Do I even remember what to recite in the Janazah?
The Last Breath
The fiqh of death, funeral rites
& inheritance.
Whether it's the passing of a loved one or your own last breath, will you face that moment with clarity?
إِنَّكَ مَيِّتٌ وَإِنَّهُم مَّيِّتُونَ
Indeed, you are to die, and indeed, they are to die.
Surah Az-Zumar 39:30
We plan for weddings, but we don't plan for funerals. Even though death is the only thing every human being will experience.
And though losing a loved one is never easy, knowledge empowers you to make the best decisions for your loved one as they transition, and to do right by them once they've gone.
I have never seen anything that is certain, with absolutely no doubt about it, that is taken as doubtful as if there is no certainty about it, more than death.
Are you ready to say goodbye?
That moment when it feels like the world has been pulled from under your feet.
You lose someone you love, and you're thrust straight into handling it while you're still trying to process it all: the paperwork, the funeral arrangements, being the strong shoulder for everyone else while regret, longing and worry tear you up inside.
And amidst it all, you begin to wonder…
They want me to do the ghusl… but how?
What do we do about their debts? And the inheritance?
The last thing you want is to be searching for answers then.
We all get only one send-off. Make it count.
GriefThe do's & don'ts of grief.
We never know how we'll respond until it really hits home: a parent, a child, a spouse, a lifelong friend.
When grief sinks in, we risk losing ourselves, falling into acts that have no grounding in Islam, only in superstition and emotional confusion.
Knowing the wisdom and reality of death, and the sunnah of grieving, helps you do right by your loved one when you say goodbye, and helps you face your own pain and find closure.
End of life“Do I pull the plug?”
There are questions we never imagine asking, until the doctor puts the decision in our hands.
What does Islam say about end-of-life care, life support, organ donation, burial in a coffin? Today's funerals come with complications we can't afford to stay in the dark about.
- Life support
- Induced comas
- Palliative care
- Organ donation
Step inside the class.
Shaykh Abu Eesa walks you through the whole journey, with the depth of a jurist and the warmth of someone who has stood at countless graves.
From the hospital bed to the grave, and beyond.
The entire roadmap to navigate death the Islamic way: practically, spiritually and emotionally. Eight stages, learned in the room with a scholar.
The edge of life
- Legal stances on modern issues, like organ donation, induced comas, palliative care, life support and abortion.
- The technical definitions of "life" and "death", and the stages of death.
At the bedside
- The etiquettes of visiting the sick, and the sunnah vs innovation in that regard.
- What to do to ease your loved one's transition.
When they're gone
- The sunnahs to follow after death: how to console, react and behave around those who have lost someone.
- Grieving, the rulings on mourning time, and how to increase the reward of the one who has passed.
Ghusl & kafan
- The step-by-step process of how to wash and shroud the deceased, male or female.
The Janazah
- The legal rulings revolving around the Janazah prayer, and how it is to be performed.
To the grave
- The etiquette of following the Janazah and accompanying it to the burial.
- Burial issues of time and place: when it should happen, where, and what to avoid.
Visiting the graves
- The etiquette of visiting the graveyard and related rulings: frequency, the permissibility of travelling to a grave, and women's issues.
What they leave behind
- An overview of the inheritance system, and how to calculate it in your time of need.
So when the moment comes, you won't be searching. You'll know.
Taught by someone who has done it, countless times.
Shaykh Abu Eesa is not only an all-round expert in Islamic law, but a community leader with years of experience handling deaths in the community.
On top of decades of study under senior scholars in the East and West, he has conducted countless Islamic funerals, from the shrouding to the very end, and was on the front line providing essential funeral services through the pandemic years. He has taught this class in cities across the world.
- Arabic, Law & QuranStudied with scholars in the East and West
- Al-Qalam Shari'ah PanelVice-Chair of the UK's premier fatwa body
- LogicalProgression.orgFounder of advanced weekly Fiqh classes
- Prophetic GuidanceOriginal founder; taught al-Adab al-Mufrad
From students who sat in the room.
It was an amazing experience having Abu Eesa teach this class. Because of his background he can relate to a lot of the bid'ah that happens, and he was able to teach us in light of the Quran and Sunnah. What I also like about the Shaykh is that he doesn't bring only one scholar's opinion or one school of thought; he brings the opinions of all four imams with their rulings and proofs. Amazing Shaykh, mashaAllah. May Allah bless him and his family.
I have been a student with AlMaghrib for more than 3 years now and this is by far the most loaded seminar. It was full of information, different scenarios and points of view from the Islamic schools of thought. JazakAllahu khayran Shaykh Abu Eesa for this magnificent seminar!
SubhanAllah! This course was such an iman rush, to the extent that even at the inheritance part I felt overwhelmed by Allah's wisdom, and so thankful that I had the opportunity to understand this important aspect. Shaykh AE is a master of this topic, hafidhahullah.
I love him for the sake of Allah. He provided information which made me want to come closer to Allah (SWT). He made me want to be in the class, to learn, and made the class pleasant with his personal knowledge as a health professional and in inheritance. If this class was taught again in this city with the same instructor, I would definitely take it.
Reserve your seat in the room.
This is an in-person seminar. Learn it once, properly, with a scholar and a room full of people who will one day need it too.
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London
United Kingdom · one evening + two weekends
- Dates
- Friday 4 December · Sat–Sun 5–6 December · Sat–Sun 12–13 December 2026
- Friday 4 December
- 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Weekend days
- 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
- Location
- London, UK
- Instructor
- Shaykh Abu Eesa Niamatullah
- Credit
- Exam + credit toward the AlMaghrib degree
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Who is this seminar for?
Everyone. Every one of us will one day lose someone we love, and every one of us will one day breathe our last. Whether you'll be the one making decisions at a hospital bed, washing a loved one, praying the Janazah or dividing an estate, this seminar prepares you for it.
Will there be an exam?
Yes. Like every standard AlMaghrib seminar, there is a final exam after the class.
Does it count toward my AlMaghrib degree?
Yes. Once you take and pass the exam, The Last Breath counts as credit toward your Bachelor's degree graduation.
I can't make it in person. Is there another way to take it?
The recorded on-demand edition of the course is available on AlMaghrib Online. Nothing replaces being in the room, though.
Life is full of firsts. You only get one shot at the last.
Learn it now, while you can still learn it calmly, so that when the moment comes, you are ready to honour them, and ready yourself.