Faculty of Islamic Studies

College Vision:

To solidify a sound, judicious understanding of the Islamic heritage and activate it in contemporary life through rigorous teaching and research that harmonize authenticity with modern methodology—preparing influential scholars and daʿwa practitioners and serving communities worldwide. Our foundations are academic quality, scholarly integrity, and bilingual (Arabic/English) digital innovation.

Academic Programs and Their Unique Features

First: Bachelor of Daʿwa and Guidance

Program Identity: Forming a contemporary daʿiya equipped with the tools of Sharia and digital communication, capable of credible and impactful religious discourse.

Unique Features:

• Integrating public speaking, Sharia writing skills, and digital daʿwa content production.

• Courses in fiqh al-waqiʿ (understanding contemporary realities), fiqh of priorities, and maqāṣid al-sharīʿa.

• Virtual field training and directed community-service projects.

• Bilingual Arabic/English support for Islamic terminology and research skills.

Second: Master’s in Islamic Studies

Program Identity: Deepening specialization in one of the tracks: Comparative Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh and its Maqāṣid, Qur’an and its Sciences, Hadith and its Sciences, or Contemporary Daʿwa.

Unique Features:

• An applied research pathway with methodological seminars in textual verification (taḥqīq) and comparative studies.

• Modules on reading the classical heritage, critiquing orientalist approaches, and employing digital tools in research.

• Close academic supervision with opportunities for publication in peer-reviewed venues.

• Skills workshops: designing educational endowment (waqf) projects and preparing funded research proposals.

Third: PhD in Islamic Studies

Program Identity: Producing original scholarship that offers methodological solutions to contemporary issues (family, Islamic finance, citizenship, religious discourse).

Unique Features:

• An applied dissertation linking Sharia objectives (maqāṣid) to public policy and institutional governance.

• Advanced research seminars in verification (taḥqīq), inter-madhhab comparison, and critical source analysis.

• Required scholarly outputs and an annual exhibition of student research.

• Dual supervision, periodic feedback, and opportunities for cross-disciplinary research partnerships.