Academics
Course-by-course detail of the books, authors, topics, and syllabus coverage across the five-year Alim program.
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Program year 1
13 courses across 2 semesters
7 courses
FQH100
فقه
1 Unit
Primary book to learn basic principles of Islamic Jurisprudence.
QRT100
قراءة وتجوید
1 Unit
Primary book for learning how to recite the Holy Quran with correct articulation; used in daily Prayers.
SRF101
الصرف
2 Unit
Primary book to learn basic principles of Arabic Morphology.
SRF102
الصرف
2 Unit
Essential book to memories the different forms pertaining to the etymology of words.
NHW101
النحو
2 Unit
Primary book to learn basic principles of Arabic Syntax, including nouns, verbs, their signs as well as rules pertaining to syntax.
ARB101
عربی ادب
2 Units
An easy introductory book of Arabic Literature; Covering simple stories in the Arabic language
URD100
اردو ادب
2 Unit
Primary book to learn basic principles of Urdu language.
6 courses
QRT101
ناظرۃ و حفظ
2 Unit
Recitation of The Holy Quran.
SRF103
الصرف
2 Unit
Primary book to learn basic principles of Arabic Morphology.
FQH101
فقه
2 Unit
Primary book to learn basic principles of Islamic Jurisprudence.
NHW102
النحو
2 Unit
Primary book to learn basic principles of Arabic Syntax, including nouns, verbs, their signs as well as rules pertaining to syntax.
ARB102
عربی ادب
2 Unit
An secondary of Arabic Literature; covering simple stories in the Arabic language.
URD102
اردو ادب
2 Unit
Secondary book to learn principles of Urdu language.
Program year 2
12 courses across 2 semesters
6 courses
QRN201
ترجمة القرآن
2 Unit
Translation of The Holy Quran.
FQH201
فقه
2 Unit
Introductory Arabic book of Islamic jurisprudence discussing basic principles of the Religion used in day to day life for Muslims.
HDS200
الحدیث
2 Unit
A collection of forty Ahadith with a commentary by Imam Nawawi
NHW101
النحو
2 Unit
Primary book to learn basic principles of Arabic Syntax, including nouns, verbs, their signs as well as rules pertaining to syntax. A build upon Arabic Syntax which explains the one hundred governing powers with examples.
ARB201
عربی ادب
2 Unit
An secondary of Arabic Literature; covering simple stories in the Arabic language
URD201
اردو ادب
2 Unit
Intermediate book to learn principles of Urdu language.
6 courses
QRN202
ترجمة القرآن
2 Unit
Translation of The Holy Quran.
FQH202
فقه
2 Unit
Introductory Arabic book of Islamic jurisprudence discussing basic principles of the Religion used in day to day life for Muslims.
LOG200
منطق
2 Unit
An introductory text to Arabic Logic; covering basic concepts with examples.
SRF201
الصرف
2 Unit
Secondary book to learn the intermediate principles of Arabic Morphology.
SRF202
الصرف
2 Unit
This book is to learn and understand the specialties of different forms pertaining to the etymology of words.
ARB202
عربی ادب
2 Unit
An intermediate of Arabic Literature; covering harder stories in the Arabic language
Program year 3
12 courses across 2 semesters
7 courses
QRN301
ترجمة القرآن
2 Unit
Translation of The Holy Quran.
FQH301
فقه
2 Unit
This is a classical text which was written over many hundreds of years ago. The text contains twelve thousand or so issues pertaining to Islamic Jurisprudence.
LOG301
منطق
2 Unit
An introductory level Traditional logic which covers all the major discussions pertaining to this science. Discussion has been separated into appropriate sections and and have been clarified in in a systematic and coherent manner.
USL301
اصول فقه
2 Unit
A concise text which has been studied and taught for hundreds of years as an introductory textbook with regards to the science of principles of Islamic Jurisprudence. It briefly explains the fundamental terminology relating to this discipline with examples.
BLG301
بلاغت
2 Unit
A vital introductory level text in Arabic Eloquence and Rhetoric which covers the three main discussions pertaining to this science. As well as providing brief definitions for the rhetorical concepts that make the Arabic language unique and form the basis for understanding the linguistic miracle of the Holy Quran.
NHW301
االنحو
2 Unit
This is a classical text written by a great jurist and grammarian. The text was taught for centuries not just in the Indian Subcontinent but also throughout the ottoman and Arab worlds as a standard comprehensive treatise of Arabic Syntax.
QRN302
ترجمة القرآن
2 Unit
Translation of the Holy Quran
5 courses
FQH302
فقه
2 Unit
This is a classical text which was written over many hundreds of years ago. The text contains twelve thousand or so issues pertaining to Islamic Jurisprudence.
HDS301
الحدیث
2 Unit
Riyad-us-Saliheen (also known as Gardens of the righteous) is a Traditional book for Prophetic sayings. It is a compilation of Ahadith by Imam Nawawi which include approximately 1900 Ahadith.
USL302
اصول فقه
2 Unit
A concise text which has been studied and taught for hundreds of years as an introductory textbook with regards to the science of principles of Islamic Jurisprudence. It briefly explains the fundamental terminology relating to this discipline with examples. .
BLG302
بلاغت
2 Unit
A vital introductory level text in Arabic Eloquence and Rhetoric which covers the three main discussions pertaining to this science. As well as providing brief definitions for the rhetorical concepts that make the Arabic language unique and form the basis for understanding the linguistic miracle of the Holy Quran.
NHW302
االنحو
2 Unit
This is a classical text written by a great jurist and grammarian. The text was taught for centuries not just in the Indian Subcontinent but also throughout the ottoman and Arab worlds as a standard comprehensive treatise of Arabic Syntax.
Program year 4
14 courses across 2 semesters
9 courses
QRN401
تفسير القرآن
2 Unit
One of the most significant commentaries for the study of the Quran. Tafsir Al-Jalalain is one of the most easily accessible works of Quranic exegesis because of its simple style and one volume length.
QSC400
اصول التفسير
1 Unit
A small booklet from the 28th volume of Fatawa-e-Razawiyya. This text deals with the branch of knowledge which is necessary to provide an accurate interpretation of The Holy Quran, using other subjects such as Arabic grammar and syntax, Arabic literature and Sciences of The Holy Quran.
QSC400
اصول التفسير
1 Unit
This text deals with the branch of knowledge which is necessary to provide an accurate interpretation of The Holy Quran, using other subjects such as Arabic grammar and syntax, Arabic literature and Sciences of The Holy Quran.
HDS400
اصول الحدیث
1 Unit
This science helps one to identify weak and fabricated Prophetic Traditions from the authentic ones.
HDS400
اصول الحدیث
1 Unit
A modern text considered an abridgment of hundreds of years of scholarship in the scrupulous discipline of Hadith Principles. The author has relied heavily on the classical works of the pioneer of this particular science (including Imam al-Nawawi, Imam al-Suyuti, Imam ibn al-Hajr, Imam ibn al-Salah, amongst others) in compiling this valuable textbook
USL401
اصول فقه
2 Unit
A comprehensive commentary on Al‑Manar of Abul-Barakāt Al-Nasafi, which was written during the author’s stay in the blessed city of Madinah.
FQH401
فقه
1 Unit
Al-Hidayah, the magnum opus of Hanafi Jurisprudence is the commentary of Imam al-Marghinani on his own primer entitled, Bidayat al-Mubtadi, which in turn was a summarized combination of al-Hidayah, represents the refined distilled and authentic version of a legal tradition developed over many centuries. It presents the corpus of Hanafi law in its approved and preferred form and intellectuals tackles scholarly differences of opinion with other schools of law. The primary reason for its popularity is the reliability of its statements and the soundness of its legal reasoning and it is arguably the most popular and important work in the rich history of Fiqh literature. Around 70 huge commentaries, some spread over more than a dozen volumes, are written on it, which again is a testimony to its great prominence and reliability.
BLG401
بلاغة
2 Unit
A secondary level text in Arabic Eloquence and Rhetorics which covers the three main discussions pertaining to this science. With explanations for the rhetorical concepts that make the Arabic language unique and form the basis for understanding the linguistic miracle of the Holy Quran.
QRN402
تفسير القرآن
2 Unit
One of the most significant commentaries for the study of the Quran. Tafsir Al-Jalalain is one of the most easily accessible works of Quranic exegesis because of its simple style and one volume length.
5 courses
AQD401
عقائد
2 Unit
This short treatise soon gained acceptance amongst the Ummah because it was the most comprehensive and indeed complete summary on the subject of what the Muslim is to believe. Attached with one of the most popular commentary written by S' ad ud-Din Taftazaani (d. 793 AH). It is taught in Islamic schools and seminaries throughout the world, particularly in Central and South Asia. The author compiled and enumerated some 59 points of belief, each one of them being established by a Qur'anic ayah or a sahih hadith.
HDS401
الحدیث
2 Unit
A book on Prophetic Traditions written by the founder of Hanafi Jurisprudence, Imam Abu Hanifa.
USL402
اصول فقه
2 Unit
A comprehensive commentary on Al‑Manar of Abul-Barakāt Al-Nasafi, which was written during the author’s stay in the blessed city of Madinah.
FQH402
فقه
1 Unit
Al-Hidayah, the magnum opus of Hanafi Jurisprudence is the commentary of Imam al-Marghinani on his own primer entitled, Bidayat al-Mubtadi, which in turn was a summarized combination of al-Hidayah, represents the refined distilled and authentic version of a legal tradition developed over many centuries. It presents the corpus of Hanafi law in its approved and preferred form and intellectuals tackles scholarly differences of opinion with other schools of law. The primary reason for its popularity is the reliability of its statements and the soundness of its legal reasoning and it is arguably the most popular and important work in the rich history of Fiqh literature. Around 70 huge commentaries, some spread over more than a dozen volumes, are written on it, which again is a testimony to its great prominence and reliability.
BLG402
بلاغة
2 Unit
A secondary level text in Arabic Eloquence and Rhetorics which covers the three main discussions pertaining to this science. With explanations for the rhetorical concepts that make the Arabic language unique and form the basis for understanding the linguistic miracle of the Holy Quran.
Program year 5
11 courses across 2 semesters
5 courses
HDS501
الحدیث
4 Unit
This text is one of the Sihah Al-Sittah (six major Hadith collections) collected by the Persian Muslim Scholar Muhammad Al- Bukhari, after being transmitted orally for generations, in addition it is considered the most authentic book after the Quran.
HDS502
الحديث
2 Unit
This text is one of the Sihah Al-Sittah (six major Hadith collections) and is a collection of Prophetic Traditions compiled by Imam Muslim Ibn Al-Hajjaj.
HDS503
الحديث
2 Unit
This text is one of the Sihah Al-Sittah (six major hadith collections) and is a collection of Prophetic Traditions compiled by Imam Abu Dawud Sulayman Ibn al-Ash`ath Al- Sijistani.
HDS504
الحديث
1 Unit
This text is one of the Sihah Al-Sittah (six major Hadith collections). These Prophetic Traditions, or Hadith, were collected by the Muslim scholar Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Majah Al-Qazwini. It contains over 4,000 ahadith in 32 books (kutub) divided into 1,500 chapters (abwab)
HDS504
الحديث
1 Unit
This text is one of the Sihah Al-Sittah (six major hadith collections) and is a collection of Prophetic Traditions compiled by Imam Aḥmad Al-Nasai. Since the author collected hadiths which no one had ever assembled, his work has been accepted as a standard work by scholars from many parts of the Islamic world
6 courses
HDS505
الحديث
2 Unit
This text is one of the Sihah Al-Sittah (six major Hadith collections). These Prophetic Traditions, or Hadith, were collected by the Muslim scholar Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn `Isa Al-Tirmizhi.
HDS506
الحدیث
4 Unit
This text is one of the Sihah Al-Sittah (six major Hadith collections) collected by the Persian Muslim Scholar Muhammad Al- Bukhari, after being transmitted orally for generations, in addition it is considered the most authentic book after the Quran.
HDS507
الحديث
2 Unit
This text is one of the Sihah Al-Sittah (six major Hadith collections) and is a collection of Prophetic Traditions compiled by Imam Muslim Ibn Al-Hajjaj.
HDS508
الحديث
2 Unit
This text is one of the Sihah Al-Sittah (six major hadith collections) and is a collection of Prophetic Traditions compiled by Imam Abu Dawud Sulayman Ibn al-Ash`ath Al- Sijistani.
HDS509
الحديث
2 Unit
This text is one of the Sihah Al-Sittah (six major Hadith collections). These Prophetic Traditions, or Hadith, were collected by the Muslim scholar Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn `Isa Al-Tirmizhi.
HDS510
الحدیث
2 Unit
A classical text of Prophetic sayings which contains all of the texts relating to each branch of fiqh and the positions of the Imams of the maddhabs with respect to those rulings.
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