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The Fiqh of Food

“The Fiqh of Food” is an online course which covers the Islamic dietary laws. Students will also be introduced to the spiritual dimension of food consumption as well as the prophetic etiquettes of eating and drinking.

With Shaykh Azhar Nasser

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About this course

Explore Islamic dietary law alongside the spiritual dimensions of eating and drinking. The study opens with the spiritual impact of food, the principle of permissibility and Qur’anic dietary guidance, then examines seafood, land animals, birds and other flying animals as distinct areas of discussion.

Later lessons consider further questions about food and drink, extenuating circumstances and the maxim of the Muslim market. The course closes with the prophetic etiquettes of eating and drinking, placing legal questions about what is consumed alongside questions about how a person approaches a meal.

What you’ll explore

  • The spiritual impact of food and the principle of permissibility
  • Qur’anic dietary guidance
  • Seafood, land animals and birds
  • Extenuating circumstances and the Muslim market
  • The etiquettes of eating and drinking

Curriculum

  1. 01
    The Spiritual Impact of Food

    Notes (PDF)

  2. 02
    The Principle of Permissibility of Food

    Notes (PDF)

  3. 03
    Quranic Verses on Dietary Guidelines

    Notes (PDF)

  4. 04
    Seafood

    Notes (PDF)

  5. 05
    Land Animals

    Notes (PDF)Reading (lessons 1–5)Quiz (lessons 1–5)

  6. 06
    Birds and Other Flying Animals

    Notes (PDF)

  7. 07
    Food, Drink and Miscellaneous Issues

    Notes (PDF)

  8. 08
    Extenuating Circumstances

    Notes (PDF)

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  1. 09
    The Maxim of the Muslim Market

    Notes (PDF)

  2. 10
    The Etiquettes of Eating and Drinking

    Notes (PDF)Reading (lessons 6–10)Quiz (lessons 6–10)

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