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Beginner
Beginner skill
No prior knowledge assumed — the foundations of Islamic belief and worship, the Qur'an, and the early life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
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StartThe Concept of Tawhid and the Six Articles of Faith
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The Five Pillars of Islam
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🔒 After lessonsThe Qur'an
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The Revelation and Compilation of the Qur'an
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The Themes and Guidance of the Qur'an
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🔒 After lessonsThe Early Life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
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The Early Life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in Makkah
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The Call to Prophethood and Early Opposition
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Intermediate
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The Hijrah, the Madinan period, the consolidation of the early Muslim community, and the sources of Islamic law.
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The Hijrah: Migration to Madinah
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The Prophet as Statesman: The Constitution of Madinah
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The Major Battles: Badr, Uhud and the Confederates
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The Conquest of Makkah and the Farewell Pilgrimage
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The Rightly Guided Caliphs, the deeper significance of Islamic worship, and Islamic ethics and social responsibility.
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🔒 Module checkpoint · PremiumIslamic Worship in Depth
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🔒 Module checkpoint · PremiumIslamic Religious Studies: Theory & Essay Writing (Paper 2)
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- Revelation of the Glorious Qur'an (modes of revelation, Makkan and Madinan suwar)The Call to Prophethood and Early Opposition →
- Preservation and compilation of the Glorious Qur'anThe Revelation and Compilation of the Qur'an →
- Importance of the Glorious Qur'an (source of guidance and law)The Themes and Guidance of the Qur'an →The Qur'an and Hadith as Primary Sources →
- Proof of the divine authenticity of the Glorious Qur'anPractise →
- Tafsir (meaning, history, importance; notable mufassirun)Practise →
- Introduction to Tajwid (theory and practice)Practise →
- Study of selected suwar/ayat (Arabic text, translation and lessons — al-Fatihah, an-Nas to ad-Duha, al-A'la and others)Practise →
- Study of selected ayat on moral and social teachings (Ayat al-Kursi, Laqad ja'akum, al-Hujurat and others)Justice and Brotherhood in Islamic Teaching →
- Hadith (history, compilation, classification; six authentic collections)Practise →
- Selected Ahadith of an-Nawawi and their moral lessonsPractise →
- Moral lessons in the Glorious Qur'an and Hadith (honesty, modesty, kindness, prohibited vices)Practise →
- Tawhid (faith in Allah, His attributes)The Concept of Tawhid and the Six Articles of Faith →
- Kalimatush-ShahadahPractise →
- Shirk and practices incompatible with TawhidPractise →
- Articles of faith (angels, books, prophets, Last Day, Qadar)The Concept of Tawhid and the Six Articles of Faith →The Prophet as Statesman: The Constitution of Madinah →
- Ibadat and their types; Taharah (purification)Practise →
- Salah (types, conditions, times, congregational and Jumu'ah prayers)Salat: The Conditions and Significance of Prayer →
- Zakah (types, nisab, beneficiaries)Practise →
- Sawm (Ramadan fasting, conditions, exemptions)Zakat, Sawm and Hajj: Purpose and Practice →
- Hajj (rites, types, significance) and UmrahSalat: The Conditions and Significance of Prayer →Zakat, Sawm and Hajj: Purpose and Practice →
- Jihad (meaning, types, conditions)Practise →
- Marriage in Islam (conditions, rights and duties of spouses)The Five Pillars of Islam →Family Life and Social Responsibility in Islam →
- Divorce (types, 'iddah)Practise →
- Inheritance (heirs and shares)Practise →
- Sources and schools of Islamic law (Qur'an, Sunnah, Ijma', Qiyas; the four madhahib)The Qur'an and Hadith as Primary Sources →Ijma and Qiyas as Secondary Sources →
- Islamic economic system (riba, trade, waqf)Practise →
- Islamic political system (shura, khilafah)Practise →
- Pre-Islamic Arabia (Jahiliyyah)Practise →
- Life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) — Makkan periodThe Revelation and Compilation of the Qur'an →The Early Life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in Makkah →
- Life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) — Hijrah and Madinan periodThe Revelation and Compilation of the Qur'an →The Early Life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in Makkah →
- The Rightly Guided Caliphs (Abubakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali)Abu Bakr and Umar: Consolidation and Expansion →Uthman and Ali: Challenges to the Caliphate →
- Early contact of Islam with Africa (Abyssinia, Egypt, North Africa)The Call to Prophethood and Early Opposition →
- Impact of Islam in West Africa (Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Kanem-Borno, Sokoto Caliphate; Islamic reformers)Practise →
- Contributions of Islam to education and civilisationThe Five Pillars of Islam →
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