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Course

Islamic History

التاريخ الإسلامي

From the Ambiya to the 14 Masumeen (AS) — the story of guidance, sacrifice and the unbroken chain of the Imamat.

History in our curriculum is not a list of dates. We study the lives of the Anbiya and the Masumeen (AS) to draw lessons for our own — to see how truth was preserved generation after generation.

Syllabus

Stories of the Prophets (Ambiya)
  • Hazrat Adam (AS) — the first man and the first prophet
  • Hazrat Nuh, Ibrahim, Musa, Isa (AS) — patience and tawakkul
  • Lessons in monotheism, perseverance and sacrifice
The Seerah of the Holy Prophet (S)
  • Birth, childhood and the years before bi'thah
  • Da'wah in Makkah and the hijrat to Madinah
  • Major battles and treaties
  • Hadith al-Thaqalayn and the day of Ghadeer
The 14 Masumeen (AS)
  • Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (SA)
  • Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS) — caliphate and Nahj al-Balagha
  • Imam Hasan and Imam Hussain (AS) — peace and sacrifice
  • From Imam Sajjad (AS) to Imam al-Mahdi (AJF)
Karbala — The Eternal Lesson
  • Background and the events leading to Ashura
  • The night of Ashura, the day, and the journey of the captives
  • The role of Sayyida Zainab (SA) and Imam Sajjad (AS)
  • Karbala and the survival of Islam

Learning outcomes

  • Place the major events of Islamic history on a coherent timeline
  • Draw practical lessons from the lives of the Masumeen (AS)
  • Develop a deep, lifelong attachment to Karbala and its message