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Course Title :
Diploma in Islamic Studies
Course Duration :
3 years intensive study & research works
Medium of Delivery :
English
Course Schedule :
Every Sunday / Saturday (Blended Learning Mode of alternate face to face class study & self directed study) Virtual Online Classes
Assessment :
Assignments & Project Work
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

Islamic Thought & Worldview 

Study Modules:

  • Transmission of religious knowledge and Islamic thought
  • The Quran: The Primary Foundation Text
  • The Sunna of the Prophet
  • Legal Thought
  • Theological Thought
  • Mystical Thought: Sufism
  • Philosophical Thought
  • Islamic Worldview

Islamic Jurisprudence 

Study Modules:

  • Meaning of Usul al-Fiqh and Basic Terms
  • The Hukm Shari': Islamic Law
  • Classification of Islamic Law
  • The Lawgiver (Hakim)
  • The Act (Mahkum Fih)
  • The Subject (Mahkum 'Alayh)
  • Causes of Defective Legal Capacity
  • The Primary and Secondary Sources of Islamic Law
  • Maslahah and the Maqasid al-Shariah
  • Rational Secondary Sources: Qiyas (Analogy), Istihsan (Juristic Preference), Istihab (Presumption of Continuity), Maslahah Mursalah (Extended Analogy) and Sad al-Dhariah (Blocking the Lawful Means to an Unlawful End)
  • Other Secondary Sources: Companion’s Opinion (Qawl al-Sahabi), Shar' Man Qablana (Earlier Scriptures) & Customs ('Urf)
  • The Meaning of Ijtihad and its Modes
  • The Faqih and His Methodology

Graduates after graduation can proceed to Advance/Graduate Diploma in Islamic Studies and pursue studies in Degree or Master in Islamic Studies or PhD Doctor in Islamic Studies.