Maqasid Institute

Quran Reflection Program
2023-05-24 08:00 - 2023-12-09 23:00 (America/Toronto)
The Quran is at the heart of Maqasid Institute’s scholarly approach and methodology. Continuous cycles of reflection on the Quran is a necessary step for every scholar and practitioner desiring to understand divine guidance in their field of inquiry. This seven-month program is designed to guide participants through one full-cycle of reflection. Its aim is to open hearts and minds to the objectives – maqasid – of the Quran through the Quran’s direct and more subtle forms of communication.
The program follows the suggestion by Prophet Muhammad ﷺ that the Quran be read over seven periods and subsequently elaborated by his companions as Fa-m-y b-sh-aw-q, literally my mouth with longing, which apportioned the Quran equally over the seven periods of study.

Advanced Course in Maqasid Methodology-Fall cohort
2023-09-01 10:00 - 2023-11-30 22:00 (America/Toronto)
This course guides knowledge seekers & researchers to approach the revelation (Quran & Sunnah) for perspective and answers to address your real-life challenges, questions and issues, and global phenomena (poverty, climate change..etc). Learners will utilize the Maqasid Methodology, an original and comprehensive understanding drawn from revelation through contemporary study.

Maqasid Approach to Hadith
2023-10-15 00:00 - 2023-12-31 00:00 (America/Toronto)
يقدم معهد المقاصد مساق النظر المقاصدي في التعامل مع الحديث النبوي لأستاذ الحديث الدكتور عمار الحريري
وهو مساق تأسيسي يقدم عن بعد في الحديث النبوي مكون من (36 ساعة تعليمية)، يهدف إلى إكساب الطالب مفاهيم أساسية وأدوات منهجية للتعامل مع السنة النبوية، حيث يتم التركيز على أهم المفاهيم والمسائل الحديثية وقراءة مختصرة لأهم المصادر في تدوين الحديث كالكتب الستة، ثم يكتسب الطالب تأصيلا أصوليا ضمن مقاربات ذات خلاصات مهمة حول مكانة خبر الواحد والاحتجاج به، ليختم الطالب المساق بالتركيز على الجانب الفقهي المقاصدي لأهميته في دراسة الأحاديث دراسة نقدية تمنح الطالب القدرة في بناء ملكة فقهية أقرب إلى روح الشريعة والنظام والنسق الواحد لها
يأتي هذا المساق ضمن عدد من المساقات التأسيسية التي يقدمها معهد المقاصد بهدف تزويد الطلاب والباحثين بالأدوات والمنهجيات اللازمة لإحداث نقلة منهجية في الاجتهاد الإسلامي المعاصر بفهم صحيح للوحي (القرآن والسنة).

MI Research Forum #9
2023-11-18 13:00 - 15:00 (Europe/Istanbul) | Online via ZOOM
The Future of Islamic Finance: Beyond Legalism and Shari’ah Compliance

We are excited to invite you to attend the MI monthly session of the Interdisciplinary Research Forum series by Shaykh Muhammed Foulds، a former Christian minister who reverted to Islam in the year 2000 while researching wildlife in Saudi Arabia. He is a trained raptor biologist and human ecologist. Graduate of the University of Wales. Sh. Muhammed is a professional tracker, falconer, and previously, a director of Lincolnshire Wildlife Park. He was also the head of conservation and education at a number of zoos and parks in the UK. While in South Africa he was trained as a safari guide.
Sh. Muhammad holds a BA (Hons) in Islamic Sciences from the London Muslim College. He also attended the advanced Arabic and Qur’anic studies at the Gloucester Islamic Academy. Currently, he holds the position of Head of Religious Affairs for Prison with Ministry of Justice at a large UK prison and Head Imam. He is also a writer and broadcaster at Hearts SEE International, a global movement dedicated to reconnecting the Ummah back to the Universal ayat in themselves, through history, and in the natural world. Lastly, Sh. Muhammed has been working alongside HRH Prince Charles, now King Charles III, who has a profound deep love for Islam.
During the MI Research Forum Sh. Muhammed will talk about how to reconnect with nature and read the Book of Nature (Kitab Al-Kawn). Also, during the talk he will address the question of what the Prophet was ordered to read and what was he contemplating on? To answer these and other related questions, Sh. Muhammed will use systems thinking to connect the ayats of the Qur’an and ayats in nature. The speaker will also discuss the current project of bringing Islam and Ecology alive through the UK Educational Curriculum for years ten and above.
Title: The Future of Islamic Finance: Beyond Legalism and Shari’ah Compliance

Date: November 18, 2023
Time; 13.00 Mecca/Istanbul
Online via ZOOM
To get the link to the research forum, please click the link below to register:
https://maqasid.org/research-forum/
