For those of you who have not heard of the AlMaghrib institute, they deliver amazing and life-changing double-weekend seminars on Islam–with topics ranging from tafseer of Surah Baqarah to Usool-ul-Fiqh to the history and downfall of the Muslim empire.
Subhanallah, these classes truly change your life. You learn more in two days then in the past two years of your life–and sometimes, more then you learned your whole life! And the teachers draw sources from many varied sources, from classical Arabic texts to recent pop-psychology books to everything in-between.
So if you get the chance, give your excuses a black eye and take an AlMaghrib class! You won’t regret it inshallah! They hold classes in at least a dozen cities in North America, and constantly look for more places to begin teaching!
Many of our sources are from AlMaghrib classes. With these, you can be sure that the content is not the opinion of one or two uneducated Muslims, but rather, drawn from strong scholars. (Look for the reference in the references at the end of each post.) Inshallah here you can find a list of all the classes with content available on the blog. Each link points to a page that describes the class, and lists all the entries from that class, as well as the blog categories that most entries from that class fall into.
Take advantage of the knowledge! Don’t let another minute pass you by!
- Breach of Covenant: Tafseer of the first juz of Surah Baqarah
- Chain of Command: The science of hadith. What are hadith? Why are they important? How do we separate the good from the not-so-good?
- Code of Scholars: The science of usool-ul-fiqh, the laws that derive fiqh.
- Conquest: History of the Khulafa: The lives of the four Khulafa Rashideen: Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Uthmaan, and ‘Ali.
- Fiqh of Da’wa: Everything you would ever want to know about da’wa–the best ways to give it, the da’wa of the Prophet, the da’wa of the Qur’an, even popular misconceptions and their refutations,
- Light of Guidance: Aqeedah 101: shirk, bid’ah, and kufr, from an aqeedah perspective.
- Light Upon Light: Fundamentals of Faith 102: Who is Allah (سبحانه وتعالى)? What are His great names and attributes?
- The Purification Act: Everything about tahara and salaah.
- Rays of Faith: The pillars of eman–the Angels, the Jinns, the Prophets, the Books, the Hereafter, Qada and Qadr.
- Rizq Management: Details on three pillars of Islam–Zakaah, Sawm, and Hajj.
- Route 114: Qur’anic Sciences: The science of Qur’an (Uloom-ul-Qur’an)–characteristics of the Qur’an and the revelation, one of the broadest sciences–it touches on many, many other Islamic sciences.
- Rules of Engagement: Islamic ethics, etiquettes, character attributes, and manners.
- The Shepherd’s Path: The seerah of the Messenger of Allah (صلي الله عليه وسلم), from pre-prophethood to death.
- Touched by an Angel: Tafseer of the last juz of the Qur’an, Juz Amma. What are some great lessons from that juz?
As-salaamu ‘alaikum,
Does Al-Maghrib have a set location or building where they offer classes? If so, where is the main institution.
Jazakallah Khair.
Wa’alikum as-salaam,
They have classes anywhere from Texas to Toronto. Best thing to do is look it up on their website and see–even within a city, they don’t always hold classes in the same building, but rather, wherever they can get the space.
Asalam-u-ALAYKUM,
please give the website address for Al-Maghrib classes.
Wa’alikum as-salaam,
You can check their official website for classes: http://www.almaghrib.org
Alhamdulilllah, AlMaghrib have come to the UK! Attended my first AlMaghrib course afew weeks ago, The Shepherds Path – SubhanAllah, what a journey we under took. Life changing! We have an exam in 4 weeks, Allahu Musta’an!
Assalaam alaykum,
I’ve heard different perspectives of al-Maghrib. I understand that one of their lecturers was making takfeer against Imam al-Ghazali. I’ve also been told they lean strongly towards Wahhabi positions, not just in terms of compulsory gender segregation in their seminars, but also in their methods of extraction, i.e. they do not follow an established madhhab while renouncing ash’ari ‘aqeeda.
I would just like to get your perspective on the aforementioned events or general defense against these positions. I’m not much for debating, so please accept my apologies if my question sounds harsh to your ears.
Wassalaam
@sam wa’alikum as-salaam,
At the end of the day, the best thing to do is take classes and see for yourself. As they teach, even if someone who you don’t agree with tells you something good (like Bush telling you to fear Allah), it’s good advice and you should follow it.
I’m not sure what you mean by “wahhabi”; they follow Rasulullah (salallahu alayhi wa sallam) and authenticate everything to make sure it really is from him, since he is the last and final Prophet.
Regarding madhab, I’m not sure what to say; I’ve never asked them about if they follow any specific madhaaib. Some instructors teach fiqh from a single madhab perspective, others teach a comparative-fiqh style. I’ve found benefit in both approaches.
Regarding the Ashari aqeedah, they have mentioned that the ashaairah are Sunni Muslims and they are the closest in belief to us out of ALL the groups of Islam that differ in theology; as Yasir Qadhi puts it, “we differ with them on some (very) fine points of ‘aqeedah.”
If you’re not comfortable taking an ‘aqeedah class, they offer all kinds of classes, including fiqh, tafseer, and others.
If you need further detail, insha’Allah post a reply and let me know. (I don’t know them particularly well, I’m just a student who takes a lot of their classes.)
Al Maghrib is fanatastic, subhanAllah its the best thing ever to hit the UK….i urge anyone who has the opportunity to attend an Al Maghrib course, to not miss it!!!!
As Salaamu Alaikum
what are you doing with your life?
How would you feel if you knew that Allah loves you?
Are you living for the dunya or Jannah?
want to increase the love of your brothers and sisters
Increase your knowledge and attend an Al Maghrib course.
Another fantastic organisation in the UK is SABEEL – They hold weekend retreats 4 or 5 times a year where you actually get to live with the instructors as well as learning essential topics! Absolutely life changing weekends, mashaAllah. They have weekend seminars too (for those that can’t make it away for a weekend.
check out their website: http://www.iprogress.org.uk