Weekly Madrasa Resumes This Sunday, 16 October, at 1pm
14/10/11 17:01
OTKF Weekly Madrasa
New 2011/2012 Academic Year
Assalamu alaykum,
The OTKF Weekly Madrasa is pleased to announce a new curriculum and courses for the 2011/2012 academic year. We have made a number of changes to this year's curriculum, and have changed building. We are still based at the Oxford Brookes University, however we have relocated to the Willow Building, Headington Hill Campus, on Headington Hill (OX3 0BP), essentially just across the road from the Gipsy Lane site. Prayer facilities are provided on-site.
We are pleased to confirm that many of last year's teachers are returning (with the addition of our new Arabic teacher, Mrs Asma Rahman).

Induction
Student induction to the new Weekly Madrasa programme will take place in Week one (16th October) from 1:00-2:00pm in the Willow building, Headington Hill. We encourage all new and continuing students to attend as this is an opportunity to meet the instructors and fellow students, and to learn more about the classes that are on offer at the OTKF Weekly Madrasa this academic year.
Please note: The Arabic for Absolute Beginners class will run from 2:00-2:30pm in this first week. All other classes will run as normal.

New Madrasa Schedule
1.00-2.30pm: Arabic for Absolute Beginners
Instructor: Mrs Asma Rahman
Course text: Gateway to Arabic Book 1
Course description: This is a course for those with no previous knowledge of Arabic. Students will learn the orthography (letters), pronunciation, and basic vocabulary of the Arabic language. The course aims to develop elementary reading ability and writing competency.
Prerequisites: None.
3.00-4.30pm: The Final Messenger: A Biographical Study
Instructor: Sheikh Thaqib Mahmood
Course text: Lings, Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources
Course description: This course offers an insight into the unique life of the Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace). The course intends to provide the student with a detailed historical study of the Prophet's life, trials and circumstances in order to derive lessons. The classes are structured around the core text, and students will be required to read the allocated chapters prior to each class.
Prerequisites: None. We encourage everyone to attend this course.
5.00-6.30pm: The Essentials of Islam: Faith, Practice, & Spirituality
Instructor: Sheikh Thaqib Mahmood
Course text: Rabbani, The Absolute Essentials of Islam: A Basic Hanafi Manual of Faith, Prayer, and the Path of Salvation
Course description: These classes will cover the fundamentals of the religion that are obligatory for every believer to know and practice: sound beliefs, valid purification and prayer, and the key principles of spirituality. The teacher will cover the basics of the religion in an approachable and practical format, making it an ideal course for those who have not previously studied these subjects in a classroom setting, and for new Muslims and others wishing to learn how to perfect their faith and religious practice. Term one will cover the fundamentals of Muslim creed and faith (‘aqida); term two will cover the rules of ritual purification (tahara) and prayer (salat); term three will cover the essentials of spiritual purification (tazkiya).
Prerequisites: None. This course has been developed for beginners and other people who have not previously attended a complete introductory course in the basics of Muslim belief (‘aqida), practice (fiqh), and spirituality (tazkiya).This term will cover the essentials of Muslim creed and faith (‘aqida).
5.00-6.30pm: Islamic Law & Practice: Mukhtaṣar al-Qudūrī
Instructor: Mr Talal Al-Azem
Course text: Mukhtasar al-Qudūrī (handouts delivered at the course)
Course description: This term's course will cover the rules and practice (fiqh) of ritual purification (ṭahāra). Using an English translation of the famous Ḥanafī textbook Mukhtasar al-Qudūrī, we shall cover what types of water may be used in preparing for worship, when and how to perform ablutions (wuḍū’) and the ritual bath, and similar matters. As knowledge and practice of the rules of ritual purity are a precondition to many acts of worship (such as the prayer, reading the Qur’an, parts of the Hajj, etc.), this topic is traditionally deemed personally obligatory upon each and every Muslim to learn and to practice.
Prerequisites: None. However, it is preferred that the student have previously attended OTKF's “Essentials of Islam” course.

Week 2: " The Beginning Of The Quest Of The High Esteem Of The Messenger " - Special Programme with Sheikh Thaqib Mahmood

We are pleased to announce Sheikh Thaqib Mahmood will be delivering a special day course on the work of Imam 'Izz ibn 'Abd al-Salam entitled 'The Beginning Of The Quest Of The High Esteem Of The Messenger' (Allah bless him and give him peace) covering forty distinctive virtues and characteristics of the Messenger of Allah.
Details are as follows:
Date: Sunday 23 October
Time: 1:00pm – 6:00pm
Venue: OTKF Madrasa, Oxford Brookes University, Willow Building, Headington Hill Campus, Headington Hill (OX3 0BP)
Text: Al Salam & Bewley(tr.), The Beginning Of The Quest Of The High Esteem Of The Messenger
This course is provided free of charge, although copies of the text need to be purchased and will be on sale at the madrasa stall on the day. All are welcome to attend.
Note: No other classes will be run this week.

We look forward to seeing you on Sunday insha'Allah. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions.
Wassalam,
OTKF Admin
e: info@otkf.org.uk | t: +44 (0)7562 019384 | w: www.otkf.org.uk
Assalamu alaykum,
The OTKF Weekly Madrasa is pleased to announce a new curriculum and courses for the 2011/2012 academic year. We have made a number of changes to this year's curriculum, and have changed building. We are still based at the Oxford Brookes University, however we have relocated to the Willow Building, Headington Hill Campus, on Headington Hill (OX3 0BP), essentially just across the road from the Gipsy Lane site. Prayer facilities are provided on-site.
We are pleased to confirm that many of last year's teachers are returning (with the addition of our new Arabic teacher, Mrs Asma Rahman).

Induction
Student induction to the new Weekly Madrasa programme will take place in Week one (16th October) from 1:00-2:00pm in the Willow building, Headington Hill. We encourage all new and continuing students to attend as this is an opportunity to meet the instructors and fellow students, and to learn more about the classes that are on offer at the OTKF Weekly Madrasa this academic year.
Please note: The Arabic for Absolute Beginners class will run from 2:00-2:30pm in this first week. All other classes will run as normal.

New Madrasa Schedule
1.00-2.30pm: Arabic for Absolute Beginners
Instructor: Mrs Asma Rahman
Course text: Gateway to Arabic Book 1
Course description: This is a course for those with no previous knowledge of Arabic. Students will learn the orthography (letters), pronunciation, and basic vocabulary of the Arabic language. The course aims to develop elementary reading ability and writing competency.
Prerequisites: None.
3.00-4.30pm: The Final Messenger: A Biographical Study
Instructor: Sheikh Thaqib Mahmood
Course text: Lings, Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources
Course description: This course offers an insight into the unique life of the Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace). The course intends to provide the student with a detailed historical study of the Prophet's life, trials and circumstances in order to derive lessons. The classes are structured around the core text, and students will be required to read the allocated chapters prior to each class.
Prerequisites: None. We encourage everyone to attend this course.
5.00-6.30pm: The Essentials of Islam: Faith, Practice, & Spirituality
Instructor: Sheikh Thaqib Mahmood
Course text: Rabbani, The Absolute Essentials of Islam: A Basic Hanafi Manual of Faith, Prayer, and the Path of Salvation
Course description: These classes will cover the fundamentals of the religion that are obligatory for every believer to know and practice: sound beliefs, valid purification and prayer, and the key principles of spirituality. The teacher will cover the basics of the religion in an approachable and practical format, making it an ideal course for those who have not previously studied these subjects in a classroom setting, and for new Muslims and others wishing to learn how to perfect their faith and religious practice. Term one will cover the fundamentals of Muslim creed and faith (‘aqida); term two will cover the rules of ritual purification (tahara) and prayer (salat); term three will cover the essentials of spiritual purification (tazkiya).
Prerequisites: None. This course has been developed for beginners and other people who have not previously attended a complete introductory course in the basics of Muslim belief (‘aqida), practice (fiqh), and spirituality (tazkiya).This term will cover the essentials of Muslim creed and faith (‘aqida).
5.00-6.30pm: Islamic Law & Practice: Mukhtaṣar al-Qudūrī
Instructor: Mr Talal Al-Azem
Course text: Mukhtasar al-Qudūrī (handouts delivered at the course)
Course description: This term's course will cover the rules and practice (fiqh) of ritual purification (ṭahāra). Using an English translation of the famous Ḥanafī textbook Mukhtasar al-Qudūrī, we shall cover what types of water may be used in preparing for worship, when and how to perform ablutions (wuḍū’) and the ritual bath, and similar matters. As knowledge and practice of the rules of ritual purity are a precondition to many acts of worship (such as the prayer, reading the Qur’an, parts of the Hajj, etc.), this topic is traditionally deemed personally obligatory upon each and every Muslim to learn and to practice.
Prerequisites: None. However, it is preferred that the student have previously attended OTKF's “Essentials of Islam” course.

Week 2: " The Beginning Of The Quest Of The High Esteem Of The Messenger " - Special Programme with Sheikh Thaqib Mahmood

We are pleased to announce Sheikh Thaqib Mahmood will be delivering a special day course on the work of Imam 'Izz ibn 'Abd al-Salam entitled 'The Beginning Of The Quest Of The High Esteem Of The Messenger' (Allah bless him and give him peace) covering forty distinctive virtues and characteristics of the Messenger of Allah.
Details are as follows:
Date: Sunday 23 October
Time: 1:00pm – 6:00pm
Venue: OTKF Madrasa, Oxford Brookes University, Willow Building, Headington Hill Campus, Headington Hill (OX3 0BP)
Text: Al Salam & Bewley(tr.), The Beginning Of The Quest Of The High Esteem Of The Messenger
This course is provided free of charge, although copies of the text need to be purchased and will be on sale at the madrasa stall on the day. All are welcome to attend.
Note: No other classes will be run this week.

We look forward to seeing you on Sunday insha'Allah. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions.
Wassalam,
OTKF Admin
e: info@otkf.org.uk | t: +44 (0)7562 019384 | w: www.otkf.org.uk
Classes cancelled January 9
07/01/11 16:25 Filed in: Madrasa
Unfortunately, due to renovations that are taking place at Oxford Brookes University Gibbs Building, all of the Weekly Madrasa’s classes have been cancelled for Sunday, January 9, 2011.
We hope to resume classes on Sunday, January 16. Please check back, or sign up for email notifications, to receive further news next week as to the resumption of classes.
We apologise to our students for this delay, and look forward to seeing you the following week.
We hope to resume classes on Sunday, January 16. Please check back, or sign up for email notifications, to receive further news next week as to the resumption of classes.
We apologise to our students for this delay, and look forward to seeing you the following week.
Weekly Madrasa Resumes This Sunday January 9 2011
06/01/11 22:59 Filed in: Madrasa
In the name of Allah Most Beneficent Most Merciful
The Oxford Weekly Madrasa Programme is pleased to announce the start of its autumn term on Sunday, January 9, 2011.
The weekly schedule will be as follows:
1. Arabic Beginners, Part II : 1:00-2:30pm
2. The Description & Character of the Prophet (The Perfect Paragon Muhammad, Shama’il): 3:00–4:30pm
3(a) The Essentials of Islam: Faith, Practice, & Spirituality: 5:00–6:30pm
3(b) Muslim Law & Practice (Fiqh), Hanafi — The laws and etiquettes of divorce and dissolution of the marriage: 5:00-6:00pm
* Shafi`i fiqh classes are provided simultaneously on-site by al-Salam Institute (see http://www.al-salam.co.uk/).
Venue:
Oxford Brookes University
Gibbs Building, Rm G102
Gipsy Lane
Oxford, OX3 0BP
Please visit our website, http://www.otkf.org.uk/ for more information.
And our success is only through Allah.
The Oxford Weekly Madrasa Programme is pleased to announce the start of its autumn term on Sunday, January 9, 2011.
The weekly schedule will be as follows:
1. Arabic Beginners, Part II : 1:00-2:30pm
2. The Description & Character of the Prophet (The Perfect Paragon Muhammad, Shama’il): 3:00–4:30pm
3(a) The Essentials of Islam: Faith, Practice, & Spirituality: 5:00–6:30pm
3(b) Muslim Law & Practice (Fiqh), Hanafi — The laws and etiquettes of divorce and dissolution of the marriage: 5:00-6:00pm
* Shafi`i fiqh classes are provided simultaneously on-site by al-Salam Institute (see http://www.al-salam.co.uk/).
Venue:
Oxford Brookes University
Gibbs Building, Rm G102
Gipsy Lane
Oxford, OX3 0BP
Please visit our website, http://www.otkf.org.uk/ for more information.
And our success is only through Allah.
A Day Course with Shaykh Samir al-Nass
17/07/10 00:18 Filed in: Event
In the name of Allah, most kind. May Allah's peace and blessings shower upon our messenger Muhammad and his noble family.
Oxford Traditional Knowledge Foundation is pleased to present: A Day Course with Shaykh Samir al-Nass.
Topic: ‘The Signs of the Day of Judgement and Life After Death'
Date: Saturday 24th July 2010
Time: 3pm - 9pm (with breaks for dinner and refreshments)
Venue: Bath Street Mosque, 10-11 Bath Street, OX4 1AY
*Parking is available on nearby roads and streets.
This event is free and open to men and women of all ages and backgrounds.
Contact information:
T: 07562 019384
E: info@otkg.org.uk
W: www.otkf.org.uk
About the speaker:
Shaykh Samir al-Nass was born in Damascus, Syria, where he studied at the College of Medicine of the University of Damascus. He went on to study in the United States where he qualified in internal medicine.
The Shaykh has studied under some of the great ‘ulama of the Levant (Shaam) and the Arabian peninsula. He has a traditional license to teach (ijazah) in the ten styles of recitation of the narration of the Shatibiyyah and the Durra from Shaykh Muhammad Sukkar. He received an ijazah in the ten styles of recitation of the narration of Tayyibah from the Egyptian Shaykh Ahmad Mustafa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, himself a student of Shaykh Abd al-Aziz al-Zayyat of Egypt. Shaykh Samir has a traditional license to teach (ijazah) in Islamic law (fiqh) and theology and creed (‘aqida) from the previous Mufti of Syria, Shaykh Abu Yusr Ibn `Abidin, Shaykh Lutfi al-Fayumi, and the late Hanafi Mufti, Shaykh Adib al-Kallas.
Shaykh Samir was honoured to study hadith in Mecca with the great Indonesian-Meccan Shaykh Yasin al-Fadani, and with Shaykh Nur ud-din `Itr of Syria. He also has an ijazah in Prophetic traditions (hadith) from the late Shaykh `Abd Allah Siraj al-Din of Aleppo, Syria.
Shaykh Samir is presently a teacher in the al-Fatih al-Islami University in Damascus, teaching the Hanafi fiqh manual Al-Hidayah in the department of Islamic Law (Shariah), and lecturer on the ten recitations of the Qur'an in the MA programme. The Shaykh teaches Qur'anic recitation (tajwid) after fajr prayers daily in the blessed mosque of Shaykh Ibn `Arabi, a post given to him by his Shaykh and father-in-law, one of the illustrious Shaykhs of Quran in the Levant (Sham), the late Shaykh Muhammad Sukkar. Shaykh Samir has been teaching at various Islamic studies intensive courses in England and North America since 2000.
Oxford Traditional Knowledge Foundation is pleased to present: A Day Course with Shaykh Samir al-Nass.
Topic: ‘The Signs of the Day of Judgement and Life After Death'
Date: Saturday 24th July 2010
Time: 3pm - 9pm (with breaks for dinner and refreshments)
Venue: Bath Street Mosque, 10-11 Bath Street, OX4 1AY
*Parking is available on nearby roads and streets.
This event is free and open to men and women of all ages and backgrounds.
Contact information:
T: 07562 019384
E: info@otkg.org.uk
W: www.otkf.org.uk
About the speaker:
Shaykh Samir al-Nass was born in Damascus, Syria, where he studied at the College of Medicine of the University of Damascus. He went on to study in the United States where he qualified in internal medicine.
The Shaykh has studied under some of the great ‘ulama of the Levant (Shaam) and the Arabian peninsula. He has a traditional license to teach (ijazah) in the ten styles of recitation of the narration of the Shatibiyyah and the Durra from Shaykh Muhammad Sukkar. He received an ijazah in the ten styles of recitation of the narration of Tayyibah from the Egyptian Shaykh Ahmad Mustafa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, himself a student of Shaykh Abd al-Aziz al-Zayyat of Egypt. Shaykh Samir has a traditional license to teach (ijazah) in Islamic law (fiqh) and theology and creed (‘aqida) from the previous Mufti of Syria, Shaykh Abu Yusr Ibn `Abidin, Shaykh Lutfi al-Fayumi, and the late Hanafi Mufti, Shaykh Adib al-Kallas.
Shaykh Samir was honoured to study hadith in Mecca with the great Indonesian-Meccan Shaykh Yasin al-Fadani, and with Shaykh Nur ud-din `Itr of Syria. He also has an ijazah in Prophetic traditions (hadith) from the late Shaykh `Abd Allah Siraj al-Din of Aleppo, Syria.
Shaykh Samir is presently a teacher in the al-Fatih al-Islami University in Damascus, teaching the Hanafi fiqh manual Al-Hidayah in the department of Islamic Law (Shariah), and lecturer on the ten recitations of the Qur'an in the MA programme. The Shaykh teaches Qur'anic recitation (tajwid) after fajr prayers daily in the blessed mosque of Shaykh Ibn `Arabi, a post given to him by his Shaykh and father-in-law, one of the illustrious Shaykhs of Quran in the Levant (Sham), the late Shaykh Muhammad Sukkar. Shaykh Samir has been teaching at various Islamic studies intensive courses in England and North America since 2000.
An Evening with Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
02/06/10 11:08 Filed in: Event
Oxford Traditional Knowledge Foundation is pleased to present an evening with Shaykh Faraz Rabbani (Toronto):
Topic: "To worship Allah as if you see Him: The importance of religious practice and faith for true spirituality" followed by Q&A.
Date: Monday 14th June 2010.
Time: 6pm - 8:30pm.
Venue: Bath Street Mosque, 10-11 Bath Street, Oxford, OX4 1AY.
(Prayer Facilities on site).
About the Speaker:
Shaykh Faraz was born in Karachi, Pakistan and raised in Toronto, Canada. He entered the University of Toronto with a full scholarship and completed his Bachelor's in Economics & Commerce in May 1997. After graduation, Shaykh Faraz traveled with his family to Damascus, Syria, to formally seek Islamic knowledge. In Damascus, he studied Arabic, Aqida, Mantiq, Hanafi Fiqh, Shafi'i Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, and Hadith with a number of scholars including Shaykh Haytham Idilbi, Shaykh Abd al-Rahman Kharsa, Shaykh Abd al-Haleem Abu Sha`r, Shaykh Umar al-Sabbagh, Shaykh Jihad Brown, Shaykh Mu'min al-Annan, Shaykh Hassan al-Hindi, Sayyidi Shaykh Adib Kallas, Shaykh Muhammad Jumuah, Sh. Abd al-Razzaq al-Halabi, Shaykh Haytham, Shaykh Abd al-Haleem Abu Sha`r, and Ustadh Mahmud al-Bayruti. In the Summer of 2000, he moved to Amman, Jordan. Upon moving to Jordan, his teachers advised him to focus on teaching what he had covered, for which they gave him encouragement and permission, and to continue his personal research and study.
Encouraged by his instructors to return to the West to teach, he now lives in Toronto with his wife and three children.
This event is free and is open to everyone.
Light refreshments and drinks will be served after the talk.
W: www.otkf.org.uk
E: info@otkf.org.uk
T: 07562019384
Topic: "To worship Allah as if you see Him: The importance of religious practice and faith for true spirituality" followed by Q&A.
Date: Monday 14th June 2010.
Time: 6pm - 8:30pm.
Venue: Bath Street Mosque, 10-11 Bath Street, Oxford, OX4 1AY.
(Prayer Facilities on site).
About the Speaker:
Shaykh Faraz was born in Karachi, Pakistan and raised in Toronto, Canada. He entered the University of Toronto with a full scholarship and completed his Bachelor's in Economics & Commerce in May 1997. After graduation, Shaykh Faraz traveled with his family to Damascus, Syria, to formally seek Islamic knowledge. In Damascus, he studied Arabic, Aqida, Mantiq, Hanafi Fiqh, Shafi'i Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, and Hadith with a number of scholars including Shaykh Haytham Idilbi, Shaykh Abd al-Rahman Kharsa, Shaykh Abd al-Haleem Abu Sha`r, Shaykh Umar al-Sabbagh, Shaykh Jihad Brown, Shaykh Mu'min al-Annan, Shaykh Hassan al-Hindi, Sayyidi Shaykh Adib Kallas, Shaykh Muhammad Jumuah, Sh. Abd al-Razzaq al-Halabi, Shaykh Haytham, Shaykh Abd al-Haleem Abu Sha`r, and Ustadh Mahmud al-Bayruti. In the Summer of 2000, he moved to Amman, Jordan. Upon moving to Jordan, his teachers advised him to focus on teaching what he had covered, for which they gave him encouragement and permission, and to continue his personal research and study.
Encouraged by his instructors to return to the West to teach, he now lives in Toronto with his wife and three children.
This event is free and is open to everyone.
Light refreshments and drinks will be served after the talk.
W: www.otkf.org.uk
E: info@otkf.org.uk
T: 07562019384