In this final lecture in the series on Usul al-Fiqh, Shaykh Ismail Kamdar discusses the Hanafi principle of Istihsan and how it can be used to solve contemporary issues in Fiqh.
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This is the fifth lecture in the Usul al-Fiqh series covering the concept of Urf as a principle of Fiqh.
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This is the fourth lesson in the series on Usul al-Fiqh focusing on the principles of Ijma (consensus) and Qiyas (Logical Deduction).
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This is the third lecture on the series on Usul al-Fiqh highlighting how the Quran and Sunnah are utilized in Fiqh by each of the madhhabs.
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In this lesson, Shaykh Ismail Kamdar explains the history of Fiqh and how the various madh’habs developed over time.
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In this short lesson, Ismail Kamdar answer questions related to the sciences of Tafseer.
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In this short lesson, Ismail Kamdar revises briefly through the main sciences related to understanding the Quran.
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This is the first in a series of classes on Usul al-Fiqh. In this class, Shaykh Ismail discusses the course objectives, as well as the basic terminology of this field.
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This is a Jumah Khutbah dedicated to the life of Imam Malik (RA), extracting various lessons from his life.
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In this Jumah Khutbah, delivered at Ridge Road Musalla on 30 August 2019, Shaykh Ismail Kamdar discusses relevant lessons from the life of ImÄm AbÅ« ḤanÄ«fa (RA). This is the first in a series of lectures on the lives of great scholars of Islam.
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Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify PodcastsBorn on 1 September 1986 in Durban, South Africa, Abu Muawiyah began his study of Islam at the age of 13. After seven years in a Deobandi Darul Uloom, Abu Muawiyah graduated at the age of twenty and continued his study of Islam under scholars from a variety of groups and madhhabs.
In 2007, Abu Muawiyah joined the Islamic Online University as one of its first students. In this same year, he met Dr. Bilal Philips and became one of his students. In January 2014, he completed a BAIS through the Islamic Online University and is currently pursuing his Minor in Education.
Abu Muawiyah has served as a Da’ee for IIFRI, and as an Islamic Studies, Arabic and Economics teacher at Ihsaan Boys College in 2008. In 2009, he taught Social Studies, English and Economics with an Islamized curriculum at the Al-Fajr International School in Chennai, India.In 2010, he became one of the first Tutorial Assistants of the Islamic Online University’s BAIS program.
He has served as TA for Fiqh, Arabic, Tafseer, Etiquettes, History and Aqeedah at IOU over the past four years, and currently serves as the Head Tutorial Assistant of IOU’s BAIS and Higher Diploma Programs. Abu Muawiyah is the author of ‘Having Fun the Halal Way: Entertainment in Islam’ and hosted two weekly Radio Programs on Radio Al-Ansaar ‘The Divine Connection: Understanding the Quran’ and ‘Dawah Dynamics’ from 2012 until 2013.
Abu Muawiyah has lectured at various workshops, conferences, radio stations, television stations and youth camps around South Africa and abroad. He is happily married with four children, and currently resides in Durban, South Africa.