Inside the classrooms of Darul Qasim College, one witnesses an academic environment that fits the noble task of imparting Divine Knowledge. Shaykh Amin frequently reminds faculty, “they (seeker’s of knowledge) are guests of the Prophet ﷺ and this cannot be taken lightly.” Traditional Muslim scholars of the past and present have placed great emphasis on the teacher-student relationship. Mawlana Abdurrehman...
We never really do things to appease or cater to any group or individual. We always cater to what Allah ﷻ wants and do things in a way that will attract His ﷻ blessings and pleasure. Darul Qasim College Board Member, Naheed Hashmi, provides this very clear and concise articulation of the Islamic mindset that is responsible for the sustained...
I believe wholeheartedly, without a doubt, anyone who studies here will have an extremely strong foundation in Islamic Studies. A foundation that will allow for students to continue to progress. But only if someone is willing to invest the time, they will have that very solid foundation. Mawlana Samir, Lecturer and Administrator at Darul Qasim College, is speaking from the...
When you enter into sukūn, what sort of development occurs intellectually, physically, and spiritually? How does this sukūn shape the experiences of the students, faculty, and staff at Darul Qasim College? How is their development as human beings given equal footing with the knowledge that is being imparted? Darul Qasim College Registrar Ghada Ayesh , uses the Arabic word...
Shaykh Amin offers something that I don’t know if it’s offered anywhere else in the US and even in the whole world. I was looking for someone who was able to infuse content, which is waḥy, with the context we are living in today. Shaykh Amin always talks about content and context. He explained to me, that’s the theme and...
What does a medieval archaeological Islamic site in the Turkish countryside have to do with Darul Qasim College’s Arabic Department? Dr. Choukri Heddouchi, Arabic Department chair, begins part 7 of our tour by sharing his current scholarly involvement in deciphering an Arabic medieval inscription that was recently discovered during a systematic archaeological survey in the Turkish countryside. The image pictured...
At Darul Qasim College, our focus is mostly on teaching and I think that’s a deliberate choice. I respect Shaykh Amin for thinking that way. Dr. Muhammad, Department of Theology Chair, brings into focus the department’s and college’s commitment to training future scholars in the field of Islamic Studies through a curriculum and pedagogy rooted in the Islamic intellectual tradition’s ...
All of the levels of study in the Hadith department are part of the college’s larger synthesis project. Where, we’re trying to prove that there is harmony between all forms of revelation and to show an internal cohesiveness between the Qurʾān and the Sunnah, empirical knowledge, reason, etc. This is sort of our civilizational goal. We want to be able...
What does a vibrant, creative and engaging academic space look and feel like? Where scholarly driven inquiry and research drives a curriculum that is tweaked every year based on developments in the field, student’s research interests, and engagement with traditional texts that are re-presented in the context of the time and place we live in. Mawlana Kamil, faculty chair of...
Today’s journey begins beyond the walls of Darul Qasim College and places us directly inside the Prophet’s ﷺ Mosque in the City of Light, al-Madina al-Munawwara. The floral, green carpets come into view accompanied by the soft smell of ṣalawāt (salutations) and the melodious sounds of Qurʾānic Recitation. Mawlana Arif Kamal, department chair of Qurʾānic Recitation, is seated in a...
The department of Islamic Law houses one of the most academically rigorous and intellectually advanced programs in the College: the Darul Iftāʾ program. Your tour guide for this part of the journey is department chair, Mufti Hisham Dawood. His role is to help you better understand this particular program’s scholarly training, the types of people that are being trained, the...
