
Explore the links between psychology, spirituality, and religion, and examine how religion fosters social cohesion while spirituality supports internalization and personal well-being.
Muslims believe in all prophets, tracing a spiritual lineage from Jesus and Moses to Muhammad, with about 154,000 prophets and many unnamed ones, each with a unique mission.
Discover that the Koran centers on mankind and humanity's development on earth, drawing wisdom from diverse faiths and urging a union with the divine source.
Sunnah is the second source of Islamic knowledge.
Traditionally Sunnah is an Arabic word associated with Prophet Mohammed's actions, behavior, teachings, and mannerism.
Interpretation of the Quran that manifests in the form of prophetic teachings and behavior.
Explore the Islamic concept of accountability, recognizing life’s purpose and direction, and how actions and intentions determine judgment before God with no intercession.
Explore recommended readings to study Islam, the Quran, and Muslims from spiritual and philosophical perspectives, including biographies by Karen Armstrong and Hassan Hussein Nasser's new translation and commentary.
What is your view of Islam after taking this course? Take a few moments to answer these questions to compare your progress. From where you started this course to where you are now?
Download the attached pdf file, print it out, and write down the answers.
Adult Spiritual Education Program (ASEP) welcomes all those students, teachers, spiritual seekers who are willing to learn, explore, and understand Islam in depth by analyzing it through a psychological, and spiritual perspective.
We offer educational support to create a better world to defeat fear, misunderstanding, and misconception. If you are a teacher or interested in interfaith work, who interacts with students of different faith traditions, have Muslim neighbors, college students, friends and you wonder what they are all about. What are their believes and practices? This is a course for you.
This course offers much more than just a basic understanding of the Islamic faith.
Course Objective
Besides a deeper understanding of Islam, the series of courses (Level 1 & 2) will cover a wide variety of other topics such as spiritual psychology, Islamic eschatology, & spiritual growth exercises for self-improvement that leads to the evolution of the soul. Students will analyze their own ideas for personal growth.