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
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
Books
[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)
Instructor
Shaykh Tabraze Azam, hosted by Dr. Shadee Elmasry and Sh. Imran Ahmed.
Starting
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 logistic 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.
Level
General (for serious students at all levels)
Topics
Law, Legal Theory, Theology & Ethics.
Books Covered
To be announced soon, insha Allah!
Seats are limited and at a first-come, first-serve basis. Tuition will cover lunch, dinner, and refreshments for the span of the program.
Tentative Schedule
Friday
Session 1: 4:00 -7:00 pm
Dinner : 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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