In this course, students will go through the metaphysical and theological investigations found in the beginning sections of Shāh WaliAllāh’s Hujjat Allāh al-Bālighah. The focus is on how Shāh WaliAllāh understands piety, sin, divine attributes, human action, and the inner meanings of worship. Students will learn how metaphysics, ethics, ritual, and cosmology interconnect in his system. This course will consist of both lectures and in-class discussions.

There are NO Prerequisites for this course.
There are NO EXAMS for this course. All year-long courses count toward the ‘Ālimiyyah Degree (8-year requirement).

Students will cover the following topics:

• The true nature of piety and sin

• The meaning and dimensions of tawḥīd

• The reality of shirk

• The categories and forms of shirk

• Belief in the divine attributes

• Belief in predestination

• Worship as the sole right of God

• Honoring the symbols and emblems of Allah

• The inner meaning of purification (wuḍū’ and ghusl)

• The inner dimensions of prayer

• The inner dimensions of zakāt

• The inner dimensions of fasting

• The inner dimensions of ḥajj

• The various types and ranks of sin

• The harmful effects of sin on a person

• Sins that are between a person and other people

Course information

Name of Course: Islamic Metaphysics II

Days and Timings:

• Sunday from 11 am to 12 pm Mountain time. 

Duration: One Year From January 2026 – December 2026

The first class is on January 4, 2026