Why Take this Course?
This course takes an extensive look at the issue of Menstruation and how to deal with most of the issues related to it. More importantly, it explores how to apply the relevant principles in an easy to follow format that is unprecedented.
Easy to Follow
Short individualized video lessons replete with easy to follow info-graphics to make learning that much easier. No Reading Required!
A Comprehensive Course on Menses
A “one stop shop” for all you ever wanted to know about Islam and Menstruation
Lifetime Access
Take as much time as you need. Repeat each lesson as many times as you want. Your comfort, your choice.
Your Self-Empowerment Starts Here
Learn from the comfort of your home at your own pace. Take as much time as you need. Learn difficult concepts with ease through the use of info-graphics, diagrams and images. Don’t be put off by embarrassment in seeking this important chapter on sacred knowledge.
Course curriculum
Module 1: Introduction
- Introduction to the Module
- The Issue of Modesty
- The Importance of this Topic
- The Quranic Attitude
- Definitions
Module 2: The Effects of Menstruation
- Introduction
- How Menstruation affects Salah
- How Menstruation affects Fasting
- Menstruation and the Mosque
- Menstruation and the Quran
- Other matters
- When Does a Boy Become a Baligh?
- When Does a Girl Become a Baligha?
Module 3: The Parameters
- Introduction
- The Basics of Blood
- The Basics of Tuhr
- The Basic Cycle
- An Example of a Cycle
- Invalid Bleeding
- What is as-Sahb?
- An Example of as-Sahb
- Another Example of as-Sahb with Ritual Blood
- Third Example of as-Sahb with Ritual Blood
- Fourth Example of as-Sahb with Hindsight Rulings
- When We Cannot do As-Sahb
- The End of Bleeding
- Typical Menses Habits
- Hindsight Rulings in Action
- Hindsight Rulings in Action through Multiple Days
- Understanding Hindsight Rulings: An Analogy (Optional)
- Case Study with Hindsight Rulings
- The Three Types of Women
- The Starting of Valid Bleeding For a Beginner
- A Beginner Bleeding less than the Min
- A Beginner Bleeding more than the Max (part one)
- A Beginner Bleeding more than the Max (part two)
- A Beginner Bleeding more than the max (Part three)
- A Beginner Bleeding more than the Max & Ending with Ritual Blood
- A Beginner Bleeding more than the Max: A Complete but Invalid Tuhr
- A Beginner Bleeding more than the max: A Complete but Invalid Tuhr (Part two)
- Full Case Study for the Beginner
- The Woman with a habit
- The Woman with a Habit: Some Basic Rules
- A Look at a Habit
- Change in Habitual Time
- Preserving Habitual Time and Number
- Early Additional Blood
- Change In Habitual Time: Early
- Change In Habitual Time & Number & the 7th type of Invalid Blood
- A Complete but Invalid Tuhr
- Another Look at Change in habitual Time and Number & 7th Type of Invalid Blood
- A Deeper Look at Early Blood
- Starting and Ending with Ritual Blood
- The End of Valid Bleeding: Introduction
- The Four Scenarios When Bleeding Ends
- When Bleeding Ends at the Max
- When bleeding ends at the habit
- When Bleeding Ends before and after the Habit
- The Third Type of Women: The Confused Women
Module 4: Ghusl
- The ‘Islamic’ Shower
Module 5: The Issue of the Excused Person
- Introduction to the Issue of the Ma’dhur
- Overview
- The Condition of Initiation
- The Condition of Validity
- The Condition of Continuation
- The Condition of Termination
- The Issue of Washing off Impurities
- You’ve Reached the End of the Course!
Teacher: Muhammad Haq
Muhammad Haq has over 16 years of teaching or being involved with the delivery of Islamic courses. He formally studied the sciences of the Sharia intensely for several. This included Arabic Syntax (al-Naḥw), Arabic Literature (al-Adab al-‘Arabi), Islamic Jurisprudence (al-Fiqh), Creed (al-‘Aqīdah), Prophetic Tradition (Ḥadīth), Exegesis (Tafsīr), Principles of Exegesis (Uṣūl al-Tafsīr), Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence (Uṣūl al-Fiqh), Principles of Hadith (Uṣūl al-Ḥadīth) and Prophetic Biography (al-Sīrah al-Nabawiyyah). Thereafter he studied with Shaykh Akram Nadwi.
He also pursued a Bachelors in the Study of Religions, at the University of London, which he passed with First Class Honours. After this, he qualified as a teacher having completed the Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). Following on from teaching at different schools, he has helped deliver courses at the University of Westminster.
He is a published author on www.virtualmosque.com, writing on various topics of Fiqh (Islamic law) and its related topics.
Muhammad has also been involved with many grassroots projects including helping to raise teaching standards in local masajid, where he spearheaded the educational output of the mosque as well as making learning more accessible for the wider community by helping to build a library.
He also was the head of a supplementary school to help students from disenfranchised backgrounds reach their full academic potential. Here, Muhammad developed the complete GCSE English language syllabus as well as developing the overall curricular framework for the school. He has taught at Safar Academy, the brainchild of one of his teachers: Shaykh Hasan Ali. Whilst teaching here, Muhammad developed the Arabic syllabus and course material. He also developed and delivered courses to adults which included the historical development of Fiqh and the various approaches that exist within Sunni Islam. A more long-term role has been his involvement in the development of the worldwide-used syllabus and publications of Safar Academy in liaison with Shaykh Hasan Ali.
What Others Have Said
Ustadha Maryam Amir
Shaykh Muhammad Haq is a relevant, engaging and incredibly knowledgeable scholar. I’ve had the honor of studying the Fiqh of menses according to the Hanafi mathab under him, as well as comparative Fiqh for Hajj and Umrah, and the commentaries and application of comparative Fiqh on a number of ayaat and ahadith related to women’s issues, as well as purification of the heart.
I was consistently blown away at how easily he presented even the most complicated subjects, and I’ve walked out of every lesson on every topic feeling- as a woman- more confident about my role as a woman in Islam. As a woman studying menses under the tutelage of a male scholar, there were certainly times I paused before asking a graphic or detailed question, but he made the learning environment so comfortable and professional that I felt validated, listened to, encouraged to ask and never embarrassed to go into detail.
And while he obviously does not personally experience menses, his depth in explaining the classical and contemporary scholars’ understanding of the varying rulings as they relate to worship were obvious in his responses and accuracy as they parallel the lived experience. He is incredibly approachable in even the stickiest and messiest of topics, and his background as an educator allows him to tailor his courses to all sorts of kinesthetic, audio and visual learners.
Whether I’ve learned about how to strive to be a believer with more conviction in my duaa and trust in God’s plan, or how to process questions related to women’s voices and space in our religion, I’ve benefited from literally every interaction I’ve had with Shaykh Muhammad. It would be an honor for anyone who is blessed to study with him.
Shaykh Ashraf Zaman
In the Name of Allah and Peace and blessings be upon the messenger of Allah,
Muhammad Haq was under my tutelage for several years. During this time he studied Aqeeda (creed) and Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence). He studied a number of mutun (Islamic texts) with me and other shuyukh. What I noticed very early on is that Muhammad showed great interest in his study and was an avid student in Fiqh. After he completed his studies, he went on to teach a number of subjects. This, of course, included a number of topics related to Fiqh but more specifically the Fiqh of Haydh (menstruation). He has thus developed a specialism on this topic such that even I found myself discussing many matters with him related to menstruation, and in many situations he has provided solutions for a number of cases. This is borne out of his awareness and correct understanding of the many scholarly opinions and interpretations regarding the topic of menstruation. Thus his grasp over this topic is evident to me, which is further facilitated by his continuing reading and study of the topic. Hence it is not surprising to me that Muhammad has developed a course on menstruation.
I’ve had the pleasure of briefly looking through the course and have had a look at the topics and matters the course covers. I believe that women will benefit immensely from this course and recommend anyone who is interested in this subject to take up the course!
