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Certificate in Islamic Studies
Course Title :
Certificate in Islamic Studies
Course Duration :
2 year
Medium of Delivery :
English / Malay
Course Requirement :
Beginners Level
Course Schedule :
Every Saturday / Sunday / Weekday (Blended Learning Mode of alternate face to face class study & self directed study)
Assessment :
Assignments & Project Works
Certificate Award :
Certification by TAQUA will be given after complete modules attendance & assessment project works completion. Diploma accredited and recognised by Institut Agama Islam Abdullah Said.
Course Curriculum Content

Issues in the Study of Quran 

Study Modules:

  • Development of the Quranic Sciences
  • Wahy: Concept & Process
  • Revelation of the Quran
  • Preservation and Inscription
  • Makkan and Madinan Revelations
  • Compilation and Authenticity
  • The Textual Order
  • Asbab al-Nuzul
  • The Quran in Various Mode
  • Theory of Naskh
  • Muhkam and Mustashabih
  • Major Styles of the Quran
  • Inimitability of the Quran
  • The Quran Exergesis
  • Early School of Exergesis
  • Translation of the Quran


Studies in Hadith Methodology and Literature 

Study Modules:

  • Hadith: Its Meaning, Concept and Authority
  • The Prophet and His AHadith: Teaching, Learning and Diffusion
  • Tahammul al-‘ilm: Carrying of the Knowledge of Ahadith
  • Recording of Ahadith
  • Isnad System: Chain of Transmission
  • Hadith Criticism: History and methodology
  • Grading of Scholars and its impact on grading of Ahadith
  • Fabrication of Hadith: Causes and means of elimination
  • Hadith Literature: Earlier Hadith Books

Students can proceed to continue subsequent Semester for Diploma In Islamic Studies completion. Order of modules are flexible and irrelevant for students taking both Certificate and Diploma. All course curriculum and modules arrangements are subjected to TAQUA discretion and changes.