Qabeelah Ittihaad

Location Information

Washtenaw Community College,
Crane Liberal Arts and Sciences Building (LA 275)
4800 E. Huron River Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Who is this Seminar For?

• Parents trying to explain the 'why' of Islamic rulings to their children.
• Teachers in Islamic schools who may not have background in the Islamic sciences.
• Educated Muslims that want to be informed and literate regarding Islamic topics.
• Law school students hoping to bridge their learning with Islamic law.
• Students of any faculty where pioneering research demands Islamic insight of it's legitimacy, such as medicine or economics.
• University students or High school seniors involved in da'wah work.
• Anyone who was ever disenchanted by the cultural versions of Islam.
• New Muslims looking for a jump-start into understanding their Deen.
• New members of the community who would like to make lasting friendships with students from all over the local area.

At the end of this seminar you will be able to:

• Distinguish the categories of Islamic rulings.
• Appreciate the science involved in determining religious injunctions.
• Recall encompassing principles of Fiqh when confronted with confusing and contradicting opinions.
• Recognize the jurisprudential language used by the scholars.
• And - most importantly - your mind will be better equipped to filter culture and heresy from true Islam.

Shaykh Yaser Birjas

Yaser Birjas is originally from the holy land of Palestine and was born in Kuwait. He graduated as class valedictorian with the highest honors from University of Madinah's College of Shariah (Fiqh and Usul) in 1996. He had the honor to interact and learn from a number of highly respected scholars such as Shaikh Ash-Shanqitee and Shaikh Al-Uthaimeen (rahimahu Allah).

After graduating from the University of Madinah, Yaser Birjas went on to work as a youth counselor and relief program aide in war-torn Bosnia. Thereafter, he immigrated to the U.S. where he is presently an Imam (spiritual leader and advisor) at The Islamic Center in El Paso, Texas. He is also an instructor at AlMaghrib Institute, an organization that provides trademark double-weekend seminars leading its students towards a bachelor's degree in Islamic Studies.

His two most recent courses of instruction with AlMaghrib Institute are Heavenly Hues: Thematic Tasfir; which focuses on the study of the Quran through the themes that are within it; and The Blessed Standing: Fiqh of Salah which deals with the rulings and etiquettes associated with the perfection of prayer, the types of prayers, and contemporary issues regarding salah.