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‘AQEEDAH: ISLAMIC CREED ISLAMIC
SECTS [HERESIOLOGY] (60 Hours)
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| I. OBJECTIVES |
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- Clarifying that the foundational principle in Islaam
is a call to unity and firm adherence to the Qur’aan
and Sunnah.
- Emphasizing that division is always the product of extremism
and deviant thought.
- Awareness of ancient sects which appeared in Muslim history
enables the student to understand the present and the historical
roots of contemporary sects.
- Providing the student with an historical background of
destructive roles played by deviant sects during Islamic
history.
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| II. CLASS CONTENT |
| Second
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A. Reasons for
the appearance of sects.
B. Khaarijites;
their origin, opinions, and sub-sects.
C.
Shi’ites: Twelvers, Zaydites, Ismailites
D.
Baatinites Past and Present:
Qaramantians, Babakites, Nusairites,
Druze, Bahai, Qadianites.
E. Scholastic Theology |
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1. Minor
Sects: Their names, origins, and teachings
Jabrites,
Qadarites, Murji’ites, Mushabbihah
2.
Major Sects: Their names, origins, and teachings
i.
Mu‘tazilites
ii.
Ash‘arites
iii.
Maatureedites
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| III. TEXTBOOKS |
| A. Required Text: |
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Bilal Philips, Islamic Sects
Bilal Philips, The Shi’ite Creed
Bilal Philips, The Devil’s Deception
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| B. Supplementary
Texts: |
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Ash-Shahrastaanee,
al-Milal wan-Nihal (Eng. Trans.)
Ibn Hazm, al-Fisal fee al-Milal wal-Ahwaa wan-Nihal
Abul-Hasan al-Ash‘aree, Maqaalaat al-Islaamiyyeen
Al-Baghdaadee, al-Farq baynal-Firaq
Muhammad Aboo Zahrah, Taareekh al-Mathaahib al-Islaamiyyah
Ahmad Jallee, Diraasah ‘an al-Firaq fee Taareekh al-Muslimeen
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