Description: For some time, students of knowledge have struggled to find access to a solid set of courses in Maturidi Theology which explain Hanafi creed in its purest form–this is the beginning of the solution, with Allah’s Permission. Imam al-Bayadi’s text – which is composed of an introduction, three chapters and a conclusion – encompasses, in a structured and refined format, the tenets of creed through the words of Imam Abu Hanifa himself. Students in this course will be able to trace the theological positions of the Hanafi or Maturidi school to the words of the founder. This course will also allow students to examine commentaries of al-Fiqh al-Akbar and al-Tahawi’s Creed, as well as al-Bayadi’s own work, Isharat al-Maram. Distinctions between Hanafi/Maturidi theological positions and other Sunni theological positions will be made whenever it is necessary for students’ conceptualization of the discussed texts, but this course is not a comparitive theology course. Previous recordings and course resources will be available to registered students. **Students registering in or post Ramadan 2023 have missed the majority of the text (recordings available), but they will be able to attend live for the remainder of the course.**
Instructor: Shaykh Ahmed Hussein El Azhary
Shaykh Ahmed Hussein El Azhary is a researcher in Islamic intellectual history, a teacher of Islamic traditional sciences at Rawdatul-Na`īm under the supervision of Habib `Ali al-Jifrī, a Senior Instructor at SeekersGuidance, and a teacher of Theology and Logic at Madina Institute. Shaykh Ahmed is also a published editor and author. His forthcoming work is a compendium of four edited and annotated treatises on the principles and foundations of the Hanafi Madhhab, titled: “al-Fawa`id al-Saniyya fi Madhhab al-Hanafiyya,” revised and forwarded by Shaykh Muhammad Jamal al-Din Hashim, the Shaykh of Hanafi Fiqh at al-Azhar Mosque, and Shaykh Yahya bin Muhammad al-Mulla, the Shaykh of Hanafi School in al-Ahsa’.
Time: 12pm EST | 5pm BST (2 Hours)
Frequency: Sundays
Starting: 12th June 2022
Length of Course: 36 Weeks (exc. scheduled breaks)
Prerequisites: A beginner text or two in Hanafi-Maturidi theology, such as Bad’ al-Amali, al-Fiqh al-Akbar, or al-Mu‘tamad.
Commitment: To fully benefit from the course, the instructor shall provide optional assignments and readings that will require approximately three hours of weekly study.
Level: Pre-Intermediate (The course will be taught in English, but students are expected to have a solid grasp of the Arabic language, as well as previous experience in reading traditional texts, and prior knowledge of the foundational Islamic sciences.)
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Topics: Imam Kamal al-Din al-Bayadi’s beautiful and foundational compilation known as, al-Usul al-Munifa lil-Imām Abī Ḥanīfa, in which he distilled the five treatises dictated by Imam Abu Hanifa: al-Fiqh al-Akbar, al-Risala, al-Fiqh al-Absat, al-`Alim wal-Muta`allim, and al-Wasiyya.
