SEM 101 - Becoming Muslim - What does it mean to be religious
With Syed Ali Imran
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Instructor: Syed Ali Imran
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Location: Marhaba Hall, JCC (9000 Bathurst Street)
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July 12, 2026
11:00 AM to 3:30 PM
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Course overview
Becoming Muslim: A Discourse on the Prophet’s (p) Delineation of Identity Markers of Religiosity.
This seminar discusses the different dimensions of our religion and how they differ from one another. What makes someone a Muslim, Mu’min, or a Shi’a? What do we mean when we consider someone “religious”? How do we maintain a balance between creedal matters and ethics? Rituals and historical facts? Contemplation or cultural conventions?
This seminar is a conclusion of research I have been conducting over the last several years, on what it really means to be a Muslim and a believer, according to the narrations themselves.
This seminar discusses the different dimensions of our religion and how they differ from one another. What makes someone a Muslim, Mu’min, or a Shi’a? What do we mean when we consider someone “religious”? How do we maintain a balance between creedal matters and ethics? Rituals and historical facts? Contemplation or cultural conventions?
This seminar is a conclusion of research I have been conducting over the last several years, on what it really means to be a Muslim and a believer, according to the narrations themselves.
Syed Ali Imran
Instructor
ABOUT SYED ALI IMRAN
Sayyid Ali Imran pursued his seminary studies in Qom between 2012 to 2021. He also concurrently obtained a M.A in Islamic Studies from The Islamic College of London in 2018. In the seminary he engaged in the study of legal theory, jurisprudence and philosophy, eventually participating in the advanced kharij of Usul and Fiqh for three years. Sayyid Ali also participated in various private classes related to epistemology and philosophy, rijal, thematic hadith analysis, hermeneutics, manuscript workshops, etc. Currently, he is pursuing a Masters in Education at the University of Toronto within the Curriculum and Pedagogy stream, and leads a private faith-based K-8 elementary school in Toronto. He publishes much of his own research and as well as translation work on www.IqraOnline.net.
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