"We have not sent you except as a Mercy to all of Creation" - Qur’an

Unity Foundation presents Monthly Seerah Classes for adults on

The Life of the Beloved Prophet Muhammadsaw

Taught by: Shaykh Sa'ad al-'Attas (Bradford)

Studying Seerah is worship - learn about the history of Islam whilst developing a deeper love of the last Messenger of God, (sallalahu alayhi wa salam), by learning about his blessed life in detail.

Classes start on Monday 13^th February, 2012

(Followed by classes on the 2^nd Monday of each month)

Classes are for brothers & sisters (Aged 16 and above)

Time: 8pm – 9.30pm

Venue: Michael Sullivan Suite

Recycling Lives Centre, Essex Street, Deepdale

(Near the KW Foods Cash and Carry)

Preston, Lancashire

PR1 1QE

To register for the class please go to: http://Unity1.eventbrite.com

Class Fee:£2 on the day

Further information: If you have any queries about the classes, or are finding it difficult to attend for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact us for assistance.

Unity Foundation are honoured to host a scholar of such high esteem, teaching a subject of such high importance.  The city of Preston has insha’Allah been blessed once again with the presence of a renowned scholar from the house ofthe Prophet of Mercy.  Please diary the classes and attend, and remember to encourage your friends and family to attend.

We look forward to seeing you at the classes, Insha'Allah.

Unity Foundation

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2012 Classes Dates:

• Monday 13th February 2012
• Monday 12th March 2012
• Monday 9th April 2012
• Monday 14th May 2012
• Monday 11th June 2012
• Monday 9th July 2012
• Monday 13^th August 2012
• Monday 10^th September 2012 
• Monday 8^th October 2012 
• Monday 12^th November 2012 
• Monday 10^th December 2012

Biography of Shaykh Sa'ad al-'Attas 

Abu Shu’ayb Sa’ad Peters al-’Attas, a South African with roots extending to Yemen. He is a grandson of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace). He currently resides with his family in Bradford.He graduated from the Shari’a institute run by the Tahdhib wa Ta’lim endowment. He was in the four year, accelerated program. His studies there included the following:

Arabic (nahu, sarf, balagha, adab, insha), Quran (memorization, tajwid, tafsir, ayat al-ahkam, ’ulum al-quran, usul al-tafsir), Hadith (memorization, commentary, mustalah al-hadith, takhrij, rijal, ahadith al-ahkam), ’Aqidah, Fiqh (Shafi’i and some comparitive), Usul al-Fiqh, Tarbiyyah, Sira (fiqh al-sira, sirat of the Khulifa al-Rashidin), Mantiq and Khitaba.

Some of the more important books read during that time include:

• Ibn Hisham’s Shudhur al-Dhahab and one year from Mughni al-Labib
• Shadhr al-’Arf
• al-Balagha al-Wadhiha
• Zakiriya al-Ansari’s commentary on the Jazariyya
• Half of the Jalalayn, al-Sabuni’s tafsir in Ayat al-Ahkam
• Dr. Nur al-Din ’Itr’s ’Ulum al-Qur’an
• al-Nawawi’s Irshad Tulab al-Haqa’id
• ’Umdat al-Ahkam with its commentary Ihkam al-Ahkam
• al-Sawi ’ala al-Jauhara, Dr. al-Buti’s book on contemporary paradigms
• ’Umdat al-Salik, Kifayat al-Akhiyar
• al-Mahalli ’Ala al-Waraqat, Dr. al-Zuhayli’s al-Wajiz, half of al-Luma’ and Muftah al-Usul
• Mukhtasar Minhaj al-Qasidin
• Nur al-Yaqin, Itmam al-Wafa, Fiqh al-Sira
• Dhawabit al-Ma’rifah

His graduation thesis involved an extensive commentary on the hadiths concerning al-amr bi-l-ma’ruf wa al-nahi ’an al-munkar. He defended his thesis and passed his oral examinations in ’aqidah and fiqh, conducted by Shaykh ’Abd al-’Aziz al-Khatib, the imam of Jami’ al-Darwishiya and director of the school.

Outside of this institute Shaykh Sa’ad concentrated on Shafi’i fiqh. He read with Shaykh Hussayn Darawish for three years. During that time he completed Zakariya al-Ansari’s Tuhfat al-Tulab with most of al-Sharqawi’s marginal notes. He also complete nearly the first third of the same author’s Fath al-Wahhab with additional notes from al-Bujayrami’s marginal notes. While doing this he also read al-Shirazi’s al-Tanbih with al-Suyuti’s commentary, Sharh al-Yaqut al-Nafis, portions of al-Suyuti’s al-Ashbah wa al-Natha’ir, I’yanat al-Talibin, and others.

His concentration on the Shafi’i madhhab allowed him to dive below the surface of simply learning rulings [ahkam] and descend into the depths of understanding the madhhab itself [fiqh]