COMPULSARY COURSES:

• HADITH SCIENCES I:

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to: 

1. Demonstrate thorough understanding of the pre-requisite etiquettes of approaching the subject
2. Obtain familiarity with the major works in this subject and their authors
3. Demonstrate comprehension of placement of narration within the sources of religion
4. Write a paper on the various subjects impacted by this area of knowledge
5. Employ comprehension of application of ten memorized narrations along-with their chain of transmitions in Arabic

Text Covered:

• Imaam Nawawi’s text forty Hadith

• QURANIC SCIENCES I:

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the books of revelation; history of the transmission, collection, arrangement, and standardization of the Qur’an
2. Display an elementary understanding of the language; vocabulary; textual analysis/collation and translation theories; principles of exegesis
3. Demonstrate understanding of the classical and contemporary books on the subject
4. Make brief oral presentation on the general rules which command the study of The Quran
5. Write a paper on one selected chapter demonstrating an elementary understanding of various meanings that can be derive from it

Text Covered:

• 30th Chapter of The Quran

COMPULSARY COURSES:

• ARABIC LANGUAGE LEVEL II (Morphology & Grammar):

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate an intermediate level understanding in productive skills, receptive skills, and translation skills
2. Display their practical application of a wide range of Arabic vocabulary and the appropriate use of various linguistic structures and cultural expressions in a given context
3. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of intermediate Arabic grammar, focusing on proper Arabic inflection and achieving a comprehensive view of the Arabic case system: nominative, accusative, genitive, and jussive
4. Display their memorization skills of intermediate Arabic morphology (i.e., verb conjugation, noun declension, and word derivation)
5. Write a paper to exhibit their skills in comprehension of select verses from the Qur’an and traditions from the hadith canon

Text Covered:

Morphology: Imdaad Us sarf

Grammar:  Alfiyah & Arabic Madinah Book II

• JURISPRUDENCE I

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Understand the various texts and their levels within the Hanafi methodology
2. Obtain an elementary understanding of primary texts use within Maliki, Shafaee and Hambli schools of thoughts
3. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Islamic laws governing purification; prayers, funeral; fasting; zakat; Hajj; and Umrah
4. Exhibit their skills in understanding the hierarchy of texts within Hanafi school of thought
5. Write a research paper on the differences between Hanafi & Shafaee method of prayers

Text Covered: Nur Ul Idha

COMPULSARY COURSES:

• HADITH SCIENCES II

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate the comprehension and knowledge of application of the narrations in the text utilizing the skills learned in the freshman year
2. Exhibit via oral presentation, comprehension & memorization of ten memorized narrations along-with their chain of transmitions in Arabic
3. Demonstrate the ability to trace the narrations covered in the text to their original sources
4. Link the narrations back to the principles of Quran
5. Write a paper to demonstrate the ability of critical analysis of selected narrations and producing personal commentary utilizing the traditional commentaries available 

Text Covered:

• Riyad Us Suahileen (Kitaab Ul Adaab)

• QURANIC SCIENCES II:

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate an intermediate understanding of the selected chapters of The Quran; their context; reason of revelation, major themes; and thematic structure
2. Apply the language; vocabulary; textual analysis/collation and translation theories utilizing principles of exegesis
3. Apply the understanding of the various approaches within the classical commentaries
4. Write a paper to demonstrate understanding of at least three classical and contemporary commentaries on the chapters
5. Write a paper on one selected chapter to demonstrate a beginner level skill in composing Quranic exegesis

Text Covered:

• Tafseer Al Jalalain (Baqrah/Maidah/Kahaf)

• PRINCIPLES OF JURISPRUDENCE I:

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Understand the basics of principles of Jurisprudence of various schools of thought
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the hierarchy of texts within the Hanafi school
3. Display the understanding of differences between any two schools using their principles by using case examples
4.  Display a step-wise process of understanding a legal ruling within the Hanafi school
5. Write a paper to exhibit their skills gained in the subject

Text Covered:

• Usool Ush Shaashi

COMPULSARY COURSES:

• ARABIC LANGUAGE LEVEL III (Morphology & Grammar):

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of intermediate-advance-to advanced-low-level Arabic grammar and morphology 
2. Demonstrate critical reading and logic when assessing concepts within a text 
3. Determine the author’s purpose and tone 
4. Distinguish between fact and opinion 
5. Use context clues to clarify the meaning of words 

Text Covered:

Morphology: From the Treasures of Arabic Morphology & Abwāb al-Ṣarf al-Jadīd

Grammar:  Arabic Madinah Book III

• THEOLOGY I:

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate an intermediate level understanding of the subject, its importance and the mother works in the field along with its contemporary counterparts
2. Demonstrate the understanding of the historical consolidation of Ash¢arī and Māturīdī theology as Sunni orthodoxy.
3. Determine the relation of the arguments from the text to current issues and demonstrate an understanding of the tools of theology in dealing with the modern counter approaches.
4. Display the ability to ask big theological questions and utilize the rules of logic to structurally approach such questions
5. Write a short research paper to demonstrate clear writing and cogent argumentation in the field.

Text Covered:

Al Aqaid An Nasafiyah and its commentary by Imaam Taftazani

• JURISPRUDENCE II:

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate and intermediate level knowledge and understanding of Islamic laws governing purification; Transactions & Nikah
2. Demonstrate an intermediate level understanding of the key differences between the four major schools on the matters of purification and Nikah
3. Display an intermediate level command to recall specific rulings on a sample of issues with references
4. Demonstrate the ability to apply the principles of jurisprudence and connect the rulings back to those principles
5. Write a research paper on the differences between Hanafi & Shafaee requirements for Nikah

Text Covered: Selected sections from Qudoori (Purification / Transactions & Nikah)

COMPULSARY COURSES:

• HADITH SCIENCES III:

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Apply the knowledge of the narrations in the text utilizing the skills learned earlier
2. Exhibit via oral presentation, comprehension & memorization of selected narrations
3. Demonstrate the ability to trace the narrations covered in the text to their original sources
4. Link the narrations back to the principles of Quran
5. Write a paper to demonstrate the ability of critical analysis of selected narrations and producing personal commentary utilizing the traditional commentaries available 

Text Covered: Selected chapters from Mishkaat / Introduction to The famous six

• QURANIC SCIENCES III:

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate an intermediate understanding of the selected chapters of The Quran; their context; reason of revelation, major themes; and thematic structure
2. Apply the language; vocabulary; textual analysis/collation and translation theories utilizing principles of exegesis
3. Apply the understanding of the various approaches within the classical commentaries
4. Write a paper to demonstrate understanding of at least three classical and contemporary commentaries on the selected chapters
5. Write a paper on one selected chapter to demonstrate a beginner level skill in composing Quranic exegesis

Text Covered: Selected chapters from Madarik (Aal e Imraan/Marium/Tuaha) & Baydawi (Anaam/Tauba)

• PRINCIPLES OF HADITH I:

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the historical development of this science and the major classical and contemporary works on the subject
2. Distinguish between various ways to categorize Hadiths
3. Display an understanding of broad categories of Hadith classification
4. Exhibit the ability to apply the tools learned on a few selected hadiths to determine their status and comparing it with the opinions of classical scholars within the field.
5. Write a paper to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the history, purpose, objective and current developments within this field.

Text Covered: Nukhbat Ul Fikr

COMPULSARY COURSES:

• ARABIC LANGUAGE ADVANCE (Morphology & Grammar):

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Display proficiency in grammar and morphology  
2. Conduct research in Arabic using the library, online sources, or both  
3. Understand passages written and presented in Arabic on some specialized topics 
4. Produce essays using persuasive writing skills 
5. Demonstrate advanced analytical and critical thinking skills

Text Covered: Various practice material

• JURISPRUDENCE III:

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate and intermediate-high level knowledge and understanding of Islamic laws governing major areas
2. Demonstrate an intermediate-high level understanding of the key differences between the four major schools based on their principles
3. Display an intermediate-high level command to recall specific rulings on a sample of issues with references
4. Demonstrate the ability to apply the principles of jurisprudence and connect the rulings back to those principles
5. Write a research paper on a selected topic to exhibit the understanding of the subject matter

Text Covered: Selected sections from Hidaya

• HADITH SCIENCES ADVANCE

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Apply the knowledge of the narrations in the texts utilizing the skills learned earlier
2. Exhibit via oral presentation, comprehension of selected narrations
3. Demonstrate the ability to contextualize narrations covered in the texts
4. Link the narrations back to the principles of Quran
5. Write a paper to demonstrate the ability of critical analysis of selected narrations and producing personal commentary utilizing the traditional commentaries available 

Text Covered: Overview of The Famous Six

COMPULSARY COURSES:

• PRINCIPLES OF HADITH II:

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate an intermediate level understanding of the subject matter and the nuances within it
2. Display an intermediate level intricate understanding of Hadith classification and its impact
3. Demonstrate the ability to apply the tools learned on a few selected hadiths to determine their status and comparing it with the opinions of classical scholars within the field.
4. Write a paper to display the relationship between Principles of Jurisprudence and Principles of Hadith
5. Write a paper to demonstrate an intermediate level understanding of the current developments within this field.

Text Covered: Nuzhat Un Nazr

• PRINCIPLES OF JURISPRUDENCE II:

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate an intermediate level understanding of the key differences in juridical approaches
2. Display an intermediate level understanding of the application of principles on contemporary issues
3. Write a paper on the issues surrounding hadith and its usage in the field

Write a paper on the issues surrounding consensus and its usage in the field

1. Demonstrate an intermediate level understanding of the contemporary issues surrounding the topic

Text Covered:

• Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence

• QURANIC SCIENCES ADVANCE:

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate an intermediate understanding of the selected chapters of The Quran; their context; reason of revelation, major themes; and thematic structure
2. Apply the language; vocabulary; textual analysis/collation and translation theories utilizing principles of exegesis
3. Apply the understanding of the various approaches within the classical commentaries
4. Write a paper to demonstrate understanding of at least three classical and contemporary commentaries on the selected chapters
5. Write a paper on one selected chapter to demonstrate a beginner-high level skill in composing Quranic exegesis

Text Covered: Selected chapters from The Quran