English Classical Islamic Learning (ECIL) is an Pre-‘Alim’ course, designed to introduce men to the classical methodology of Islamic knowledge and scholarship through a modern educational approach. The philosophy of the course is distinct in its embrace of the entire academic tradition of the Ahl-al Sunnah wal-Jama’ah with respect for all scholars of Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, and Usul al-fiqh. Moreover, ECIL highlights the importance of spiritual purification (tazkiyah) and inner reform (islah). We expect our students to not only learn the knowledge of the Deen of Islam but also the feelings and haqeeqah of the knowledge.
Those who complete the program over the course of several years will have studied all of the texts and disciplines traditionally taught in the conventional “‘Alim” course. However being qualified and recognized as an ‘Alim requires a deep level of taqwa and tazkiyah that is only really obtained through live interaction and suhbah with senior scholars and shuyukh of our Ummah. Therefore, the last one to two years of the course must be performed live, in-person, onsite in one of our recommended institutions in the UK or South Africa.

As the course progresses year-to-year, we will continually encourage students to develop their spirituality and try to identify opportunities for them to do so.

Click HERE to Register for ECIL August 2016 Session.