Fardh ainintermcoursetauheed(poster)sept 2012

“INTRODUCTION TO STUDY OF

TAUHEED – (AQA’ID)”Intermediate Level Islamic course in English for Adults

conducted by Ustaz Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail

18 weekly class starting: 5th SEPTEMBER 2012

Every Wadnesday night @ 8pm – 10pm

Wisma Indah, 450 Changi Road,

#02-00 next to Masjid Kassim

IT CAN ALSO BE A

REFRESHER

COURSE FOR

MUSLIM PARENTS,

EDUCATORS, IN

CONTEMPORARY

SINGAPORE.

OPEN TO ALL

Using text & curriculum he has developed especially for

Muslim converts and young Adult English-speaking Muslims.

“To seek knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim (male & female)”

BRIEF EXPLANATION REGARDING THIS COURSE ...

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For further information and registration

contact E-mail : [email protected]

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About this course-module

• After the “Beginners’ course on Islam” , which concisely and adequately prepares a Muslim/Muslimah towards his/her basic Islamic education upon the paradigm of “IIMAN-’AMAL-IHSAN”, after which they would be

introduced to an “intermediate”

level of learning in:AQA-ID/TAUHEED, FIQH and AKHLAQ/TASAWWUF.

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH,MOST COMPASSIONATE,MOST MERCIFUL.



• By “intermediate” we do mean –further elucidations of the same basic topics, but more towards inculcation of deeper appreciation, understanding, conviction and commitment in the aspects of:

• AQEEDAH / TAUHEED

• FIQH

• AKHLAQ / TASAWWUF



• Each of these would be approached systematically, with adequate introduction; explanation of important terminologies; its history and development; the raison d'être of its study; appropriate explanation of current controversies or confusion (if any) on the subject; equipping students with the basis so as to remove any doubts or conjectures.



• Notwithstanding, the essential spirit in learning at this “intermediate” level is the inculcation of “ADAB” as faithfully practised in traditional learning circles and Madrasah.




• One current Muslims’ approach to learning which we have highlighted and criticised thus hoping to avoid is : “Their learning Islam as a subject.”




• One current Muslims’ approach to learning which we have highlighted and criticised thus hoping to avoid is : “Their learning Islam as a subject.”

• We believe it should be subjecting oneself to Islam, insha-Allah.



• We have already conducted (at intermediate level) all these three modules previously .–and is commencing the cycle again for those who may have missed it.

• Also, this is to provide students from the recently concluded Beginners Course on Islam to proceed to this “Intermediate Level”.



• Thus, insha-Allah the first module (Intermediate level) following the earlier Beginners course is this module -18 sessions - entitled:

[1] Introduction to study of Tauheed .



• As in all our approach in Education -we seek to provide adequate and satisfactory exposure regarding Islam and their nurturing as adults, mostly to new Muslims (converts/reverts), and in the English language, who may have been from other faith/system, etc. –



• As in all our approach in Education -we seek to provide adequate and satisfactory exposure regarding Islam and their nurturing as adults, mostly to new Muslims (converts/reverts), and in the English language, who may have been from other faith/system, etc. –

• Therefore, our curriculum may not necessarily be similar to what (born)Muslims here have been exposed to in the Malay language.



• Yet, in as much it can benefit new Muslim, we have long realized that this curriculum in fact is what every young English speaking Muslims here need. Especially to prepare them for future work in Da’wah and in their assisting the education of our next generation.

WaAllaahu A’-lam

(And Allah knows best)



• Yet, in as much it can benefit new Muslim, we have long realized that this curriculum in fact is what every young English speaking Muslims here need. Especially to prepare them for future work in Da’wah and in their assisting the education of our next generation.

May Allah SWT grant us TAUFIQ and HIDAAYAH. And may He accepts us and be pleased with all our endeavour.

All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2012)TESTIMONIALS FROM PREVIOUS PARTICIPANTS ...

COMMENTS AND TESTIMONIALS

Extracted from some comments,

reflections and feedback of

participant who attended

previous run of this module


Testimonials & feedback by previous

participants

“Thank you for the lesson Ustadh. I use

to think, upon seeing how some

Muslims will foolishly dispute and

contend over certain theological

matters and making both themselves

and the question look silly and

unimportant in the act itself, that the

answers to the questions may not be

wholly important. But following your

lessons, however….



participants

“(however) it…. has taught me that

the distinction in the different

conceptions of the understanding of

God is very much significant, yet

should never be made a subject to

wrangle about; my guess of its

significance is that, a Muslim may

never attain to Certainty with the

wrong conception of the

understanding of God…



participants

“Another takeaway was the slides

Ustadh showed on the discoveries of

modern science, which empirical as it

may be, has discovered the exacting

conditions for the existence of life. This

should be an even greater push for

mankind to reflect on the purpose of

his life and find his place in the

ordered and harmonious

cosmological setting he finds himself

in. Wallahu A’lam.



participants

“Jazakallah khayr ya Ustadh.

Your lessons are of paramount

importance, and I am unsure if I can

ever be grateful enough for them. May

Allah bless and preserve you, and your

family.”



participants

To me, the biggest take away point here is: sure, Islam has rules, Islam has regulations and certain rituals we need to do. But if we spend our whole life following every single rule to the letter, doing every single ritual to the letter, yet, if our hearts are filled with pride, and we don’t do it because of Allah but to raise yourself above others...then in the end, it will all count for nothing…



participants

… So takeaway is; know the rules, know the regulations, but don't just stop at learning how to do something. Learn why we need to do it, what is the objective? And most importantly, we must always, always be humble and sincere.

If we are sincere and humble in our submission to Allah, Insya Allah, with His Infinite Mercy, He will forgive our sins and bless us with Jannah.



participants

Thanks ustaz for this class. I see this class as an essential one, because there is so much confusion in our community about this matter such that in the end, the real knowledge of these things are lost, firstly, and we waste too much time on accusing others rather than doing other beneficial things, secondly. Our gratitude thus to ustaz for “de-fusing the confusion.”



participants

This approach to learning Tauhid is

really helpful to me. Because it allows

me to see clearly how is it that in other

religious communities, their

admittance that God is One is

insufficient to reach the actual

meaning of Tauhid, which I see as “The

Pure Oneness of God”, which only

Islam has, and in which other religions fall short of.



participants

This is probably the reason that it is

said in a hadith that “The key to

paradise is La ilaha illallah.”

And to me, only Islam teaches this

phrase in its true, pure and perfect

form. Wallahu ‘alam.



participants

Perhaps it is partly due to the ‘curse’ of the IT generation in the era of fitan we live in, where Sheikh Google and overwhelming information is abound and we are ‘indoctrinated’ to have a “why this and that?” mentality.

Don’t get me wrong… it is not that Islam frowns upon questioning (it is a religion for the intellects); rather it is the manner and what is being questioned that reflects the adab and level of gratitude of a Believer, which the earlier generations have and our’s lack, wa-Allahu a’lam!



participants

… It dawned on me why Ustaz spoke about putting ‘aql (the rational mind) in its proper place and how he cautioned us about causes of wrong thinking, information is not knowledge, etc. in earlier lessons.

Why? In this lesson, Ustaz said that doubt is not knowledge but admission of ignorance due to the limitation of the mind. This is an important point.



participants

Why? Uncertainty of reality led many astray because ignorance may inadvertently lead to shirk, which reflects being zulm (unjust) to the self!

Ustaz reminded us about the imminent reality via QS al-Isra’ 17: 36 – “Do not follow anything, which you have no knowledge of. Verily, [your] hearing and sight and heart –all of them – will be called to account for it [on Judgment Day]”.



participants

“This class at times resembles the science lessons we learnt in school, except that it always lead to the obvious conclusion of God’s existence.

Science can explain the “what” and the “how” but this lesson on Tauheed not only acknowledges the “what” and the “how”, but guides our mind to the obvious conclusion of the “why” – as the proof of Divine wisdom – not meaningless random-chance.”

Thank you Ustaz.


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