Advanced Islamic Studies Program
It is a part of our mission at Worcester Islamic Center to be able to prepare our community members for a lifelong commitment towards the learning of the sacred sciences and a deep sense of social responsibility. Our vision is to provide an education that enables students to establish faith (Iman), practice (Islam), and excellence (Ihsan) first and foremost in their own lives and prepares them to be able to contribute more fully towards a complex changing society. We offer classes in an academic semester style schedule.
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For Winter 2021, there will be 1 class offered: Imam Nawawi's 40 Hadith
Imam Nawawi's 40 Hadith
​Course Description:
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Instructor: Muhammed Xhemali
Dates: Starting December 13th
Time/Days of week: Mondays at 7:15PM
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In this course, Muhammad Xhemali will explain Imam Nawawi’s Forty Hadith, using classical commentaries and a wide range of reference works in Islamic scholarship. The importance of the 40 Hadith of Imam Nawawi cannot be over-emphasized. Each hadith is based on a foundational principle of Islam. Each hadith showcases the beauty of the comprehensive words of our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). This collection has been recognized, accepted, and appreciated by Muslim scholars for the last seven centuries. This course will clarify for the student, the meanings, beauty, and guidance in these central Prophetic sayings, which Imam Nawawi selected as being hadiths around which the message of Islam revolves.
Our Students Accomplishments
​Contemporary Fiqh of Mental Health, Stress & Suicide
Submitted by: Aleesha Awan, Rafique Awan, Abdullah Majidi & Aisha Shahzad
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Submitted to: Dr. Asif Hirani
Research Project for Advanced Islamic Studies Course at Worcester Islamic Center
Fiqh of Vaping
Submitted by: Dr. Saleem Khanani & Brother Maseeh Soomro
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Submitted to: Dr. Asif Hirani
Research Project for Advanced Islamic Studies Course @ Worcester Islamic Center
“The American Dream”
Options for a Muslim to buy a home in the USA
Submitted by: Br. Nawal Ahmed, Sr. Absatou Amadou, Hafiz Haseeb Rahman and Hafiz Shahbaz Raja
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Submitted to: Dr. Asif Hirani
Research Project for Advanced Islamic Studies Course at Worcester Islamic Center
Islamic Jurisprudence Relating to Life Sustaining Treatment in End of Life Care (Pulling the Plug)
Submitted by: Rehab Salama and Sameera Ali MD
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Submitted to: Dr. Asif Hirani
Research Project for Advanced Islamic Studies Course @ Worcester Islamic Center
Student Loans
A Contemporary Islamic Perspective
Submitted by: Khaled Abdelkader, Nana Abdelkader, and Anna Herlina
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Submitted to: Dr. Asif Hirani
Research Project for Advanced Islamic Studies Course at Worcester Islamic Center
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DR. ASIF HIRANI's Research Paper
Divine Guidance & Fiqh Regarding COVID-19 Pandemic
