Assalamu ‘Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh
Welcome to my new blog, Bitesize Islam. There are two main aims behind this site. Firstly, to introduce the different Sciences of Islamic Law in a simple, easy to understand way and secondly to give me a kick start in translating what I’m learning, something which I’ve been quite slack on until now! To read more about my motivation for this blog, go to the About page.
In addition to explaining the different sciences as I have been taught them, I will also provide defintions to the Arabic terms in the Glossary as and when they are encountered. They will be linked to from the articles themselves so you don’t have to search around for them. As Arabic is the primary language for the teaching and transmission of Islamic knowledge, an appreciation of the terminologies is crucial though the more knowledge of Arabic one has the better.
The different subjects which will Insha Allah be covered on this blog are listed below. They will be tackled one subject at a time, with each post containing one topic only, so as to make it easy to digest. The order selected is purely based on the order that I am studying the subjects. As they are independent, it shouldn’t make too much difference which one is tackled first, though Maqasid and Usool and looked at first so as to give a broad picture of the Shari’ah before diving into the details.
The subjects are as follows:
- Maqasid al-Shari’ah – Objectives of Islamic Law
- Usool al-Fiqh – Principles of Islamic Law
- al-Firaq al-Islamiyah – Islamic Sects throughout history
- Uloom al-Hadith – Sciences of Hadith
- Uloom al-Qur’an – Sciences of the Qur’an
- Aqeeda – Islamic Belief
- Tasawwuf - Islamic Spirituality
- Tafsir - Qur’anic Interpretation
- Seerah – The Life of the Prophet Muhammad (s)
As the blog progresses Insha Allah, the different posts will be organised by subject using the categories listed at the bottom of the page. Each post will be numbered as well as filed chronologically so to help build a complete picture of each subject, which I hope will Insha Allah become a good resource for those wishing to gain an introduction to the Islamic Sciences.
Would it be a good idea to state what sources you’ve taken your study from? e.g. hanafi/shafe’i etc…
By: Irn Bro on January 28, 2008
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Salam. Good point…as mentioned on the About page, the knowledge presented is based on what I’m currently studying with my teacher in Egypt. Our lessons are drawn from a combination of his own knowledge as well as a chosen book for each science. I’ll make note to mention the books used as and when we approach each subject Insha Allah.
By: admin on January 28, 2008
at 1:33 pm
Maa sha Allah, excellent Blog bro. How far (years) are you into your studies? How long to go?
By: Adil on February 17, 2008
at 11:54 am
Well, all our studies build on what we already know and as we are seekers of Truth until we breathe our last, I hope I never stop learning!
But in answer to what you meant, I’m here in Egypt for a year, due back in the summer Insha Allah.
By: admin on February 17, 2008
at 12:27 pm