Full Moon Rising

• Formerly HST011
• Perfect for every Muslim desiring to increase their love for Allah's Beloved, peace be upon him
• Discover aspects of the Prophet’s external and internal person, his life, and his lineage
• Learn about matters of his life and Prophethood that are personally obligatory for each of us to know
• The strength and weakness of our iman (faith) correlates directly to the amount of love we have for the Prophet, peace be upon him

• There are no required prerequisites.
• Estimated Commitment Per Week: 3 hours for core requirements
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• UNIT 1: Light of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him
  • The Muhammadan Reality
  • Primacy of his prophethood
  • His light
  • Ancestry from Adam, may Allah be pleased with him
  • Lineage up to Adnan
• UNIT 2: Summary of his life
  • Birth to prophethood
  • Meccan phase
  • Medinan phase
• UNIT 3: His appearance and character
  • General description of his beauty
  • Specific physical descriptions
• UNIT 4: General character description
  • Chapter of character from Tirmidhi's Shama'il

As the Prophet Muhammed, peace and blessings be upon him, first entered Medina at the time of the hijra (migration), the children came into the streets joyfully singing “the white moon rose over us from the valley of Wada,” referring to the coming of the Last Prophet into their midst. As Shaykh Abdul Hakim Murad explains, this song was an expression of the love these children had for the Prophet, peace be upon him. “This love was expressed from the moment the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered Madinah, when girls from a local tribe beat their tambourines, and sang, rejoicing, invoking him, comparing him to the full moon, the purest and most beautiful thing known to the Arabs.”

Indeed, many traditions describing the Prophet and numerous poetry, such as Imam Busiri’s Burda, referred to his countenance as the ‘full moon’. Full Moon Rising: The Light and Life of the Last Prophet is dedicated to bringing the light of this radiant moon into our lives and illuminating within our hearts the glow of this glorious love.

Drawing primarily from the seerah (Prophetic biography) and shamail (Prophetic description) works of Yusuf an–Nabhani and the Shamail al-Tirmidhi, lessons will cover the Prophet’s external and internal person, his life, and his lineage.

Unit 1 will cover the light of the Prophet, peace and blessings upon him, introducing you to his person and his being the first of Allah’s creation. The unit will then continue with an examination of his lineage and ancestry, including the biographies of some of his forefathers.

Unit 2 will summarize his life, focusing particularly on aspects of his life and Prophethood that are personally obligatory for each of us to know along with some additional love-increasing details.

Unit 3 will describe his external appearance, particularly his great beauty. Specific hadiths describing his person will be discussed.

Finally, Unit 4 will then move internally and provide an illustration of his character and qualities. The course will close with a summary and class activity.

By the end of the course, you will be able to recount the Prophet’s lineage, give a summary and timeline of his life, and describe aspects of his physical appearance and character.

The goal of this course is for you to increase in your love and magnify your attachment to the Prophet, peace be upon him, so that a longing to emulate him is stirred within you. In addition, through developing an understanding of the Prophetic biography and characteristics, Islam will become more tangible and fundamental matters of legislation will become easier to apply in your life, insha'Allah.  Finally, you will learn many personally obligatory facts about the Prophet’s life as well as details that every lover of the Prophet, peace be upon him, should know.

The strength and weakness of our iman (faith) correlates directly to the amount of love we have for the Prophet, peace and blessing be upon him. The more attached you become to him, the more iman you will have.

• Pre-recorded lessons and weekly live sessions will be conducted by Shaykh Abdul-Kareem.
• Printable course slides will add structure to lessons.
• Memorization exercises will help you retain key information.
• Reflection questions will help you internalize the knowledge.
• All live sessions will be recorded, so that you can hear lessons you miss or review key concepts.
• You can post questions and engage in discussion in the course forum.
• Shaykh Abdul-Kareem will hold weekly office hours.

• “I would recommend Full Moon Rising because it is important to learn who and what rasool Allah really is. To know in depth his connection with Allah and why we must not only respect him but love him more than anything else in this dunya.”
  Aminah Alzahir Soliman
  Veterinary Technician, Jacksonville, USA

  “I would recommend this course to others because of the importance of the subject.”
  Rohi Padela
  Homemaker, Jersey City, USA

  “I would recommend this course to others because there is so much information to learn regarding the seera of the Prophet PBUH - including obligatory knowledge. I found it very beneficial as it suited my style of studying mashAllah.”
  Wahida Ali
  Optometrist, Opticians, Luton, UK

  “I would recommend this course to others because there is so much information to learn regarding the seera of the Prophet PBUH - including obligatory knowledge. I found it very beneficial as it suited my style of studying mashAllah.”
  Rehan Noor
  Toronto, Canada

  “I would highly recommend Full Moon Rising to others as it is an essential and integral part of our Islamic education. A Muslim needs to try to emulate the behavior and the morality of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and to increase and maintain the love for him (peace and blessings be upon him); the only way can reach this noble goal is to learn about the Beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) inshaAllah. As for the teachings within the class...the teaching style is truly remarkable with a sincere aspect of humility. Alhamdulellah. One can clearly see his knowledge is vast and he teaches for the sake of Allah. May ALLAH preserve him and his teachers ameen. Understanding came with ease( Alhamdulellah) and I could not stop thinking about the next live session so that I could increase, inshaAllah. The notes and recorded sessions were designed in such a way that, even I, a simple student could follow with understanding, Alhamdulellah. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the live session were also recorded so if I missed a class or could not understand a lesson, I could go back and view at my pace, Alhamdulellah. There is truly benefit for the one seeking knowledge, inshaAllah.”
  Sumayyah delValle
  Teacher, Stone Mountain, USA

  “To miss out on this blessed course is to deprive oneself of not only a rare opportunity to increase one’s love and nearness to Allah Most High through His Most Beloved, Most Beautiful and Blessed Creation (peace and blessings be upon him), but also of benefiting from a stellar scholar and experiencing at first hand the Light of Knowledge transmitted from teachers who are of the people of ihsan -- the great knowers and lovers of Allah and our Beloved Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him).”
  Annisa Rochadiat
  Reporter, Jakarta, Indonesia

  “I would recommend this particular course to others because it covers the obligatory knowledge and beliefs about our Prophet peace be upon him which I didn't know were obligations...Alhamd-o-lillah, Sh. Abdul Kareem Yahya is excellent. he seems to try to get to know his students and is masha'Allah very encouraging and aims to involve his students actively. I look out for his courses, as I know they will be good!”
  Nosheen Ayyub
  Software Developer, Manchester, UK

  “I would definitely recommend this course as Sh. Abdul-Kareem really discussed some very interesting concepts about our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the course was not just a listing of events.”
  Zainab Ahmed
  Homemaker, Seattle, USA

  “It is fantastic. My love for the Prophet Muhammed (peace and blessings be upon him) has grown since i have taken the course. Everytime i read my notes i learn something new”
  Rozina Shabbir
  Fundraising, High Wycombe, UK

  “It’s required from us to love Muhammed sas more then our selves, and the best way to do that is to learn about his life. Because I think it’s fundamental for the Islamic believe to learn about our Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) life”
  Denisa Mujasevic
  Student, Gothenburg, Sweden

  “You can see the love of the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa salam emanating from the teacher, and that passes onto the students automatically, regardless of their understanding of the course material.”
  Aminah Abbasi
  Student, Oxford, USA

  “The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent to us as a model, to show us how we take Allah's words and implement them in our worship, our families and our communities. So the more we know from his example, inshaAllah the more I can implement his behavior and teachings into my life.”
  Helen Kosobayashi
  Psychologist, Minneapolis, USA

  “Sh. Abdul Karim presents many aspects of seerah that I didn't know before, these help in understanding who the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was and his perfections and miracles, etc.”
  Fatima Larson
  Nurse, Seattle, USA

  “I wanted to learn about Seerah from a teacher I adore learning from...I would recommend Full Moon Rising to other people because it's a means to gain closer to loving the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) in an interactive way. The course material leaves questions open to the students for further reflection and the live sessions bring that reflection to a focal point of nurturing our love for him (peace and blessings be upon him).”
  Asma Arif
  Orthoptist, Peterborough, UK

  “I would recommend this particular course to others because it's important for Muslims (especially converts like myself) to know about the life of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).”
  Corey Peagler
  Character Animator, Burbank, USA

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