Islamic Pedagogy and Khatabah

About this course

A comprehensive review of Islamic pedagogy and education, including its concept, virtue, philosophy, tools, institutions, and scholars. It also highlights how excellence can be achieved in Islamic education, analyzing a number of challenges facing Islamic education, including education of Muslim children in the West, Islamization of the curriculum, and co-education. The course also covers various aspects of public speaking as a tool of teaching and conveying knowledge to others and for religious and dawah-oriented purposes. (3 credits)

About the Instructor(s)

Ust. Ibrahim Hafidh graduated from Mishkah University with a Bachelors in Islamic Studies and previously studied extensively under Dr Hatem al-Haj. He also holds a BSc in Computer and Information Science from Mankato State University.

He has been an instructor for Mishkah’s online high school program since its inception, In addition to teaching, he is responsible for re-designing and enhancing the courses to meet high schoolers’ needs. He is also a member of Mishkah’s Academic committee, as well as a teaching assistant for the main undergraduate program.

Ust. Ibrahim has been actively involved in dawah and community service for 20 years. He currently serves on the board of Building Blocks of Islam, a social and educational services non-profit in the Twin Cities. As a Dawah Coordinator for Building Blocks, he helped manage and implement multi-level dawah trainings for new da’ees, as well as oversee mentorship services and classes for new Muslims.

By profession, he is a Data & Analytics Solution Architect with over 24 years of experience building data warehouses in both industry and consulting capacities.