iCAN Associate Member Syllabus
Section 1: Quran Memorization
(A useful reference: Last 20 surahs of Quran: Download)
Section 2: Tafseer
The following three requirements are required to be met.
1. Debacha and Muqadimah of Tafheem ul Quran by Maulana Syed Abul Aala Maududi
(Tafheem ul Quran can be read from Australian Islamic Library in 9 languages)
Debacha of Tafheem ul Quran can also be accessed separately from below:
Urdu: Read / Download / Listen / Watch
English: Read / Download
2. Tafseer Surah Fatiha
The tafseer of Surah Fatiha can be completed through 1 of the 3 options below:
Option 1: Surah Fatiha from Tafheem ul Quran
Urdu: Download;
English: Download;
(For further reference, Tafseer bookshelf of Australian Islamic Library can be consulted which is a house to more than 100 titles on the subject)
Option 2: Rediscovering Al-Fatiha Lecture by Sheikh Noman Ali Khan (Recommended)
English: Watch / Listen
Option 3: Tafseer Al-Fatiha by Dr. Israr Ahmed
Urdu: Read / Download / Watch
English: Watch
3. Tafseer Surah Kahf
The tafseer of Surah Kahf can be completed through 1 of the 5 options below:
Option 1: Surah Kahf from Tafheem ul Quran
Urdu: Download / Watch / Listen
English: Listen (from ‘Towards Understanding the Quran” which an abridged version of Tafheem ul Quran) / Read (unabridged)
Option 2: iCAN Course on Tafseer of Surah Al-Kahf (Dr. Yasir Qadhi)
English: Listen
Option 3: Surah Kahf lecture by Dr. Israr Ahmed
Urdu: Watch
Option 4: Surah Kahf – Hafiz Naveed Ahmed
Urdu: Watch: Part 1, Part 2
Option 5: Surah Kahf – Sheikh Noman Ali Khan
English: Listen
Section 3: Hadith
The hadith study syllabus can be completed through 1 of the 4 options below:
Option 1: Chahal Hadith by Khurram Murad R.A. (Recommended)
Urdu: Read / Download
Option 2: Hadith e Nawawi – Dr. Israr Ahmed – Only Part 1 is mandatory
Urdu: Watch: Part1, Part2, Part3, Part4, Part5, Part6, Part7, Part8, Part9
Option 3: 40 Hadith by Mufti Hussain Kamani – Only Hadith 1 (3 audios) is mandatory
English: Intro1, Intro2, Hadith1
Option 4: 40 hadith by Shiekh Navaid Aziz (part 1) OR any other lecture series/course or book on 40 hadith of Imam Nawawi (all 42 ahadith)
English / Urdu / Bangla – Access from here
Section 4: Development of Required Islamic Character and Personality
The following two requirements are required to be met:
1. Read and understand one of the following books:
Option 1: Islam Kiya hai (Maulana Syed Abul Aala Maududi)
Urdu: Read; Listen
Option 2: The message of Islam (English translation of the booklet ‘Islam Kiya hai’)
English: Download
2. Read and understand one of the following books:
Option 1: Shahadat e Haq (Syed Abul Aala Maududi) شہادت حق
Urdu: Download / Listen
Option 2: Witness unto Mankind (English translation for Shahadat e Haq)
English: Download
Optional additional resource (not included in the mandatory syllabus):
Witness unto mankind lecture by Sheikh Noman Ali Khan: Watch
Section 5: Seerah
The Seerah study can be completed through 1 of the 3 options below:
Option 1: Nabi SAW ki seerat k numayan pehlu (Hafiz Muhammad Idris)
Urdu: Watch / Listen
Option 2: How to be with the Prophet PBUH in Jannah – Sheikh Omar Suleiman
English: Watch
Option 3: Uswa e Rasool se 100 Jhalkiyan – Sheikh Shuja ud Din Sheikh
Urdu: Watch
Section 7: Organizational Code of Conduct
1. Read and understand Clauses 1-15 (at least) of the iCAN Constitution
2. Complete the ‘WHEN MUSLIMS WORK TOGETHER’ course by Sheikh Noman Ali Khan through one of the following options:
Option 1: English – Listen:
- Part1 (Motivation for Islamic Work – Main session),
- Part2 (The Balanced Big Picture),
- Part3 (Volunteer Discipline)
- Part4 (Shura and its manners)
- Part5 (Najwa – Something that destroys the Islamic work),
- Part6 (Qualities of Leaders),
- Part7 (Q&A)
Option 2: When Muslims Work Together (transcription of above course in book form): Read / Download