‘Why Islam Is True?’ is an eight-week course that explores the core truth claims of Islam in an accessible and engaging way. Organized around the Shahadah, this course examines the evidence for the existence and oneness of Allah SWT (لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا الله) and the prophethood of Muhammad PBUH (مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ الله). Students will also engage with common contemporary questions surrounding faith: the relationship between science and tawḥīd, and evolution.
Week One: God Exists
Week Two: Science and God
Week Three: The Argument from Design
Week Four: The Oneness of God
Week Five: The Problem of Evil
Week Six: Miracles
Week Seven: Mass Transmission and Miracles
Week Eight: Evolution
Note: No prior background in philosophy, theology, or Arabic.
Hafiz Ahmad Patel was born and raised in Cambridge, Ontario. After completing high school, he travelled to Gujarat, India to continue his memorization of the Qur'an. After returning to Canada in 2014, he pursued a Bachelor's Degree in Materials Science at the University of Waterloo while beginning his foundational Arabic training under Sh. Usman Qamar. He thereafter received introductory training in theology and logic from Sh. Hamza Karamali at Basira Education, and is currently pursuing fiqh training under Sh. Tabraze Azam through the Irshad Center for Hanafi Studies.
