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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