| 11th Grade Islamic Studies 3 (1 Credit) | |||
| 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter |
| Tafsir 3 (1/4 Credit) | Hadith 3 (1/4 Credit) | Fiqh 3 (1/4 Credit) | Spirituality 3 (1/4 Credit) |
| Course Name: Tafsir 3 | ||
| 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.5. History of the Interpretation and Interpreters of the Qur’an | 5.8 Tradition or Reason-Based Tafsir 5.8.1 Narration (Riwayah) Tafsir 5.8.2 Intellectual (Dirayah) Tafsir 5.9 The Well-Known Tafsir Scholars 5.9.1 Abd Allah Ibn ‘Abbas 5.9.2 Muqatil b. Sulayman 5.9.3 Yahya b. Sallam 5.9.4 Muhammad b. Jarir at-Tabari 5.9.5 Ibn Abi Hatim 5.9.6 Zamakhshari 5.9.7 Fakhr ad-Din Al-Razi 5.9.8 Ibn Kathir 5.10 New Interpretation of Islam: Main Feature of Modernist Qur’anic Scholarship 5.10.1 M. Fethullah Gulen and His Tafsir | Click | Usul Al- Tafsir 147-162 |
| Week 2 | 50 mins | Ch.6. Occasions of Revelation (Asbab al-Nuzul) and Isra’iliyyat | 6.1 The Occasions of Revelation (Asbab al-Nuzul) 6.1.1 The Benefits of Knowing the Asbab al-Nuzul 6.1.2 Status of the Asbab al-Nuzul Reports from Companions 6.1.3 The Wording of Asbab al-Nuzul Reports 6.1.4 Specific and General 6.1.5 Types of Reports 6.1.6 Multiple Asbab for One Verse 6.1.7 Multiple Revelation for One Occasion (Sabab) 6.1.8 Some Issues Related to the Occasionof Revelation 6.1.9 Summary of Asbab al-Nuzul 6.1.10 Books on Asbab an-Nuzul | Click | Usul Al- Tafsir 165-189 |
| Week 3 | 50 mins | Ch.6. Occasions of Revelation (Asbab al-Nuzul) and Isra’iliyyat | 6.2 The Notion of Isra’iliyyat 6.2.1 Definition of Isra’iliyyat 6.2.2 The Approaches towards Isra’iliyyat 6.2.3 When the Narration of Isra’iliyyat Started 6.2.4 Important Figures in Isra’iliyyat Report Transmission 6.2.5 Categories of Isra’iliyyat | Click | Usul Al- Tafsir 189-194 |
| Week 4 | 50 mins | Ch.7. Clear and Ambigious Verses (Muhkam and Mutashabih) | 7.1 The Clear and Unclear Verses (Muhkam Mutashabih) 7.1.1 Definition of Muhkam 7.1.2 Definition of Mutashabih 7.1.3 The Usage of Muhkam and Mutashabih in the Qur’an 7.1.4 How Can We Know Mutashabih Verses 7.1.5 Status of Muhkamat 7.1.6 Categories of Muhkam and Mutashabih 7.1.7 Benefits of Mutashabih in the Qur’an | Click | Usul Al- Tafsir 197-207 |
| Week 5 | 50 mins | Ch.7. Clear and Ambigious Verses (Muhkam and Mutashabih) | 7.2 Abbreviated/Detached Letters (Huruf al-Muqatta’a) 7.3 General and Specific (Aam and Khas) 7.4 The Unconditional (Mutlaq) and the Conditional (Muqayyad) 7.5 Literal Meaning (Mantuq) 7.6 Meaning (Mafhum) 7.7 Literal Meaning (Haqiqah) and Metaphoric Meaning (Majaz) 7.8 The Ambivalent and the Unequivocal (Mujmal and Mufassar) | Click | Usul Al- Tafsir 208-216 |
| Week 6 | 50 mins | Ch. 5, Ch.6 and Ch.7 Review | Ch.5, Ch.6 and Ch.7 Test | Click | |
| Week 7 | 50 mins | Ch.8. The Notion of Abrogation (Naskh) | 8.1 Abrogation (Naskh) 8.2 Some Important Points Regarding Naskh 8.3 The Way to Know Naskh 8.4 Evidence for the Existence of Naskh 8.5 The Conditions for Naskh 8.6 Classification of Naskh 8.7 Difference Between Abrogation (Naskh) and Specificaiton (khas-takhsis) 8.8 The Number of Naskh Verses in the Qur’an 8.9 Benefits of Nasks 8.10 One Unique Approach to the Notion of Naskh | Click | Usul Al- Tafsir 221-237 |
| Week 8 | 50 mins | Ch.9. Qur’anic Readings and the Seven Letters (Qiraat and Ahruf al-Sab’ah) | 9.1 The Various Readings of the Qur’an (Qiraat) 9.1.1 Definition of the Readings (Qiraat) 9.2 The Acknowledgement of the Various Readings 9.3 The Classification of the Various Readings 9.3.1 The Authentic Readings 9.3.2 The Exceptional (Shazz) of Unauthentic Readings | Click | Usul Al- Tafsir 243-248 |
| Week 9 | 50 mins | Ch.9. Qur’anic Readings and the Seven Letters (Qiraat and Ahruf al-Sab’ah) | 9.4 The Issue of Seven Letters (Ahruf al-Sab’a) 9.4.1 The Meaning of Seven Letters 9.4.2 Benefits of Seven Letters in the Qur’an 9.4.3 Important Points about Seven Letters 9.5 Famous Readings (Qiraat) and the Reciters (Qurra) 9.6 The Relationship between the Seven Letters and Various Readings | Click | Usul Al- Tafsir 249-259 |
| Course Name: Hadith 3 | ||
| 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 4 Analysis of Selected Hadiths in the Topic of Patience (Sabr) | Introduction First hadith Suhayb al-Rūmī Analysis of the hadith | Click | CUWPM – Pages 69-74 |
| Week 11 | 50 mins | Chapter 4 Analysis of Selected Hadiths in the Topic of Patience (Sabr) | Second hadith Usama bin Zayd Analysis of the hadith Third hadith Analysis of the hadith Fourth hadith Analysis of the hadith | Click | CUWPM – Pages 74-81 |
| Week 12 | 50 mins | Chapter 4 Analysis of Selected Hadiths in the Topic of Patience (Sabr) | Fifth hadith Analysis of the hadith Sixth hadith Abdullah ibn Mas’ud Analysis of the hadith Seventh Hadith Analysis of the Hadith Eighth hadith Analysis of the Hadith Ninth Hadith Analysis of the Hadith | Click | CUWPM – Pages 81-88 |
| Week 13 | 50 mins | Chapter 5 Analyses of Selected Hadiths Regarding Piety (Taqwa) | Introduction First hadith Analysis of the hadith Second hadith Analysis of the hadith | Click | CUWPM – Pages 88-94 |
| Week 14 | 50 mins | Chapter 5 Analyses of Selected Hadiths Regarding Piety (Taqwa) | Third hadith Analysis of the hadith Fourth hadith Adiy ibn Hātim Analysis of the hadith Fifth hadith Abū Umama Suday ibn Ajlan Analysis of the hadith | Click | CUWPM – Pages 94-100 |
| Week 15 | 50 mins | Chapter 6 Analysis of Selected Hadiths about Reliance (Tawakkul) | Introduction First hadith Analysis of the hadith | Click | CUWPM – Pages 100-106 |
| Week 16 | 50 mins | Chapter 6 Analysis of Selected Hadiths about Reliance (Tawakkul) | Second hadith Analysis of the hadith Third hadith Analysis of the hadith Fourth hadith Analysis of the hadith | Click | CUWPM – Pages 106-111 |
| Week 17 | 50 mins | Chapter 6 Analysis of Selected Hadiths about Reliance (Tawakkul) | Fifth hadith Bara ibn ‘Āzib Analysis of the hadith Sixth hadith Umm Salama Analysis of the hadith Seventh hadith Analysis of the hadith Eighth hadith Analysis of the hadith | Click | CUWPM – Pages 111-116 |
| Week 18 | 50 mins | Chapter 7 Analysis of Hadiths on Remembrance of Death | Introduction First hadith The analysis of the hadith | Click | CUWPM – Pages 117-123 |
| Course Name: Fiqh 3 | ||
| 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 6 – al-Hajj (Pilgrimage to Makka) | The Virtue of Hajj Some Facts Hajj is Obligatory Only Once When Hajj Must Be Performed Hajj on Behalf of Others Doing Business Prerequisites Ihram Fixed Time Fixed Places Etiquette of Ihram Restrictions during Ihram | Click | LSI – Pages 167-174 |
| Week 20 | 50 mins | Chapter 6 – al-Hajj (Pilgrimage to Makka) | Kinds of Ihram or Hajj Qiran Tamattu’ Ifrad The Obligatory Acts or Pillars of Hajj The Necessary Acts (Wajib) of Hajj Sunna Acts The Sacred Precincts of Makka (Haram Makka) The Sacred Precincts of Madina (Haram Madina) | Click | LSI – Pages 174-180 |
| Week 21 | 50 mins | Chapter 6 – al-Hajj (Pilgrimage to Makka) | Penalty for Violating teh Sanctity of Ihram The Violations Nullifying the Hajj or ‘Umra and Requiring Make-up The Violations Requiring the Sacrifice of a Cow or an Ox or a Camel The Violations to Be Paid for by Sacrificing a Sheep or a Goat The Violations that Require Giving a Fitra or a Lesser Amount of Charity The Violations Requiring Compensation Performing Tawaf (Circumambulation) Doing Sa’y between Safa and Marwa ‘Umra (Minor Pilgrimage) Hajj and ‘Umra from Beginning to End | Click | LSI – Pages 180-192 |
| Week 22 | 50 mins | Chapter 6 – al-Hajj (Pilgrimage to Makka) | Those Preventing from Completing Hajj and ‘Umra Offering a Sacrifice Sacrifice during Hajj Sacrificial Animals Conditions for Sacrifice Time and Place of Offering Who Must Sacrifice the Animal Eating the Meat of the Sacrificial Animal Visiting the Prophet’s Mosque and Tomb Offering Prayers in the Quba Mosque Worship | Click | LSI – Pages 192-198 |
| Week 23 | 50 mins | Chapter 7 – Marriage and Family Life | Marriage and Family Life Prohibition of Adultery and Fornication Prohibition of Privacy between a Man and a Woman Who Are Not Married to Each Other Looking with Desire at the Opposite Sex Looking at the Private Parts of Others Sexual Perversion No Monasticism | Click | LSI – Pages 201-206 |
| Week 24 | 50 mins | Chapter 7 – Marriage and Family Life | The Purpose and Goals of Marriage Marriage and the Home Men and Women to be Preferred in Marriage Recommended Steps The Girl’s Consent and the Permission of the Guardian Prohibited Proposals and ‘Idda for Women Women to Whom Marriage is Prohibited Temporary Marriage (Mut’a) | Click | LSI – Pages 206-213 |
| Week 25 | 50 mins | Chapter 7 – Marriage and Family Life | Children The Rights of Children The Marriage Contract (Nikah) Conditions for a Sound Marriage Contract Mahr (Dowry or Bridal Due) Fulfilling Agreements Wedding Ceremony and Feast | Click | LSI – Pages 214-218 |
| Week 26 | 50 mins | Chapter 7 – Marriage and Family Life | Mutual Love, Mercy, Respect, Understanding, and Thankfulness The Wife’s Rights The Husband’s Rights Housework Sex Contraception Abortion Artificial Insemination | Click | LSI – Pages 218-224 |
| Week 27 | 50 mins | Chapter 7 – Marriage and Family Life | Polygamy The Status of Women in Islam Equity, Equality, or Sameness? Islam’s View of Woman in Islam | Click | LSI – Pages 224-232 |
| Course Name: Islamic Spirituality 3 | ||
| 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 | Shukr (Thankfulness) – Sabr (Patience) | Shukr (Thankfulness) – Sabr (Patience) | Click | EHotH – pages 96-106 |
| Week 29 | 50 mins | Rida (Resignation) | Rida (Resignation) | Click | EHotH – pages 106-116 |
| Week 30 | 50 mins | Yaqin (Certainty) – Dhikr (Recitation of God’s Names) | Yaqin (Certainty) – Dhikr (Recitation of God’s Names) | Click | EHotH – pages 125-134 |
| Week 31 | 50 mins | Ihsan (Perfect Goodness) – Basira and Firasa (Insight and Discernment) | Ihsan (Perfect Goodness) – Basira and Firasa (Insight and Discernment) | Click | EHotH – pages 135-140 |
| Week 32 | 50 mins | Sakina and Itmi’nan (Serenity and Peacefulness) – Qurb and Bu’d (Nearness and Remoteness) | Sakina and Itmi’nan (Serenity and Peacefulness) – Qurb and Bu’d (Nearness and Remoteness) | Click | EHotH – pages 141-147 |
| Week 33 | 50 mins | Ma’rifa (Spiritual Knowledge of God) – Mahabba (Love) | Ma’rifa (Spiritual Knowledge of God) – Mahabba (Love) | Click | EHotH – pages 148-154 |
| Week 34 | 50 mins | Ashq (Passion or Intense, Ecstatic Love) – Shawq and Ishtiyaq (Joyful Zeal and Yearning) | Ashq (Passion or Intense, Ecstatic Love) – Shawq and Ishtiyaq (Joyful Zeal and Yearning) | Click | EHotH – pages 155-161 |
| Week 35 | 50 mins | Qadb and Bast (Contraction and Openness)-Faqr and Ghina (Poverty and Richness) | Qadb and Bast (Contraction and Openness)-Faqr and Ghina (Poverty and Richness) | Click | EHotH – pages 169-174 |
| 1st Quarter:Tafsir 3 (1/4 Credit) | |
| 2nd Quarter:Hadith 3 (1/4 Credit) | |
| 3rd Quarter:Fiqh 3 (1/4 Credit) | |
| 4th Quarter:Spirituality 3 (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.5. History of the Interpretation and Interpreters of the Qur’an | |
| Chapter and Lesson: 5.8 Tradition or Reason-Based Tafsir 5.8.1 Narration (Riwayah) Tafsir 5.8.2 Intellectual (Dirayah) Tafsir 5.9 The Well-Known Tafsir Scholars 5.9.1 Abd Allah Ibn ‘Abbas 5.9.2 Muqatil b. Sulayman 5.9.3 Yahya b. Sallam 5.9.4 Muhammad b. Jarir at-Tabari 5.9.5 Ibn Abi Hatim 5.9.6 Zamakhshari 5.9.7 Fakhr ad-Din Al-Razi 5.9.8 Ibn Kathir 5.10 New Interpretation of Islam: Main Feature of Modernist Qur’anic Scholarship 5.10.1 M. Fethullah Gulen and His Tafsir | |
| Material: Usul Al- Tafsir 147-162 | |
| Week 2 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ch.6. Occasions of Revelation (Asbab al-Nuzul) and Isra’iliyyat | |
| Chapter and Lesson: 6.1 The Occasions of Revelation (Asbab al-Nuzul) 6.1.1 The Benefits of Knowing the Asbab al-Nuzul 6.1.2 Status of the Asbab al-Nuzul Reports from Companions 6.1.3 The Wording of Asbab al-Nuzul Reports 6.1.4 Specific and General 6.1.5 Types of Reports 6.1.6 Multiple Asbab for One Verse 6.1.7 Multiple Revelation for One Occasion (Sabab) 6.1.8 Some Issues Related to the Occasionof Revelation 6.1.9 Summary of Asbab al-Nuzul 6.1.10 Books on Asbab an-Nuzul | |
| Material: Usul Al- Tafsir 165-189 | |
| Week 3 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ch.6. Occasions of Revelation (Asbab al-Nuzul) and Isra’iliyyat | |
| Chapter and Lesson: 6.2 The Notion of Isra’iliyyat 6.2.1 Definition of Isra’iliyyat 6.2.2 The Approaches towards Isra’iliyyat 6.2.3 When the Narration of Isra’iliyyat Started 6.2.4 Important Figures in Isra’iliyyat Report Transmission 6.2.5 Categories of Isra’iliyyat | |
| Material: Usul Al- Tafsir 189-194 | |
| Week 4 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ch.7. Clear and Ambigious Verses (Muhkam and Mutashabih) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: 7.1 The Clear and Unclear Verses (Muhkam Mutashabih) 7.1.1 Definition of Muhkam 7.1.2 Definition of Mutashabih 7.1.3 The Usage of Muhkam and Mutashabih in the Qur’an 7.1.4 How Can We Know Mutashabih Verses 7.1.5 Status of Muhkamat 7.1.6 Categories of Muhkam and Mutashabih 7.1.7 Benefits of Mutashabih in the Qur’an | |
| Material: Usul Al- Tafsir 197-207 | |
| Week 5 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ch.7. Clear and Ambigious Verses (Muhkam and Mutashabih) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: 7.2 Abbreviated/Detached Letters (Huruf al-Muqatta’a) 7.3 General and Specific (Aam and Khas) 7.4 The Unconditional (Mutlaq) and the Conditional (Muqayyad) 7.5 Literal Meaning (Mantuq) 7.6 Meaning (Mafhum) 7.7 Literal Meaning (Haqiqah) and Metaphoric Meaning (Majaz) 7.8 The Ambivalent and the Unequivocal (Mujmal and Mufassar) | |
| Material: Usul Al- Tafsir 208-216 | |
| Week 6 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ch. 5, Ch.6 and Ch.7 Review | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Ch.5, Ch.6 and Ch.7 Test | |
| Material: | |
| Week 7 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ch.8. The Notion of Abrogation (Naskh) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: 8.1 Abrogation (Naskh) 8.2 Some Important Points Regarding Naskh 8.3 The Way to Know Naskh 8.4 Evidence for the Existence of Naskh 8.5 The Conditions for Naskh 8.6 Classification of Naskh 8.7 Difference Between Abrogation (Naskh) and Specificaiton (khas-takhsis) 8.8 The Number of Naskh Verses in the Qur’an 8.9 Benefits of Nasks 8.10 One Unique Approach to the Notion of Naskh | |
| Material: Usul Al- Tafsir 221-237 | |
| Week 8 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ch.9. Qur’anic Readings and the Seven Letters (Qiraat and Ahruf al-Sab’ah) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: 9.1 The Various Readings of the Qur’an (Qiraat) 9.1.1 Definition of the Readings (Qiraat) 9.2 The Acknowledgement of the Various Readings 9.3 The Classification of the Various Readings 9.3.1 The Authentic Readings 9.3.2 The Exceptional (Shazz) of Unauthentic Readings | |
| Material: Usul Al- Tafsir 243-248 | |
| Week 9 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ch.9. Qur’anic Readings and the Seven Letters (Qiraat and Ahruf al-Sab’ah) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: 9.4 The Issue of Seven Letters (Ahruf al-Sab’a) 9.4.1 The Meaning of Seven Letters 9.4.2 Benefits of Seven Letters in the Qur’an 9.4.3 Important Points about Seven Letters 9.5 Famous Readings (Qiraat) and the Reciters (Qurra) 9.6 The Relationship between the Seven Letters and Various Readings | |
| Material: Usul Al- Tafsir 249-259 | |
| 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 4 Analysis of Selected Hadiths in the Topic of Patience (Sabr) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Introduction First hadith Suhayb al-Rūmī Analysis of the hadith | |
| Material: CUWPM – Pages 69-74 | |
| Week 11 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 4 Analysis of Selected Hadiths in the Topic of Patience (Sabr) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Second hadith Usama bin Zayd Analysis of the hadith Third hadith Analysis of the hadith Fourth hadith Analysis of the hadith | |
| Material: CUWPM – Pages 74-81 | |
| Week 12 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 4 Analysis of Selected Hadiths in the Topic of Patience (Sabr) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Fifth hadith Analysis of the hadith Sixth hadith Abdullah ibn Mas’ud Analysis of the hadith Seventh Hadith Analysis of the Hadith Eighth hadith Analysis of the Hadith Ninth Hadith Analysis of the Hadith | |
| Material: CUWPM – Pages 81-88 | |
| Week 13 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 5 Analyses of Selected Hadiths Regarding Piety (Taqwa) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Introduction First hadith Analysis of the hadith Second hadith Analysis of the hadith | |
| Material: CUWPM – Pages 88-94 | |
| Week 14 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 5 Analyses of Selected Hadiths Regarding Piety (Taqwa) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Third hadith Analysis of the hadith Fourth hadith Adiy ibn Hātim Analysis of the hadith Fifth hadith Abū Umama Suday ibn Ajlan Analysis of the hadith | |
| Material: CUWPM – Pages 94-100 | |
| Week 15 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 6 Analysis of Selected Hadiths about Reliance (Tawakkul) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Introduction First hadith Analysis of the hadith | |
| Material: CUWPM – Pages 100-106 | |
| Week 16 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 6 Analysis of Selected Hadiths about Reliance (Tawakkul) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Second hadith Analysis of the hadith Third hadith Analysis of the hadith Fourth hadith Analysis of the hadith | |
| Material: CUWPM – Pages 106-111 | |
| Week 17 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 6 Analysis of Selected Hadiths about Reliance (Tawakkul) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Fifth hadith Bara ibn ‘Āzib Analysis of the hadith Sixth hadith Umm Salama Analysis of the hadith Seventh hadith Analysis of the hadith Eighth hadith Analysis of the hadith | |
| Material: CUWPM – Pages 111-116 | |
| Week 18 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 7 Analysis of Hadiths on Remembrance of Death | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Introduction First hadith The analysis of the hadith | |
| Material: CUWPM – Pages 117-123 | |
| 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 6 – al-Hajj (Pilgrimage to Makka) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: The Virtue of Hajj Some Facts Hajj is Obligatory Only Once When Hajj Must Be Performed Hajj on Behalf of Others Doing Business Prerequisites Ihram Fixed Time Fixed Places Etiquette of Ihram Restrictions during Ihram | |
| Material: LSI – Pages 167-174 | |
| Week 20 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 6 – al-Hajj (Pilgrimage to Makka) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Kinds of Ihram or Hajj Qiran Tamattu’ Ifrad The Obligatory Acts or Pillars of Hajj The Necessary Acts (Wajib) of Hajj Sunna Acts The Sacred Precincts of Makka (Haram Makka) The Sacred Precincts of Madina (Haram Madina) | |
| Material: LSI – Pages 174-180 | |
| Week 21 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 6 – al-Hajj (Pilgrimage to Makka) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Penalty for Violating teh Sanctity of Ihram The Violations Nullifying the Hajj or ‘Umra and Requiring Make-up The Violations Requiring the Sacrifice of a Cow or an Ox or a Camel The Violations to Be Paid for by Sacrificing a Sheep or a Goat The Violations that Require Giving a Fitra or a Lesser Amount of Charity The Violations Requiring Compensation Performing Tawaf (Circumambulation) Doing Sa’y between Safa and Marwa ‘Umra (Minor Pilgrimage) Hajj and ‘Umra from Beginning to End | |
| Material: LSI – Pages 180-192 | |
| Week 22 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 6 – al-Hajj (Pilgrimage to Makka) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Those Preventing from Completing Hajj and ‘Umra Offering a Sacrifice Sacrifice during Hajj Sacrificial Animals Conditions for Sacrifice Time and Place of Offering Who Must Sacrifice the Animal Eating the Meat of the Sacrificial Animal Visiting the Prophet’s Mosque and Tomb Offering Prayers in the Quba Mosque Worship | |
| Material: LSI – Pages 192-198 | |
| Week 23 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 7 – Marriage and Family Life | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Marriage and Family Life Prohibition of Adultery and Fornication Prohibition of Privacy between a Man and a Woman Who Are Not Married to Each Other Looking with Desire at the Opposite Sex Looking at the Private Parts of Others Sexual Perversion No Monasticism | |
| Material: LSI – Pages 201-206 | |
| Week 24 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 7 – Marriage and Family Life | |
| Chapter and Lesson: The Purpose and Goals of Marriage Marriage and the Home Men and Women to be Preferred in Marriage Recommended Steps The Girl’s Consent and the Permission of the Guardian Prohibited Proposals and ‘Idda for Women Women to Whom Marriage is Prohibited Temporary Marriage (Mut’a) | |
| Material: LSI – Pages 206-213 | |
| Week 25 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 7 – Marriage and Family Life | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Children The Rights of Children The Marriage Contract (Nikah) Conditions for a Sound Marriage Contract Mahr (Dowry or Bridal Due) Fulfilling Agreements Wedding Ceremony and Feast | |
| Material: LSI – Pages 214-218 | |
| Week 26 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 7 – Marriage and Family Life | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Mutual Love, Mercy, Respect, Understanding, and Thankfulness The Wife’s Rights The Husband’s Rights Housework Sex Contraception Abortion Artificial Insemination | |
| Material: LSI – Pages 218-224 | |
| Week 27 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Chapter 7 – Marriage and Family Life | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Polygamy The Status of Women in Islam Equity, Equality, or Sameness? Islam’s View of Woman in Islam | |
| Material: LSI – Pages 224-232 | |
| 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: Shukr (Thankfulness) – Sabr (Patience) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Shukr (Thankfulness) – Sabr (Patience) | |
| Material: EHotH – pages 96-106 | |
| Week 29 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Rida (Resignation) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Rida (Resignation) | |
| Material: EHotH – pages 106-116 | |
| Week 30 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Yaqin (Certainty) – Dhikr (Recitation of God’s Names) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Yaqin (Certainty) – Dhikr (Recitation of God’s Names) | |
| Material: EHotH – pages 125-134 | |
| Week 31 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ihsan (Perfect Goodness) – Basira and Firasa (Insight and Discernment) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Ihsan (Perfect Goodness) – Basira and Firasa (Insight and Discernment) | |
| Material: EHotH – pages 135-140 | |
| Week 32 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Sakina and Itmi’nan (Serenity and Peacefulness) – Qurb and Bu’d (Nearness and Remoteness) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Sakina and Itmi’nan (Serenity and Peacefulness) – Qurb and Bu’d (Nearness and Remoteness) | |
| Material: EHotH – pages 141-147 | |
| Week 33 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ma’rifa (Spiritual Knowledge of God) – Mahabba (Love) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Ma’rifa (Spiritual Knowledge of God) – Mahabba (Love) | |
| Material: EHotH – pages 148-154 | |
| Week 34 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ashq (Passion or Intense, Ecstatic Love) – Shawq and Ishtiyaq (Joyful Zeal and Yearning) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Ashq (Passion or Intense, Ecstatic Love) – Shawq and Ishtiyaq (Joyful Zeal and Yearning) | |
| Material: EHotH – pages 155-161 | |
| Week 35 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Qadb and Bast (Contraction and Openness)-Faqr and Ghina (Poverty and Richness) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Qadb and Bast (Contraction and Openness)-Faqr and Ghina (Poverty and Richness) | |
| Material: EHotH – pages 169-174 | |