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Ryan Boswood
As-salāmu ʿalaykum.
Note well - I do NOT consider myself an academic, rather I am a lay Muslim doing his best to traverse the wide ocean of knowledge that comprises Islām.
Herein is a selection of assignments I submitted for credit in the 'Bachelor of Arts in Islāmic Sciences' (BAIS) program at the 'International Open University' (formerly called the 'Islāmic Online University'). I may also include other self-published pieces, not related to my studies at IOU, which are less formal in nature.
Whilst appreciating my former teachers I no longer agree with this institution's approach to fiqh (jurisprudence) or ʿaqīdah (core beliefs). Hence, I have withdrawn from the BAIS program & am currently pursuing private studies.
My professional background is in the field of education. I have been awarded undergraduate Bachelor degrees by 'Central Queensland University' (CQU) in 'Education' and 'Human Movement Science' respectively. I have also been awarded a 'Teaching English as a Foreign Language' (TEFL) certificate from the 'University of Toronto' (UT) specializing in 'Teaching Test Preparation Courses' and 'Teaching English to Arabic Speakers'.
I have uploaded documents relating to curriculum, pedagogy and examinations relating to a high-school setting. It is hoped that Islāmic institutions co-opt such approaches and documents in order to increase the rigor of religious programs.
Fi Amānullāh (I leave you in the custody of Allāh).
Note well - I do NOT consider myself an academic, rather I am a lay Muslim doing his best to traverse the wide ocean of knowledge that comprises Islām.
Herein is a selection of assignments I submitted for credit in the 'Bachelor of Arts in Islāmic Sciences' (BAIS) program at the 'International Open University' (formerly called the 'Islāmic Online University'). I may also include other self-published pieces, not related to my studies at IOU, which are less formal in nature.
Whilst appreciating my former teachers I no longer agree with this institution's approach to fiqh (jurisprudence) or ʿaqīdah (core beliefs). Hence, I have withdrawn from the BAIS program & am currently pursuing private studies.
My professional background is in the field of education. I have been awarded undergraduate Bachelor degrees by 'Central Queensland University' (CQU) in 'Education' and 'Human Movement Science' respectively. I have also been awarded a 'Teaching English as a Foreign Language' (TEFL) certificate from the 'University of Toronto' (UT) specializing in 'Teaching Test Preparation Courses' and 'Teaching English to Arabic Speakers'.
I have uploaded documents relating to curriculum, pedagogy and examinations relating to a high-school setting. It is hoped that Islāmic institutions co-opt such approaches and documents in order to increase the rigor of religious programs.
Fi Amānullāh (I leave you in the custody of Allāh).
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This brief synopsis is NOT an entirely original work (of mine) per se. I've relied on copy & pasting &/or rephrasing Wright's text for the sake of expediency (e.g. 'Key Take-Home Points) so as to bring this study to the attention of a wider audience. Local imams & community volunteers will gain valuable insight into DFV by reading the linked article. However, this synopsis also acknowledges the dangers of viewing this topic solely through the lens of western academia.
"Contrary to Salafi beliefs, Sunnis today are surveying the tafsir literature and statements from the Salaf, and are proving that the Meccan Pagans are indeed full-blown Mushriks in Rububiyyah"!(1). Thus, where this document ascribes tahweed al rububiyyah to the pagans of Makkah is NOT indicative of the normative Sunni view. See this thread for a better explanation (2).
Whilst I no longer ascribe to Salafiyya I gained benefit from these series of lectures by Shaykh Zulfiker Memon (UK) in 2018.
1. https://twitter.com/SalafiFallacy/status/1501711482526085124
2. https://twitter.com/SalafiFallacy/status/1456385635103674373
This document is for daw'aah purposes only & is not related to any commercial enterprise.
Two students of knowledge checked over this document. One is a former lecturer at the 'Islamic Online University' & the other a graduate of the Islamic College of Madinah, KSA.
Then you should know that you are legally bound to provide a 'duty of care' for all those whom you supervise. As the organizer YOU are legally responsible for the children in your care (refer to the well established concept of 'In loco parentis' - Latin for 'in place of the parent').
YOU need to plan your trip carefully by communicating trip itineraries, rules and guidelines to students and parents in a clear and timely manner. You also need to ensure that YOU sought written permission from ALL legal guardians and yes, I strongly advise you to keep these documents filed for several years. If you do NOT do this you may actually be in breach of the law. Furthermore, and this is based upon anecdotal evidence, I've noticed that even if you do your best in this regard accidents can occur and some angry parents will 'nail you to the wall' if they can. However, documents like this do provide YOU, the organizer, a type of insurance against legal action, and YES angry parents, at times, can NOT be reasoned with.
Teachers know this very well, but I am convinced that many who run mosques and madrassa programs are NOT so aware - in fact I would almost state that many are willfully ignorant. Surely, it is an indictment upon us if government schools organize their school excursions better than we do running Islamic retreats and programs for Muslim students?
In light of this here is a template that you may wish to peruse to guide you in this matter. NB - I have blanked out the student names in this document due to confidentiality reasons. Please share this document, and the concerns outlined above in this post, with your local Islamic institution and mosque.
Fi Amanullah.
𝘼 𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚, 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙄 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝, 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙪𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙤-𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙙𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙄 𝙪𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙖.𝙚𝙙𝙪.
𝙄 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 (𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡) 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙭𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙙. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙪𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙤-𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙨, 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙖 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙤-𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥, 𝙡𝙤𝙡!
𝙎𝙤 𝙄'𝙢 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙡𝙮 - 𝙄 𝙬𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙨𝙤 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙚.
𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠-𝙮𝙤𝙪 & 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙-𝙗𝙮𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚.
In response to his efforts one of his readers compiled this list of Q & A’s with text and links. This will be shared online in order to combat the “PDF thunder-storm” that Madkhali affiliates (i.e. SPUBS /TROID) use to drown out all other voices.
Falsely labelling Muslims as being kharijites is endemic online and this document is an effort to combat this scourge. Erroneous tabdee’ (disparagement) causes division, can be sinful and also harms Muslims i.e. puts them under the spotlight of security services / agencies. As such, download and disseminate this text at will! It is time that we challenged the chain tabdee’ extremists and their narrative!
Make du’a for the compiler of this text who wishes to remain anonymous. Disseminated with the permission of the compiler and Bro Hajji.
This brief synopsis is NOT an entirely original work (of mine) per se. I've relied on copy & pasting &/or rephrasing Wright's text for the sake of expediency (e.g. 'Key Take-Home Points) so as to bring this study to the attention of a wider audience. Local imams & community volunteers will gain valuable insight into DFV by reading the linked article. However, this synopsis also acknowledges the dangers of viewing this topic solely through the lens of western academia.
"Contrary to Salafi beliefs, Sunnis today are surveying the tafsir literature and statements from the Salaf, and are proving that the Meccan Pagans are indeed full-blown Mushriks in Rububiyyah"!(1). Thus, where this document ascribes tahweed al rububiyyah to the pagans of Makkah is NOT indicative of the normative Sunni view. See this thread for a better explanation (2).
Whilst I no longer ascribe to Salafiyya I gained benefit from these series of lectures by Shaykh Zulfiker Memon (UK) in 2018.
1. https://twitter.com/SalafiFallacy/status/1501711482526085124
2. https://twitter.com/SalafiFallacy/status/1456385635103674373
This document is for daw'aah purposes only & is not related to any commercial enterprise.
Two students of knowledge checked over this document. One is a former lecturer at the 'Islamic Online University' & the other a graduate of the Islamic College of Madinah, KSA.
Then you should know that you are legally bound to provide a 'duty of care' for all those whom you supervise. As the organizer YOU are legally responsible for the children in your care (refer to the well established concept of 'In loco parentis' - Latin for 'in place of the parent').
YOU need to plan your trip carefully by communicating trip itineraries, rules and guidelines to students and parents in a clear and timely manner. You also need to ensure that YOU sought written permission from ALL legal guardians and yes, I strongly advise you to keep these documents filed for several years. If you do NOT do this you may actually be in breach of the law. Furthermore, and this is based upon anecdotal evidence, I've noticed that even if you do your best in this regard accidents can occur and some angry parents will 'nail you to the wall' if they can. However, documents like this do provide YOU, the organizer, a type of insurance against legal action, and YES angry parents, at times, can NOT be reasoned with.
Teachers know this very well, but I am convinced that many who run mosques and madrassa programs are NOT so aware - in fact I would almost state that many are willfully ignorant. Surely, it is an indictment upon us if government schools organize their school excursions better than we do running Islamic retreats and programs for Muslim students?
In light of this here is a template that you may wish to peruse to guide you in this matter. NB - I have blanked out the student names in this document due to confidentiality reasons. Please share this document, and the concerns outlined above in this post, with your local Islamic institution and mosque.
Fi Amanullah.
𝘼 𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚, 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙄 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝, 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙪𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙤-𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙙𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙄 𝙪𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙖.𝙚𝙙𝙪.
𝙄 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 (𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡) 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙭𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙙. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙪𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙤-𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙨, 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙖 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙤-𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥, 𝙡𝙤𝙡!
𝙎𝙤 𝙄'𝙢 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙡𝙮 - 𝙄 𝙬𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙨𝙤 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙚.
𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠-𝙮𝙤𝙪 & 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙-𝙗𝙮𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚.
In response to his efforts one of his readers compiled this list of Q & A’s with text and links. This will be shared online in order to combat the “PDF thunder-storm” that Madkhali affiliates (i.e. SPUBS /TROID) use to drown out all other voices.
Falsely labelling Muslims as being kharijites is endemic online and this document is an effort to combat this scourge. Erroneous tabdee’ (disparagement) causes division, can be sinful and also harms Muslims i.e. puts them under the spotlight of security services / agencies. As such, download and disseminate this text at will! It is time that we challenged the chain tabdee’ extremists and their narrative!
Make du’a for the compiler of this text who wishes to remain anonymous. Disseminated with the permission of the compiler and Bro Hajji.