various texts and research on Seerah

Text Author: Ibn Hisham and Various authors and Researchers

About: The study of Islam is incomplete without studying about the one who found and established it. In this first module, you will cover the Prophetic life from "Before Birth till Prophethood". The Shaykh covers Seerah in a unique style where he looks at the arguments from the orientalists and gives rational rebuttals to the points made on why RasoolAllah (saw) is a Messenger of God. You will also cover the various differences of opinion from the Maturidi and Ashari perspectives on certain matters of Seerah, such as the opinion held by Asharis that RasoolAllah (saw) became a Prophet at the age of 40, whereas the Maturidi opinion being that he was a Prophet before the creation of Adam (as)....(Read more)

MODULE 3.8

£250

Subject: Usul (Principles) 

Unit Title: Usul-ul-Fiqh (Principles of Law)

Duration/Lessons: -

Playback Type: PRE-RECORDED

Certificate: Yes

Sanad & Ijazah: Yes 

Taught by: Shaykh Atabek Shukurov

Course Text: Usul ash-Shashi

Text Author: Shaykh Nizam Ad-Din Ash-Shashi (D. 800AH)

About: The word usul is the plural of the word asl (meaning ‘principle’). In this regard, the usul is a framework of principles formulised in order to understand the rulings derived from the shari’ah for our everyday lives. This is because of the fact that not all specific rulings have been given in the Qur’an, nor have all secondary rulings been given in the hadith collections. Usul al-Shashi, was authored by either Nidham al Din ash-Shashi or Abu Ibrahim Ishaq ibn Ibrahim ash-Shashi, the exact author of which is not known. The word Shashi is one of tashdeed, meaning it is a denotation of the geographical location from which the author originates. This area of Shash is a region found in or around that of modern day Uzbekistan. The principles laid down in this book are only to be derived by the mustambiteen from amongst the ulama. These being individuals that have mastered the sciences through the correctness given to them by Allah, and derived from the following four sources:

MODULE 3.9

£200

Subject: Arabic

Unit Title: Arabic Vocab L3

Duration/Lessons: -

Playback Type: LIVE (2020)

Certificate: Yes

Sanad & Ijazah: No 

Taught by: Ustada Sonia

Course Text: Al Shifahiyyah

Text Author: Shaykh Ahmed Maqsoodi

About: The Arabic Language module is based on the study of a text by Shaykh Ahmed Maqsoodi known as Shifahiyyah. This text covers a detailed study of Traditional Arabic (Fus'ha) vocabulary with particular focus on the Quranic and Hadith language style and words. Students learn to construct basic equational sentences and progress quite rapidly and organically to descriptive verb and noun sentences. The text has been studied by Shaykh Atabek himself in his classical Islamic studies during his early years in Uzbekistan and was the foundation to the mastery of the language for him.

MODULE 3.10

£250

Subject: Qur'an

Unit Title: Tafseer ul-Quran (Quranic Exegesis)

Duration/Lessons: -

Playback Type: LIVE (2020)

Certificate: Yes

Sanad & Ijazah: No (unless specified by Teacher)

Taught by: Shaykh Atabek Shukurov

Course Text: Qur'an & Tafseer Nasafi

Text Author: Tafseer by Imam Nasafi

About: The Qur'an is the most important Scripture in Islam, but at the same time it is one the most misunderstood books. This is why we have placed it into the 3rd year of the Alimiyyah (Scholarship) program. One is advised to have a good ground knowledge in Arabic, Nahw, Sarf, Usul, Aqeedah and Fiqh before he/she decides to study the Tafseer of Qur'an. One can also study the tafseer of the Qur'an (this module) as a beginner if they are studying it for barakah and not make judgements or rulings from it. The Tafseer book taught (Tafseer Nasafi) is a Tafseer text not covered by many institutes, and is unique to Maturidi College. The Shaykh will go through this unique Tafseer and enlighten students on various interpretations of the verses being studied. 

Information to follow close to the time

£400

Thesis / Dissertation either in an Islamic Field of your choice or if would like Shaykh Atabek can advise you an area to Research.  On both options Shaykh will be support you throughout the year. You will then also have the opportunity to publish your work independent or through Maturidi College.