iCAN's personal development department prepares its syllabus from the perspective of holistic personality development. In accordance with this objective, the following 8 areas are included in the Associate membership syllabus. Each of these areas is represented in a separate section below. Each section contains various flexible options for achieving the desired outcome (in terms of language, medium, and other aspects, as applicable).
Section 1: Quran Memorization and Tafseer
1. Memorization of any 15 Surahs (Optional resource: Last 20 surahs of Quran: Download)
2. Tafseer - Surah 2: Surah Al-Bakarah Passage 1: Ayah 40–46 “Call to fulfil the pledge”; Passage 2: Ayah 150-163 “ Mission and its obligation”; Passage 3: Ayah 261–272 "Infaq fi sabilillah” Resources: Urdu - Tafheem ul Quran (Surah baqarah): Read / Download English - Tafheem ul Quran (Surah Baqarah): Download
3. Tafseer - Surah 3: Aal-Imran
Ayah 102-110 “ Purpose of Ummah”
Ayah 185 “Death”
Ayah 193-200 “Summary of Surah Al-Imran
Resources: Urdu - Tafheem ul Quran (Surah Aal Imran): Read / Download English - Tafheem ul Quran (Surah Aal Imran): Download
4. Tafseer - Surah 4: An-Nisa
Ayah 131-137 “Witnessing to Justice, Summons to Iman”
Resources: Urdu - Tafheem ul Quran (Surah An-Nisa): Read / Download English - Tafheem ul Quran (Surah An-Nisa): Download
5. Tafseer - Surah 16: An- Nahl
Ayah 12-22 “Evidence for Tawhid, Risaalah, Aakhira”
Resources: Urdu - Tafheem ul Quran (Surah An-Nahl): Read / Download English - Tafheem ul Quran (Surah An-Nahl): Download
6. Tafseer - Surah 17: Al-Isra
Ayah 23-29 “Individual and collective morality”
Resources: Urdu - Tafheem ul Quran (Surah Al-Isra): Read / Download English - Tafheem ul Quran (Surah Al-Isra): Download
7. Tafseer - Surah 24: An- Noor
Ayah 47-52 “Collective life; response and obedience”
Ayah 62-64 “Collective life; response and obedience”
Resources: Urdu - Tafheem ul Quran (Surah An-Noor): Read / Download English - Tafheem ul Quran (Surah An-Noor): Download
8. Tafseer - Surah 29: Al-Ankaboot
Ayah 1-11 “Testing of faith”
Resources: Urdu - Tafheem ul Quran (Surah Al Ankaboot): Read / Download English - Tafheem ul Quran (Surah Al Ankaboot): Download / Listen (full Surah - Abridged tafseer)
9. Tafseer - Surah 41: Fussilat (also known as Surah Ha Meem Sajdah)
Ayah 30-36 “Da’wah and required attributes”
Resources: Urdu - Tafheem ul Quran (Surah Fussilat): Read / Download / Listen (full Surah) English - Tafheem ul Quran (Surah Fussilat): Download / Listen (full Surah - Abridged tafseer) Urdu - Detailed Tafseer by Dr. Israr Ahmed (from Muntakhab Nisab): Watch: Part1, Part2, Part3
10. Tafseer - Surah 48: Al-Fath
Ayah 8-11 “Pledge to continue the Prophet Mission”
Resources: Urdu - Tafheem ul Quran (Surah Al-Fath): Read / Download / Listen (full Surah) English - Tafheem ul Quran (Surah Al-Fath): Download / Listen (full Surah - Abridged tafseer)
11. Tafseer - Surah 49: Al-Hujarat
Complete Surah - With Special emphasis on the following:
Ayah 1-9 “Collective life: relationship with leaders”
Resources: Urdu - Tafheem ul Quran (Surah Hujuraat):Read / Download / Watch / Listen English - Tafheem ul Quran (Surah Hujuraat): Download / Listen (full Surah - Abridged tafseer) Urdu - Detailed tafseer of Surah Hujaraat by Dr. Israr Ahmed - Watch / Read
12. Tafseer - Surah 57: Al-Hadid
Complete Surah with special emphasis on the following:
Resources: Urdu - Tafheem ul Quran (Surah Hadid): Read / Download / Listen (full surah) English - Tafheem ul Quran (Surah Hadid): Download / Listen (full Surah - Abridged tafseer) Urdu - Detailed tafseer of Surah Hadid by Dr. Israr Ahmed - Watch / Read
13. Tafseer - Surah 59: Al-Hashr
Ayah 18-24 “Preparing for Aakhira, Allah’s attributes”
Resources: Urdu - Tafheem ul Quran (Surah hashr): Read / Download / Listen (full Surah) English - Tafheem ul Quran (Surah Hashr): Download / Listen (full Surah - Abridged tafseer)
Section 2: Supplications
Memorize 10 supplications including: - Masjid Entrance - Sleep - Washroom - End of Gathering - Any other (Our 'Supplications Bookshelf' may be beneficial in this regard)
Section 3: Hadith
In order to complete the hadith syllabus, 1 of the 2 options below need to be completed.
Option 1: Rah e Amal - Maulana Jaleel Ahsan Nadvi Urdu: Read / Download Option 2: The Prophetic Way of Life (English translation of Rah e Amal) English: Read - Part1, Part 2, Part 3
Other beneficial resource (non-mandatory): Rahmat e Aalam (Syed Suleiman Nadvi) - Urdu: Read / Download Seerah Lecture Series (Mufti Ismail Menk) - English: Listen
Section 5: Fiqh
The following two requirements are required to be met.
1. Understand the way of offering Namaz-e-Janaza (Our bookshelf on method of offering funeral salah can be consulted for relevant books)
2. Rasail o Masail se Intikhab - Maulana Syed Abul Aala Maududi Urdu - Download
Section 6: Organization Processes and Protocols
The following three requirements are required to be met:
1. Read and understand the full constitution of iCAN
2. The Organization and its workers - Syed Abul Aala Maududi Option 1: Urdu - Tahreek aur Karkun - Read / Download Option 2: Those who choose this option are required to complete the following two requirements: English - Guidelines for the workers (A Selective translation from Tahreek Aur Karkun) - DownloadAND English - Ethical Viewpoint of Islam - Download
3. Attributes required from the workers of religious organizations Option 1: Urdu - Hizb ullah Ke Ausaf aur Ameer wa Mamoreen ka Bahimi Ta'aluq (Dr. Israr Ahmed) - Download Option 2: Urdu - Karkuno ke Bahimi Ta'aluqat - Khurram Murad R.A. - Read / Download Option 3: English - Interpersonal Relations: An Islamic Perspective (Khurram Murad R.A.) - Download (This book is English translation of the book 'Karkuno ke Bahimi Ta'aluqat)
Section 7: Islamic Character and Ideology
1. Towards understanding Islam (By Maulana Syed Abul Aala Maududi) / رسالہ دینیات مولانا مودودی Option 1:English: Read / Download / Listen; Option 2:Urdu: Download / Listen
2. Khutbat e Europe - Maulana Syed Abul Aala Maududi Urdu: Read / Download
3. Ethical Viewpoint of Islam Option 1:Urdu: Tehreek Islami ki Ikhlaqi Bunyadein By Syed Abul aala Maududi - Download / Watch / Listen Option 2:English - Ethical Viewpoint of Islam - Download
Section 8: Personal Effectiveness
1. Strategic Visions Workshop Either attend the workshop face-to-face or complete one of the following: Option 1: Urdu - Strategic Vision Workshop - Br. Suleiman Ahmer - Watch - (RECOMMENDED) Option 2: Urdu - Strategic Vision Workshop - Br. Yameen ud Din Ahmed - Watch Option 3: English - Personal Excellence Workshop - Br. Suleiman Ahmer - Watch; Workshop Manual
2. Strategic Time Management Either attend the workshop face-to-face or complete one of the following: Option 1:Urdu - STM Workshop delivered by Br. Kamran Zahid - Watch; Workshop Manual Option 2:English - Strategic Time Management Workshop Manual - Read
3. Emotional Intelligence Option 1: Urdu - Behavior Management lecture - Br. Qasim Ali Shah - Listen Option 2: English - Emotional Intelligence: Why it matters more than the IQ (Daniel Goleman) / Working with Emotional Intelligence (Daniel Goleman) - Available in most libraries in Australia Option 3: Complete any course or book on Emotional Intelligence
