The Muslim Handbook of Etiquette & Manners - Book + Online Course Bundle

ABOUT THE BOOK

This book is a translation of Imam al-Ghazali's Adab fi al-Din, a concise yet thorough guide to proper Islamic conduct and character in a wide range of life situations.

Al-Ghazali begins by outlining the essential principles that govern all interactions with other people and with oneself, and which every Muslim should strive to embody and cultivate within his or her life. The core of the book is a sort of practical manual of adab, and includes sections on such everyday issues as:

• The Adab of the Scholar, Student, Reciter of the Qur'an, Muhaddith, Khatib, and many other roles related to worship and seeking knowledge
• Adab of fasting, eating, drinking, giving and receiving charity, giving and receiving gifts, and of being wealthy or poor
• Adab of sleep, waking, being in public and in social gatherings, and other ordinary life situations
• Adab of husbands and wives, parents and children, and other relationships
• Adab of some common professions

ABOUT THE COURSE

This course will be a journey through selections from IGP's new book The Muslim Handbook of Etiquette & Manners, a new translation of Imam al-Ghazali's Adab fi al-Din. As the text is a guide to proper Islamic conduct and character in a wide range of life situations, this course will focus on practical application of these principles in a modern context. 

Over the course of 5 weekly sessions, Shaykh Farid Dingle will guide us through this text, helping us to explore ways to apply the general principles which Imam al-Ghazali outlines to our own lives in everyday situations. Where Al-Ghazali's outlines essential principles that govern interactions with other people and with oneself - and which every Muslim should strive to embody and cultivate within his or her life - this course will help students to understand how these general principles might be specifically applicable to our own lives. Our aim is that by the end of this five-week course, al-Ghazali's text will be rendered much more useful to all students, and will serve as a quick and easy reference for a variety of life situations.

There will be time for Q&A in each class session, and all students will have access to a private chat group with the course instructor for additional questions and discussion.

Course schedule: Wednesdays November 13-December 11 – 1 pm ET; 5 pm London; 10 am PST; 8pm Mecca; 1am Malaysia (1 hour long) – 5 sessions total – All sessions will be recorded if you cannot attend live.