“For me, then, the Toronto Shariah Program has brought the Islamic tradition, my tradition, to life. Beginning with a study of the Arabic language that is unparalleled by anything else out there, the Arabic classes have already given me a facility with classical Arabic texts I never thought possible without sustained study in an Arab country. Comprehensive, detailed, and systematic, Mufti Yusuf Mullan draws upon the centuries-old curricula of the madresa system in the Indian-Pakistani Subcontinent and combines it masterfully with modern teaching strategies and a keen understanding of the level of the students he teaches to produce a serious knowledge of the Arabic language in a minimal amount of time -- a good year of regular study and attendance will provide you with the essentials of the Arabic language, as well as enough practice to start feeling comfortable with the texts.�

I don't know of anything comparable being offered elsewhere in Canada or the US in English. What you cover in this course is what people go overseas to Syria, Pakistan and elsewhere for. I spent 9 months in Damascus studying Arabic grammar and this course is better organized and more thorough, and you can take it without quitting your job. If this had been offered then I wouldn't have needed to go (for the Arabic there are benefits to being in a Muslim country). And once you finish you'll have a solid foundation in Arabic comprehension to go abroad and study further."