ECI Cohort (Semester One)
About this course
Foundations of the Islamic Tradition
🗓️ September 15th – Dec 15th, 2025
10 In-Person | 20 Online (Night) Seats Available
Semester One is the heart of our foundational year—designed to equip students with the essential knowledge and spiritual grounding to live Islam with clarity, confidence, and depth.
This immersive program introduces four core disciplines:
🔹 Fiqh (Sacred Law)
Learn how to worship with precision and insight through a structured study of purification, prayer, and daily practice.
🔹 ʿAqīdah (Theology)
Explore the foundations of Islamic belief—God, prophecy, the unseen, and the purpose of creation—through a framework that speaks to both tradition and today’s questions.
🔹 Tasawwuf (Spiritual Psychology)
Develop the inner dimensions of your faith. Understand the ethics of the soul, the purification of the heart, and the path of sincerity in the modern world.
🔹 Arabic
Build the language skills to access Qur’an, hadith, and classical texts—starting from the alphabet and progressing toward understanding.
This semester is ideal for seekers, college students, professionals, and community leaders who want to build a deep, authentic relationship with Islamic knowledge while balancing real-life responsibilities.
Course curriculum
1.
Final Exam: Spring-Summer 2026
1 lessons
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Final Exam Info
2.
Online Resources
1 lessons
3.
Semester Two
0 lessons
4.
Semester One Recordings
14 lessons
5.
Theology Semester One (Laying The Foundations): Two Week Introduction
13 lessons
6.
Maliki Fiqh Review Guides & Workbooks
1 lessons
7.
Maliki Fiqh Text Book For Semester One
29 lessons
8.
Hadith Sciences with Imam Farhan
1 lessons
9.
The Foundations of Arabic Language
0 lessons
ECI Cohort (Semester One)
Semester One at the Ella Collins Institute Foundations of the Islamic Tradition 🗓️ September 15th – Dec 15th, 2025 10 In-Person | 20 Online (Night) Seats Available Semester One is the heart of our foundational year—designed to equip students with the essential knowledge and spiritual grounding to live Islam with clarity, confidence, and depth. This immersive program introduces four core disciplines: 🔹 Fiqh (Sacred Law) Learn how to worship with precision and insight through a structured study of purification, prayer, and daily practice. 🔹 ʿAqīdah (Theology) Explore the foundations of Islamic belief—God, prophecy, the unseen, and the purpose of creation—through a framework that speaks to both tradition and today’s questions. 🔹 Tasawwuf (Spiritual Psychology) Develop the inner dimensions of your faith. Understand the ethics of the soul, the purification of the heart, and the path of sincerity in the modern world. 🔹 Arabic Build the language skills to access Qur’an, hadith, and classical texts—starting from the alphabet and progressing toward understanding. This semester is ideal for seekers, college students, professionals, and community leaders who want to build a deep, authentic relationship with Islamic knowledge while balancing real-life responsibilities.
US$ 500 / month
14 members