| Sessions | Date | Topic | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Thursday, Jan. 2 | Orientation & Social Issues Discussion | Dr. Zainab Alwani |
| Day 2 | Friday, Jan. 3 | Building a Relationship with the Quran: A Heart-Centered Approach | Dr. Zainab Alwani |
| Day 3 | Saturday, Jan. 4 | The Structural Unity of the Quran Methodology | Dr. Zainab Alwani |
| Day 4 | Sunday, Jan. 5 | Trip to the National Museum of Asian Art | |
| Day 5 | Monday, Jan. 6 | The Relationship between the Quran and the Sunnah | Dr. Zainab Alwani |
| Day 6 | Tuesday, Jan. 7 | The Two Readings & The Three Overarching, Governing Quranic Objectives | Dr. Zainab Alwani |
| Day 7 | Wednesday, Jan. 8 | Application of the Conceptual Reading of the Quran | Dr. Zainab Alwani |
| Day 8 | Thursday, Jan. 9 | Introduction to Maqasid al-Quraniyyah | Dr. Deina Abdelkader |
| Day 9 | Friday, Jan. 10 | The Quranic Worldview & Ethics of Disagreement | Dr. Ahmed Salem |
| Day 10 | Saturday, Jan. 11 | Application of Hadith Authentication: The Conceptual Reading of the Sunnah in Light of the Quran | TBA |
| Day 11 | Sunday, Jan. 12 | Trip to the Diyanet Center of America | |
| Day 12 | Monday, Jan. 13 | Using Maqasid Quraniyyah to Examine Non-Islamic Heritage: Ethics and Economics Case Study | Dr. Waleed El-Ansary |
| Day 13 | Tuesday, Jan. 14 | Using Maqasid Quraniyyah to Examine Islamic Heritage: Marital Discord Case Study | TBA |
| Day 14 | Wednesday, Jan. 15 | Group Research | TBA |
| Day 15 | Thursday, Jan. 16 | Final Group Proposal Presentations | |
Program Instructors
Dr. Zainab Alwani
Founding Director and Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at Howard University School of Divinity (HUSD)
Dr. Ahmed Salem
Associate professor at The Institute for Islamic World Studies, Zayed University, UAE
Dr. Waleed El-Ansary
Associate Professor, University Chair of Islamic Studies, Theology Department
Deina Abdelkader, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Director of Peace & Conflict Studies
Contact
For questions about the program, contact the Program Coordinator at tfiadmissions@iiit.org