Are you looking to study with one teacher?


Are you ready to build your knowledge and increase your practice?


Join the halaqah of Shaykh Marwan el-Kateb!


Shaykh Marwan el-Kateb will teach you and guide you through the entire book of Tuhfatul Salikeen, with the option of earning an ijazah upon completion.


This course is a complete track: it will cover the entire book Tuhfat as-Salikeen min Ihya Uloom el-Din written by Shaykh Marwan El Kateb and Shaykh Abdurahman Sha'ar, both teaching courses in Roots as well.

The course will be given in Arabic and will be split up into 4 classes a week with a total of 16 classes per month. There will be quizzes given at the end of each week to ensure the student has a solid understanding of the subject matter.


The live classes can only be attended by male students. Female students can watch the recorded lectures and submit their questions in writing. We are working on offering track courses for both male and female attendants.



Course Price

One-Time Fee: $50 per month

16 classes per month


THIS COURSE IS CURRENTLY CONSISTING OF RECORDED LECTURES FOR SELF-PACED STUDY.



Your Instructor

Shaykh Marwan El Kateb

Sheikh Marwan has a master’s degree in Islamic theology and philosophy from istac Malaysia and has been teaching students, based on the Azhari methodology, in Jordan for over two decades. He has authored and edited several traditional Islamic books in various sciences and is co-author of Tuhfat el-Salikeen wa Tiryaq el-Muqbileen. Sheikh Marwan el-Kateb has studied with scholars globally, from Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Mecca, Yemen, Malaysia, and others. He has been given ijaza’s in Tariq from Sheikh Abdel-Baqi Mufta in Algeria and Sheikh AbdelRahman Sha’ar in Jordan.

Example Curriculum

  Welcome - أهلا بك
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  Week A المقدمة و كتاب العلم Intro & Book of Knowledge Feb 22 2021
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  Week 2 (Feb 28-Mar 3) 2021
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  Week 3 (Mar 7-10)
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  Week 8 (Quran) الكتاب ٨ من ربع العبادات Apr 9 2021
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  Week 9 (Post - Ramadan) Book 9. May 26 2021
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  Imam An-Nawawi's 40 Hadith
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If you cannot afford our courses


Lote Tree Learning Roots aims to provide courses for everyone who wishes to study the deen. If you cannot afford one of our courses, please enquire if there are any scholarships available. Send us an email with subject header 'Scholarship Request' to [email protected], specifying which course you would like to take. Include an explanation as to why you are unable to pay the course fee. All students on a scholarship have to maintain a 70% score on all assignments and quizzes, as well as attend all lessons.