Alim Winter Program 2007: Sherman Jackson

The American Learning Institute for Muslims Winter Program is a 4-day intensive study of one of many traditional Islamic sciences in the context of the modern American paradigm. The Winter Program was designed to meet the apparent need for a shorter intensive program focused on specialized themes. This program targets those who cannot make the Summer Program because of time commitment and those alumni who want more exposure to the ALIM learning philosophy throughout the year. This program rotates across the United States. For 2006, the program will be held at New York University, in New York, New York and the theme will be “The History & Development of Islamic Thought”. This year’s Winter Program will be a critical overview and analysis of the historic development of Islamic Intellectual Thought. The broad and diverse issues that captured the attention of the Muslim community after the death of the Prophet (SAW) will be examined with the purpose of deriving valuable lessons for Muslims living in the Post-Modern world. This course is an interactive format and students will be free to question and encouraged to participate in the discussion. In order to fully grasp the concepts that will be covered, ALIM will explore these issues through the subjects of : – Islamic Theology – Islamic Philosophy – Early Shisms – Sufism – Islam and Modernity Islamic law will not be dealt with as a separate subject in this course as it has already been covered extensively in previous Winter Programs. Instructors: Dr. Muneer Fareed Dr. Abdul-Hakim Jackson Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah

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