• Live Taster Session

    Monday 15th to Wednesday 17th September
    8:30am to 10:30am British Standard Time

    Recordings Available

This module covers selected chapters from the Lubab a commentary of the Mukhtasar of Imam Quduri. 

The first selection will be the chapters related to acts of worship (ibadaat), including purity, salat, zakah, fasting, and hajj. 

The next selection will be chapters related to marriage, divorce, and child custody.

Finally, students will study chapters on Islamic commercial law where they will look at the fundamentals of Islamic business transactions and how they function.

Special attention will be given to the method of reading legal texts, extracting rulings and expanding knowledge and awareness of Hanafi jurists and the legal works of the school. Each chapter will have a practical element where the application of legal rulings to contemporary cases will be exercised. 

The assessment designed for this module is a written exam.

Upon completion of this module, students will gain proficiency in studying and understanding a large selection of legal rulings along with the application of those rulings in a modern context. This will enable students to enrol onto more advanced levels of study in fiqh and potentially work their way towards the advanced Specialisation in Fiqh and Ifta’ Program offered at the institution. 

This course is a module from the Advanced Islamic Jurisprudence Program.

Instructor(s)

Dr. Mufti Abdur-Rahman Mangera

Dean, Course Instructor

Dr. Mufti Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera is a British Muslim scholar educated in both the Islamic and Western traditions. He memorised the Qur’an by heart and graduated from the Darul Uloom seminary Bury, UK, and later earned a specialised licence to issue fatwa (legal responses) at Mazahir ‘Ulum Saharanpur, India. He earned his BA from the University of Johannesburg and completed his MA and PhD in Islamic Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. He holds an honorary fellowship at The Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, Amman, Jordan. Shaykh Abdur-Rahman has the unique experience of serving as an imam in Muslim communities on both sides of the Atlantic, eight years in Southern California and over five in the great city of London—and his continued work as an international speaker and lecturer enables him to address and offer pertinent advice on current challenges that face Muslims in the West. He is the founder of Whitethread Institute, a post-graduate insititute for Islamic scholars. He is an avid traveller and continues to teach hadith and work on scholarly publications through White Thread Press. Many of his lectures are available on Zamzam Academy and his courses through Rayyan Courses.

Mufti Zubair Patel

Course Instructor

Mufti Zubair Patel graduated from the Alimiyya and Ifta’ at Jamiatul Ilm Wal Huda Blackburn in 2005. He subsequently was selected to teach at the same institute for 3 years. Since leaving Blackburn, He has been teaching at Imam Zakaria Academy, Forest Gate, London where he holds a senior post and is well loved by both students and teachers alike, along with teaching at Jamia Al Rawda nearby.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Are there any live sessions?

    All the sessions are live and available on-site and online.

  • Are we allowed to share the course with our partners or siblings?

    We expect all students who pay for the course to have explicit use of the content and should not be shared, therefore if your partner or spouse wants to take the whole course, then we would advise purchasing the course, if you want to make them aware of some snippets or questions which are relevant to them, then that is fine, everything in the resources section are available for free and can be shared.

  • Do we have lifetime access to the recordings?

    Unfortunately, all our sessions are copyright of Whitethread Institute, therefore students are not allowed to save, record or recreate the content of the sessions as the content is constantly updated. We do provide resources that are free to download or share.

  • Are there any funding opportunities for this course?

    Students can apply for zakat or sponsorship opportunities, for further details, please contact [email protected]

Why Study at Whitethread Institute?

  • Great studying environment

  • Interactive discussions between students and teachers

  • High level discussions where teachers are open to questions and do not shy away from sensitive or controversial issues

  • Comfortable studying environment

  • In depth coverage of topics

  • Deep understanding of the nuances of the subject matter

  • All lessons taught in a practical manner relevant to current times