This short course provides students with little academic background on Islamic studies a basic knowledge of Islamic core sources, i.e. the Quran and Hadith. Students are also taught on the history and structure of Islamic law, Principles of Jurisprudence (uşūl al-fiqh) and some major issues in Islamic law.

Syllabus

• Revelation of the Quran and its occasions (asbab al-nozul)
• Verses and chapters of the Quran
• Interpreting the Quran
• History of the Hadith and its sources
• Hadith in Sunni and Shia schools of thought
• Critical Approaches to Hadith
• History and development of Islamic law
• Major schools of Islamic law
• Principles of Jurisprudence
• Chapters of Islamic law on worship and social interactions
• Writing an academic paper on Islamic studies

The Islamic College is registered with the OfS but is neither an awarding body nor validated by another awarding body. Nevertheless, all academic programmes delivered at The Islamic College are fully compatible with the academic programmes in the field of Islamic Studies at the high-ranking international academic institutes and universities. Graduates will be provided with a certificate of completion from the Islamic College for their equivalent academic level of study. An Equivalent academic level is a qualification which is comparable to other formal qualifications in terms of its content and standard, and the knowledge and skills it provides.

Equivalent Programmes are designed to provide all those who are interested in acquiring in-depth knowledge about various branches of Islamic Studies regardless of their previous academic background, with an enhanced and systematic understanding of diverse topics in Islamic Studies such as Islamic Philosophy, Islamic Theology (Kalam), Mysticism, Quranic Studies, Hadith Studies, Fiqh and Usul-al-Fiqh, and History of Islam.