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Rabi' al-Awwal Sīrah Class:
The Luminous Moons
Studying the life and character of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is a time-honored tradition maintained for centuries upon centuries by Muslims around the world.
Shaykh Ahmed al-Azhary will guide students on a journey through the Sīrah and Shamā'il, using Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari's concise and lyrical Prophetic biography The Luminous Moons as a guide.
The course will include:
Shaykh Ahmed al-Azhary will guide students on a journey through the Sīrah and Shamā'il, using Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari's concise and lyrical Prophetic biography The Luminous Moons as a guide.
The course will include:
- Close reading and study of The Luminous Moons and the lessons contained in this remarkable text
- Discussion of the role of Seerah and Shama'il and the interplay between them.
shaykh
Ahmed el-Azhary
Shaykh Ahmed el-Azhary began his journey of studying traditional sciences about 20 years ago. He had the privilege of studying with scholars from al-Azhar as well as from Algeria and India in a one-on-one format, through which he was given the exceptional opportunity to study and discuss advanced-level texts of different sorts and over a long period of time.
In addition to more than 70 ijazas from scholars from all over the Muslim world, Shaykh Ahmed holds degrees from American University in Cairo, Tulane University, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, and has obtained additional certificates in a dozens of different subjects.
He is the author of Ruh al-'Ilm, a treatise in the art of scientific investigation, as well as a number of works on Islamic pedagogy, linguistics, and Hanafi Usul.
Patrick Jones - Course author