Teacher: Shaykh BaBikir
Frequency: Two sessions per term

Burhan al-Din or Burhan al-Islam al-Zarnuji (d. 602 AH/1223) was a Muslim scholar and author of the celebrated pedagogical work to be taught by Shaykh BaBikir.

Imam Zarnuji writes, ‘Man is honored with knowledge and striving. However many students gain knowledge without fulfilment and benefit because they deviate from the path and do not follow the conditions of learning. Whomsoever deviates will never reach his goal and by putting this book together I wanted to show the ways of learning as I have learnt and have been taught by people of knowledge and wisdom.’

The book mentions the benefits of knowledge and understanding knowledge.Topics include:

The intention of learning.
Choosing the subject and the teacher.
Honoring knowledge and the people of knowledge.
Continuous strife with eagerness to learn.
Organising subjects and the amount to learn.
The time of learning.
Dependence on Allah (swt) while learning.
Leniency and advice.
Benefiting from what is learnt.
Avoiding the forbidden while learning.
What helps memorisation.
What makes people forget.
What brings ease and what makes it difficult.
What increases with age and what helps to reduce it.