Islamic-Studies

🎨 Colour key Colour Ruling / meaning ● haram forbidden / blameworthy — haram · shirk · kufr · bidah · invalid ● wajib obligatory — wajib · fard ● sunnah sunnah — established prophetic practice ● mustahabb recommended / desirable ● makruh disliked / discouraged ● mubah permissible / allowed ● key term important term or concept Unit 1 — Introduction to Sound Aqeedah The Meaning of Sound Aqeedah Linguistically, aqeedah derives from al-aqd — tying, securing, binding firmly (the opposite of hall, undoing). The same root gives uqdah, used in uqdat al-yamin (a binding oath) and uqdat an-nikah (the marriage tie). Reference: al-Ma’idah 5:89. ...

🎨 Colour key Colour Ruling / meaning ● haram forbidden / blameworthy — haram · shirk · kufr · bidah · invalid ● wajib obligatory — wajib · fard ● sunnah sunnah — established prophetic practice ● mustahabb recommended / desirable ● makruh disliked / discouraged ● mubah permissible / allowed ● key term important term or concept Hadith 1 — «Islam is Built on Five» Arabic (matn): ...

Overview Level 1 · Al-Tafsir — Qur’anic Exegesis. Condensed revision notes: Unit 1 — Introduction to Ilm at-Tafsir (definition · foundations · development · books · methodologies) Unit 2 — Surat al-Fatihah Unit 3 — Ayat al-Kursi (al-Baqarah 2:255) Unit 4 — Final verses of al-Baqarah (2:284–286) 🎨 Colour key Colour Ruling / meaning ● haram forbidden / blameworthy — haram · shirk · kufr · bidah · invalid ● wajib obligatory — wajib · fard ● sunnah sunnah — established prophetic practice ● mustahabb recommended / desirable ● makruh disliked / discouraged ● mubah permissible / allowed ● key term important term or concept Unit 1 — Introduction to Ilm at-Tafsir Definition of ilm at-tafsir Linguistically: tafsir means clarification and explanation, from the root fasr — making clear and uncovering. Al-Qamus: fasr is making clear and disclosing something that was covered. Related: asfara as-subh (“the dawn has become bright”) when the morning grows light. The word appears in the Qur’an — «and the best explanation (ahsana tafsira)» (al-Furqan 25:33). ...

🎨 Colour key Colour Ruling / meaning ● haram forbidden / blameworthy — haram · shirk · kufr · bidah · invalid ● wajib obligatory — wajib · fard ● sunnah sunnah — established prophetic practice ● mustahabb recommended / desirable ● makruh disliked / discouraged ● mubah permissible / allowed ● key term important term or concept About these notes Condensed revision notes — Zad Academy Series, Islamic Education (1): Rights. Structure follows the book; wording is my own summary. Qur’an and hadith texts are quoted in the original Arabic. Transcribed from study — spot-check verses against a mushaf / quran.com and hadith gradings against sunnah.com. ...

Overview Level 1 · Fiqh — Islamic Jurisprudence. Condensed revision notes covering the two Books of this level: 📘 Purification (Taharah) — water · vessels · wudu · ghusl · tayammum · najasah · menses & nifas 📗 Prayer (Salah) — times · conditions · arkan · wajibat · sunnahs · description · invalidators 🎨 Colour key Colour Ruling / meaning ● haram forbidden / blameworthy — haram · shirk · kufr · bidah · invalid ● wajib obligatory — wajib · fard ● sunnah sunnah — established prophetic practice ● mustahabb recommended / desirable ● makruh disliked / discouraged ● mubah permissible / allowed ● key term important term or concept Condensed, reworded study notes covering the two Books in this level — Purification (Taharah) and Prayer (Salah) — chapter by chapter, in order. Definitions, numbered rulings, key points, and Benefit / For Your Information boxes are kept; activities and question sections are omitted. ﷺ = ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam. ...

Overview Level 1 · Seerah — The Prophet’s Biography ﷺ. Condensed revision notes across five units: Unit 1 — The importance of the Seerah Unit 2 — Lineage, birth & upbringing Unit 3 — His wives & children Unit 4 — The Makkan period (the mission begins → the Hijrah) Unit 5 — The Madinan period (the campaigns → Farewell Hajj → his passing ﷺ) 🎨 Colour key Colour Ruling / meaning ● haram forbidden / blameworthy — haram · shirk · kufr · bidah · invalid ● wajib obligatory — wajib · fard ● sunnah sunnah — established prophetic practice ● mustahabb recommended / desirable ● makruh disliked / discouraged ● mubah permissible / allowed ● key term important term or concept Unit 1 — The Importance of the Seerah The importance of the Seerah The Seerah of the Prophet ﷺ is a rich source of guidance. Its importance may be summed up in several points: ...