Cambridge Muslim College is organising a pre-Ramadan tour on how to prepare for this Blessed month. Talks have been arranged in Solihull (Birmingham), Barking (East London), Bradford and Manchester. Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad will be speaking at each venue. CMC lecturers Shaykh Yasser Qureshy and Shaykh Sohail Hanif will be speaking at some of the venues as will alumni of […]

A Close Reading of ‘The Story of the Qur’an: Its History and Place in Muslim Life’, Dr Ingrid Mattson In preparation for Ramadan, we will read together Dr. Mattson’s book, exploring the history of the Qur’an, how it was revealed and compiled, its major themes, how it has shaped Muslim cultures and values, the history of its interpretation, and how […]

Islamic norms affect two major types of activities: acts of worship (‘ibādāt) and social activities (mu‘ammalāt). Rules pertaining to social activities are understood to be based upon rationales which can often be discovered and whose overriding purpose is to promote benefits (maṣāliḥ) and to minimize harms (mafāsid) in society. Most activities have the potential to cause some harm and to […]

Cambridge Muslim College is delighted to announce that the 2018 Religion & Science conference will be held on 15th and 16th September 2018 at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. The conference is supported by the John Templeton Foundation and will focus on the fields of Artificial Intelligence and consciousness. For more information on the conference and how to submit an abstract, please […]

Cambridge Muslim College invites applications for the post of Research Fellow to be based at the College’s facility in Cambridge, UK, for one academic year with effect from 3 September 2018. The College seeks outstanding candidates who are currently working as scientists or are engaged in scientific research and who will make a major contribution to the College’s intellectual life. […]

*Bosnia Heritage Tour* August 2018

PACKAGE INCLUDES 4-star hotels with breakfast and three dinners Airport transfers (Sarajevo only); any other city can be arranged at an additional charge Local Muslim tour guides Entrance fees to main sights Daily lectures by international and local scholars REGISTER ON WAIT LIST MORE INFORMATION Please read through the FAQs and Terms and Conditions. Because of the high volume of enquiries it might take longer to […]

Registration information: All classes are free of charge to attend at the College. Space is limited, please register in advance. Classes are organised as a series. Participants are encouraged to attend each session. You must register for each session individually. Registering for one class does not put you on the attendance list for all classes. Evening classes are 45 minutes […]

International Conference, 7-9 March 2018 University of Tübingen Venue: Neue Aula, Großer Senat Outline Theological anthropology as the study of the human person within a particular religious tradition has always formed an important part of theology. Today, in responding to contemporary challenges, theological anthropology needs to develop a new approach that takes into account other religious traditions and their understanding […]

Upcoming programmes…April 2018

Check out our upcoming programmes this April… Spiritual Wellness and Mindful Resilience, 7 & 8 April 2018 Islamic Approaches to Psychology and Psychotherapy, 8 – 13 April 2018 Creating Islamic Geometric Patterns with Modular Systems (Beginners), 16 – 21 April 2018   For more information please contact Amara at as@cambridgemuslimcollege.org.  

Winter Term 2018 – Lectures & Classes

Registration information: All classes are free of charge to attend at the College. Space is limited, please register in advance. Classes are organised as a series. Participants are encouraged to attend each session. You must register for each session individually. Registering for one class does not put you on the attendance list for all classes. TUESDAY Al-Nawawī’s Forty Prophetic Reports […]

***This event is now sold out*** Cambridge Muslim College is organising a one-day seminar on hijama and its practice in the United Kingdom. The aim of this seminar is: To review the development of hijama including its links to acupuncture To assess traditional forms of training in the twenty-first century To relate traditional therapies to modern day medical practice To […]

*New* BA (Hons) & Validation

We are delighted to announce that our Four-Year Programme, now to be known as our BA (Hons) in Islamic Studies, has been fully validated by The Open University. Our programme graduates will thus receive a BA Honours degree accredited by a major UK higher education provider. The Open University is an ideal partner institution for CMC. Not only is it […]

MONDAY Principles of Islamic Spirituality Taught by: Najah Nadi This class introduces selected aphorisms from a standard primer of Islamic Spirituality, Principles of Islamic Spirituality (Qawāʿid al-taṣawwuf) by the Moroccan jurist Aḥmad ibn Zarrūq (d. 899/1493). The text is written with the objective of “introducing the principles of Islamic Spirituality in a manner that integrates the sacred law (sharīʿa) with […]

Development Manager Vacancy

Cambridge Muslim College seeks to appoint a Development Manager to lead and manage fundraising operations at the College. The College was established in 2009 in order to develop Muslim faith leadership. Its mission is to provide world-class education, training and research based on a dialogue between the Islamic intellectual tradition and the ideas and circumstances of the modern world. Key responsibilities […]

*The conference is now fully booked. If you would like to be on the waiting list, please email Amara Siddique at as@cambridgemuslimcollege.org* Registration for Cambridge Muslim College’s first Science and Religion Conference is now open. The conference, entitled ‘What is Consciousness and Why Observers Matter in Quantum Theory’, will take place on 8 September 2017 at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. The […]

Ramadan Fundraising Update

This Ramadan, Cambridge Muslim College launched a fundraising campaign to raise £100,000. Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of many our supporters, both from the UK and beyond, we have met our goal by raising over £100,000! The College has grown in recent years with a yearly expenditure of over £500,000, so these campaign funds give us a much-needed financial boost for the next […]

Poetry Weekend (August 2017)

Outer and Inner Visions of Poetry 11 – 13 August 2017 This is a weekend programme based at Cambridge Muslim College, designed for creative writers of poetry. The programme combines writing time, discussion, and readings from different genres of poetry. A tutor will discuss poetic devices and terms using poems from Islamic literary tradition, as well as English literature. Participants […]

As part of our Ramadan Campaign 2017, the Dean of Cambridge Muslim College Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad is delivering a podcast series on the explanation of Surat Al-Zumar. These will be released throughout the month. Podcast 1 Listen to Ali Keeler’s recitation of the surah.   Podcast 2 Podcast 3 Podcast 4 Podcast 5 Podcast 6 Podcast 7

Research Fellowship in Religion and Science Cambridge Muslim College invites applications for the post of Research Fellow to be based at the College’s facility in Cambridge, United Kingdom, for one academic year with effect from 1 September 2017. The College seeks outstanding candidates who are currently working as scientists or are engaged in scientific research and who will make a […]

Launch of Islamic Relief Scholarship

We are delighted to announce an exciting collaboration between Islamic Relief UK and Cambridge Muslim College. IRUK are generously supporting a Diploma student at CMC for 2017-18, and the student will have the chance to do a summer internship at IR upon completing the Diploma course. For more details about the scholarship, and to apply: http://www.cambridgemuslimcollege.ac.uk/programmes/diploma