WEEKEND INTENSIVE
Introduction to Islamic Sciences by Dr Samir Mahmoud
🗓️ Sat 12 Oct and Sun 13 Oct
🕙 9 AM – 6 PM
🕌 UMMA Centre, 72 George Street, Doncaster East
💰$25 per person
🎟️ Register: https://www.trybooking.com/CSBYX
📚This weekend intensive offers an introduction to the Islamic scholarly tradition by exploring the Hadith of Jibril (as), focusing on Islam, Iman, and Ihsan. It will cover key historical developments and major concepts in foundational Islamic disciplines such as Qurʾanic Studies, Hadith Studies, Islamic Law (Fiqh), Islamic Theology (Kalam), and Islamic Spirituality (Tazkiya).
🔎 The course is facilitated by Madina Institute in collaboration with UMMA. It provides students with a comprehensive overview of classical Islamic sciences, including their major developments, concepts, figures, and texts.
📖Students will learn about the Islamic epistemological framework, the hierarchies of disciplines, and the connections between various sub-fields of knowledge, highlighting their relevance in the modern context.
🎙️ About Dr Samir Mahmoud
Dr Samir Mahmoud received his PhD from the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge, researching comparative aesthetics (Western and Islamic). He is currently Assistant Professor of Architectural History & Theory at the Lebanese American University (LAU). Between 2013-2016 he was Visiting Assistant Professor of Architecture at the American University of Beirut (AUB). He was Postdoctoral Fellow at the Khalili Centre for Research in Art & Material Culture, University of Oxford (2012-2013) and Agha Khan Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT (2012).
Dr Samir is also director of “The Living Turath Initiative.” LivingTurath (Living Tradition in English) is an educational initiative that enables Muslims to discover the wisdom of the Islamic tradition today. Its mission is to educate Muslims on the continued relevance and value of traditional Islamic perspectives and practices for their day-to-day lives. To this end, we organize educational workshops, lectures, & retreats.
Dr Samir’s interests vary widely and include: art & architecture (Islamic and Western), philosophy (Islamic, Neoplatonism, and Continental), Islamic studies, urban & landscape design, and psychology (particularly the dialogue between Islamic and Western ‘therapeutics of the soul’). He has lectured in the UK, Lebanon, & Australia.
