Course Overview

This course will cover the fiqh, or legal rulings, of fasting based on a significant portion of Shaykh Akram’s book, Fiqh al-Islami. This course comprehensively covers obligations and recommendations related to fasting, including the many differences which exist among the various schools of Islamic law and how we should handle such differences.

In addition to the legal discussions, the course brings to life the Quran’s discussions of the significance of fasting, making it essential viewing for anyone hoping to make their fasting a means of spiritual transformation and connection with Allah (SWT).