This course will cover three main areas of Islamic creed: the attributes of Allah, the nature of the Prophets, and transmitted revelatory knowledge from the unseen. Students will learn about what attributes are necessary to, conceivable of, and inconsistent with divinity; what is the Muslim under...

A selection of tafsir from Surat al-Fatihah and other chapters of the Quran. Taught by Imam Zaid Shakir.

This course will compare and contrast Islamic theology with some of the defining elements of the most common theological trends in the Dharmic faiths of Hinduism and Buddhism, as well as the Abrahamic faiths of Judaism and Christianity. Particular attention will be given to systematic presentatio...

An exploration of several contemporary questions of theology including materialism, scientism, evolution, and more. Taught by Dr. Omar Qureshi.

Comparison between the Bible verse of John 3:16 and Quran 21:107 thoroughly dissected by Dr. Ali Ataie. Degrees of revelation in different religions, with an explanation of Song of Solomon, the description of the Prophet Jesus. Followed by a question and answer section.

Treatise on Shaykh Abdullah Sirajuddin from Halab (Aleppo) "he Testimony Of Faith". A hadith based text on sincerity and protection of shahadah. Includes question and answer section.

Dr. Umar discusses how our 'aqida (creed, the obligatory belief system) of Islam should construct our world view but how the culture of world view undercuts this. The beliefs we have give us the structure of reality and when we learn 'aqida we should also be laying the foundation of our world vie...

How do we know things? What is knowledge? How is knowledge acquired? This course will lay out the epistemological foundations of our tradition that answer these questions and more. Based on the foundational text of Imam Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Sanusi, these sessions will provide students with an un...

This course will cover three main areas of Islamic creed: the attributes of Allah, the nature of the Prophets, and transmitted revelatory knowledge from the unseen. Students will learn about what attributes that are necessary to, conceivable of, and inconsistent with divinity; what the Muslim und...

Knowing our Lord is an essential cornerstone of developing an intimate relationship with him – arguably the most important task in a believer’s life. Allah has revealed Himself to us most notably through His Most Beautiful Names (al-‘Asma’ al-Husna). A famous tradition from the Prophet Muhammad s...

Islamic Theology ('Aqīdah)

i Introduction and Epistemology
ii Faith and the New Atheism
iii The Divine Attributes, Implications, and Associations
iv The Divine Attributes, Implications, and Associations
v The Divine Attributes, Implications, and Associations
vi Proofs
vii The Prophetic A...

This course will cover three main areas of Islamic creed: the attributes of Allah, the nature of the Prophets, and transmitted revelatory knowledge from the unseen. Students will learn about what attributes that are necessary to, conceivable of, and inconsistent with divinity; what the Muslim und...