Navigating Doubt: An Introduction to Islamic Creed

Categories: Aqeedah, English Track
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About Course

Tuesdays | 7:00 pm — Starting August 11th

In an age where atheism and agnosticism are increasingly common, how do we anchor our faith in absolute certainty?

This comprehensive 12-week course equips you with the rational, logical proofs for the existence of God and His Prophets (peace be upon them all), through a guided study of the classic text Introduction to Islamic Creed (Risalah fi ‘Ilm al-Tawhid) by Shaykh al-Azhar Imam Ibrahim al-Bajuri.

Whether you are a new Muslim building your foundation, a lifelong believer seeking a deeper understanding, or someone active in da’wah and interfaith dialogue, this class will give you the tools to confidently present and understand the core tenets of Islam.

By the end of the course, students will be able to demonstrate what is necessary, possible, and impossible regarding Allah and His Messengers, and respond to the most common modern doubts with clarity and confidence.

A foundational course — open to everyone. The knowledge covered here is fard ‘ayn — the essential, personally obligatory knowledge every Muslim is meant to learn: what we believe about Allah and His Messengers, and why. If you have never taken a class in the Islamic sciences before, this is exactly where to begin.

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What Will You Learn?

  • Understand the three categories of rational judgment — the necessary, the possible, and the impossible — and how they ground certainty in belief.
  • Present the rational proofs for the existence of Allah and answer objections such as "who created God?" and "the universe just is."
  • Explain the tenets concerning Allah — necessary attributes, their impossible opposites, and the possible — with their proofs, following mainstream Sunni orthodox theology.
  • Explain the tenets concerning the Messengers — necessary attributes, their impossible opposites, and the possible — and the role of miracles as divine authentication.
  • Articulate the proof of the prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him), centered on the inimitability of the Qur'an.
  • Know what the text's Conclusion requires of every Muslim: the Prophet's (peace be upon him) noble lineage, his wives and children, the 25 messengers named in the Qur'an, and the virtue of the early generations.
  • Respond to common doubts raised by atheism and agnosticism using rational and textual evidence.
  • Present the case for Islam confidently in da'wah and interfaith settings.

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