| 10th Grade Islamic Studies 2 (1 Credit) | |||
| 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter |
| Tafsir 2 (1/4 Credit) | Hadith 2 (1/4 Credit) | Fiqh 2 (1/4 Credit) | Spirituality 2 (1/4 Credit) |
| Course Name: Tafsir 2 | ||
| Course Credit | Course Duration | Course Textbook: |
| 1/4 Credit | 1 Quarter | Usul al Tafsir, Recep Dogan |
| Week | Duration | Chapter | Lesson | Download | Material |
| Week 1 | 50 mins | Ch.3. Transmission of the Qur’anic Revelation | 3.2.7 The Methodology in the Collection of Zayd 3.2.8 The Specifications of the Collection of Zayd 3.3 The Collection of the Qur’an during the Time of Uthman 3.3.1 The Reasons behind the Copying of the Qur’an 3.3.2 The Methodology in the Collection of Uthman 3.3.3 The Activities of the Committee for the Uthman Collection | Click | Usul Al- Tafsir 74-83 |
| Week 2 | 50 mins | Ch.3. Transmission of the Qur’anic Revelation | 3.3.4 What happened to the Copies of Uthman? 3.3.5 Differences between the Two Colletions 3.4 Qur’anic Script | Click | Usul Al- Tafsir 83-90 |
| Week 3 | 50 mins | Ch.4. Form, Structure, Coherence and the I’jaz of the Qur’an | 4.1 The Theory of I’jaz 4.1.1 Conditions of Mu’jizah 4.2. The Qur’an is a Miracle (Mu’jizah) 4.2.1 The Challenge of the Qur’an (I’jaz al-Qur’an) 4.2.2 The Works against the Challenge of the Qur’an | Click | Usul Al- Tafsir 93-100 |
| Week 4 | 50 mins | Ch.4. Form, Structure, Coherence and the I’jaz of the Qur’an | 4.3 Arguments for the Divine Authorship of the Qur’an 4.4 The Types of I’jaz in the Qur’an 4.4.1 The Language of the Qur’an 4.4.2 The Abundant Meanings in Its Words and Forms (Jazalat an-Nazm) 4.4.3 The Beauty in Its Expressions | Click | Usul Al- Tafsir 100-111 |
| Week 5 | 50 mins | Ch.4. Form, Structure, Coherence and the I’jaz of the Qur’an | 4.4.4 The Greatness in the Detached Letters 4.4.5 The Encompassing Meaning of the Qur’an 4.6 The Thematic Unity of the Qur’an 4.7 The Predictions of the Qur’an 4.7.1 The Predictions about the Past 4.7.2 The Predictions about the Future 4.7.3 The Predictions about the Unseen Truths | Click | Usul Al- Tafsir 111-122 |
| Week 6 | 50 mins | Ch.3 and Ch.4 Review | Ch.3 and Ch.4 Test | Click | |
| Week 7 | 50 mins | Ch.5. History of the Interpretation and Interpreters of the Qur’an | 5.1 The History and Development of Exegeses of the Qur’an (Tafsir) 5.1.1 The Need for Tafsir 5.2 Conditions for the Interpretation of the Qur’an 5.2.1 Religious and Ethical Conditions for the Interpreter 5.2.2 The Required Sciences for the Interpretationof the Qur’an | Click | Usul Al- Tafsir 125-132 |
| Week 8 | 50 mins | Ch.5. History of the Interpretation and Interpreters of the Qur’an | 5.3 Tafsir of the Qur’an by the Qur’an 5.4 The Tafsir of the Prophet (pbuh) 5.5 The Types of Tafsir of the Prophet (pbuh) and Examples 5.5.1 His Tafsir by the Qur’an 5.5.2 His Tafsir by Explaining What is Mentioned Briefly in the Qur’an 5.5.3 His Tafsir by Strengthening the Meaning of the Verse 5.5.4 His Tafsir by Explaining the Contradicting Expressions (tawhid al-mushkil) 5.5.5 His Tafsir by Explaining the Ambigious Expressions 5.5.6 His Tafsir by Explaining the Abrogated Verses (Bayan al-naskh) 5.5.7 His Tafsir by His Practices 5.5.8 His Tafsir by Philological Explanations 5.5.9 His Tafsir by His Descriptions 5.5.10 His Tafsir by Parables | Click | Usul Al- Tafsir 133-141 |
| Week 9 | 50 mins | Ch.5. History of the Interpretation and Interpreters of the Qur’an | 5.6 Tafsir by the Companions 5.7 Tafsir by the Tabi’in (the Successors) 5.7.1 The School of Mecca 5.7.2 The School of Medina 5.7.3 The School of Kufa | Click | Usul Al- Tafsir 141-147 |
| Course Name: Hadith 2 | ||
| Course Credit | Course Duration | Course Textbook: |
| 1/4 Credit | 1 Quarter | Commentory on Unforgettable Words (Hadiths) of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), Recep Dogan – Worksheets |
| Week | Duration | Chapter | Lesson | Download | Material |
| Week 10 | 50 mins | Chapter 1 Introduction to Hadith Studies | Introduction The Major Collections Biographies of Hadith Transmitters Hadith Terminology Basic Terms | Click | CUWPM – Pages 10-17 |
| Week 11 | 50 mins | Chapter 1 Introduction to Hadith Studies | Forgery in Hadith Hadith Criticism (al-Jarh wa’l-Ta’dil) Hadith Classification Conflict in Hadith Unfamiliar Expressions in Hadith | Click | CUWPM – Pages 17-23 |
| Week 12 | 50 mins | Chapter 1 Introduction to Hadith Studies | The Conditions of Reliability in Hadith Understanding Hadith | Click | CUWPM – Pages 23-29 |
| Week 13 | 50 mins | Chapter 2 Analysis of Selected Hadiths about Intention (Niyyah) | Introduction The Hadiths on Intention and Its Significance First Hadith ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb Analysis of the hadith Second hadith A’isha bint Abī Bakr Analysis the hadith | Click | CUWPM – Pages 29-39 |
| Week 14 | 50 mins | Chapter 2 Analysis of Selected Hadiths about Intention (Niyyah) | Third hadith Jabir b Abdullah Analysis the hadith Fourth hadith Sa’d bin Abī Waqqas Analysis of the hadith Fifth hadith Abu Hurayra Analysis of the hadith | Click | CUWPM – Pages 39-46 |
| Week 15 | 50 mins | Chapter 2 Analysis of Selected Hadiths about Intention (Niyyah) | Sixth hadith ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas Analysis of the hadith Seventh hadith ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb Analysis of the hadith | Click | CUWPM – Pages 46-52 |
| Week 16 | 50 mins | Chapter 3 Analysis of Selected Hadiths in the Topic of Repentance (Tawba) | Introduction First hadith Analysis of the hadith Second hadith Anas bin Malik Analysis of the hadith | Click | CUWPM – Pages 53-59 |
| Week 17 | 50 mins | Chapter 3 Analysis of Selected Hadiths in the Topic of Repentance (Tawba) | Third hadith Abū Musa al-Ash’arī Analysis of the hadith Fourth hadith Analysis of the hadith Fifth hadith Abū Sa’id al-Khudrī Analysis of the hadith | Click | CUWPM – Pages 59-65 |
| Week 18 | 50 mins | Chapter 3 Analysis of Selected Hadiths in the Topic of Repentance (Tawba) | Sixth hadith Imran ibn Husayn Analysis of the hadith Seventh hadith Analysis of the hadith | Click | CUWPM – Pages 65-69 |
| Course Name: Fiqh 2 | ||
| Course Credit | Course Duration | Course Textbook: |
| 1/4 Credit | 1 Quarter | Living in the Shade of Islam, Ali Unal |
| Week | Duration | Chapter | Lesson | Download | Material |
| Week 19 | 50 mins | Chapter 3 – as-Salah (The Prayer) | Supererogatory Prayers Offering Supererogatory Prayers at Home Reciting Long Passages The Jumu’a (Friday) Congregational Prayer When and Who Preparations Conditions for its Validity The Adhan The Sermon Sunna Prayers before and after the Friday Prayer ‘Iyd (Religious Festive Days) Prayers (Salatu’l-‘Iydayn) The Religious Festive Days The Prayer Offering the ‘Iyd Prayer The Sermon Takbirs during the ‘Iyds Religious Festivals | Click | LSI – Pages 84-91 |
| Week 20 | 50 mins | Chapter 3 – as-Salah (The Prayer) | The Funeral Prayer (Teacher Note: Review the Funeral Dua) The Rights of a Living and a Dead Muslim upon Living Muslims Visiting a Sick Person Washing a Corpse Offering the Funeral Prayer Burrying the Deceased | Click | LSI – Pages 91-95 |
| Week 21 | 50 mins | Chapter 3 – as-Salah (The Prayer) | Congregational Prayer Women Conditions To Be Met by the Muadhdhin (The Caller to the Prayer) Whoever Gives the Adhan Gives the Iqama The Adhan and Iqama for Women The Imam Where the Imam and the Congregation Stand Straightening the Rows and Filling the Gaps The Imam’s and Congregation’s Recitation Correcting the Imam’s Mistake Following the Imam Putting a Partition in front of Oneself while Praying The Earth as a Mosque Three Most Excellent Mosques Joining the Congregation Making up Missed Prayers | Click | LSI – Pages 95-102 |
| Week 22 | 50 mins | Chapter 4 – Sawm ar-Ramadan (Fasting the Month of Ramadan) | The Holy Month of Ramadan Types of Fasting When Does Ramadan Begin and End? Different Locations The End of Ramadan | Click | LSI – Pages 106-114 |
| Week 23 | 50 mins | Chapter 4 – Sawm ar-Ramadan (Fasting the Month of Ramadan) | The Hours Decreed for Fasting Who Must Fast? Making up the Missed Days Paying a Recompense Days When Fasting is Forbidded Voluntary or Supererogatory Fasts The Pre-Dawn Meal and Breaking the Fast The Essential Elements of Fasting Avoiding Unbefitting Actions Being Generous and Doing Other Meritorious Acts The Acts That Do Not Invalidate the Fast Forbidden Acts Requiring a Make-up Day | Click | LSI – Pages 114-120 |
| Week 24 | 50 mins | Chapter 4 – Sawm ar-Ramadan (Fasting the Month of Ramadan) | Acts That Invalidate the Fast and Require Both Make-up Day and Expiation Places with Very Long Days and Very Short Nights The Virtue of the Night of Power and Destiny (Laylatu’l-Qadr) The Meaning and Principles of I’tikaf Oaths Vows | Click | LSI – Pages 120-126 |
| Week 25 | 50 mins | Chapter 5- az-Zakah (The Prescribed Purifying Alms) | Who Must Pay? Conditions for Nisab and the Zakah Intention Paying Zakah at Its Due Time Holdings Subject to Zakah and their Nisab The Standard Richness or the Level of Wealth The Kinds of Possessions Liable to the Zakah and their Nisab The Nisab and Zahak for Gold, Silver, and Other Jewelry Banknotes, Checks, and Bonds Commercial Merchandise Buildings and Vehicles of Transportation That Are Sources of Income Industrial Investments and Means of Production Wages, Salaries, and Independent Businesses Credit Cattle, Sheep, and Goats Farm Produce Minerals, Ores, and Buried Treasure Fish and Farm Animals | Click | LSI – Pages 133-142 |
| Week 26 | 50 mins | Chapter 5- az-Zakah (The Prescribed Purifying Alms) | Recipients Sadaqatu’l-Fitr (The Charity of Existence and Fast-Breaking) Infaq (Spending for God’s Sake and for the Needy) | Click | LSI – Pages 142-147 |
| Week 27 | 50 mins | Chapter 5- az-Zakah (The Prescribed Purifying Alms) | Some Glimpses of Islam’s Economic System Inheritance Wills Public Goods Social “Insurance” Prohibition of Games of Chance Prohibition of Interest Statistics Prohibition of Dealings with Intoxicants Fulfilling Agreements Writing and Witnessing a Deal Avoiding Bad Faith Enforcing Agreements Justice as the Basis of Economic Life Duties to Society Equality and Freedom Balance in Society | Click | LSI – Pages 147-161 |
| Course Name: Islamic Spirituality 2 | ||
| Course Credit | Course Duration | Course Textbook: |
| 1/4 Credit | 1 Quarter | Emerald Hills of the Heart 1, M. Fethullah Gulen |
| Week | Duration | Chapter | Lesson | Download | Material |
| Week 28 | 50 mins | Zuhd (Asceticism) | Zuhd (Asceticism) | Click | EHotH – pages 43-46 |
| Week 29 | 50 mins | Taqwa (Piety) | Taqwa (Piety) | Click | EHotH – pages 47-51 |
| Week 30 | 50 mins | Muraqaba (Self-Supervision) – Ikhlas (Sincerety or Purity of Intention) | Muraqaba (Self-Supervision) – Ikhlas (Sincerety or Purity of Intention) | Click | EHotH – pages 59-64 |
| Week 31 | 50 mins | Istiqama (Straightforwardness) – Tawakkul, Taslim, Tafwiz, and Thiqa | Istiqama (Straightforwardness) – Tawakkul, Taslim, Tafwiz, and Thiqa | Click | EHotH – pages 65-73 |
| Week 32 | 50 mins | Khuluq (Good Nature) | Khuluq (Good Nature) | Click | EHotH – pages 74-77 |
| Week 33 | 50 mins | Tawadu (Humility) | Tawadu (Humility) | Click | EHotH – pages 78-82 |
| Week 34 | 50 mins | Sidq (Truthfullness) | Sidq (Truthfullness) | Click | EHotH – pages 86-90 |
| Week 35 | 50 mins | Haya (Modesty) | Haya (Modesty) | Click | EHotH – pages 91-95 |
| 1st Quarter:Tafsir 2 (1/4 Credit) | |
| 2nd Quarter:Hadith 2 (1/4 Credit) | |
| 3rd Quarter:Fiqh 2 (1/4 Credit) | |
| 4th Quarter:Spirituality 2 (1/4 Credit) |
| Course Credit: 1/4 Credit – Course Duration: 1 Quarter | |
| Course Textbooks: | |
| Usul al Tafsir, Recep Dogan | |
| Week 1 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ch.3. Transmission of the Qur’anic Revelation | |
| Chapter and Lesson: 3.2.7 The Methodology in the Collection of Zayd 3.2.8 The Specifications of the Collection of Zayd 3.3 The Collection of the Qur’an during the Time of Uthman 3.3.1 The Reasons behind the Copying of the Qur’an 3.3.2 The Methodology in the Collection of Uthman 3.3.3 The Activities of the Committee for the Uthman Collection | |
| Material: Usul Al- Tafsir 74-83 | |
| Week 2 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ch.3. Transmission of the Qur’anic Revelation | |
| Chapter and Lesson: 3.3.4 What happened to the Copies of Uthman? 3.3.5 Differences between the Two Colletions 3.4 Qur’anic Script | |
| Material: Usul Al- Tafsir 83-90 | |
| Week 3 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ch.4. Form, Structure, Coherence and the I’jaz of the Qur’an | |
| Chapter and Lesson: 4.1 The Theory of I’jaz 4.1.1 Conditions of Mu’jizah 4.2. The Qur’an is a Miracle (Mu’jizah) 4.2.1 The Challenge of the Qur’an (I’jaz al-Qur’an) 4.2.2 The Works against the Challenge of the Qur’an | |
| Material: Usul Al- Tafsir 93-100 | |
| Week 4 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ch.4. Form, Structure, Coherence and the I’jaz of the Qur’an | |
| Chapter and Lesson: 4.3 Arguments for the Divine Authorship of the Qur’an 4.4 The Types of I’jaz in the Qur’an 4.4.1 The Language of the Qur’an 4.4.2 The Abundant Meanings in Its Words and Forms (Jazalat an-Nazm) 4.4.3 The Beauty in Its Expressions | |
| Material: Usul Al- Tafsir 100-111 | |
| Week 5 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ch.4. Form, Structure, Coherence and the I’jaz of the Qur’an | |
| Chapter and Lesson: 4.4.4 The Greatness in the Detached Letters 4.4.5 The Encompassing Meaning of the Qur’an 4.6 The Thematic Unity of the Qur’an 4.7 The Predictions of the Qur’an 4.7.1 The Predictions about the Past 4.7.2 The Predictions about the Future 4.7.3 The Predictions about the Unseen Truths | |
| Material: Usul Al- Tafsir 111-122 | |
| Week 6 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ch.3 and Ch.4 Review | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Ch.3 and Ch.4 Test | |
| Material: | |
| Week 7 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ch.5. History of the Interpretation and Interpreters of the Qur’an | |
| Chapter and Lesson: 5.1 The History and Development of Exegeses of the Qur’an (Tafsir) 5.1.1 The Need for Tafsir 5.2 Conditions for the Interpretation of the Qur’an 5.2.1 Religious and Ethical Conditions for the Interpreter 5.2.2 The Required Sciences for the Interpretationof the Qur’an | |
| Material: Usul Al- Tafsir 125-132 | |
| Week 8 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ch.5. History of the Interpretation and Interpreters of the Qur’an | |
| Chapter and Lesson: 5.3 Tafsir of the Qur’an by the Qur’an 5.4 The Tafsir of the Prophet (pbuh) 5.5 The Types of Tafsir of the Prophet (pbuh) and Examples 5.5.1 His Tafsir by the Qur’an 5.5.2 His Tafsir by Explaining What is Mentioned Briefly in the Qur’an 5.5.3 His Tafsir by Strengthening the Meaning of the Verse 5.5.4 His Tafsir by Explaining the Contradicting Expressions (tawhid al-mushkil) 5.5.5 His Tafsir by Explaining the Ambigious Expressions 5.5.6 His Tafsir by Explaining the Abrogated Verses (Bayan al-naskh) 5.5.7 His Tafsir by His Practices 5.5.8 His Tafsir by Philological Explanations 5.5.9 His Tafsir by His Descriptions 5.5.10 His Tafsir by Parables | |
| Material: Usul Al- Tafsir 133-141 | |
| Week 9 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ch.5. History of the Interpretation and Interpreters of the Qur’an | |
| Chapter and Lesson: 5.6 Tafsir by the Companions 5.7 Tafsir by the Tabi’in (the Successors) 5.7.1 The School of Mecca 5.7.2 The School of Medina 5.7.3 The School of Kufa | |
| Material: Usul Al- Tafsir 141-147 | |
| Course Credit: 1/4 Credit – Course Duration: 1 Quarter | |
| Course Textbooks: | |
| Commentory on Unforgettable Words (Hadiths) of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), Recep Dogan – Worksheets | |
| Week 10 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 1 Introduction to Hadith Studies | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Introduction The Major Collections Biographies of Hadith Transmitters Hadith Terminology Basic Terms | |
| Material: CUWPM – Pages 10-17 | |
| Week 11 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 1 Introduction to Hadith Studies | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Forgery in Hadith Hadith Criticism (al-Jarh wa’l-Ta’dil) Hadith Classification Conflict in Hadith Unfamiliar Expressions in Hadith | |
| Material: CUWPM – Pages 17-23 | |
| Week 12 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 1 Introduction to Hadith Studies | |
| Chapter and Lesson: The Conditions of Reliability in Hadith Understanding Hadith | |
| Material: CUWPM – Pages 23-29 | |
| Week 13 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 2 Analysis of Selected Hadiths about Intention (Niyyah) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Introduction The Hadiths on Intention and Its Significance First Hadith ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb Analysis of the hadith Second hadith A’isha bint Abī Bakr Analysis the hadith | |
| Material: CUWPM – Pages 29-39 | |
| Week 14 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 2 Analysis of Selected Hadiths about Intention (Niyyah) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Third hadith Jabir b Abdullah Analysis the hadith Fourth hadith Sa’d bin Abī Waqqas Analysis of the hadith Fifth hadith Abu Hurayra Analysis of the hadith | |
| Material: CUWPM – Pages 39-46 | |
| Week 15 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 2 Analysis of Selected Hadiths about Intention (Niyyah) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Sixth hadith ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas Analysis of the hadith Seventh hadith ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb Analysis of the hadith | |
| Material: CUWPM – Pages 46-52 | |
| Week 16 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 3 Analysis of Selected Hadiths in the Topic of Repentance (Tawba) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Introduction First hadith Analysis of the hadith Second hadith Anas bin Malik Analysis of the hadith | |
| Material: CUWPM – Pages 53-59 | |
| Week 17 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 3 Analysis of Selected Hadiths in the Topic of Repentance (Tawba) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Third hadith Abū Musa al-Ash’arī Analysis of the hadith Fourth hadith Analysis of the hadith Fifth hadith Abū Sa’id al-Khudrī Analysis of the hadith | |
| Material: CUWPM – Pages 59-65 | |
| Week 18 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 3 Analysis of Selected Hadiths in the Topic of Repentance (Tawba) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Sixth hadith Imran ibn Husayn Analysis of the hadith Seventh hadith Analysis of the hadith | |
| Material: CUWPM – Pages 65-69 | |
| Course Credit: 1/4 Credit – Course Duration: 1 Quarter | |
| Course Textbooks: | |
| Living in the Shade of Islam, Ali Unal | |
| Week 19 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 3 – as-Salah (The Prayer) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Supererogatory Prayers Offering Supererogatory Prayers at Home Reciting Long Passages The Jumu’a (Friday) Congregational Prayer When and Who Preparations Conditions for its Validity The Adhan The Sermon Sunna Prayers before and after the Friday Prayer ‘Iyd (Religious Festive Days) Prayers (Salatu’l-‘Iydayn) The Religious Festive Days The Prayer Offering the ‘Iyd Prayer The Sermon Takbirs during the ‘Iyds Religious Festivals | |
| Material: LSI – Pages 84-91 | |
| Week 20 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 3 – as-Salah (The Prayer) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: The Funeral Prayer (Teacher Note: Review the Funeral Dua) The Rights of a Living and a Dead Muslim upon Living Muslims Visiting a Sick Person Washing a Corpse Offering the Funeral Prayer Burrying the Deceased | |
| Material: LSI – Pages 91-95 | |
| Week 21 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 3 – as-Salah (The Prayer) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Congregational Prayer Women Conditions To Be Met by the Muadhdhin (The Caller to the Prayer) Whoever Gives the Adhan Gives the Iqama The Adhan and Iqama for Women The Imam Where the Imam and the Congregation Stand Straightening the Rows and Filling the Gaps The Imam’s and Congregation’s Recitation Correcting the Imam’s Mistake Following the Imam Putting a Partition in front of Oneself while Praying The Earth as a Mosque Three Most Excellent Mosques Joining the Congregation Making up Missed Prayers | |
| Material: LSI – Pages 95-102 | |
| Week 22 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 4 – Sawm ar-Ramadan (Fasting the Month of Ramadan) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: The Holy Month of Ramadan Types of Fasting When Does Ramadan Begin and End? Different Locations The End of Ramadan | |
| Material: LSI – Pages 106-114 | |
| Week 23 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 4 – Sawm ar-Ramadan (Fasting the Month of Ramadan) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: The Hours Decreed for Fasting Who Must Fast? Making up the Missed Days Paying a Recompense Days When Fasting is Forbidded Voluntary or Supererogatory Fasts The Pre-Dawn Meal and Breaking the Fast The Essential Elements of Fasting Avoiding Unbefitting Actions Being Generous and Doing Other Meritorious Acts The Acts That Do Not Invalidate the Fast Forbidden Acts Requiring a Make-up Day | |
| Material: LSI – Pages 114-120 | |
| Week 24 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 4 – Sawm ar-Ramadan (Fasting the Month of Ramadan) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Acts That Invalidate the Fast and Require Both Make-up Day and Expiation Places with Very Long Days and Very Short Nights The Virtue of the Night of Power and Destiny (Laylatu’l-Qadr) The Meaning and Principles of I’tikaf Oaths Vows | |
| Material: LSI – Pages 120-126 | |
| Week 25 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 5- az-Zakah (The Prescribed Purifying Alms) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Who Must Pay? Conditions for Nisab and the Zakah Intention Paying Zakah at Its Due Time Holdings Subject to Zakah and their Nisab The Standard Richness or the Level of Wealth The Kinds of Possessions Liable to the Zakah and their Nisab The Nisab and Zahak for Gold, Silver, and Other Jewelry Banknotes, Checks, and Bonds Commercial Merchandise Buildings and Vehicles of Transportation That Are Sources of Income Industrial Investments and Means of Production Wages, Salaries, and Independent Businesses Credit Cattle, Sheep, and Goats Farm Produce Minerals, Ores, and Buried Treasure Fish and Farm Animals | |
| Material: LSI – Pages 133-142 | |
| Week 26 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 5- az-Zakah (The Prescribed Purifying Alms) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Recipients Sadaqatu’l-Fitr (The Charity of Existence and Fast-Breaking) Infaq (Spending for God’s Sake and for the Needy) | |
| Material: LSI – Pages 142-147 | |
| Week 27 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 5- az-Zakah (The Prescribed Purifying Alms) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Some Glimpses of Islam’s Economic System Inheritance Wills Public Goods Social “Insurance” Prohibition of Games of Chance Prohibition of Interest Statistics Prohibition of Dealings with Intoxicants Fulfilling Agreements Writing and Witnessing a Deal Avoiding Bad Faith Enforcing Agreements Justice as the Basis of Economic Life Duties to Society Equality and Freedom Balance in Society | |
| Material: LSI – Pages 147-161 | |
| Course Credit: 1/4 Credit – Course Duration: 1 Quarter | |
| Course Textbooks: | |
| Emerald Hills of the Heart 1, M. Fethullah Gulen | |
| Week 28 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Zuhd (Asceticism) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Zuhd (Asceticism) | |
| Material: EHotH – pages 43-46 | |
| Week 29 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Taqwa (Piety) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Taqwa (Piety) | |
| Material: EHotH – pages 47-51 | |
| Week 30 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Muraqaba (Self-Supervision) – Ikhlas (Sincerety or Purity of Intention) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Muraqaba (Self-Supervision) – Ikhlas (Sincerety or Purity of Intention) | |
| Material: EHotH – pages 59-64 | |
| Week 31 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Istiqama (Straightforwardness) – Tawakkul, Taslim, Tafwiz, and Thiqa | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Istiqama (Straightforwardness) – Tawakkul, Taslim, Tafwiz, and Thiqa | |
| Material: EHotH – pages 65-73 | |
| Week 32 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Khuluq (Good Nature) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Khuluq (Good Nature) | |
| Material: EHotH – pages 74-77 | |
| Week 33 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Tawadu (Humility) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Tawadu (Humility) | |
| Material: EHotH – pages 78-82 | |
| Week 34 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Sidq (Truthfullness) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Sidq (Truthfullness) | |
| Material: EHotH – pages 86-90 | |
| Week 35 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Haya (Modesty) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Haya (Modesty) | |
| Material: EHotH – pages 91-95 | |