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| The Islamic University of Minnesota is privileged to have a distinguished faculty that covers a wide breadth of areas. Below is a list of our faculty members, with a brief description of the experience and specialization and research interests of each member. |
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| Creed I (Aqeeda I) | | | 3 Credits | | | Creed I is a comprehensive introduction to aqeeda, presenting all aspects of faith and the three elements of monotheism: unity of lordship, unity of worship, and unity of Allah’s names and attributes. | |
| Creed II (Aqeeda II) | | | 3 Credits | | | Creed II introduces the student to the aspects of faith related to the unseen, the angels, Allah’s books, messengers, the Day of Judgment, and predestination. | |
| Creed III (Aqeeda III) | | | 3 credits | | | Creed III focuses on faith - the fact that faith is made up of words and deeds and that it increases and decreases. This course also examines what words and acts nullify faith, and the rules related to such nullifiers. | |
| Creed IV (Aqeeda IV) | | | 3 Credits | | | Creed IV investigates the impact of creed on thinking and on behavior through the study of practical examples from the biography of our honored prophet, Muhammad (peace be upon him), the lives of other prophets (peace be upon them all), and the lives of our respected predecessors. | |
| Research Methods | | | 3 Credits | | | Research Methods introduces students to various methods frequently used by researchers, and trains them to do research and write research papers and dissertations methodically. | |
| Rules of Tajweed (Qur’an Recitation) | | | 3 Credits | | | Rules of Tajweed introduces students to the rules of reciting the Holy Qur’an. The course explores common mistakes of recitation and trains students to avoid such mistakes in order to raise their standard of recitation. | |
| Qur’an Science | | | 3 Credits | | | Qur’an Science introduces students to different branches of knowledge related to the Holy Qur’an, including the writing and compilation of the Qur’an, and reasons why it was revealed in small portions relating to different times and events. This course examines the divisions of the Qur’an, explains the characteristics of the Holy Book, states the attributes of Maccan and Madinan surahs, explores miraculous aspects of the Qur’an, compares foundational verses with allegorical verses, and introduces the different schools of Qur’an interpretation, focusing on the opinion-based and ancestral-based schools. | |
| Qur’an Interpretation – Analytic Approach | | | 3 Credits | | | In this Qur’an Interpretation course, the instructor uses an analytical approach to interpret selected verses of the Qur’an to broaden the students’ understanding of the Holy Book, and explores the miraculous aspects and elements of eloquence and articulation of the verses. | |
| Qur’an Interpretation – Subjective Approach | | | 3 Credits | | | In this Qur’an Interpretation course, the instructor selects subjects that are significant to mankind’s current religious, political, social, and family lives, then gathers and classifies verses from the Holy Qur’an based on their relevance to these subjects. This class trains students to interpret these verses in a way that pertains to the subject, to identify the most important lessons in the verses, and to relate these lessons to their lives. | |
| Hadith Science | | | 3 Credits | | | Hadith Science introduces important concepts related to the honored ahadith of the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). This course emphasizes narration, the priority of hadith as a source of legislation in Islamic Sharia, classifications of hadith, stages of hadith registration, hadith content and chain of narration, establishing a contrast between authentic and non-authentic ahadith, and the different sources of ahadith. The course also focuses on showing that sunnah is a significant source of Sharia, and refuting the reasoning of those who deny this fact. | |
| Arabic Grammar I | | | 3 Credits | | | |
| Oration and Orator Ethics | | | 3 Credits | | | Oration and Orator Ethics is a comprehensive introduction to the foundations of oration and its etiquettes. The course examines innate and acquired characteristics of successful orators and shortcomings that orators should avoid. It also introduces the different types of orations, methods for preparing successful orations and the most effective ways to deliver effective speeches. Oration and Orator Ethics emphasizes the rules related to Friday sermons and Eid speeches and the guidance of the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in such speeches. A significant element of the course is a practicum, in which students deliver selected speeches to audiences. | |
| Arabic Grammar - Sarf I | | | 3 Credits | | | |
| Foundations of Jurisprudence | | | 3 Credits | | | Foundations of Jurisprudence introduces a brief history of how this important branch of knowledge was established, and explores biographies of the most prominent scholars who impacted this branch of knowledge and the different schools and methodologies involved. The course emphasizes the significance of deducing Sharia rules from the sources (foundations), the types of comprehensive sources (the Qur’an, sunnah, consensus, and inference), and important issues that impact the consideration and applicability of evidence (generality, specificity, disqualifiers, ijtihad, and imitation). | |
| Jurisprudence of the Acts of Worship | | | 3 Credits | | | Jurisprudence of the Acts of Worship provides comprehensive explanations of Sharia rules related to tahara (cleanliness), prayer, zakat, fasting, and pilgrimage. This course compares the four major schools of jurisprudence (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafii, and Hanbali), stating the views of each school and the evidential bases for these views. The course also explains the criteria used to prefer a view of one school over those of the others, and on how to reconcile evidence that appears to be contradictory. | |
| Jurisprudence of Transactions | | | 3 Credits | | | Jurisprudence of Transactions provides a comprehensive study of Sharia rules related to trade, financial contracts, and dealings among people, such as pawning, financial sponsorship, financial remittances, bestowing, confiscation, and financially-rewarded contests. The course also introduces the rules related to financial protection, waqf, wills, and inheritance. All issues are studied using comparisons among the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence (mazhabs), showing the view of each mazhab and evidence used to support that view, as well as giving methods to prefer a certain view over another, and methods to reconcile apparently conflicting evidence. | |
| Jurisprudence of Family Issues | | | 3 Credits | | | Jurisprudence of Family Issues introduces Sharia rules related to family issues such as marriage, divorce, and child custody. Emphasis is placed on the etiquettes of marital life, duties incumbent on spouses toward each other, duties of and toward children, relatives, and kinship, and on the relationship between the family and society as a whole in Islam. The course examines these rules by comparing the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence (mazhabs), showing the view of each mazhab and evidence used to support that view, as well as giving methods to prefer a certain view over another, and methods to reconcile apparently conflicting evidence. | |
| Jurisprudence of Crime | | | 3 Credits | | | Jurisprudence of Crime introduces Sharia rules related to crime and punishment. The course examines these rules by comparing the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence (mazhabs), showing the view of each mazhab and evidence used to support that view, as well as giving methods to prefer a certain view over another, and methods to reconcile apparently conflicting evidence. The course also introduces important concepts such as the wisdom behind crime punishment in Islamic Sharia and the impact of such punishment on making Muslim society safe and stable. Specific attention is given to developing lucid answers and solid replies to false accusations, launched by enemies of Islam, against Sharia-based crime punishment. | |
| Islamic Economics | | | 3 Credits | | | Islamic Economics explores the significance of the economy in Islam and the foundations and characteristics of Islamic economics, and compares these characteristics with contemporary economic approaches and disciplines. The course also examines the rules of Sharia related to financial contracts, banking, credit cards, contemporary investment methods and the way Islam views such methods, and introduces the alternatives Islam offers for many financial instruments used in today’s market. | |
| Jurisprudence of Daawa | | | 3 Credits | | | Jurisprudence of Daawa introduces the concept of daawa (inviting to Islam), its foundations, and types of daawa. The course presents the Sharia rules of jihad (struggle), enjoining righteousness and forbidding evil, priorities related to righting wrong, and successful and fruitful methods of daawa. The course also covers such important subjects as the ethics of daawa and the manners required for the person practicing daawa, types of daawa audiences, and the Sharia rules associated with both favorable and unfavorable consequences of daawa. Special emphasis is placed on the importance of insight in daawa, and that the practice has to be compliant with the way of the prophets and messengers, with examples from the life of prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The course introduces different methods of preparing daawa practitioners, and examines the impact of prominent daawa figures on the societies in which they lived. | |
| Jurisprudence of Prophet’s Biography | | | 3 Credits | | | Jurisprudence of the Prophet’s Biography introduces the significance and the goals of studying the biography of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, with an emphasis on the characteristics of this biography. The course explores the most significant events in the life of the Prophet, peace be upon him, in both Mecca and Madina, using authentic methodology and sources. Part of the course is dedicated to authenticity and to identifying unauthentic stories and narrations that hadith scholars reject. The course also emphasizes the lessons in the biography of the Prophet (peace be upon him), using an approach that allows students to relate these lessons to the circumstances of life today. | |
| Graduation Research | | | 3 Credits | | | Graduation Research is a mandatory course which trains students in methods of conducting research, academic standards and techniques of writing dissertations. Emphasis in this required course is on students’ applying the methodological knowledge they acquire, using references, and successfully extracting information from these resources. | |
| Memorization of selected parts of the Holy Qur’an | | | 3 Credits | | | All students will be required to memorize the last three parts of the Holy Qur’an, with an emphasis on applying the knowledge of recitation that they have acquired in tajweed courses. | |
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