IJC 102 Winter 2026

IJC 102 Introduction to the Sunnah

This course introduces the Sunnah, encompassing the Prophet’s speeches, lifestyle, and practices, as well as Prophetic narratives and traditions. It places the Sunnah in its perspective as a source of legislation and jurisprudence, fiqh. Through lectures, direct instructions, student-centred learning activities, case studies, and scenario-based teaching and learning exercises, students explore questions and issues related to the meanings, authority, and importance of the Sunnah, the Prophet Muhammad’s roles, the divine preservation of the Sunnah, and a range of rulings concerning the Sunnah. Students delve into an analysis of various topics, including the status of the Sunnah in Islam, the Muslims’ duty to the Sunnah, the authenticity of the Sunnah (ath-thubut), the Sunnah as a source for jurisprudence and preaching (da’wah), weak hadiths (al-hadith ad-da’eef), the Sunnah’s role in legislative and non-legislative contexts, the relationship between the Qur’an and the Sunnah, opposing narrations (ikhtilaf al-hadith), abrogation (an-naskh), and contemporary misconceptions, etc.

Schedule

12 Weeks + Exam