Manners (ISHSC)

About the course

This course explores the sources, principles, and importance of good manners in Islam, as well as the means of acquiring high moral character with Allah and with society. It aims to produce Muslims that are versed, conversant, and capable of applying Islam’s ethical framework and its details through revelation-based knowledge relating to a set of daily manners. It is designed to equip a Muslim with what they may need in worship, when alone in private, and when engaging others inside or outside their home.

Course details

• To attain the pleasure of Allah through seeking knowledge about Islamic manners
• To recognize the importance of acquiring good manners in Islam
• To provide students with knowledge that will help them in acquiring high moral character
• To provide evidence-based knowledge relating to a set of manners that are comprehensive of worldly matters and religious matters, and of worship and dealings- dealings with one’s family, children, acquaintances and strangers.(3 credit hours)

About the instructors(s)

Ustadha Mariam Mehrzad 

Sr Maryam Mehrzad is a Mishkah University Graduate who has vast experience in the field of education. In addition to her Bachelors in Islamic Studies, she holds a BS in Information Technology, and a BA in Elementary Education and Special Education from Western Governors University. She is a licensed educator in the State of Texas and has received distinguished TESOL certifications for teaching English as a second language. She has served as an ESL teacher for adults, as an elementary school teacher, and as a teaching assistant for many Mishkah courses. As an educator, she is dedicated to creating a student-centered, learning environment that fosters leadership, social cohesion, creativity, and responsibility to help students experience effective learning that has lasting value beyond their life at school.