Ijāza in the Forty Hadith of Imām Nawawī

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This ijāza course prepares Muslim women to honor and convey Imām al-Nawawī’s Arbaʿīn with clarity, appropriate application, and reverence.

What you’ll study:

  • Read the Arabic text accurately
  • Understand vocabulary and variant readings
  • Explore the meaning and relevance of each hadith in personal and communal life.


What this prepares you for:

  • Upholding and honoring the sunna and its proper transmission
  • Teaching to others and continuing the chain of transmission
  • Applying the teachings to daily life and fortifying faith

 Degree

Ijāza Certification

Required credits

NA
Competency-Based Program

Areas of Focus

Reading Accuracy and Fluency, Hadith Comprehension and Application, Narrators and Transmission

Admissions Dates

Coming Soon​

Tuition

Tuition and fee information is available here.

 

Program Objectives

Fluency of the Arba’in

  • Read the Arabic text of Imām al-Nawawī’s Arbaʿīn fluently and precisely
  • Recognize key vocabulary, grammatical structures, and variant readings.

Living the Prophetic Example

  • Analyze the language and context of each hadith to derive ethical, theological, and spiritual lessons
  • Apply these teachings meaningfully within personal and community life.

Honor the Sanad

  • Identify the primary narrators of the hadith
  • Examine their role within the classical chain of transmission (sanad)
  • Revere the significance of scholarly continuity in preserving the prophetic tradition

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