The Fiqh of Halal and Haram - Level 1

Islam is a holistic faith which provides guidance and rulings pertaining to all aspects of worldly life to ensure success in our afterlife. This course aims to impart these essential Islamic rulings related to all aspects of a Muslim’s private, public, family and professional life. It is an obligation for every Muslim to learn rulings related to all aspects of their life. We need to know what we are expected to refrain from and what actions are pleasing to our Lord from which we can earn reward.

Our world is changing dramatically and rulings are changing all the time and to keep up can be difficult and confusing. Al Balagh academy is offering this excellent opportunity to learn from a two tiered / level course on the lawful and unlawful in Islam, beyond what is generally known within the realm of worship. It will answer basic questions facing Muslims today, providing authentic references from Qur’an and Sunnah.

The course will mainly focus on issues such as the Halal and Haram of food, trade and commerce, Patients and Medicine, Islamic conduct of a female and a male, their dress codes, manners and etiquettes, marriage and divorce, and other related miscellaneous issues. It will also present the legal reasoning behind some of these rulings as well as practical advice on how to implement them in modern context.

Course Overview

The course will deliver on all essential components of a Muslims life pertaining to Halal and Haram. It has been specifically designed to convey the fiqh pertaining to all Sunni schools of law and is suited for university/college students, professionals, academics, and everyone interested in learning the fundamental rulings of Islam.

This course will be delivered at 2 Levels, 30+ live interactive sessions of 1 hour 30 minutes each, comprising a total of 45+ teaching hours. Overall,the course will cover 300+ fatawa and Islamic rulings, 150 relevant principles and 100+ contemporary case studies.

The Fiqh of Halal and Haram course will present relevant Islamic Rulings in a very simple and comprehensible manner, based on the authentic and reliable references in Islamic jurisprudence. The course will discuss a plethora of issues of fiqh and related fatawa on subjects of interest to contemporary times mainly focussed on areas of business dealings, work and travel, marriage and divorce, food and drink, adornment and beautification, patterns of behaviour, individual and group relations, family and social ethics, habits and social customs.

The unique feature of the course will be that it will be delivered by eminent shariah scholars who have both the knowledge and experience in providing fatawa in dealing with relevant contemporary issues. The lecturers are trained to present the traditional knowledge of Shariah obtained from the different Islamic Schools to contemporary issues.

Course Aims & Objectives

This Course Aims To:-

• Educate about the key permissible and impermissible actions of Islam in a scholarly manner.

• Provide clarity about the modern-day dilemmas related to Islamic rulings on the indispensable needs of the Muslims.

• Identify the contemporary fatawas and how to apply Islamic rulings in the complex contemporary culture.

• Combine the traditional knowledge of Sharia obtained from Islamic School with a contemporary understanding of the issues that Muslims face today.

Learning Outcomes

Upon The Completion Of The Level 1 Course, Students Will:

• Know about the key permissible and impermissible actions of Islam in a scholarly manner.

• Attain clarity about the modern-day dilemmas related to Islamic rulings on the indispensable needs of the Muslims.

• Learn the contemporary fatawas and how to apply Islamic rulings in the complex multicultural Society.

• Understand the traditional knowledge of Sharia with a contemporary outlook of the issues that Muslims face today.