This is the second stage of a five-stage program which will take students through a formal, detailed, and holistic study of the Hanafi school via a pedagogically sound and structured curriculum. The carefully curated works chosen for the program focus on instilling a strong, principled, and in-depth understanding of the Hanafi school in every participant. You can learn more about the program here.

At Level One, students will learn about Hanafi hadith methodology in considerable detail using selections from Iʿlam al-Anam bi Istiʿab al-Imam Abi Hanifa li Ahadith al-Ahkam, and they will complete their first reading of a classical primer in Legal Theory through the Mukhtasar al-Manar. The student’s journey in mastering the fiqh of Imam Abu Hanifa will occur through the Kifayat al-Mubtadi, a text which focuses on transmitting the madhhab with brevity, allowing the student to focus and grasp all the central masaʾil with clarity. The specialised text at this level is the al-Mansak al-Saghir by Rahmatu ‘Llah al-Sindi which is a detailed treatise on the hajj pilgrimage. In their first work on Ahadith al-Ahkam, specifically according to the Hanafi school, students will study the Musnad Abi Hanifa. Students will also cover the transmitted beliefs by studying Imam Abu Hanifa’s Wasiyya, and finally, students will study inward fiqh, namely, the proper etiquettes of practising the shariʿa in one’s life from the beautiful work, Shirʿat al-Islam.

This course is delivered through a combination of live sessions and recorded classes.