Madrasah Ghazaliyah — Faisal al-TafriqahRunning
Fayṣal al-Tafriqa bayna al-Islām wa-l-Zandaqa (al-Ghazālī)
Aslein Malaya Team
The listed run (Sesi 1–4) went Wed 10 Jun – 1 Jul 2026; confirm the next session on the class portal.
Learning Path · منهجية التدرج
The Sheikh’s own graded study path, from foundations to higher kalam.
Texts and levels come from his own منهجية التدرج, corroborated by the Nafea study plan and the Aslein four-stage progression. 'Source-supported' steps are attested at that level; exact ordering was reconstructed (the full tadarruj scan was not directly extracted) — confirm the precise sequence with the Sheikh. (confidence: medium)
Weekly classes
Current classes run by Aslein Malaya, the study circle where the Sheikh teaches. Details are from their public channels as of the date below — confirm times before attending.
Aslein Masterclass — Sharḥ al-Iqtiṣād fī al-IʿtiqādOn break
al-Iqtiṣād fī al-Iʿtiqād (al-Ghazālī)
Shaykh Dr. Saʿīd Foudah
Session 26 (Fri 12 Jun 2026) was the last before a temporary break. Watch Telegram for the resume date.
Sharḥ al-Risāla al-QushayriyyaRecorded series
al-Risāla al-Qushayriyya (al-Qushayrī)
Shaykh Dr. Saʿīd Foudah
al-Muqaddimāt of Imam al-SanūsīSchedule TBC
al-Muqaddimāt (al-Sanūsī) — intro to Uṣūl al-Dīn
Shaykh Dr. Saʿīd Foudah
Listed as a class on the Aslein portal; day/time not published — confirm before attending.
Imam al-Juwaynī — al-WaraqātSchedule TBC
al-Waraqāt (al-Juwaynī) — intro to Uṣūl al-Fiqh
Shaykh Dr. ʿAbd al-Salām Abū Khalaf
Listed as a class on the Aslein portal; day/time not published — confirm before attending.
Beginner — Foundations of Creed · المستوى الأول: أساسيات العقيدة
His tadarruj opens with the Kharida (explicitly for those who have studied nothing before), then Jawharat al-Tawhid. Logic begins in parallel from Isaghuji.
- 1مختصر شرح الخريدة البهيةAbbreviated Commentary on al-Kharida al-BahiyyaHe places this first — suitable for complete beginners (تصلح لمن لم يدرس شيئاً من قبل). Studied via his abbreviated commentary.
- 2شرح جوهرة التوحيدCommentary on Jawharat al-TawhidSecond beginner creed text, valued for clarity in the foundations.
- 3شرح إيساغوجيCommentary on Isaghuji (logic entry)Logic begins in parallel from Isaghuji, per his parallel-sciences principle. Order within the level is inferred.
Intermediate — Sanusi Tradition & Theological Reasoning · المستوى الثاني: المتن السنوسي والاستدلال الكلامي
The Sanusi line: Sughra al-Sughra, then al-Iqtisad (al-Ghazali), then Tahdhib Sharh al-Sanusiyya. Logic (al-Sullam) and usul (al-Waraqat) run alongside.
- 1شرح صغرى الصغرىCommentary on al-Sughra al-SughraFirst intermediate text; the Sanusi line begins.
- 2شرح الاقتصاد في الاعتقادCommentary on al-Iqtisad fi al-I'tiqad (al-Ghazali)Second intermediate text, al-Ghazali's creed. Currently the subject of Aslein Malaya's masterclass — see Weekly classes on this page.
- 3تهذيب شرح السنوسية (أم البراهين)Tahdhib Sharh al-Sanusiyya (Umm al-Barahin)More detailed than al-Sughra al-Sughra; studied via his Tahdhib.
- 4شرح السلم المنورقCommentary on al-Sullam al-Munawraq (logic)Logic continues with al-Sullam after Isaghuji (parallel track; order inferred).
- 5مدخل أصول الفقه (الورقات)Usul al-Fiqh entry (al-Waraqat)Usul al-fiqh begins with al-Waraqat; see his روح الأصول (Ruh al-Usul) in the Library. Level/order inferred.
Advanced — Higher Kalam & His Major Works · المستوى الثالث: الكلام العالي ومصنفات الشيخ الكبرى
The Nasafi creed (via Taftazani) culminating in his monumental al-Sharh al-Kabir on the Tahawiyya, with his advanced specialized works as reference-grade study.
- 1شرح العقائد النسفيةCommentary on the Nasafi Creed (via al-Taftazani)First advanced text, for theological depth (classical Taftazani commentary).
- 2الشرح الكبير على العقيدة الطحاويةThe Great Commentary on al-Tahawi's CreedThe stated culmination — his monumental 2-volume commentary (~1450pp).
- 3تدعيم المنطقTad'im al-Mantiq (Supporting Logic)Caps the logic track; defends logic against its critics. Order inferred.
- 4الفرق العظيم بين التنزيه والتجسيمal-Farq al-Azim (Transcendence vs. Anthropomorphism)Advanced supplementary reading. Order inferred.
- 5مسائل الاختلاف بين الأشاعرة والماتريديةThe Ash'aris and the MaturidisAdvanced comparative kalam (English translation available). Order inferred.
- 6نقض الرسالة التدمريةA Critique of the Palmyran CreedCritique of Ibn Taymiyya's Tadmuri creed; needs prior grounding (English available). Order inferred.