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).

Q-IMMERSION:

University of Oxford weekend of 22-23 June 2024 covering Sura Qasas, registration now open. Click on Q-Immersion for full details and to register.

LONDON SHORT COURSE:

Starts 20.05.24: Registration for the new 'Remembrance' short course is now open, click on London Short Course for full course details. Click on register to join.

Q-SYMPOSIUM:

starts 28.04.24: Registration for the new ‘Q-Symposium 2024’ day course is now open, click on for full course details. Click on register to join.

Q-CLUB:

We will continue our study of Q. 71 in term 3, starting on 30th April 2024, 7.15pm. Click on Q-Club for dates and details.

LONDON ACADEMY:

Term 3 will start on Friday 19 April 2024. Registration for this academic year is sold out! Click on London Academy for the term 3 timetable and details on our website for all other course details.

RAMADAN SHORT COURSE:

Forty Hadith on The Excellence of the Clear Qur’an by Mulla ‘Ali al-Qari. Click on Short Course for full details and to register.

KIDS ACADEMY:

Registration for term 3 beginning on 13th April 2024 in Hazelwick School is open. Click on Kids’ Academy for full details and to register, including ticketing options for siblings.

Q-CONNECT:

The next session is on 17th April 2024. We will continue to study Juzz Amma, focussing on Suras al-Tin (Q. 95) and al-‘Alaq (Q. 96). Registration for this online Zoom course is open. Click on Q-Connect for more details and register to join.

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