Fiqh & Spirituality
Fiqh Made Clear: Elevate Your Worship & Spiritual Connection
- Online
- Ust. Safiyya Dhorat
- Starts 16th September 2025
- 45 Hours
Are you seeking a rigorous, scholarly approach to mastering your fard al-ʿayn obligations? This advanced course provides a systematic study of Ascent to Felicity (Marāqī al-Saʿādāt), the classical Ḥanafī fiqh manual that has informed Islamic scholarship for generations.
Through careful engagement with this authoritative text, you will develop:
A precise understanding of ritual purity (ṭahārah), prayer (ṣalāh), fasting (ṣawm), zakāh, and other fundamental acts of worship
Insight into the legal reasoning (ʿilal) behind rulings
Appreciation of the spiritual dimensions underlying sacred law
Designed for serious students of knowledge, this course combines traditional learning methodologies with contemporary academic rigour. Whether you are establishing your foundational knowledge or seeking to deepen your existing understanding, this programme offers the structured, intellectually substantive approach characteristic of classical Islamic education.
Course Overview
This comprehensive study of Ascent to Felicity (Maraqi al-Sa’adat) offers a deep and practical understanding of Hanafi fiqh, grounded in classical scholarship and enriched with spiritual insights. The course is designed to help you not only learn the rulings, but to connect with the wisdom, beauty, and transformative power behind them.We will cover:
- Creed (Aqidah): Understanding the foundations of belief that anchor the heart.
- Purity (Taharah): The rulings of wudu, ghusl, and cleanliness, and the spiritual state of purity that prepares the heart for worship.
- Salah: The obligations, sunnahs, and etiquettes of prayer, as well as the inner presence that makes it the “coolness of the eyes.”
- Zakah: The rulings of almsgiving and the purification of wealth, alongside the spiritual generosity it cultivates.
- Sawm: The legal rulings of fasting and the spiritual self-restraint that transforms the soul.
- Udhiya: The rulings of sacrifice and the meanings of devotion and submission it symbolises.
- Zabiha: The rulings on lawful slaughter and their connection to gratitude and respect for Allah’s creation.
- Hunting: The regulations and ethical considerations, linking skill, sustenance, and consciousness of Allah.
Throughout the course, we will explore the spirituality of every topic—how each act of worship shapes the heart, disciplines the self, and draws the believer closer to Allah.
By the end of the 30 weeks, you will have both the practical fiqh and the inner appreciation of these pillars of faith and practice, equipping you to live Islam with clarity, confidence, and devotion.
Course Instructor
Ustadha Safiyya Dhorat, founder of Al Muhsinat, is an Islamic scholar with extensive training under traditional scholars since 2001. She holds a Diploma in Contextual Islamic Studies and Leadership from Cambridge Muslim College (2015) and an MA in Islamic Studies from SOAS. She has studied advanced Tafsir, Arabic grammar, rhetoric, and inheritance laws under Shaykh ‘Ali Hani in Jordan. Currently, Ustadha Safiyya teaches in London and successfully runs ‘Spiritual Birth,’ a birth preparation course for Muslim couples.
Days & Timing
Tuesdays, 8pm – 9.30pm
Term Dates
Term 1
Week commencing: 15th September – 13th December 2025 (13 weeks)
Term 2
Week commencing: 5th January 2026 – 15th February 2026 (6 weeks)
Term 3
Week commencing: 13th April – 5th July 2026 (11 weeks) (one week off for Dhul Hijja & Eid)
Course Fees
£399
(Early bird offer £345)
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