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Join Our Enriching Winter 2026 Courses at the Quran and Etrat Online Organization

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Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Salamun Alaikum

I hope you are keeping well. The Quran and Etrat Online Organization (EtratU) is pleased to announce that registration is open for Winter 2026 courses until Jan. 25, 2026. Whether you wish to deepen your understanding of the Qur’an and Etrat, explore the lives of revered personalities, or learn core beliefs, EtratU’s online courses provide flexible, engaging study supported by assessments and certification.

Below is a summary of the Winter 2026 offerings:

Course (Winter 2026)

Highlights

Quran Vocabulary 1 – W26

An introductory vocabulary course: students learn around 8 000 Qur’anic words, study root‑families and practice translation.

Quran Vocabulary 4 – W26

Aims to help students become familiar with around 8 000 words of the Holy Qur’an, identify root‑families of words and learn keys that unlock meanings. Method involves memorizing lesson word lists, practicing exercises and translating verses, with quizzes, mid‑term and final exam.

Lady Fatima (PBUH) – W26

Presents the life of Lady Fatima Zahra—her blessed birth and virtues, her marriage to Imam Ali, the challenges she faced and her tragic martyrdom. Includes quizzes and exams, with 12 lessons.

Prophet Jesus (PBUH) – W26

Studies the life of Christ (‘Isa) through the Qur’an. Topics include his miraculous birth, characteristics and religion, miracles and signs, interactions with the Israelites, distortion of the Bible, claims of divinity and the conversation between God and Jesus on the Last Day; the course has 12 lessons.

History of Collecting Hadiths 2 – W26

Examines the value and authenticity of the Prophet’s words and narrations from other infallibles, then traces the evolution of hadith collection across Sunni and Shia traditions. Students explore how the Prophet and Imams championed the preservation of traditions, review early and later collections, and learn about modern verification methods, documentation and research centres

Islamic Ethics 2 – W26

Offers a detailed commentary on Imam Ali bin Husayn’s “Treatise of Rights,” illuminating each right through Qur’anic verses and prophetic narrations. Through lectures and quizzes, the course guides learners in understanding ethical duties toward God, oneself and others, with regular assessments culminating in a mid‑term and final exam

History of Qur’an – W26

Surveys how the Qur’an was revealed, compiled and preserved, emphasizing Shia proofs for its textual integrity and studying claims of alteration in Sunni literature. Topics include the compilation of the Qur’an, testimonies of the Prophet, Imams and caliphs, and how early Muslims ensured its collection and transmission

Resurrection – W26

Explores the concept of Maʿad (resurrection) in Islamic belief—its intellectual necessity, Qur’anic proofs, limbo (barzakh), the Day of Judgment, heaven and hell. Students analyze death, revitalization and the Doomsday and study the torments of hell and gifts of paradise.

History of Imams 2 – W26

Continues the historical study of the Shia Imams. Topics include the life of Imam Sajjad, his interaction with the Umayyads, events after Karbala, the scholarship of Imam Baqir, Imam Sadiq’s fight against intellectual challenges, and the imamate and martyrdom of Imam Kazim. The course comprises 11 lessons.

Monotheism and Polytheism – W26

Covers the meaning of belief, aspects of monotheism, worship, visiting graves and shrines, seeking help from the righteous and the Prophet, and distinguishing between living souls and the deceased.

Prophet Adam (PBUH) – W26

Explores the Qur’anic narrative of Prophet Adam (PBUH)—from his creation in stages and appointment as God’s vicegerent to the teaching of the names and his superiority over the angels. Students examine the angels’ prostration, Satan’s refusal and limited authority, Adam’s life in paradise, the temptation and lapse, his repentance and descent to earth, and the early history of his family. Over thirteen lessons the course addresses questions about human origins, succession, knowledge, temptation and the lineage of Adam in a concise, thematic manner.

Imam Mahdi (May Allah Hasten 

His Reappearance) – W26

Offers an evidence‑based understanding of Imam Mahdi (ATFS). Students study why knowing the Imam of our time matters, the universal hope for a savior, Qur’anic promises of justice, hadith proofs, false claimants, the concept of occultation (ghaybah), responsibilities during the major occultation, parallels with earlier prophets, and questions about longevity. The course contains 13 lessons.

Why study at EtratU?

  • Authentic content – All courses are grounded in the Qur’an and reliable traditions, with teaching material reviewed by scholars.
  • Structured learning – Each course features clear learning objectives, quizzes and exams to measure progress, and certificates for those achieving at least 60 % in the final assessment
  • Flexible online access – Lessons are delivered online; you can study at your own pace from anywhere.
  • Community and support – EtratU fosters a supportive learning environment, and students can contact site support or join discussion forums.

Registration

Enrolment is straightforward—simply visit university.etrat.net and login. Since your accounts are transferred from the old site you might need to reset your password. Then select the Winter 2026 course(s) you are interested in. No enrolment keys are required for these courses, and registration is free.

If you have any questions or need assistance with enrollment, please let me know. I encourage you to take advantage of these inspiring courses to enhance your knowledge and spiritual growth. Please spread the word to anyone you think might be interested.

Warm regards,

Quran and Etrat Organization Admin


Available courses

History of Collecting Hadiths 2-W26
Winter 2026

Overview :

  • The value and credit of the words and traditions of the Holy Prophet, and other Infallible persons
  • The history of the tradition in the 2 schools of thoughts, and the available collections before the both groups
  • The careful attention of the Prophet to the "Tradition"
  • The Shia Muslims and the History of traditions
  • The attention of the Imams to the traditions. (The 1st, 2nd & 3rd century)
  • The extension and diversity of the collections of traditions in the recent centuries
  • The contemporary efforts toward the traditions
  • Complementary studies about the Islamic traditions
  • Correction, annexation, and study about the narrators of the traditions
  • Documentation of the traditions
  • New Islamic research centers over the traditions
  • New books and journals about the history of traditions
Islamic Ethics 2-W26
Winter 2026

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم

Aim of this course: 

A detailed commentary on the Treatise of Rights as narrated by our fourth Imam, Ali bin Husayn (PBUH). This commentary contains further references from the Qur'an and ahadith confirming and shedding light on what has been narrated by our fourth Imam in The Treatise of Rights.

Evaluation: 

1- Multiple choice and/or Written quizzes at the end of each lesson, 
2- Midterm exam after 7 lessons
3- Final Exam after 13 lessons, including  Multiple choice quiz.

Number of lessons13 lessons.

History of Quran-W26
Winter 2026

Overview :

  • Shia and the correctness of Quran
  • The study of alteration of Quran in the Sunni literature
  • Compilation and collection of Quran
  • Quran in the words of the Holy Prophet, the Holy Imams, and the Caliphs.
Quran Vocabulary 4-W26
Winter 2026

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم

Aim of Course:

The Holy Prophet (PBUH&HP) said:  "The best of those amongst you are the ones who learn the Qur’an and then teach it to others."

Overview :

  • Get familiar with about 8000 words of the Holy Quran
  • ‎Get familiar with keys, Learning each key will open the door to meaning of many words ‎for us
  • Get familiar with similar root words
  • Identify members of a family (of similar root words)

Method of the course

  1. Memorize the words – The first step is to go through the word-list of each lesson and memorize the words in it.
  2. Practice the exercise – Practice the lesson until you feel confident with it.
  3. Translate the verses – And Finally, answer the translations of the verses.
  4. Proceed to the next Chapter.

Evaluation is done based on students activities , for example :
 1- Multiple choice and /or Written quizzes at the end of each lesson, 
 2- Midterm exam after 6 lessons.
 3- Final Exam after 13 lessons, including  Multiple choice quiz (At the end of the course, students will be tested and those who succeed in obtaining 60% of the test score will be awarded a certificate.

Number of lessons: 13 lessons.

Lady Fatima (PBUH)-W26
Winter 2026

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم

Holy Prophet (PBUH) reported to have said: “Fatimah is part of me, that which annoys her annoys me, and that which harms her harms me.”

Aim of Course :To get familiar with the:

  • Lady Fatima Zahra (PBUH)'s Life, 
  • Her blessing birth, Her virtues, 
  • Her divine marriage to Amir Al-Momenin (PBUH), 
  • A part of her difficulties in her life, 
  • Her terrible and sorrowful martyrdom

Evaluation is done based on students activities , for example : 
1- Multiple choice and /or Written quizzes at the end of each lesson. 
2- Midterm exam after 7 lessons.
3- Final Exam after 12lessons, including  Multiple choice quiz.

Number of lessons: 12lessons.

Prophet Jesus (PBUH)-W26
Winter 2026

 بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم

  • Aim of this course: 

            Familiarity with the life of Christ and its events briefly using the verses of the Qur'an.

  • Overview :
  • The Miraculous birth of Christ
  • The Characteristics of Jesus as described in the Quran
  • The words and religion of Jesus
  • The miracles and signs provided by Jesus
  • Introductory activities among the Israelite
  • The Jesus, The disciples, and the request for Divine food (Table)
  • The intrigue of his ascension
  • The distortion of the Bible
  • A claim of divinity about Jesus
  • The conversation between God and Jesus Christ on the Last Day.
  • Evaluation: 
  1.   Multiple choice and Written quizzes at the end of each lesson, 
  2.  Midterm exam after 7 lessons,
  3.  Final Exam after 12lessons, including  Multiple choice quiz.

Number of lessons: 12 lessons.

Resurrection-W26
Winter 2026

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم 

Aim of Course:

Aim of this course is to get familiar with the resurrection in Islamic view, its existence, limbo , doomsday, hell and heaven....

Overview :

  • The necessity of Maad from the intellectual point of view
  • Quranic logics supporting the existence of Maad
  • External examples supporting the issue of Maad in tradition and Quran
  • Effects of Belief in Maad in life
  • Description of Maad
  • The resurrection is physical in Islamic view
  • The death and remembering it
  • The Limbo
  • Revitalization and the Doomsday
  • Hell and Its Torments
  • Heaven and Its Gifts

Evaluation is done based on students activities , for example :

 1- Multiple choice and /orWritten quizzes at the end of each lesson, 
 2- Midterm exam after 7 lessons.
 3- Final Exam after 15 lessons, including  Multiple choice quiz (At the end of the course, students will be tested and those who succeed in obtaining 60% of the test score will be awarded a certificate.

Number of lessons15 lessons.

History of Imams 2- W26
Winter 2026

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم 

  • Overview  of course : 
  • Imam Sajjad and Shiite Muslims
  • Imam's encounter with the Umayyads
  • The Hashimites after the Event of Karbala
  • Scientific Situation of Imam Baqir (PBUH)
  • Fighting against Jews and Israelite
  • Imam Sadiq's (PBUH) Shiite
  • Shiite jurisprudence based on the narrations of the household of the Prophet
  • Imam Sadiq (PBUH) and Sunnite's base of profound understanding
  • Confrontation with Mansour and Nafs-e Zakie
  • Imamate after Imam Sadegh (PBUH)
  • Imam Kazim's (PBUH) Martyr
  • Imam Kazim (PBUH) and Speech and Mental Discussions
  • Evaluation is done based on students activities , for example : 
    1- Multiple choice and /or Written quizzes at the end of each lesson. 
    2- Midterm exam after 7 lessons.
    3- Final Exam after 11lessons, including  Multiple choice quiz.
  • Number of lessons: 11lessons.
Quran Vocabulary-1-W26
Winter 2026

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم

Aim of Course:

The Holy Prophet (PBUH&HP) said: "The best of those amongst you are the ones who learn the Qur’an and then teach it to others."

Overview :

  • Get familiar with about 8000 words of the Holy Quran
  • ‎Get familiar with keys, Learning each key will open the door to meaning of many words ‎for us
  • Get familiar with similar root words
  • Identify members of a family (of similar root words)
  •  

Method of the course

  1. Memorize the words – The first step is to go through the word-list of each lesson and memorize the words in it.
  2. Practice the exercise – Practice the lesson until you feel confident with it.
  3. Translate the verses – And Finally, answer the translations of the verses.
  4. Proceed to the next Chapter.

Evaluation is done based on students activities , for example :

 1- Multiple choice and /or Written quizzes at the end of each lesson, 
 2- Midterm exam after 6 lessons.
 3- Final Exam after 13 lessons, including  Multiple choice quiz (At the end of the course, students will be tested and those who succeed in obtaining 60% of the test score will be awarded a certificate.

Number of lessons: 13 lessons.

InshAllah! we hope that you will stay with us till the end.

Monotheism and Polytheism-W26
Winter 2026

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم 

Aim of Course:

Aim of this course is to get familiar with the aspects of Monotheism, formaly definition of belief, asking help from others e.g. Righteous, the Prophet and Ahlulbayte ....

  • Overview :
     
  • Belief: Formally Defined
  • Aspects of Monotheism
  • Worship
  • Visiting Graves and Shrines
  • Asking Help from the Righteous
  • Asking Help from the Prophet and His Intercession
  • Living Souls and Dead Bodies
  • Evaluation is done based on students activities , for example :

     1- Multiple choice and /orWritten quizzes at the end of each lesson, 
     2- Midterm exam after 6 lessons.
     3- Final Exam after 11 lessons, including  Multiple choice quiz (At the end of the course, students will be tested and those who succeed in obtaining 60% of the test score will be awarded a certificate.
  • Number of lessons11 lessons.
Prophet Adam (PBUH)
Winter 2026

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم 

Aim of Course:

Aim of this course is to get familiar with the life of Prohphe Adam (PBUH) and the creation of human being.

Overview :

  • the creation of Prophet Adam (PBUH)
  • The "Independent" or "Common" design in the creation of the human
  • Quran and the theory of transformation
  • Survival and Continuation of the First Human Being
  • The Succession of Mankind on the Earth  on behalf of God.
  • The Teaching of the Names.
  • The Adam's scientific virtue over the Angels
  • Was the worship of angles for Adam?
  • Diablo (Satan), the banished from the Divine threshold
  • Was Diablo from the angels?
  • The arrogance and pride of Diablo was toward God or Adam?
  • Limited Authority of Satan
  • Prevention from the Tree, and the Divine Warning
  • The Quality of Adam's Repentance
  • Descend of Adam to the earth (an Interpretation of the verses according to subject Points and messages).
  • The History of the Children of Adam
  • The kind of Marriage of the Children of Adam.

Evaluation is done based on students activities , for example :

 1- Multiple choice and /orWritten quizzes at the end of each lesson, 
 2- Midterm exam after 6 lessons.
 3- Final Exam after 11 lessons, including  Multiple choice quiz (At the end of the course, students will be tested and those who succeed in obtaining 60% of the test score will be awarded a certificate.

Number of lessons13 lessons.

Imam Mahdi (May Allah Hasten His Reappearance)-W26
Winter 2026

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم 

Aim of Course:

Objective:

To provide learners with the essential, evidence-based understanding of Imam Mahdi (ATFS)—grounded in the Qur’an and authentic traditions (hadith)—so they can (1) recognize the importance of knowing the Imam of the age, (2) understand the universality and constructive role of belief in the promised savior, and (3) be able to answer common questions and misconceptions about Imam Mahdi confidently and correctly. 

Overview :

  • Why Knowing the Imam of Our Time Matters

  • The Universal Hope for a Savior: Is Mahdism Unique?

  • Imam Mahdi in the Qur’an: Promises of Justice and Divine Leadership

  • Hadith Evidence for Imam Mahdi: How We Know the Details

  • False Claimants and “Pseudo-Mahdis”: How to Spot Misguidance

  • What Is Occultation (Ghaybah)? Meaning and Prophetic Predictions

  • Why Occultation Happened: Wisdom, Tests, and Human Readiness

  • The Imam’s Relationship with People During Occultation

  • Living the Major Occultation: Responsibilities of the Shia Today

  • The Imam’s Qualities as a True Leader (Imamate and Virtues)

  • Imam Mahdi and the Prophets: Similarities, Parallels, and Lessons

  • Reappearance: Goals, Outcomes, and the Future of Justice

  • Longevity: Answering the “How Can He Live So Long?” Question

Number of lessons13 lessons.

Qur'anic Recitation

This course teaches Qur'an recitation across multiple levels and age groups.

Students progress from the basics—Arabic alphabet recognition and word formation—to accurate pronunciation and smooth, confident reading. 

Advanced lessons cover Tajweed rules and Tartil, with exercises tailored to each learner’s pace and level.

Shia Principles - F25 (in person)

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم 

Aim of Course: Aim of this course is to get familiar with the  totality  of Shia Principles about Monotheism, Justice, Prophethood, Resurrection and Imamte. 

Overview :

  • Our belief about God's power, and signs of His glory
  • Our belief about "Monotheism in worship"
  • Justice of God
  • What is our belief about messengers of God?
  • Intercession by the Prophets
  • Quran: The Greatest Miracle of the Prophet
  • Quran: Immune from Alteration
  • Reciting Quran
  • The Meaning of Imamate
  • Our Belief in Resurrection
  • The world after death
  • Witnesses of the Judgment Day

Number of lessons13 lessons.