This course provides a detailed study on the Islamic legal rulings of purification based on the book ‘al-Fiqh al-Islami’, authored by Shaykh Akram Nadwi. al Fiqh al-Islami is an original 2-volume monograph in the English language covering: purification (taharah), prayer (salah), funeral rites (including salat al-janazah), annual alms (zakat), fasting (sawm) and pilgrimage (hajj) according to the Hanafi madhhab.
Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Demonstrate a good understanding of the basic legal rulings related to ritual purification
- Identify the difference between the obligatory, recommended, permissible, disliked and prohibited acts rulings pertaining to ritual worship (ibadat) according to the Hanafi madhhab
- Broadly understand the role and development of the Hanafi madhhab in Islamic law
