PAST SHORT COURSES

2020 – (T1) Lives of Man; (T2) Miracalous Five; (T3) Lowered Voices

2020 | 2021

Every term, CEI hosts an eight week short course in central London on a variety of topics and themes.

See below for the Short Courses facilitated during this academic year.

TERM 1

Details for London Short Course term 1.

THE LIVES OF MAN AND HIKAM

An exciting seven week short course that explored two very powerful texts: The Lives of Man by Imam al-Haddad and The Hikam (The Aphorism) of Ibn Atā’illah.

During this course, we explored the author Imam al-Haddad and some of his distinguishing devotional characteristics, this was then followed by a detailed exposition of the five lives mentioned in his book; The Lives of Man.

Additionally, we explored a number themes from the works; The Hikam (The Aphorism) by Ibn Atā’illah which comprises of 264 aphorisms, which are succinct statements that speak on the spiritual conversations routinely faced by believers in desiring to witness the unicity of God.

TERM 2

Details for London Short Course term 2.

MIRACULOUS FIVE

An exciting eight-week short course which explored The Miraculous Five.

During this short course, we explored the lives of the Five Great Prophets and some of their miracles. These five great prophets have been referred to in the Qur’an as ‘The messengers of firm resolve’ (ʾulū l-ʿazmi mina r-rusul) in Q. 46:35.

We have also read sections from the Qur’an and classical poetry about them, discussed some of their miracles, the purpose of these miracles, and what we can learn from the lives of these great five Prophets, upon them be peace.

TERM 3

Details for London Short Course term 3.

LOWERED VOICES

During the lockdown, we held an exciting six week online short course that covered the tafsir of Sura Ḥujurāt (Q. 49) and the chapter on speech in Imam Ghazali’s Iḥyā′ ‘Ulūm al-Dīn (The Revival of the Religious Knowledge).

KIDS ACADEMY:

Registration for term 1 beginning on 5th October 2024 in Hazelwick School is open. Click on Kids’ Academy for full details and to register, including ticketing options for siblings.

OPEN HOUSE: 20.09.24

Join us for an extra special evening showcasing our journey so far, our teachers, courses and programmes and reflections from current students followed by food. Register for free by clicking on register. Limited spaces.

Q-CLUB:

We are excited to announce that we will cover a new Sura Joseph (Q. 12) at our new venue Waterstones in Central London this academic year 2024/25. First Q-Club of term 1 will be on 17 September 2024. Click on Q-Club for details.

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