DARUL FATH COLLEGE & IRSHAD CENTRE FOR HANAFI STUDIES 
 
HANAFI WEEKEND INTENSIVE
 
Rooted Hanafism: Law, Reason, and Life
 
Darul Fath, in collaboration with Irshad Centre for Hanafi Studies is pleased to host Shaykh Tabraze Azam for its third annual 3-day long immersive intensive program focusing on the Hanafi tradition.
 
This program will be a deep dive into all facets of the Hanafi tradition, including Fiqh, Usul-ul-Fiqh, Aqida, and more.Sh. Tabraze Azam will lead an intensive covering several texts in different subjects in their entirety, insha Allah.
 
The intensive will be approximately 20 hours of instruction, meant for serious students of the Hanafi school or those who want to learn more about the school.
 
Admission fees for the program will also cover dinner for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, as well as lunch for Saturday and Sunday. The intensive will not be recorded. The program will also included dedicated Q&A sessions. It is open for both brothers and sisters.
 
This Year's Program
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Authors
Imam Abu Hanifa | Zayn al-Din al-Razi | Nuh b. Mustafa Effendi | Sa‘id Ahmad al-Palanpuri | Najm al-Din Mankubras al-Nasiri | Muhammad b. Pir ‘Ali al-Birgivi
 
Instructors:
Shaykh Tabraze Azam, Dr Issam Eido and Dr Yakoob Ahmed
hosted by Dr. Shadee Elmasry and Sh. Imran Ahmed.
 
Friday, December 5th, 2025 - Sunday, December 7th, 2025
 
Length of Course
3-Day Intensive (~20 Hours of Classes)
 
Location:
North Brunswick, NJ (NBIC)
1330 Livingston Avenue, North Brunswick, NJ 08902
 
Accommodations:
Sleeping accommodations will be the responsibility of the student. Due to logistical reasons, brothers will not be able to do itekaf in the Masjid. For hotels, we recommend the Hampton Inn or Holiday Inn in North Brunswick.
 
Prerequisites:
A previous or current study of Hanafi fiqh, usul, and ‘aqida is preferred, ideally through the Hanafi Legal Code Program (HLCP) or the Darul Fath Part-Time Program. Knowledge of Arabic is not required, but participants must be able to read the Arabic script.
 
 
Books to be covered:
 
[1] Risāla fī tazyīn al-masjid wa naqshihi [Epistle on the Adornment and Ornamentation of the Mosque]
[2] Risāla ʿalā masāʾil al-Ṭirāz al-mudhhab[Treatise on the Issues in The Gilded Style]
[3] Risāla fī ḥukm al-tatān wa al-qahwa [Epistle on the Ruling of Tobacco and Coffee]
[4] Shurūṭ al-ṣalāt [The Conditions of Prayer]
[5] Waṣiyyat Abī Ḥanīfa ilā Ḥammād [The Counsel of Abū Ḥanīfa to Ḥammād]
[6] Uṣūl al-Bazdawī (Muqaddimah)
[7] Mīzān al-Uṣūl fī Natāʾij al-ʿUqūl (Muqaddimah)
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Tentative Schedule:
 
Friday
Session 1: 4:00 -7:00 pm
Conference with Sh Tabraze Azam, Dr Issam Eido, Dr Yakoob Ahmed and Sh Shadee Elmasry: 7pm - 10pm
 
Saturday
Session 2: 9:00 am - 12:15 pm
Dhuhr and Lunch: 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Session 3: 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Asr Prayer and Break: 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Women's Session: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Maghrib Prayer and Break: 4:30 pm - 5:15 pm
Session 4: 5:15 pm - 7:15 pm
Isha Prayer and Dinner: 7:15 pm - 8:00 pm
Session 5: 8 pm - 9 pm
Session 6 and Q&A : 9 pm - 10 pm
 
Sunday
Session 7: 9:00 am - 12:15 pm
Dhuhr and Lunch: 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Session 8: 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Asr Prayer and Break: 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Session 9: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Maghrib Prayer and Break: 4:30 pm - 5:15 pm
Session 10: 5:15 pm - 7:15 pm
Isha Prayer and Dinner: 7:15 pm - 8:00 pm
Session 11 and Closing: 8:30 pm - onwards