Our Suggested Syllabus & Minimal Book Resources for All:

Updated By Dr Manzur Ashraf (June, 2021)

Manners:

Art of Manners

Manners in Islam

Manners WORKBOOK for Youth / Adults

Islamic Manners by Abdul Fattah Guddah (44 pages)

Moral & Manners by Ibrahim Al-Kaysi

Aqeeda:

Closeness to Allah by His beautiful Names

Allah’s Beautiful Names

The Light of Guidance – Concepts of Ibadah, Shahadah, Types of Shirk, Tawassul, Major & minor shirk, Kufr, Nifaq

Light upon light (Part 2) – Sources of theology, Rules of understanding names & attributes, Deviation

Darkness to Light (Part 3) – Sunnah, Bid’ah, Sahabah, Salaf, Al-Jama’ah

Study of Shaitan / Devil’s deception – Knowing the enemy, Protection from Shaytan

Description of Paradise & Hell

কুরআন-সুন্নাহর আলোকে ইসলামী আকীদা

Against Atheism & Doubt, Critical Questions:

Divine reality God Islam & Mirage of Atheism

Book: Mirage of Atheism

Firm Ground – Why people doubt Islam, Principles of textual interpretation, Faith-related gender issues, Violence in Islam, Seerah-related issues

No Doubt (Yasir Qadhi) – Causes of theological controversies, Atheism, Does Islam preach hate of others, Feminism, LGBTQ community in Islam, Liberalism, Modern Governance & Divine Law

Liberalism & Feminism

Principles to stand firm in the face of Atheism

Islam, Civic Engagement and Secular Spaces: Critical Reflections

নাস্তিকতা বনাম আস্তিকতা
নাস্তিকতার বিরুদ্ধে বৈজ্ঞানিক ও দার্শনিক অভিযোগসমূহ

History / Life of Scholars:

Succession: Rise of Abu Bakr & Umar (R) – Critical analysis and lessons to be learned from the lives of two great personalities

Scholars of Islam (Lessons from the lives of Muhaddiths) – Lessons from the prominent lives of scholars of Hadith between 715 CE – 1790 CE, how did they manage turmoils of societies

Spiritual Practices:

Spiritual practices of the best generation – Tazkiyah, fitnah, Ikhlas, Nafs, Shaytan, Understanding yourself, experience of changes, importance of
seeking knowledge, minding own business, treating destructive flaws (curing bad character), Istiqamah, Moderation

Dua & Dhikr

Purification of Soul – Practicals – meaning of worship, importance of time, knowledge, accountability & repentance, crying out of the fear
of Allah, Station od devotion, vigilance & perseverance.

Garden of the Wise (Ibn Hibban D. 354 AH) – A classical work that clarifies the praiseworthy qualities that the believer should strive to possess and the reprehensible characteristics from which the believer should flee.

Quran:

Meaning of the Holy Quran (Yahiya Emerick)

Tafseer Juz Amma (workbook, Al Maghrib)

Sura Ar-Rahman & Sura Yasin

Thematic Tafsir of Quran

Selected topic from all Juz of Quran in 30 nights of Ramadan (Video)

কোরআন ৩০ পারা বাংলা সিলেক্টেড আয়াতের সংক্ষেপিত আলোচনা

Hadith:

Forty Hadith of Imam Nawawi

The Chain of Command (Science of Hadith – History)

Family / Relationships:

Love Notes: Marriage and Family Life

Protect the House (Good relationshops with Family) – home sweet home, life of a Muslim couple, Vicious cycle of conflict, trap of expectation, rights & obligations, Contemporary issues in dealing with Parents, Children are Amanah, Boys vs Girls, Etiquette of a Newborn, Children’s education & discipline, essential parental skills, extended family, Maintaining ties of Kinship, Danger sof severing the ties of Kinship.

Fiqh of Marriage – Prophet (sm) as a Husband, Love & Marriage in Islam, Purpose & Goals of Marriage, Engagement & the Proposal, Marriage contract, Marital life & Intimacy, Abortion & Newborn, Rights of Husband & Wife, In-Laws, Divorce, Iddah, Child custody.