Critical Loyalty’s Usūl al-Maqāsid course is a comprehensive one-year online program that combines theory, practice, and research. It is designed to achieve both breadth and depth. These are online courses offered through Zoom virtual classroom.
To build a solid foundation in Maqāsid theory, students will cover selected topics from Shāh WaliAllāh’s Hujjat Allah al-Bālighah.
Below are the topics per month:
- January– An Introduction to Kateb Chelebi, Uṣūl al-Fiqh vs. Maqāsid,
- February- Usūl: Ḥukm and Aḥkām, Case Study: Music
- March- Usūl: Illah and Finding Underlying Reasons of Rulings, Case Study: Smoking, Smoke, and Drugs
- April- Usūl: Settling Farḍ vs. Mustaḥabb, Case Study: Coffee
- May- Usūl: Settling the Timings and Numbers of Actions, Case Study: Sexuality
- June- Usūl: Qadā’, Rukhṣah, and the Creation of Rulings, Case Study: Medicine
- July- Usūl: Maṣlaḥah and Mafsadah, Case Study: Gambling, Women,
- August- Usūl: Extracting the Sharī’ah from the Prophet, Case Study: Currency, and Mortgages
- September- Usūl: How to Understand Speech and Understand the Sharī’ah, Case Study: Takfīr and Contemporary Fatawa
- October- Usūl: Reasons for the Ikhtilāf of the Ṣahābah and Fuqahā’, Case Study: Requirements of a Mufti across time
- November- Usūl: Pre-codification and Post-codification Extraction of Rulings, Case Study: Converts to Islam
- December- Conclusion: 7 Uṣul of Fiqh and Taqlīd, Kateb Chelebi’s Conclusion
This course is not a course on Fiqh but instead on Maqāsid and the objectives of Shari’ah.
Going above and beyond traditional seminaries, Critical Loyalty incorporates a strong focus on critical thinking and depth through research.
There are NO EXAMS for this course. All year-long courses get added to your ‘Alimiyyah Degree 8-year requirement.
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Course information
Name of Course: Usūl al-Maqāsid and The Evolution of Fatwa
Days and Timings:
- Sundays from 12 pm-1 pm Mountain Standard Time
Duration: January 2025 to December 2025
The first class is on January 5, 2025
