Halqah: Excellence of Character
Friday mornings, From 10 am – 11 am
Starting July 11th, 2008
Ending September 5th, 2008
Classes are only open to Adult Sisters
Description:
This course for sisters only will examine the virtues and morals of a believer that has been defined by our prophetic tradition. Sisters that would be interested in this halqah would be those who are seeking knowledge to strengthen their character through the words and wisdoms of our pious masters.
Text:
Students are not obliged to purchase texts for this halqah, however two main sources will be used; The Risala by Imam al-Qushayri and The Book of Assistance by Imam al-Haddad.
Registration Deadline:
Please register by Monday, June 30th at the following email address: tajweedprogram@hotmail.com. This will confirming your attendance for the class.
Date: Every Fridays starting Friday July 11, 2008 to September 5th, 2008
Place:
Lote Tree Foundation (Map)
Fee:
The course fee is $50 for the entire 8-week course.
About the Teacher – Ustadha Saiema Din [briefly]:
Ustadha Saiema Din Syed was born in Toronto, Canada to parents of Pakistani origin. She attended, while doing her undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto, fiqh classes taught by Shaykh Talal Ahdab and attended the first Deen Intensive program in Toronto in 1997. She graduated in 1997 from the University of Toronto with an Honours degree in Psychology. She then left for Damascus to study Arabic and the Islamic Sciences along with her husband, Shaykh Zahir Bacchus. Over the course of six years, she studied the science of Tajweed, Shaf’i fiqh, Arabic grammar, ‘Aqeeda, and Methodology of Hadith. She studied under some of the distinguished scholars of Damascus attaining written permission to teach the Islamic sciences. After completing her studies, she returned back to the University of Toronto and completed the Bachelor of Education program, while teaching various halaqahs in the city. She is currently residing in Brampton with her family where she continues to teach the Islamic Sciences as well as being a full-time teacher in the public school board.
For More information Email: sistershalqah@hotmail.com
