Book of Numbers

Holding Fast to the Firm Reality

Greensville Trust Outreach program – The Book of Numbers Classes

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Whomever Allah wishes well for, He grants deep understanding of religion".

The Book of Numbers

Unity Foundation is pleased to present monthly classes for adults in Preston. This series of classes are taught from the renowned 'Book of Numbers, Holding Fast to the Firm Reality', by Al Imam Muhammad Umar Bahraq al Hadrami’ and taught by Shaykh Ibrahim Osi-Efa. *

Come and learn with us!

Whether you are an existing student or an interested individual, we invite you to the Book of Numbers program. For those who can’t commit to a regular class at the moment each class can be regarded as a standalone lesson and has a distinct benefit in and of itself!

This series of classes speaks directly into the heart of the student in order to address the direct causes of spiritual inactivity with the objective of rendering participants attentive to the light of prophecy…

Learn in an informal, non judgemental environment, meet new people, and make new friends insha’Allah – for the sake of Allah (swt)

Each class is subject to a £6 admin fee that covers course administration, materials, teachers expenses, light refreshments etc.

If you have any queries about the classes, or are finding it difficult to attend for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact us for assistance.

We look forward to seeing you at the classes, the dates are as follows:

Wednesday 19th January 2011
Friday 11th February 2011
Wednesday 16th March 2011
No Outreach in April ---- Trodden Path
Wednesday 18th May 2011
Wednesday 15th June 2011
Wednesday 20th July 2011

*Unity foundation reserves the right to move the venue, if necessary to a different location, town or city for the benefit of our student cohort.

Teacher Biography

*Shaykh Ibrahim Osi-Efa

Shaykh Ibrahim was born and raised in Liverpool, England. He was blessed with the opportunity to study several classical disciplines at the hands of some of the holders of the tradition such as Murabit al-Haj, al-Habib Umar b. Hafiz and Shaikh Hassan al-Hindi. Initially studying for three years in Syria and Mauritania, Ustadh Ibrahim was then blessed with the opportunity to spend over six years in the illuminated city of Tarim, Hadramaut where he studied under the qualified hands of teachers such as al-Habib Kazim al-Saqqaf, al-Habib Ali al-Jifri and al-Shaikh Umar Husain al-Khatib. He was one of the founders of several Islamic initiatives including the Ibn Abbas Institute, Starlatch Press, Badr Language Institute and the Greensville Trust. He currently resides in Liverpool, England with his wife and two children.

Venue Directions:

The classes take place at UCLan, Preston in the Harrington building (ROOM 129). Directions are as follows:

Enter the main front doors and walk towards the lift to the left of reception (which will be closed). Take the lift to the first floor. On leaving the lift, turn left and follow the corridor around until you reach room 129 which will be to your left.

The 'Book of Numbers - Holding Fast to the Firm Reality'

Chapter headings

Admonitions

The first lesson will set the context for the course, and endeavours to nurture and create an environment, which arouses heedless hearts and invigorates the resolve of the slothful. The author speaks directly into the heart of the student and addresses the direct causes of spiritual inactivity in order to make ears attentive to the light of prophecy that forms the essential content of this text.

Religious Counsel

The principal counsel of the ancients and the modern alike is that of taqwa, God conscious behaviour. The first lesson will also explore the concept of taqwa as understood by classical Islamic scholarship, commenting on the ten Qur’anic God-conscious archetypes.

Lesson Two: The Book of One’s

The lesson will elucidate four one’s:

1. Taqwa, God-conscious behaviour
2. The Nature and Importance of the Heart
3. The Stomach and the Repugnance of Satiation
4. The Pre-eminence of Knowledge

Lesson Three: The Book of Two’s

The lesson will elucidate three two’s:

1. Health and Spare time
2. Worldly Abstinence and from what Man possesses
3. Miserliness and Bad Character

Lesson Four: The Book of Three’s

The lesson will elucidate three three’s:

1. The Three Qualities
2. The Three Signs of a Hypocrite
3. The Three Mortal Sins

Lesson Five: The Book of Four’s

The lesson will elucidate three four’s:

1. The Four Decrees
2. The Four Prophetic Representatives
3. The Four Words: al-Baqiyat al-Salihat

Lesson Six: The Book of Five’s

The lesson will elucidate three fives:

1. The Five Pillars
2. The Five Prayers
3. The Five Questions

Lesson Seven: The Book of Six’s

The lesson will elucidate three sixes:

1. The Six Articles of Faith
2. The Six Rights of a Muslim
3. The Six Archetypal Rights

Lesson Eight: The Book of Seven’s

The lesson will elucidate one seven:

1. The Seven Archetypes under the Divine Shade

Lesson Nine: The Book of Eight’s

The lesson will elucidate three eights:

1. The Eight Gateways of Paradise
2. The Eight Angelic Guards
3. The Eight Companions of the Cave

Lesson Ten: The Book of Nine’s

The lesson will elucidate one nine:

1. The Nine Causes and their Nine Effects

Lesson Eleven: The Book of Ten’s

The lesson will elucidate two tens:

1. The Ten Traits of Perdition
2. The Ten Traits of Salvation

Lesson Twelve: The Epilogue

The final lesson and culmination of the course will briefly look at
the following three topics:

1. Bestowal
2. Supplication
3. Prayers upon the Prophet

Endorsement

"’These excellent classes with Shaykh Ibrahim Osi-Efa are a means to become people of depth and excellence in understanding and living the deen, and becoming of those who truly embody the Prophetic way of excellence and are thereby beloved to Allah.

Shaykh Ibrahim is one of the most remarkable and dynamic scholars and teachers in the West. Don't miss this chance to seek knowledge with one of the true inheritors of the Beloved Messenger of Allah (peace & blessings be upon him & his folk)’"

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Educational Director, SeekersGuidance