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Diploma in Islamic Studies

Course Description

This course aims to connect the most powerful section of the Muslim community to the Deen of Allah and develop their understanding of Islam and its creed. Its main objective is to educate boys and young men aged 16 + about the fundamentals of Islam. 

As part of the curriculum, students will learn detailed rules of Tahaarah (Purification), Salah, Zakah, Hajj, Family life in Islam, Islamic guidelines about Business and Finance and other principles of Halal and Haram etc. They will also learn about the detailed aspects of Islamic beliefs, their proofs from the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah, including reason-based evidence of Islamic creed, in addition to the biography of our beloved Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) and history of Muslims.

There will be a particular focus in improving students’ Holy Qur’an recitation with Tajweed rules. 

Students will also learn about basic and day-to-day Arabic language and its grammar.

Entry Requirement

Must be able to recite the Holy Qur’an by looking

Age

Must be 16 + of age

Duration

2 years

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Date & Time

Sunday

10.30 am to 1. 30 pm (including 20 minute break)

5 Lessons Per Day

Four 30-minute lessons and one 40-minute lesson.

Subjects Taught

  • The Holy Qur’an with Tajweed
  • Fiqh (Islamic law & jurisprudence) & Essential Dua'as
  • Aqeedah (Islamic creed)
  • Seerah (Biography) of the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) & History of Muslims
  • Islamic Aadaab & Social etiquette
  • Spoken and Written Arabic

Teaching Method

Traditional

A combination of traditional lecture-based lessons and modern student-led presentations.

Modern

Use of modern technologies to deliver high-end education and up-to-date information

Assessments

  • Periodic & annual exams and regular assignments

Fees

  • £300 per year, to be paid in 3 instalments (September, January and May)
  • £280 for the whole year if the full amount is paid upfront.

Holidays

  • 2 Sundays in Christmas
  • 2 Sundays in Easter
  • 1 Sunday in each half-term
  • The whole month of Ramadhan
  • 6 Sundays in Summer (July & August)
  • Other Special Occasions, e.g. Eid etc.

Award

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be awarded a certificate on “Diploma in Islamic Studies”.

First Year Modules

Contents:

  • Recitation of the Holy Qur’an with Tajweed
  • Focus on pronunciation & Tajweed
  • Students will practise correct recitation with their teacher.

Textbooks:

  • The Holy Qur’an
  • Tajweed for Children, by Abdullah Fahim

Assessment:

  • Oral exam

Topics:

  • Pre-Islamic Arabia
  • The Age of Ignorance
  • Early life of the Prophet
  • Prophet’s Life in Makkah
  • In Madinah
  • Battle of Badr
  • Battle of Uhud

Textbook:

  • Muhammad (saw) the Last Prophet: A Model for All Time, by Sayyed Abul Hasan ‘Ali Nadwi

Assessment:

  • Written exam

Topics:

  • Belief about Allah
  • Belief about Hadhrat Muhammad (saw) & other prophets
  • Belief about the Holy Qur’an
  • Belief about the Sahaabah (companions)
  • Belief about Jannah and Jahannam
  • Belief about Taqdeer (destiny)
  • Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama’ah
  • Comparison with other groups in regards of belief

Textbook:

  • Creed of Islam (Al-Aqidah at-Tahawiyyah), by Imam Abu Ja’far at-Tahawi 

Assessment:

  • Written exam

Topics:

  • Tahārah (purification)
    • Legal impurity and actual impurity
    • Permissible water for purification
    • Wuḍū
    • Tayammum
  • Ṣalah
    • Importance of Ṣalah
    • Timings of Ṣalah
    • Adhān
    • Wājib acts of Ṣalah
    • Sajdah Sahw
    • Congregational prayer
    • Qaḍa Ṣalah
    • Ṣalah of the sick
    • Ṣalah of the traveller
    • Jum‘ah prayer
    • Wājib prayers
    • Sunnah prayers
    • Nafl prayers
  • Janāzah (funeral)

Textbook:

  • Essential Islamic Knowledge, by Qadi Thanaullah Panitpati

Assessment:

  • Written exam

Topics:

  • Introduction to Arabic writing and vocabulary building
  • Introduction to Morphology & Syntax

Textbooks:

  • Madinah Arabic (part 1)

Assessment:

  • Written exam

Second Year Modules

Topics:

  • Recitation with Tajweed
  • Focus on fluency

Textbooks:

  • The Holy Qur’an & Jamaalul-Qur’an, by Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanavi (r.h.)

Assessment:

  • Oral Exam

Topics:

  • Zakāh (charity)
    • Importance of Zakāh
    • Those eligible for Zakāh
    • Ṣadaqah al-Fitr
    • Nafl Ṣadaqah
  • Ṣawm (fasting)
    • Importance of Ṣawm
    • Qaḍa and Kaffarah
    • Valid reasons for missing Ṣawm of Ramaḍan
  • I´tikāf
  • Hajj & Umrah
  • Halal & Haram
    • Food & Drinks
    • Haram sexual practices
    • Muslim dress
    • Waleemah
    • Music
    • Social etiquette
  • Major sins

Textbook:

  • Essential Islamic Knowledge, by Qadi Thanaullah Panitati

Assessment:

  • Written exam

Topics:

  • Detailed aspects of Islamic Belief system
  • Tackling contemporary issues, e.g. atheism, secularism, agnosticism, feminism etc. 

Textbook:

  • Creed of Islam

Assessment:

  • Written exam

Topics:

  • Battle of Khandaq
  • Treaty of Hudaibyah
  • Conquest of Makkah
  • Final Hajj and & Sermon
  • Contemporary issues on Seerah

Textbook:

  • Muhammad (saw) the Last Prophet: A Model for All Time, by Sayyed Abul Hasan ‘Ali Nadwi
  • Abridged Seerate Mustafa, by Allamah Idrees Kandhalawi

Assessment:

  • Written exam

Topics:

  • Arabic sentence construction
  • Everyday spoken Arabic

Textbook:

  • Madinah Arabic (part 2)

Assessment:

  • Written exam
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