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Revelation of the Glorious Qur'an
- Visits of the Prophet (SAW) to Cave Hira
- His Reaction to the First Revelation and its Importance
- Different Modes of Revelation (Q.42:51): Inspiration behind the veil, through an angel
- Piecemeal Revelation (Q.17:106, Q.25:32)
- Names and Attributes of the Qur'an
Preservation of the Glorious Qur'an
- Recording, Compilation and Standardization of the Qur'an
- Differences between Makkah and Madinan Suwar
- The Role of Companions in Collection and Compilation of the Qur'an
Importance of the Glorious Qur'an
- Source of Guidance in Spiritual, Moral, Economic, Political, and Socio-Cultural Matters
Divine Authenticity of the Glorious Qur'an
- Proof of Divine Authenticity (Q.4:82, Q.41:42)
- Uniqueness of the Glorious Qur'an (Q.39:27, Q.17:88, Q.75:16-19)
- Divine Preservation of the Glorious Qur'an (Q.15:9)
Tafsir
- Historical Development of Tafsir
- Importance of Tafsir
- Types of Tafsir
Introduction to Tajwid (Theory and Practice)
Study of Arabic Text of Suwar/Ayats with Tajwid (Q.100-114, Q.107, Q.109, Q.110, Q.111, Q.113)
- al-Fatihah (Q.1)
- al-Adiyat (Q.100)
- al-Qari'ah (Q.101)
- at-Takathur (Q.102)
- al-Asr (Q.103)
- al-Humazah (Q.104)
- al-Ma'un (Q.107)
- al-Kawthar (Q.108)
- al-Kafirun (Q.109)
- al-Nasr (Q.110)
- al-Masad (Q.111)
- al-Ikhlas (Q.112)
- al-Falaq (Q.113)
- an-Nas (Q.114)
Study of Arabic Text of Suwar/Ayats with Tajwid (Q.87-99, Q.2:255, Q.2:285-6, Q.9:128-129)
- al-A'la (Q.87)
- ad-Duha (Q.93)
- al-Inshirah (Q.94)
- at-Tin (Q.95)
- al-Alaq (Q.96)
- al-Qadr (Q.97)
- al-Bayyinah (Q.98)
- al-Zalzalah (Q.99)
- Ayatul-Kursiyy (Q.2:255)
- Amanar-Rasul (Q.2:285-6)
- Laqad ja'akum (Q.9:128-129)
Hadith
- History of Hadith Literature: Collection from Prophet's time to six authentic collectors
- Authentication of Hadith - Isnad (Asma'ur-rijal)
- Authentication of Hadith - Matn
- Authentication of Hadith - Classification into Sahih, Hassan, and Da'if
- Relationship between Hadith and the Glorious Qur'an - Importance of Hadith
- Relationship between Hadith and the Glorious Qur'an - Similarities and Differences
- The Six Sound Collectors of Hadith: Biographies and Their Works
- Muwatta and its Author: Biography of Imam Malik and Study of His Book
- Study of Arabic Texts of Ahādīth from An-Nawawi's Collection: 1,3,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,15,16,18,19,21,22,25,27,34,41
Moral Lessons in the Glorious Qur'an and Hadith
- General Moral Lessons from Sage Luqman's Admonition (Q.31:12-18)
- Goodness to Parents (Q.17:23-24)
- Honesty (Q.2:42, Q.61:2-3)
- Prohibition of Bribery and Corruption, Alcohol, Gambling, Stealing, Fraud, Smoking, Drug Abuse, Arrogance, and Extravagance
- Dignity of Labour (Q.62:10, Q.78:11, Hadith from Bukhari and Ibn Majah)
- Behaviour and Modesty in Dressing (Q.24:27-31, Q.33:59)
- Prohibition of Adultery, Fornication, Homosexuality, and Obscenity (Q.17:32, Q.24:2, Q.11:77-83, Q.4:14-15, Hadith)
- Leadership and Justice (Q.2:124, Q.4:58, 135, Q.5:9, Hadith)
- Trust, Obligations, and Promises (Q.4:58, Q.5:1, Q.16:91, Hadith)
- Piety (Taqwa) (Q.2:177, Q.3:102, Q.49:13, Hadith 18, 35 of An-Nawawi)
- Tolerance, Perseverance, and Patience (Q.2:153-157, Q.3:200, Q.103:3, Hadith 16 of An-Nawawi)
- Unity and Brotherhood (Q.3:103, Q.8:46, Q.49:10, Hadith 35 of An-Nawawi)
- Enjoining What is Good and Forbidding What is Wrong (Q.3:104, 110, Q.16:90, Hadith 25, 34 of An-Nawawi)
Tawhid and Fiqh
- Faith - Tawhid: Importance and Lessons
- Kalimatush-Shahadah - Meaning and Importance
- Kalimatush-Shahadah - Oneness of Allah (Q.3:18, Q.2:255, Q.112:1-4)
- Kalimatush-Shahadah - Servanthood and Messengership of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) (Q.3:144, Q.18:110, Q.48:29, Q.34:28)
- Kalimatush-Shahadah - Universality of His Message (Q.7:158, Q.34:28)
- Kalimatush-Shahadah - Finality of His Prophethood (Q.33:40)
- Shirk - Incompatible Beliefs - Worship of Idols (Q.4:48, Q.22:31)
- Shirk - Incompatible Beliefs - Ancestral Worship (Q.4:48, Q.116, Q.21:66-67)
- Shirk - Incompatible Beliefs - Trinity (Q.4:171, Q.5:76, Q.112:1-4)
- Shirk - Incompatible Beliefs - Atheism (Q.45:24, Q.72:6, Q.79:17-22)
- Shirk - Incompatible Practices - Superstition (Q.25:43, Q.72:6)
- Shirk - Incompatible Practices - Fortune-telling (Q.15:16-18, Q.37:6-10)
- Shirk - Incompatible Practices - Magic and Witchcraft (Q.2:102, Q.20:69, Q.73)
Articles of Faith
- Belief in Allah - Existence (Q.2:255, Q.52:35-36)
- Belief in Allah - Attributes (Q.59:22-24)
- Belief in Allah - Works (Q.27:59-64)
- Belief in Allah's Angels (Q.2:177, Q.285, Q.8:50, Q.16:2)
- Belief in His Books (Q.2:253, Q.285, Q.3:3)
- Belief in His Prophets: Ulul-azmi (Q.4:163-164)
- Belief in the Last Day: Yawm-al-Bath (Q.23:15-16, Q.70:4)
- Belief in Destiny: Distinction between Qada and Qadar (Q.2:117, Q.16:40, Q.36:82)
Ibadat and Their Types
- Good Deeds (Q.3:134, Q.6:160, Q.2:177, Q.31:8, Q.103:1-3, Hadith 26)
- Taharah: Types and Importance (al-istinja'/istijmar, alwudu', at-tayammum, al-ghusl) (Q.2:222, Q.5:7, Hadith 10, 23)
- Salah - Importance (Q.2:45, Q.20:132, Q.29:45, Hadith 23)
- Salah - Description and Types
- Salah - Things that Vitiate
- Zakah - Types and Importance (zakatul-fitr, zakatul mal, al-an-am, al-harth) (Q.2:267, Q.9:103, Hadith 3)
- Zakah - Collection and Disbursement (Q.9:60)
- Zakah - Difference between Zakah and Sadaqah
- Sawm - Types and Importance (fard, sunnah, qada, kaffarah) (Q.2:183-185, Hadith 3)
- Sawm - People Exempted from
- Sawm - Things that Vitiate
- Hajj - Importance (Q.2:158, Q.197, Q.3:97, Q.22:27-28)
- Hajj - Types (Ifrad, Qiran, Tamattu)
- Hajj - Essentials (Arkan al Hajj)
- Hajj - Conditions for Performance
- Hajj - Differences between Hajj and Umrah
- Jihad: Concept, Kinds, Manner, and Lessons (Q.2:190-193, Q.22:39-40)
Family Matters
- Marriage - Importance (Q.16:72, Q.24:32, Q.30:20-21)
- Marriage - Prohibited Categories (Q.2:221, Q.4:22-24)
- Marriage - Conditions for Validity (Q.4:4, Q.4:24-25)
- Marriage - Rights and Duties of Husbands and Wives (Q.4:34-35, Q.20:132, Q.65:6-7)
- Marriage - Polygamy (Q.4:3, Q.129)
- Idrar (Ill-treatment of Wife) (Q.65:1-3)
- Divorce - Attitude of Islam (Q.2:228, Q.4:34-35, Hadith)
- Divorce - Kinds (Talaq, Khul', Faskh, Mubara'ah, Li'an) (Q.2:229-230, Q.24:6-9)
- Divorce - Iddah: Kinds, Duration, and Importance (Q.2:228, Q.234)
- Divorce - Prohibited Forms of Dissolution (Ila, Zihar) (Q.2:226-227, Q.58:2-4)
- Divorce - Custody of Children (Hadanah)
- Inheritance - Importance
- Inheritance - Heirs and Their Shares (Q.4:7-8, Q.11-12, Q.176)
Sources and Schools of Law
- The Four Major Sources (Qur'an, Sunnah, Ijma, Qiyas)
- The Four Sunni Schools of Law and Their Founders
Islamic Economic System
- Islamic Attitude to Riba (Q.2:275-280, Q.3:130, Q.4:161, Hadith 6)
- At-tatfif (Q.83:1-6)
- Hoarding (Ihtikar) (Q.9:34)
- Islamic Sources of Revenue: Zakah, Jizyah, Kharaj, Ghanimah
- Baitul-mal as an Institution of Socio-Economic Welfare
- Difference between Islamic and Western Economic Systems
Islamic Political System
- Allah as the Sovereign (Q.3:26-27)
- The Concept of Shurah (Consultation) (Q.3:159, Q.42:38)
- The Concept of Adalah (Justice) and Mas'uliyah (Accountability) (Q.5:9, Q.4:58, Q.135, Q.17:36, Q.102:8)
- The Rights of Non-Muslims in an Islamic State (Q.2:256, Q.6:108)
- Differences between Islamic and Western Political Systems
Pre-Islamic Arabia (Jahiliyyah)
- Jahiliyyah Practices: Idol Worship, Infanticide, Polyandry, Gambling, Usury, etc.
- Islamic Reforms
The Life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
- His Birth and Early Life
- His Call to Prophethood
- His Dawah in Makkah and Madinah
- The Hijrah
- His Administration of the Ummah in Madinah
- The Battles of Badr, Uhud, and Khandaq: Causes and Effects
- The Treaty of al-Hudaibiyyah and the Conquest of Makkah
- Hijjatul-wada (the Farewell Pilgrimage): Sermon and Lessons
- Qualities of Muhammad (SAW) and Lessons Learnt from Them
The Rightly Guided Caliphs (Al-Khulafa'u Rashidun)
- Lives and Contributions of the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs
Early Contact of Islam with Africa
- Hijrah to Abyssinia
- The Spread of Islam to Egypt
- Role of Traders, Teachers, Preachers, Murabitun, Sufi Orders, and Mujaddidun in the Spread of Islam in West Africa
The Impact of Islam in West Africa
- Influence on Socio-Political Life of West African Empires: Ghana, Mali, Songhai, and Borno
- Impact on Economic Life of West African States: Timbuktu, Kano, and Borno
Contributions of Islam to Education
- Aims and Objectives of Islamic Education
- The Glorious Qur'an and Hadith on Education (Q.96:1-5, Q.39:9)
- Hadith: 'The search for knowledge is obligatory on every Muslim' (Ibn Majah)
- Hadith: 'Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave'
- Hadith: 'The words of wisdom are a lost property of the believer...' (Tirmidhi)
- Intellectual Activities of Islam in West Africa (Development of Written History in Arabic and Establishment of Sankore University)
- Intellectual Activities of Ahmad Baba of Timbuktu, Sheikh al-Maghili, Sheikh Usman Danfodio, Sultan Muhammad Bello, and Ibn Battuta
- Islamic Education Institutions: House of Wisdom in Baghdad, Al-Azhar University in Cairo, and Nizamiyyah University in Baghdad
- Lives and Contributions of Ibn Sina, Al-Ghazali, Ibn Rushd, ar-Razi, and Ibn Khaldun to Education

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Prohibition of Bribery and Corruption, Alcohol, Gambling, Stealing, Fraud, Smoking, Drug Abuse, Arrogance, and Extravagance
Bribery and corruption (Q:2:188), alcohol and gambling (Q.2:219, Q.5:90-91), stealing and fraud (Q.5:41, 83:1-5), smoking, drug abuse and other intoxicants (Q.2:172-173, 195, 219; Q.4:43; Q.5:3; Q.6:118-121), arrogance (Q.31:18-19), and extravagance (Q.17:26-27, Q.31:18-19).

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Prohibition of Bribery and Corruption, Alcohol, Gambling, Stealing, Fraud, Smoking, Drug Abuse, Arrogance, and Extravagance