Maliki Fiqh

Our Text

We will study the classic Maliki primer al Murshid al Muin ( المرشد المعين على الضرور من علوم الدين ) written by Sidi Abdulwahid ibn Ashir in the 11th century hijri (17th century CE), a prolific faqih and grammarian in Fes. Shaykh Ibn Ashir was both an alumnus and professor at the oldest university in the world: Al Qarawiyyin University ( جامعة القرويين ).

This is a didactic poem (a dense work on a subject designed to be memorized and used as a teaching guide on that subject.

We will benefit from the commentary to this didactic poem written by Muhammad Alamrawi ( محمد العمراوي ) to bridge the gap between learning the rulings and learning the evidences for those rulings. Shaykh Alamrawi is a faculty member and researcher at the same university in Fes.

This contemporary, dalil-first commentary will give Maliki students a firm confidence in the Maliki rulings being firmly rooted in Quran and Sunnah.

Flexible

CIS offers live, remote teaching each week, reinforced by videos, guided discussions, assigned readings, and a structured independent-study routine that trains students to think, analyse, and grow steadily in their understanding of Deen. The course is delivered through our own learning platform.

Our education philosophy integrates contemporary theory and best practices with classical texts, structured progression, memorisation + understanding, and discussion-based learning.

Outcomes

Graduates of this course can:

1. Recite and explain the foundational rulings of Fiqh

2. Navigate rulings of the Maliki school with clarity, grounded in an ability to identify specific Quranic and Hadith evidences.

3. Conduct their worship with confidence that their practices of Salah, Zakat, Saum, and Hajj are legally sound.

4. Engage with a deep scholarly tradition through this 400-year-old text

Pathways

This course leads to opportunities to pursue intermediate and advanced Islamic studies, including ʿĀlimiyyah and Iftāʾ at Turath Institute.