Aqidah 101-Islamic Creed
More than any other science, Creed or `Aqidah, is most foundational, and unfortunately, the least understood. In order to facilitate any religious practice, one must understand to whom that practice is devoted, in other words, “Who are you and who is your Lord?” What does the religionof Islam say about the fundamental questions of existence? How do we relate to God? What is Divine Predestination and can it be reconciled with the concept of free will? How do we understand the Word of God, the Qur’an? What of the Prophets and the fall of Iblis? In addition to these topics, several others will be addressed to cultivate a solid understanding of what belief entails.
Aqidah 101: Fall 2025
Course Length
10 weeks, 55min/week
Course Tuition
$125 (individual class)
Course Dates
Oct 5th - Dec 14th Sundays, 11:10 AM
Theology
Required textbook: The Creed of Imam Al-Tahawi by Imam
Abu Ja’far al-Ṭaḥawi.
Instructor: Shaykh Qasim Hatem
A year after graduating with his bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2003 at the University of Washington, Shaykh Qasim traveled to Yemen to study in the blessed city of Tarim. He first enrolled in the Badr Language Institute and later moved on to the prestigious seminary, Dar al-Mustafa, to study the traditional Islamic disciplines under some of the most illustrious scholars of our time. Shaykh Qasim completed his rigorous studies in 2011, with primary ijazaat (licensure to teach) in: Shafi’i Fiqh (Jurisprudence), ’Aqeedah (Islamic Creed), Nahu (Arabic grammar), Tajwīd (Quranic recitation in Hafs), and Da’wa (methodology of inviting to Islam). He also has a Master of Arts in Transformational Leadership from the School of Theology and Ministry at Seattle University. Shaykh Qasim is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Ministry in Islamic Leadership at Bayan Islamic Graduate School.