This class is an introduction to the comprehension of primary religious sources in their original language and forms the basis of one’s ability to interpret, analyse, and apply Islam’s holy texts. Using the concise and to the point sayings of God’s Messenger (pbuh) collected in the classical text Zad al-Talibin, students will begin to utilise concepts learned in their morphology and syntax classes to understand the Prophet’s (pbuh) words. A discussion of the grammar and vocabulary included in each hadeeth will be accompanied by a lesson on the hadeeth’s meaning and a discussion of its application in our place and time.
Books: Zād al-Ṭālibīn