Introductory Materials for Islamic Study

Bismillah al-Rahman al-Raheem

Those of you on my newsletter list (want in? Here’s the LINK) will remember that a little while ago I sent our a survey to see what y’all were loving and wanting more of as far as content from me. One of the things mentioned on there were more resources for Islamic self-study, and while you can find plenty of different book reviews here and a full page of my favorite resources here, I thought it might also be beneficial to share with you the books being used in my first term classes at my alimah program.

As it is the first term of the first year, and the students in this program come from so many different backgrounds, the materials we are starting off with are the most basic foundation for Islamic learning. While they are basic, and of course self-study is completely possible, I would recommend having a teacher or a trusted person with sound knowledge that you can go to with any questions you have, especially where issues of fiqh are concerned!

As a note, the institute I am studying at teaches from the Hanafi fiqh, so that is also something for you to take into consideration.