Launching of Islam and Permaculture Online Starter Course! [Self-Paced]
[This is an adapted version of a newsletter message circulated to our list in March 2022]
Salaam, Peace to you,
We hope you are all keeping safe and well.
We are feeling really excited in sharing news of an initiative that has been gently brewing for a while now. We'd been keeping quiet about it over the last few months, as we weren't entirely sure it would ripen sufficiently to actually launch!
There was a lot more work to it than expected (as with most things!!), and we didn't want to risk disappointing after announcing.
Now Live!
Watch a 7-minute intro to the course, by Lead Tutor (Dr) Muzammal Hussain
But now with much effort put in over the last year, trialling and lots of tweaking, we are ready to launch our
Islam and Permaculture Online Starter Course.
This is a course that will give you the nuts and bolts of permaculture within the context of an authentic spiritual tradition.
While we have been delivering live, in-person Permaculture and Islam courses since 2010, this course is a self-paced, self-study course, that has been an idea we've had for probably just over two years. The formal, focussed effort for designing this course, however, began about a year ago. Some of you may recall an online survey (for Muslims) that we put out in June 2021 (you may even have participated in it - thank you if you did :)). In that survey, we asked you, what would you want from a permaculture course?
We combined the feedback from that survey with our own forming ideas, as well as with feedback from participants who had attended our in-person courses. This all helped inform and shape this Online Starter course. So, there's been much listening, reflecting, and informed designing that has flowed into the course's creation. We hope you will feel this care if you were to choose to participate in the course. We also invite ongoing feedback, so we can still continue to review and refine this offering.
The course provides Muslims and fellow spiritual seekers, whether from a formal faith tradition or not, an opportunity to immerse in something that is both spiritual, practical, and transformative at this time of crisis and opportunity.
Feedback Received...
Here is some participant feedback that we’ve already received from the trial phase of the course:
"The content is incredible and powerful and so important. So much wisdom and knowledge is shared. I loved it!"
"The course helped me not only learn the basics of permaculture for land-based projects, but to also directly apply permaculture in other areas of my life."
"I found it the perfect amount of info for a starter course, as it's super informative, but not overwhelming. It has positively affected the wayI view the world. The connections between ecology, Islam and the social just make this so powerful and special!!"
What you'll get through Participating on the Course
Through completing the course, you'll grasp the fundamentals of Permaculture, Nature and Islamic spirituality.
It uniquely weaves together the powerful blend of Islamic ecology and Permaculture, both land-based and people-based. This holistic approach will reinforce and deepen your learning experience, making it that much more powerful. You'll be able to apply core ecological principles to any challenge in your life or community: land-based, food growing, or people-based.
Our approach is to draw on permaculture as a vehicle for both individual implementation and radical societal transformation.
With both land-based and people-based permaculture included, it may further complement other permaculture courses that you may have taken.
The course will also help inform how to navigate life at this time of multiple crises.
Videos, and Participative Learning
Even though this is not a live course, we have put much care into the design of the course to ensure it engages. You will not only be able to access the core content primarily through short, easy-to-digest videos, mostly between 5-15 minutes each. you'll also be guided through step-by-step, exercises.
This combination enables you to:
make rewarding discoveries
integrate and embody learnings more fully
apply principles with greater ease in your life and community
The landing page provides more detailed information about what you'll gain through
participating on this unique course
Time Commitment for the Islam and Permaculture Online Starter Course
Most people can probably complete the course within about ten hours self-study. i.e. There are about a dozen modules. Most of the modules can be completed within 45-60 minutes.
We would recommend aiming for a module a day, which would mean you could complete the full course within 2 weeks.
If you are interested in participating in this course, we recommend blocking appropriate time in you diary or calendar so you can participate with greater ease.
Certificate from WiN on Completion of Course
Once you've completed the course (about 10 hours self-study), you'll get a Course Completion Certificate from us.
Share This Opportunity With Others!
We would love it if you were to share this opportunity with others who may be interested..
If you’d like to do that and help spread the word, an easy way is to share this Islam and Permaculture Course Description Page in whatever way feels appropriate to your situation.
If you have any questions about the course, you are welcome to drop a comment below.
In Peace,
The Wisdom In Nature team