Evolution of Fiqh Class

[SairaSiddiqui]

Assalaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah,

There are some brothers from Indiana who would like to attend the Evolution of Fiqh class in Houston. Is there anyone from Houston that can help with accomodations? Is there a mosque close by that we can stay at? As of right now, there are two brothers who are confirmed. Inshallah, more will come.

Jazakum Allah Khair

Assallaam u Alaikum brother,

we welcome you all to Houston! Do not worry about anything, insha'Allah i know the brothers here will be very excited to serve as your hosts. if any brother would like to bring his wife or sister, please let them know we can make accomodations for any sisters as well.

wa salam

[Abu Ubaydah]

Assalaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah,

There are some brothers from Indiana who would like to attend the Evolution of Fiqh class in Houston. Is there anyone from Houston that can help with accomodations? Is there a mosque close by that we can stay at? As of right now, there are two brothers who are confirmed. Inshallah, more will come.

Jazakum Allah Khair
As salaam 'alaikum akhee,

This is really awesome. About a dozen brothers went to Houston from Austin for the last class. The Houston brothers were awesome and they took care of everything for us last time. It was an amazing experience. So, don't worry too much about it. I will inform the brother who helped us with everything last time and who is in charge of khidmah to visiting students. We can figure out a way to get him in touch with you or vice versa, insha'Allah.

A lot of us are planning on going for that class as well. We can probably hang out together, insha'Allah :)

If there is anything else you think I can help you with, please feel free to let me know.

Jazakum Allahu Khairan,
Was salaam 'alaikum wa rahmatu Allahi wa barakaatuh

[Irtiza Hasan]

Whats up Waheed? Do you remember me? We met a long time ago, like almost 2 and a half weeks ago in Qabeelat Mubarak, George Mason University? We would love to host you insha allah. In fact, our city is even called Host-on. I will let our Director of Planning & Development know that you guys will be coming down. How many people will be coming (confirmed)?

[3lmir Salam]

Assalaamu'alaikum, Waheed.

I'm glad to hear that you guys will be coming down to Houston for the next class. I apologize for not replying earlier, but inshaAllah I will be helping you guys get settled down here and find you a place to stay. Last time the Austin brothers came, they stayed at a masjid (Masjid Abu Bakr) not too far away from where the class was being held (about 12.7-minute drive). I truly am very excited to meet you guys once you come down here, and if there's anything I can help you with, feel free to call me when you like. My cell phone number is 832-788-4006. I don't check the forums all that often, to be honest, so phone or email is the best way to reach me.

Also a small suggestion.....if possible, can you change your flight schedule to where you'll be arriving at Hobby Airport in Houston? This is actually much closer to the class site and your possible lodging location as well. If you can't change it, it won't be a big deal inshaAllah. Again, I apologize for not replying earlier to your post.

Assalaamu'aliakum wa rahmatullah
Amir Salam

[Irtiza Hasan]

Assalaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah,

The 2 brothers have purchased their tickets:
Arrival:
*They'll arrive in Houston Intercontinental (IAH) at 2:31 PM on Thursday, May 20-Insha Allah. It's flight 6347 from Dallas.
Departure:
*They'll leave from Houston Intercontinental (IAH) at 7:35 AM on Monday, May 31-Insha Allah.

These were the cheapest flights they could find. I hope it's ok.
We're still looking for more brothers/sisters. Make du'aa for us.
Waheed, email me directly at manager@almaghrib.org (manager@almaghrib.org) I want to give you some tips that will make your trip more enjoyable insha allah, put you in touch with some people, give you some ideas for things to do during the week insha allah.

[Yaser Birjas]

The brotherhood of almaghrib in action. I'm proud of that.

[3lmir Salam]

wa iyyakum

[mostafa]

Asalaamu `alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuhu,

So if Hosna is HOSTon because they are able to arrange for a lot of hosts for out-of-towners, does that mean the Durbah is New Jersey, since we should be providing clothing for all of our students? Hmmm ... random thoughts from Durbah ... :D

[Danish Hasan]

Assalaamalaikum

Brothers from Indiana - heard you are staying in the southwest area of the city - if you want to go out and stuff you can call me up or something i am usually free in the evening - you can get my number from amir salaam - jazakallah

[TheSonicMufti]

Assallam Alaikum Brothers and Sisters from Hosna,

There is already a lot buzz on the forums regarding the TCE class. I wanted to ask of those that have purchased and read some of the references that Shaykh Yasser Birjas has suggested how important (from detailed knowledge perspective) and supplemental they are towards the class? And/or do you feel it takes you further than what is in the class (which i presume is mindblowing by itself already since i've been to one of hist lectures)?

[Umm Umaarah]

Assallam Alaikum Brothers and Sisters from Hosna,

There is already a lot buzz on the forums regarding the TCE class. I wanted to ask of those that have purchased and read some of the references that Shaykh Yasser Birjas has suggested how important (from detailed knowledge perspective) and supplemental they are towards the class? And/or do you feel it takes you further than what is in the class (which i presume is mindblowing by itself already since i've been to one of hist lectures)?

Walaikum as salam wa rahmatullah,

I only read one of the books--"Evolution of Fiqh" by Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips (i think i have that name right). I think it helped me a lot before I came to the class because some of the basic vocabulary I didn't know (for example, the word "Taqleed").

Also---it set up what I was expecting from the class. The different stages were set up in my mind and I had sort of an outline.

it was a quick read--took me about 2 or 3 days. totally worth it :)

But SubhanAllah, when I sat in the class, i was like "whooaaaaaa the books leaves out a LOT. i don't know ANYTHING" :)

[sasjamal]

dude, i wanna take this class

[SairaSiddiqui]

One thing I have been noticing..a lot of the discussion online are things we went over in just the first weekend....Before I went, I was a little lost b/c I hadn't done too much prior reading, but after this first weekend, I feel like I'm getting all these discussion threads...

I dunno if that answers the question of what to read, but I do know that if you do, and have a hard time juggling all the info, the class helps put all the puzzle pieces together.

[Sumiyyah]

I found that for myself, I preferred to attend the class as a "blank slate", absorb the info given by the instructor, THEN go back and do extra reading.

That way I could relax and enjoy the class, and the class itself would spark more of an interest to learn/research more on the topic.

Also, as we have seen from just the first weekend of TCE, it is very valuable to have the instructors opinion of which works to start with for individual study. We also learned valuable information on the MANNER in which to pursue extra knowledge of the specific field.

The last reason for me was that it helped me on my exam last time to stick to what was given in class....that way I didn't have a million versions or opinions running through my head at exam time...I focused on the info from class. It just made it esier to answer the questions. Howewver, study AFTER the exam is extremely valuable...and won't hinder you on the exam...

Sumiyyah

[3lmir Salam]

I will probably read the book after the class too, inshaAllah.

[TheSonicMufti]

it was a quick read--took me about 2 or 3 days. totally worth it :)

But SubhanAllah, when I sat in the class, i was like "whooaaaaaa the books leaves out a LOT. i don't know ANYTHING" :)

Assallam Alaikum,
thats awesome to hear subhan-allah, soon Durbah will be talking SMACK about Fiqh..

sallam

[Umm Umaarah]

soon Durbah will be talking SMACK about Fiqh..


walaikum as salaam
don't forget---inshaAllah :)

[Danish Hasan]

Dont forget guys we have an assignemnt - each one of us has to cover a certain stage with main points before the next class starts right?? - the activity