The Sabeel Retreat Programme consists of 3 year cycles. What this means is that in each cycle we have 9 Weekend Retreats with different topics (3 per year). Our aim is to transfer a wholistic and comprehensive understanding of Islam. That's why the topics in each cycle are carefully chosen. Even though they are independent in their own rights they are also connected to a certain extent. So attendees are encouraged to participate in as many Retreats as they can (even though each Retreat can definitely be visited on their own irrespective of the other topics). 

After successfully completing the first cycle (or maybe the majority of it) attendees are admitted to the second cycle in which the level of knowledge will be higher.

The topics of the first cycle are as follows: 

Year 1 

• Foundations of Knowledge 
• Ulum al-Qur'an - The Science of the Qur'an 
• Usul at-Tafsir - The Principles behind Explaining the Qur'an 

Year 2 

• Ulum as-Sunnah - The Science of Sunnah
• The science of ‘Ijma & Qiyas 
• Manhaj al-Istidlal -  The Methodology of arriving at the correct explanation & The Principles of Understanding and Reasoning

Year 3 

• The Fields of Maslaha and Maqasid 
• Usul al-Khilaf - The Science of Differing 
• Usul al-Bida'  - The Science of Religious Innovation