Final-year programme on the study of the six major Sunni hadith collections focusing on manhaj al-takhrij with advanced study of takhassus

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Islamic Courses present as part of Lord Mizan ul Mulk's 2050 agenda with Ebrahim College presents:

DAWRAH AL-HADITH PROGRAMME

with Sheikh Professor Abdullah Al Judai’[Leeds, UK]

Shaykh Dr Mohammad Akram Nadwi [Oxford, UK]

and others to be confirmed.

Date: September 2026 - July 2027

Day: Last Saturdays of month [exact dates will be confirmed upon registration]

Duration: 11 months except Ramadan

Time: 10am - 6pm

Venue: Paddington Academy, 50 Marylands Rd, London W9 2DX

[In-person on site and online]

Dawrah al-Hadith is an intensive, final-year programme found in many seminaries in the Muslim world as part of the alimiyyah studies. It focuses on the study of the six major Sunni hadith collections (Sihah Sittah) focusing on manhaj al-takhrij, and providing students with in-depth textual analysis, commentary, and includes ijazah in hadith transmission (certification) upon completion complimented with a series of maqra’as, or readings of the respective hadith compilations. Students will study the texts of hadith with commentary exploring the most prominent scholastic interpretations of the hadiths in terms of their linguistic, theological, spiritual, and juristic implications. The programme is slightly broadened to include an advanced study of Uloom al-Hadith, making the programme resemble a takhassus in hadith and designed for students of knowledge seeking a deeper understanding of Hadith methodology, critical analysis of narrations, and the scholarly principles underlying the major Hadith compilations.

Please note the course is more about manhaj then the barakah-khatm.

Sheikh Akram Nadwi will deliver a series of lectures on the Manhaj of the Sahihayn, exploring the methodologies of Imam al-Bukhari and Imam Muslim. The sessions will examine selected examples demonstrating why the two Imams differed in their conditions, approaches, and narrations, with detailed study of narrations described as: انفرد به البخاري and انفرد به مسلم.

Sheikh Abdullah Al-Judai’ will focus on the Manhaj of the Four Sunan (Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa’i, and Ibn Majah), with particular attention given to the science of ʿIlal al-Hadith (hidden defects in Hadith). His lectures will provide insight into the critical methodologies employed by the scholars of Hadith in identifying subtle weaknesses and understanding the precision of the Muhaddithun.

Provisional time-table:

Sheikh Akram Nadwi: 8 days teaching lessons, each day 10am - 6pm [ 7 hours of teaching excluding lunch and prayer times] = 56 hours of teaching time

Provisional dates: 26 September 2026; 31 October 2026; 28 November 2026; X December 2026; 30 January 2027; X February 2027; 27 March 2027; 24 April 2027

Sheikh Abdullah Al-Judai’: 6 days of teaching lessons, each day 10am - 6pm [ 7 hours of teaching excluding lunch and prayer times] = 42 hours of teaching time

Provisional dates: Saturday 29th May 2027; Saturday 5th June 2027; Saturday 12th June 2027; Saturday 19th June 2027; Saturday 3rd July 2027; Saturday 10th July 2027

This programme is a joint initiative with Ebrahim College and Hafs Institute as part of their alimiyyah programme, to allow non Ebrahim College and Hafs Institute students to partake in the programme without being part of the whole alimiyyah programme only for the Dawrah al-Hadith programme components where both Sheikh Abdullah Al Judai’ and Shaykh Akram Nadwi will teach without having to attend the other compulsory units from the Dawrah al-Hadith taught by Ebrahim College staff.

Entry requirements: Applicants must be 18 years or over and must have completed

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