MARYAM INSTITUTE

Urdu Alimah Program, Year 1

Student Handbook


2019 – 2020

www.MaryamInstitute.org
Table of Contents
Welcome to Maryam Institute! .....................................................................................................................2

About Us ......................................................................................................................................................2

Maryam Institute ......................................................................................................................................2

Our Students ...............................................................................................................................................3

Student Testimonials ................................................................................................................................ 3

Academic Calendar .....................................................................................................................................4

The Urdu Alimah Program, Year 1 ............................................................................................................... 5

Schedule of Classes Class Links .............................................................................................................5

Books .......................................................................................................................................................6

How to Access Class .................................................................................................................................. 7

Bond of Trust ...........................................................................................................................................7

Recordings ...............................................................................................................................................7

Back up Broadcast Options ....................................................................................................................7

Attendance .................................................................................................................................................. 8

Important Contacts .....................................................................................................................................9

Welcome to Maryam Institute!
We are pleased to welcome you as a first-year student to the Alimah Program with Maryam Institute. Our
beloved Prophet (saw) has taught us:

The Messenger of Allah said, "When Allah wishes good for someone, He bestows upon him the
understanding of Deen." (Bukhari & Muslim)

The fact that you have made intention to embark on this journey of knowledge is evidence of the fact that you
have specially been chosen by Allah swt for His Deen.

InshaAllah you will find that we provide our students with the knowledge and practical tools to learn and grow
as a Muslimah in today’s society while relying on the Qur’an, Sunnah, and the teachings of our Pious
Predecessors.

In this handbook you will find everything you need to successfully begin your course of studies, inshaAllah.
Please read this handbook at least three times. You will find the answers to most of your questions in this
handbook. Please know that we are always available and happy to help. If you find yourself in need of
assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

About Us
Maryam Institute
Maryam Institute is a non-commercial, non-political educational institute for women dedicated to classical
Islamic learning and spirituality. Its core objectives are to provide a structured educational approach to
classical Islamic scholarship, offer a flexible learning environment and impart an educational experience that
is at once intellectually rigorous and spiritually uplifting.

To that end, our courses seek to educate students in the main disciplines of Islamic learning including Arabic
language, Quran, Hadith, Law, Islamic History and Spirituality, as well as offer Islamic knowledge on
contemporary and lifestyle issues pertinent to women – all in a manner that is easy to comprehend and
practical to implement in one’s life. Our classes also highlight the importance of using sacred knowledge as a
means of increasing our connection with Allah (swt) and furthering our spiritual development.

All programs at Maryam Institute draw upon the rich scholarly tradition based on the Quran and the Sunnah
as understood by the Sahabah (Companions) and the Salaf Saliheen (Pious Predecessors), with a respect for
all scholars of the Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama’ah. In addition, our course materials are also informed by current
research in modern sciences and are taught using a modern educational approach, making Maryam Institute
distinct in its embrace of tradition and technology.

Maryam Institute was founded in 2012 by Shaykh Moiz Hasan and his wife, Alimah Sobia Hasan and to date,
its courses have been attended by over 2500 women from over 25 countries across the world.

All courses are offered free of charge.



Our Students


Our student body is comprised of women of all ages from all over the world. They benefit not only from
learning in a flexible environment but develop lifelong friendships through study groups, forums, student-led
review sessions, and the opportunity to interact informally.

Student Testimonials
“All of the courses at Maryam Institute are wonderful! SubhanAllah, I cannot begin to describe how much I
have learned since I began my studies here. Our teachers do an exceptional job of contextualizing content in
Tafseer and Hadith classes so that they can be easily applied in our daily lives. Similarly, examples from the
Quran and hadith are highlighted in our Arabic classes so that we are able to apply knowledge from one
class to another. Despite the online setting, there is a feeling of sisterhood among the students. Emphasis is
put not only on our studies but also on personal spiritual development, which makes the courses and
company (of teachers and classmates) Maryam Institute provides all the more beneficial.”

- 2nd Year Alimah Program Student from the US

“Allhumdulilah, Maryam institute has been a great blessing in my life.. what I love most is that not only do our
teachers focus on classes, they form a close bond with their students. All text books are uploaded so there is
no cost and you get flexibility to chose between Qur’an Program, Fundamentals and Advance Program. If you
are behind in your classes, there are Teaching Assistants to help you throughout. Currently I am in my second
year of the Alimah Program. My background was that I only knew how to read Arabic and now, with the mercy
of Allah swt, I can understand 50 to 70 percent of the Qur’an! Allhumdulilah!”

- 3rd Year Alimah Program Student from the US

"Arabic is just wonderful. Feels like I am falling in love with it now, the more you study, the more it opens up to
you. It feels like a deep ocean and you just want to sink down in it. It is such a beautiful feeling to know and
understand the language of our beloved Prophet (saw), the language that Allah (swt) chose for Himself and
the language of Jannah. SubhanAllah! Earlier I was really scared when it came to Arabic, but now
Alhamdulillah I just love it! I especially love the way our Ustadas teach us, it’s just wonderful. They are so
patient with us and spend so much time.. And then the review sessions! All in all, I can only say
Alhamdulillah!"

- 3rd Year Alimah Program Student from Pakistan
Academic Calendar


Academic Calendar 2019 – 2020*

Date Event
Wednesday July, 31st Classes Begin

Saturday, Aug 10th – Wednesday, Aug 14th ‘Eid Break

Thursday, Aug 15th Classes Resume

Friday, Dec 6th Fall Term Classes End

Friday, Dec 6th – Thursday, Dec 12th Preparatory Holidays

Friday, Dec 13th – Friday, Dec 20th Fall Term Assessments

Saturday Dec 21st – Sunday Jan 5th, 2020 Winter Break

Monday, Jan 6th Winter Term Classes Begin

Thursday, April 23rd – Thursday, May 28th* Ramadan Break

Friday, May 29th Classes Resume

Friday, June 12th Classes End

Saturday, June 13th – Sunday, June 21st Preparatory Holidays

Monday, 22nd June – Wednesday, 31st June Final Annual Exams

July 1st – July 31st Annual Summer Break

* Subject to moon sighting

The Urdu Alimah Program, Year 1
Schedule of Classes


PK 4:15 - 5:00 PM 5:00 - 6:00 PM 6:00 - 7:00 PM 9:30 - 10:30 PM 10:30 - 11:30 PM

EST 7:15 - 8:00 AM 8:00 - 9:00 AM 9:00 - 10:00 AM 12:30 - 1:30 PM 1:30 - 2:30 PM

Mon Sarf Nahw Tafseer Islamic Scholarly Traditions

Tues NO CLASS

Wed Hadith Sarf Fiqh

Tareeqatul
Thurs Nahw Sarf
Asriyya

Tareeqatul
Fri Nahw Hadith
Asriyya

Class Links
DAYS SUBJECT TIME CLASS LINK

Qur’an
 http://teacher15302574.wiziq.com/online-class/
Monday 5:45 - 6:45 PM
Ustadha Sana 6139479-quran-urdu-year-1

Islamic Scholarly
Traditions
 http://mionline.wiziq.com/online-class/6139483-islamic-
Monday 10:00 - 11:15 PM
Shaykh Dr. Moiz scholarly-traditions-fall-term-2019
Hasan (db)

Wednesday
 Hadith
 4:30 - 5:30 PM 


http://teacher15302574.wiziq.com/online-class/
&
 Alimah Sobia & 

6139467-hadith-urdu-year-1
Friday Ustadha Madiha 5:45 - 6:45 PM

Islamic Law
 http://teacher15302574.wiziq.com/online-class/

Wednesday 9:30 - 10:30 PM
Alimah Zarmina 6139482-islamic-fiqh-urdu-year-1

Monday,
Arabic Grammar http://teacher15302574.wiziq.com/online-class/
Thursday, & 5:00 - 5:45 PM
Ustadha Mahwish 6139480-arabic-grammar-urdu-year-1
Friday

Monday, Arabic 4:15 - 5:00 PM


http://teacher15302574.wiziq.com/online-class/
Wednesday Morphology
 

6139468-arabic-morphology-urdu-year-1
& Thursday Ustadha Madiha 5:45 - 6:30 PM

Thursday & Tareeqatul http://teacher15302574.wiziq.com/online-class/

Asriyya
 4:15 - 5:00 PM
Friday 6139465-tareeqatul-asriyyah-urdu-year-1
Ustadha Sarosh

Please note: All timings are mentioned in Pakistani Standard Time. To convert to your own time zone,
please use: www.thetimezoneconverter.com

Books


The following books are the required reading material for the first year of the Alimah Program. If e-books are
available, the link provided is for the direct PDF download of that book. If there is no e-book, or only a partial
e-book available, class slides will be provided so that students have what they need, inshaAllah.

1) Qur’an: The Noble Qur’an, Anwaar ul Bayan, Ma’ariful Qur’an

Urdu: Asaan Tarjuma Qur’an - Volume 1 - Volume 2 - Volume 3

English: The Noble Qur'an

Recommended: Illuminating Discourses of the Qur’an by Mufti Muhammad Ashiq Ilahi Muhajir Madani
Urdu Volumes: Volume 1 – Volume 2 – Volume 3 – Volume 4 – Volume 5

English Volumes: Volume 1 – Volume 2 – Volume 3 – Volume 4 – Volume 5



Recommended: Ma’ariful Quran by Mufti Shafi Usmani (Hafizahu Allah)
Urdu Volumes: Volume 1 – Volume 2 – Volume 3 – Volume 4 – Volume 5 – Volume 6 –
Volume 7 – Volume 8
English Volumes: Volume 1 – Volume 2 – Volume 3 – Volume 4 – Volume 5 – Volume 6 –
Volume 7 – Volume 8


2) Hadith: Zaad at Talibeen

Urdu: Zaad at Talibeen
English: Provisions for the Seeker

3) Introduction to Islamic Law - Ta’leem ul Islam

Urdu: Ta’leem ul Islam
English: Lessons in Islam (Ta’leem ul Islam English Translation), Ascent to Felicity


4) Arabic Morphology - Ilmus Sarf awwalayn, Ilmus Sarf aakhirayn

Urdu: Ilmus Sarf awwalayn, Ilmus Sarf aakhirayn
English: Fundamentals of Classical Arabic by Shaykh Husain Abdul Sattar (db)


5) Arabic Grammar - Ilmun Nahw, Awaamilun Nahw, Tamreen un Nahw

Urdu: Ilmun Nahw, Awaamilun Nahw, Tamreen un Nahw
English: Tasheel un Nahw

6) Lughat - Tareeqatul Asriyya

Urdu: Tareeqatul Asriyya
English: Tareeqatul Asriyya (Translation)
How to Access Class


Classes are conducted using an online learning tool called WizIQ. In order to listen to live classes, please
follow the following steps:

1. Click on the class links in the tables above

2. Click "Join Class"

3. You will be prompted to create a free account with WizIQ

4. Fill in your basic details like Name and Email Address and choose a password to create a free account
with WizIQ. Please be sure to use your full name when creating an account with WiziQ as we will be
using WizIQ to take attendance.

5. Once you have created your free account, you will see a screen with the link "Launch Class"

6. Click "Launch Class" when it is time for class to enter the live session.

For a tutorial with images of the above steps, please click here

For a video tutorial of the above steps, please click here

Bond of Trust
The foundation of the relationship between the teacher and the student is based on trust. Maryam Institute
provides free Islamic education for women only. In order to maintain the haya (modesty) of our female
teachers, please ensure that no man listens to the voice of the instructor. We recommend that one uses
headphones while listening to the class so that the voice of the instructor can only be heard by the student.
We also request that one does not share live class streaming links or class recordings, without prior
permission from the admin of Maryam Institute.

Recordings
Recordings for all the classes are available on the same class links that you will click to enter class.
Recordings are usually available 2 to 3 hours after every class.

Back up Broadcast Options

Qur’an classes will also be broadcast via Mixlr. In case WizIQ does not work, you may listen to Qur’an
classes using the following link: www.MaryamInstitute.org/classes

Please note that backup broadcasting will be available for Qur’an classes ONLY. All students are
required to sign in to WizIQ for class and this back up should be used only if WizIQ does not seem to work on
any given day.
Attendance


As with any course of study, actually attending classes is of the utmost importance. While in secular classes
attendance certainly matters, live attendance matters much more in classes relating to deen. The reason for
this is simply because of the barakah of being in a group that remembers Allah swt and His commands.

In a Hadith narrated by Abu Hurairah RA, the Prophet SAW said:

I am as My slave thinks I am, and I am with him when he mentions Me. If he makes mention of Me to
himself, I make mention of him to Myself; and if he makes mention of Me in a gathering, I make
mention of him in a gathering better than it. And if he draws near to Me a hand-span, I draw near to
him a forearm’s length. And if he comes to Me walking, I go near to him running.

[Sahih, Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith 3822]

For this reason, we highly encourage attending as many classes live as possible. We understand that
sometimes classes are missed due to genuine reasons; alhamdulillah all classes are recorded and recordings
are available to students for their convenience.


Accessing Recordings

The links used to access class (found on page 5) also contain recordings of previous classes. Simply click
on the link of the class that was missed and scroll up in the list of classes to find the missed session and click
on “View Recording” or “Download Recording”.



Marking Attendance

How to mark attendance? 

Attendance is self-marked through a Google form (see form below). Please follow the following steps:

1. Enter your e-mail address

2. Enter your first name

3. Enter your last name

4. Enter the date for which you are marking attendance

5. Select which classes were attended live, if none were attended live, select none

6. Select which classes were attended by recording, if none were attended by recording, select none

7. Submit the form 


To watch a video on how to mark attendance, click here.

Urdu Alimah Program Students Attendance Form can be found here.

Important Contacts

Year 1 Coordinator: Ustadha Sana Khan: Sana@MaryamInstitute.org

Technical Support: TechnicalHelp@MaryamInstitute.org

General Questions: Info@MaryamInstitute.org

Teachers:

Shaykh Dr. Moiz Hasan (db): Islamic Scholarly Traditions (shaykhmhasan@MaryamInstitute.org)

Alimah Sobia: Hadith (alimahsobia@MaryamInstitute.org)

Alimah Zarmina: Islamic Law (alimahzarmina@MaryamInstitute.org)

Ustadha Sana: Tafsir (sana@Maryaminstitute.org)

Ustadha Madiha: Hadith & Sarf (madiha@MaryamInstitute.org)

Ustadha Mahwish: Nahw (mahwish@MaryamInstitute.org)

Ustadha Sarosh: Tareeqatul Asriyya (sarosh@MaryamInstitute.org)

- Please allow us at least 48 hours to respond to your questions.

VERY IMPORTANT: Please ensure that the following email addresses are added to your list of contacts so
that you may receive all class emails: info@maryaminstitute.org, and info.maryaminstitute@gmail.com.