DAWRAH AL-HADITH PROGRAMME

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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.
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: ????? ?? ??????? and ????? ?? ????.
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 ?Ilal 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 the alimiyyah programme equivalent studies such as studies up to Mawquf ‘Alaih or Mishkat in Darul Ulooms, or an undergraduate programme in shari’ah from an Islamic University. International applicants must have achieved the equivalent qualifications in their respective country. Students who have not studied a dedicated programme at an institute such as those mentioned above may also be considered if they have studied privately and can demonstrate that they meet the specific pre-requisites and after competition of interview by Ebrahim College senior staff.
Programme outline and dates of each chapter will be confirmed near to the start of the programme.
About the teachers:
Shaykh Professor ‘Abdullah al-Judai’
[
Al-Judai’ Centre for Research & Consultations, Leeds, UK
] is of Iraqi heritage and is one of the leading scholars of our time and a key reference-point for the Scholars in the West and beyond. He studied traditionally and received Ijaza from the leading scholars of Iraq. He is one of the founding members of the European Council for Fatwa and Research. Holding a PhD in Islamic Economics and an MA in Islamic Studies. He is the Managing Director of al-Judai’ Centre for Research and Consultations in Leeds, UK, where he provides consulting services to companies in the field of Islamic financial transactions and provides advisory opinions and solutions to social problems. He also conducts arbitration between parties in commercial and personal cases, in addition to preparing and publishing research and studies in various Islamic sciences and issues, and preparing curricula and intensive courses in Islamic sciences such as Arabic language, Quranic sciences, the sciences of Hadith, jurisprudence, and the purposes of Sharia, and others in selected scientific subjects pertaining to as faith, family issues, financial transactions. Dr. al-Judai’ was formerly the head of the European Council for Fatwa and Research, Chairman of the Fatwa Committee of the European Council for Fatwa and Research in the UK and member of the International Union of Muslims Scholars. He has published and edited extensively on a variety of subjects.
Shaykh Mohammed Akram Nadwi
[Al-Salam Institute, UK]
studied and taught Shari’a at the Nadwatul ‘Ulama (India). He is a muhaddith specialising in ‘Ilm al-Rijal (the study of the narrators of Hadith) and has ijaza (licenses) from many mashayakh, including Abul Hasan Ali Al-Nadwi, Abdul-Fattah Abu Ghuddah, Ramadan Buti, AbdurRahman Kittani and Yusuf al-Qaradawi. Over the course of three decades he has authored, translated and conducted research on many titles related to fiqh, Qur’an, hadith and sufi orders. He has published widely in Urdu, Persian, Arabic, and English on Shah Wali Allah, a critical edition of Us?l al-Sh?sh? in ?anaf? jurisprudence, original monographs on Islamic law, Quran and hadith sciences, and figures such as Ab? ?an?fah, including his monumental 43 volume work on Al-Muhaddithaat –The Women Scholars in Islam. He was a research fellow at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Oxford University, and is recipient of the ‘All?mah Iqb?l prize for contribution to Islamic thought and is the Principal and Co-Founder of Al-Salam Institute. As co-founder of Al-Salam Institute, he continues to teach advanced levels of Islamic Scholarship Program.
Others to be confirmed.
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AUDIENCE
: Open to ALL and any one interested in text based learning classical Islamic scholarship but must meet minimum entry requirements.
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* Please note, time and resources have been set aside to ensure the programme runs in a smooth and professional manner for the maximum benefit of participants and thus unless the programme has been postponed or cancelled, there are
NO REFUNDS
as part of the terms and condition policy.
*
Lunch and refreshments
can be purchased at cafe's or restaurant's near to the venue and
NOT
included in ticket price.
*The course is
BOTH
in person
ONSITE
in London
and for those who can not attend in person can purchase the
LIVE ONLINE STREAMING
ticket to watch it from their device and those coming in person, should decide not to attend person on the day or half the day, you will still recieve a link to the live online streaming, irrespective but are encouraged to attend in person if you have registered for that ticket, as this helps with allows room allocation, respectively for fellow participants
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