Students may choose one or both of our curricula.

Quranic Arabic students will primarily study Classical Arabic (modified Bayyinah Dream Curriculum).

Islamic Studies students will go in depth into the Foundational Islamic Sciences including Seerah, Aqeedah, Fiqh, Ulum al Hadith, Ulum al Quran, Women’s Fiqh and other disciplines.

QURANIC ARABIC STUDIES:

The primary focus of study concentrate on Quranic Arabic (Classical Fusha Arabic). This course is taught by Ustadh Frank Harris.

The SUHBAH curriculum is designed to foster an understanding and appreciation of the Quran in Arabic. Students will learn how to understand and translate the Quran by studying the Bayyinah Dream Arabic curriculum which includes:

  • 80% of Quranic Arabic vocabulary
  • Grammar (Nahw)
  • I’raab (Grammatical breakdown of ayaat) and Translation
  • Morphology (Sarf)

APPROX: 75-80 CLASS HOURS 

ISLAMIC STUDIES:

The Islamic Studies curriculum consists of 2 modules spanning 2 semesters. While it is encouraged to take Module 1 before Module 2, that is not a pre-requisite. The classes are multi-dimensional and consist of a rotating roster of core foundational Islamic sciences that one would find in their first year of an Islamic Studies degree.

The Islamic sciences will include foundational studies in the following subjects:

MODULE 1 (offered in the Fall):

  • Ulum al Hadith (Sciences of Hadith) – Farhat Shamsi
  • Usul al Iman (Aqeedah) – Joe Bradford
  • Ulum ul Quran (Sciences of Quran) – Imran Ghani
  • Intro to Fiqh and Usul al Fiqh (Islamic Law and Jurisprudence) – Safiya Ravat
  • Fiqh of Worship (Taharah and Salah) – Arsalan Majid
  • Women’s Fiqh – Safiya Ravat
  • Islamic History & Civilization – Imran Ghani
  • Purification of the Heart – Khalis Rashaad
  • Shamaail Muhamadiyyah (Description of the Prophet [S]) – Abdullah Ashraf

MODULE 2 (offered in the Spring):

  • Culture Wars: Responding to Liberalism, Postmodernism and Other isms – Fahad Tasleem
  • Qawaa’id al Fiqhiyyah (Legal Maxims in Islamic Law) – Abdullah Ashraf
  • Fiqh of Finances – Abdullah Ashraf
  • Fiqh al Usrah (Fiqh of Marriage & Divorce) – Abdullah Ashraf
  • Stories of Women in the Quran (A Thematic Tafseer) – Farhat Shamsi
  • Seerah – Abdullah Ashraf
  • Contemporary Fiqh (Selected contemporary issues) – Safiya Ravat
  • The Names of Allah – Zaid Noor
  • Tafseer of Selected Passages – Farhat Shamsi
and more…
 
  • The Islamic Studies classes will be taught in a rotating manner and will include guest instructors and scholars qualified in their respective fields inshaAllah.

APPROX: 75-80 CLASS HOURS PER MODULE

 

REQUIREMENTS

Student MUST be able to read Arabic (for Quranic Arabic studies).
Student must be at least age 16 or older (specific exceptions can be made, email info@suhbah.com to inquire).
Student must have the appropriate immigration status to study as SUHBAH does not offer any student visas.