Understanding the Sunnah

Code:                   DLC/S/1

Resource Person:  Nadir Aqeel

Author:                Hafiz Muhammad Ibrahim

Instructor:          Tariq Hashmi

Pre-requisites:   None

Duration:             Open

Description Module 1 Section I: General Introduction i. ii. iii. iv. v. Background Definition History Transmission Significance Section II: Appendix to Section I i. Abraham (sws): Father of the Muslim Ummah Module 2  Section III: Sphere of the Sunnah i. ii. General Subject Matter List of Sunan instituted by the Prophet (sws) Module 3 Section IV: Determinants of the Sunnah i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. The Sunnah only consists of religious practices The Sunnah only consists of practices and not doctrines and texts The Sunnah only consists of the practices initiated, by the Holy Prophet (sws), not by the Holy Quran Supererogatory acts are not Sunnah Sunnah excludes the Prophetic teachings which actually attempt to interpret and explain the human nature The Sunnah excludes practices that the Holy Prophet (sws) did not institute as Sunnah The Sunnah cannot be established through Individual Reports Module 4 Section V: Some Clarifications i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. Consensus of all Sects on Sunnah Sunnah does not depend on Hadith Do Muslim sects disagree over the Sunnah Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah Usage of the term ‘Sunnah’ Status of the Different Sunan