About Traditional Halaqa
It has been said that knowledge is taken from the presence of scholars, not the pages of books. For this reason Shifa Trust is pleased to present the Traditional Halaqa courses, which brings Muslims in the west into contact with scholars who are living vessels of wisdom.
By studying and being in the company of the Scholars (Ulema) gives us access to the living example of the Sunnah and the prophetic character in as much as they emulate the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam' and by learning under a traditionally qualified Shaykh you have the unbroken chain of transmission back to the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam.
The Traditional Halaqa is a short course, which operates in different locations thrice a year. The course aims to teach the students the central elements of their faith and to ignite in them the interest to further pursue these knowledge's within authentic circles in their communities or around the Muslim world.
About The Website
Traditionalhalaqa.org is the website portal where you can find information in relation to the acquisition of sacred traditional knowledge of the Islamic faith.
The website, insha'Allah, aims to serve a few purposes:
- To provide information about current courses or events that we are organising
- To promote programmes being facilitated by different organisations
- Online Media - a variety of audio materials taken from programmes that we have run in the past, that can be downloaded at no cost by everybody
- To provide information about studying the Islamic Sciences abroad in Muslim countries. We are starting with Syria and will add other countries in the near future, insha'Allah