September 2026 Schedule
Tuesday 1 September
Sufi Traditions from the Early Sources
Led by Dr Badreldeen Ismail
8.30pm-10.00pm (UK Time) | On-Campus & Taught Online
Wednesday 2 September
Classical Text Series | Hadith Traditions Series
Led by Dr Maan al-Dabbagh and Dr Badreldeen Ismail
7.30pm-9.00pm (UK Time) | This Session: Taught Online
Thursday 3 September
The Interpreter of Ardent Desires: Ibn ʿArabi's Tarjuman al-Ashwaq and the Metaphysics of Love
Led by Dr Ali Hussain
8.00pm-9.30pm (UK Time) | Taught Online
Friday 4 September
The Science & Terminology of Hadith Studies
Led by Dr Badreldeen Ismail
9.00pm-10.30pm (UK Time) | On-Campus & Taught Online | Restarting Soon
Saturday 5 September
Qur’anic Reading & Commentary
Led by Dr Badreldeen Ismail
8.00am-9.00am (UK Time) | On-Campus & Taught Online
Saturday 5 September
Classical Arabic Language - Advanced Comprehensive Curriculum
Led by Dr Badreldeen Ismail
9.00am-11.00am (UK Time) | On-Campus & Taught Online
Saturday 5 September
God, Space, and Body in Islamic Philosophical Theology
Led by Professor Jon Hoover
8.00pm-9.30pm (UK Time) | Taught Online
Sunday 6 September
10 Canonical Modes of Recitation
Led by Dr Badreldeen Ismail
9.00am-10.00am (UK Time) | Taught Online
Tuesday 8 September
Traditionalism and the Critique of Modernity
Led by Dr Mariam Attia
8.30pm-10.00pm (UK Time) | Taught Online
Thursday 10 September
Persian Through the Mathnawi: Reading Rumi in the Original
Led by Dr Colin Turner
8.00pm-9.30pm (UK Time) | Taught Online
Friday 11 September
Classical Text Series | Classical Islamic Thought Series
Led by Dr Badreldeen Ismail
9.00pm-10.30pm (UK Time) | On-Campus & Taught Online | Restarting Soon
Saturday 12 September
Qur’anic Reading & Commentary
Led by Dr Badreldeen Ismail
8.00am-9.00am (UK Time) | On-Campus & Taught Online
Saturday 12 September
Classical Arabic Language - Advanced Comprehensive Curriculum
Led by Dr Badreldeen Ismail
9.00am-11.00am (UK Time) | On-Campus & Taught Online
Saturday 12 September
Advanced Islamic Philosophical Theology
Led by Professor Hasan al-Shafi'i
7.00pm-8.30pm (UK Time) | Taught Online
Sunday 13 September
10 Canonical Modes of Recitation
Led by Dr Badreldeen Ismail
9.00am-10.00am (UK Time) | Taught Online
Sunday 13 September
Finding Meaning & Moral Responsibility: A God-Centred Approach to Pastoral Care
Led by Dr Mahshid Turner
11.00am-12.30pm (UK Time) | Taught Online | Enrolment Open Now
Monday 14 September
Short Seminar Series | Spiritual Dimensions of Christianity
Led by Chaplain Carol Mayes
7.00pm–8.00pm (UK Time) | Taught Online
Enrolment Open
Tuesday 15 September
Sufi Traditions from the Early Sources
Led by Dr Badreldeen Ismail
8.30pm-10.00pm (UK Time) | On-Campus & Taught Online
Thursday 17 September
The Interpreter of Ardent Desires: Ibn ʿArabi's Tarjuman al-Ashwaq and the Metaphysics of Love
Led by Dr Ali Hussain
8.00pm-9.30pm (UK Time) | Taught Online
Friday 18 September
The Science & Terminology of Hadith Studies
Led by Dr Badreldeen Ismail
9.00pm-10.30pm (UK Time) | On-Campus & Taught Online | Restarting Soon
Saturday 19 September
Qur’anic Reading & Commentary
Led by Dr Badreldeen Ismail
8.00am-9.00am (UK Time) | On-Campus & Taught Online
Saturday 19 September
Classical Arabic Language - Advanced Comprehensive Curriculum
Led by Dr Badreldeen Ismail
9.00am-11.00am (UK Time) | On-Campus & Taught Online
Saturday 19 September
Short Seminar Series | Supernatural Gods: Plato’s Metaphysics and Theology in the Phaedo
Led by Dr Simon Trépanier
7.30pm–8.30pm (UK Time) | Taught Online
Enrolment opens 4 September
Sunday 20 September
10 Canonical Modes of Recitation
Led by Dr Badreldeen Ismail
9.00am-10.00am (UK Time) | Taught Online
Tuesday 22 September
Sufi Traditions from the Early Sources
Led by Dr Badreldeen Ismail
8.30pm-10.00pm (UK Time) | On-Campus & Taught Online
Thursday 24 September
Persian Through the Mathnawi: Reading Rumi in the Original
Led by Dr Colin Turner
8.00pm-9.30pm (UK Time) | Taught Online
Friday 25 September
Hadith Studies: An Advanced Classical Curriculum
The Science & Terminology of Hadith Studies and Jami al-Tirmidhi: An In-Depth Scholarly Study of Text and Method
Led by Dr Badreldeen Ismail
9.00pm-11.00pm (UK Time) | On-Campus & Taught Online
Saturday 26 September
Qur’anic Reading & Commentary
Led by Dr Badreldeen Ismail
8.00am-9.00am (UK Time) | On-Campus & Taught Online
Saturday 26 September
Classical Arabic Language - Advanced Comprehensive Curriculum
Led by Dr Badreldeen Ismail
9.00am-11.00am (UK Time) | On-Campus & Taught Online
Saturday 26 September
Advanced Islamic Philosophical Theology
Led by Professor Hasan al-Shafi'i
7.00pm-8.30pm (UK Time) | Taught Online
Sunday 27 September
10 Canonical Modes of Recitation
Led by Dr Badreldeen Ismail
9.00am-10.00am (UK Time) | Taught Online
Tuesday 29 September
Sufi Traditions from the Early Sources
Led by Dr Badreldeen Ismail
8.30pm-10.00pm (UK Time) | On-Campus & Taught Online
Wednesday 30 September
Classical Persian: Grammar, Speaking and the Classical Textual Tradition
Led by Dr Hajnalka Kovacs
7.30pm-9.00pm (UK Time) | Taught Online
Enrolment opens 5 September