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Seminars & Workshops

April 18, 2024By

Paradigms of Islamic Reform in an Age of Minoritization: Deobandis, Barelwis, and the Modernists of Colonial India (04/28)

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January 24, 2024By

A Reading of a Treatise on the Virtues of Jerusalem – Mawlana Bilal Ali Ansari (01/26)

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December 13, 2023By, ,

The 2024 Islamic Bioethics Conference

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December 7, 2023By, ,

A Bee’s Quest – Abdullah Felten (12/16)

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November 2, 2023By, ,

A Re-examination of the Perception of Late Ottoman ʿUlamā within Ottoman Studies (12/3)

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October 3, 2023By, ,

Towards an Islamic Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence – (10/22)

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June 22, 2023By,

Musalsal Aḥadīth and Ijāzah ʿĀmmah – Mawlana Ayūb al-Surtī

Darul Qasim College · Musalsal Aḥadīth And Ijāzah ʿĀmmah – Mawlana Ayūb Al-Surtī
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April 13, 2023By, ,

Modern Muslim Qur’ān Scholarship: Analysis of Thematic Tafsīr’s Approach and Trajectory – (05/05)

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February 13, 2023By, ,

Ibn ʿArabī’s Aesthetic: A Few Introductory Reflections (02-17)

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November 1, 2022By,

Shifting Sands of Higher Islamic Learning in Britain (11/13)

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October 17, 2022By,

The Kalam Reading of a Sūrah in al-Rāzī’s Tafsīr: A Medium for Discovering the Sūrah Structure (10/30)

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September 27, 2022By,

The Ḥanafī-Māturīdī as an Islamic Worldview Orientation

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June 20, 2022By,

Combating Relativism: Classical Muslim Approaches – Ismail Royer

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May 31, 2022By,

Ethics in Modern Islamic Thought: The Trusteeship Paradigm of Taha Abderrahmane

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May 17, 2022By,

Living Islam in the Age of Science (05/27)

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April 6, 2022By,

Eating Healthy this Ramadan–Tips from Mawlana Asif Zia Uddin

On March 20, 2022,  Mawlana Asif Zia Uddin, Chair of the Department of Islamic History at Darul Qasim, was invited to IFN Libertyville to speak about eating healthy this Ramadan. His presentation focused on sharing his research on this topic and practical tips on how to consciously eat healthy this Ramadan. He began by sharing...
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March 19, 2022By,

Zakat Presentation with Q&A Live Online (03/27)

Zakat is the obligatory charity that is due upon every Muslim adult. Sounds simple enough, but many of us do not realize what this truly means, as how we define wealth, debt, needs and recipients has become more complex. As Ramadan is fast approaching, there is no better time to gain a clearer understanding of...
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March 27, 2021By,

Ranks of the Divine Seekers: Ibn al-Qayyim’s Madarij al-Salikin (04/09)

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February 24, 2021By,

Imām Nawawī: His Work and Impact on Hadīth (03/05)

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February 5, 2021By

Islam and Politics

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January 26, 2021By,

Print’s Effect on Islamic Literature (02/05)

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January 21, 2021By,

Fences, Walls and States: Anthropology of Political Borders (02/19)

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November 10, 2020By,

Kalām, Russell’s Teapots, and the Flying Spaghetti Monster

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October 30, 2020By,

Islamicate and Decoloniality

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October 27, 2020By,

Race, Colonialism, and the Decolonial

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October 17, 2020By,

The Fairest of Stories: Reflections on Sūrah Yūsūf (Q. 12)

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September 30, 2020By,

Mamluk Cairo – Through the Life of Ibn al-Hajj

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September 23, 2020By,

The Data Economy, Privacy and Rationality

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August 25, 2020By,

2020-2021 Lecture Series: Themes of the Qurʾān

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July 30, 2020By,

ˁIlm Al-Munāẓarah (Weekly, Starting Sep 14, 2020)

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April 13, 2019By,

Islamic Education: Between the Madrasah and Western Academy

JOIN DARUL QASIM AND ZAYTUNA COLLEGE FOR THIS EVENT ON SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2019 FROM 1 P.M. TO 5 P.M. Education has been central to Islam since the first revelation given to Prophet Muḥammad (Peace and Blessings be Upon Him). Many avenues exist today for people, both Muslims and non-Muslims, to gain an understanding of this faith whose...
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January 9, 2019By,

Reading Ibn Khaldun

Dr. Choukri Heddouchi 8 Sessions January 9 to February 27, 2019 Wednesdays, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. CST In-person and Live webcastNo prerequisites required, course taught in EnglishIbn Khaldūn, a pioneer theoretician in the field of social sciences, proposed in his Muqaddimah a novel approach to understanding human history, foretelling many aspects of anthropological methods and...
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July 9, 2018By,

Summer 2018 Islamic Studies Classes with Dr. Issam Eido

Summer Islamic Studies Classes with Dr. Issam Eido with Dr. Issam Eido Qur’anic Studies in the Western Academia TUESDAYS, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. 4 Sessions between July 9 to August 3 Hadith criticism (Muṣṭalaḥ): origin and evolution THURSDAYS, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. 4 Sessions between July 9 to August 3
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May 12, 2018By,

Month of Mercy: The Inner and Outer Dimensions of Ramadan

Lecture: Month of Mercy: The Inner and Outer Dimensions of Ramadan Speaker: Mawlana Bilal Ali Ansari Date: May 12th, 2018 Venue: Masjid al-Jumuah, 351 Veterans Pkwy Bolingbrook IL 60490 Timing: From Maghrib – ‘Isha (reference for timings: http://bolingbrookmasjid.com/)
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April 28, 2018By,

Atheism, Secularism, and Modernism

Lecture delivered by Dr. Muhammad Volkan on April 28th, 2018
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March 16, 2018By,

Introduction to Jihād – Shaykh Mohammed Amin Kholwadia

Delivered at Muslim Society Inc., Glendale Heights, IL- March 16, 2018 By: Shaykh Mohammed Amin Kholwadia Shaykh Amin presents a formal approach to understanding ‘Jihād’ as he highlights the differences between its literal and technical meanings. This talk is filled with references from the Qurʾān and Ḥadīth along with a much-needed commentary both for Muslims at large,...
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February 18, 2018By,

Contributions of Indian Scholars to Hadith Literature

Mawlana Bilal Ali Delivered: Feb. 18, 2018
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February 11, 2018By,

The Second Coming of Īsa

Mawlana Kamil Uddin Delivered on Feb. 11, 2018,
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January 14, 2018By,

Fabrication Within the Prophetic Tradition – Concepts, Causes, and Cases

Mawlana Bilal Ali Delivered: Jan. 14, 2018
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October 15, 2017By,

The History of the Compilation of the Qur’ān

Mawlana Asif Uddin Delivered: Oct. 15, 2017
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September 24, 2017By,

Sources of Knowledge and Methods of Understanding in Islam

Dr. Muhammed Volkan Stodolsky Delivered: Sept. 24, 2017
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September 17, 2017By,

The History and Development of Fiqh

Mufti Hisham Dawood Delivered: Sept. 17, 2017
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September 10, 2017By,

Prophethood of Dhūl-Kifl – Maulana Kamil Uddin

Delivered on Sept. 10, 2017 Click to play
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April 2, 2017By,

The Coolness of Our Eyes

The Coolness of Our Eyes: Raising Our Children April 2, 2017, 1:00 p.m. to 4 p.m. CST Glendale Heights Campus Presented by ‘Ālimah Amina Lakhi & Dr. Sarah Syed Purchase the Recording (Women only) Motherhood is an intrinsic ability, but it is often plagued with doubt. Am I doing this right? What is the Sunnah concerning these matters? How...
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February 25, 2017By,

Mathematical Infinity

Delivered Feb 25, 2017, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Glendale Heights campus. Zamir Syed, PhD In this workshop, Dr. Syed explores the concept of numbers from a mathematical viewpoint.  In addition to providing a brief history of the concept of infinity, Dr. Syed also discussed the concise definitions of infinity and beyond. This...
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February 18, 2017By,

How a Prophetic Ḥadīth Sheds Light on Modern Scholarship

Delivered Feb 18, 2017, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Glendale Heights Campus. Khaled Keshk, PhD Chair, Department of Religious Studies DePaul University It is true that intention is what decides the outcome, even in scholarship. In fact we can say that especially in scholarship. Dr. Khaled will share three incidents, two that are...
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January 21, 2017By,

The Role of Islamic Scholarship in the Mogul Dynasty

Access Event Recording Jan 21, 2017 Glendale Heights Campus Mawlana Uwais Namazi Guest Speaker from UK Darul Qasim is proud to host Mawlana Uwais Namazi – a scholar from England. Mawlana Uwais will be speaking about the role of ʿulamāʾ in the promotion and preservation of the Islamic milieu during the Mogul rule in India....
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April 23, 2016By,

Ascension of the Believer – Part II

Mufti Hisham Dawood Liaison, Department of Islamic Law Mawlana Arif Kamal Liaison, Department of Qurʾānic Studies and Recitation Part I: Nov 21, 2015 Part II: April 23, 2016 Glendale Heights Campus In this two-part series of workshops, Darul Qasim faculty members, Mufti Hisham and Mawlana Arif taught essential worship discourses related to prayer – the...
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April 2, 2016By,

Islamic Archeology and its Context

April 2, 2016 Glendale Heights campus Dr. Choukri Heddouchi Introduction to Anthroplogy This presentation with Dr. Choukri will explore the field of Islamic archaeology as an academic discipline, in its own right, surveying its history and methodology, and as an intersection of Islamic history, archaeology and wider anthropology. The workshop will conclude with an extensive...
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February 27, 2016By,

The Dangers of Debt: Macroeconomic and Social Justice Perspectives

February 27, 2016 Glendale Heights Campus Professor Amir Sufi The severe recession of the late 2000s in the United States and Europe was preceded by a very large run-up in borrowing by households. In this talk, Professor Sufi explains why debt often precedes severe economic downturns, and why we must reform the financial system to...
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