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MA in Islamic Studies
The MA in Islamic Studies programme is offering in 1 year or 2 years track. Students with background in Islamic Studies at the Bachelor level are placed in the 1 years track and students with background in other disciplines (including degree pass course/ fazil ) are placed in 2 year track.
The programme focuses on providing knowledge and critical understanding about Islam as a religion and introduces scholarly approaches to the study of Islam. The curriculum encompasses areas such as the science of the two of the fundamental sources of Islamic knowledge: the Quran & Hadith, the Islamic law, comparative religion, Islamic dawah. In addition, biography of Prophet Mohammad (SM), Islamic banking & insurance, old and modern muslim history, Islam & international institutions, and research methodology are also studied in the programme.
Students will advance their knowledge and understanding about the Islamic sense of ethics & morality and Islamic exegesis.
Modules
Students in the 2 years track MA in Islamic Studies will study the following modules in the 1st year:
- Introduction to Islam
- Introduction to Al Quran
- Introduction to Al Sunnah
- Tawhid & Islamic Aqidah
- Comparative Religion
- Biography of Prophet Mohammad (SM)
- Islamic History-1
- Islamic Banking & Insurance
- Introduction to Fiqh
- Islamic Dawah & its Methodology
The following modules are studied in the 1 year track programme. Students in the 2 years track programme will also study the following modules in the 2nd year of the programme:
- Introduction to Science of the Quran & Hadith
- Shariah & Codification of Islamic Law
- Development of Muslim Thoughts
- Modern Muslim History
- Tawhid & its implication for human life
- Islam & Tasawuf
- Foundation of Political Science in the Quran & Sunnah
- Roles of Research Methodology
- Islamization of Knowledge
- Islam & International Institutions