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Bachelor of Sharia

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Bachelor of Shariah Study Plan


Objectives, Outcomes and Contents of the Academic Program



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QMS-GS01\1

Study Plan for

the Bachelor of Shariah

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26-6-2020

Documents of

Accreditation Renewal


Vision:

To be one of the prominent colleges in studying and teaching shariah and law in a contemporary vision pursuant to today’s demands and labor market needs.

Mission:

Preparing graduates to be leaders in society and equipping them with skills of creative thinking and specialized scientific research in the fields of Sharia and law in an authentic, flexible, contemporary and innovative manner.

Values:

  • Excellence

  • Professionalism

  • Moderation

  • Social commitment

  • Creativity and innovation

  • Authenticity, flexibility and contemporisation

College Goals:

  1. Provide opportunities for continuous academic study in the fields of Sharia and law for male and female students alike, and contribute in providing regional needs for human cadres in Islamic Sharia and legal science, in line with the requirements of the labor market.


  2. Provide the means and capabilities that turn out graduates equipped to work in the areas of Islamic and Civil jurisdiction, Ifta’, barristering, Islamic and legal consultation, jurisprudential and positivist research, preaching, and Islamic economy and business in line with the day’s demands.


  3. Prepare advocates including imams, preachers and educators to be righteous role models who contribute to growth of a moderate generation that understands Islam holistically away from extremism and exaggeration, following the approach of wisdom and dialogue to spread Islamic culture.


  4. Prepare female Muslim advocates educated spiritually and intellectually, and give them their chance of acquiring knowledge to play their natural role in community development and educating the younger generation inside and outside the family institution, following an approach that balances understanding the spirit of Sharia and the law, and realizing the day’s requirements, prospects and challenges.


  5. Provide the opportunity to acquire Islamic sciences in accordance with the approach of our righteous predecessors, which is based on respecting the legislative principles of the four

    schools, especially the school of Imam Malik bin Anas, away from currents of deviation or intellectual and ideological extremism.


  6. Provide the opportunity to acquire legal sciences compared with Shariah, and identify their ethical pillars.


  7. Continuous commitment to performance quality and sustainable improvement of education services, systems and structures, in order to achieve competitive excellence for graduates in the local and regional labor market.


  8. Encourage scientific research and specialized scientific research, and strive to make the college an advanced center for research in the country. This is reflected in supporting writings and translations related to the accredited specialization, holding conferences, seminars and workshops inside the college, and participating in these activities outside the college.


  9. Develop academic and scientific partnerships through openness to academic and scientific institutions inside and outside the country, communicate with them in order to exchange experience and researches, and cooperate to achieve sustainable academic and scientific development.


  10. Communicate with the society implementing the principle of moderation by promoting a culture of commitment, and contributing to meet the needs of the local community in terms of public awareness capabilities.


  11. Provide consultations, studies and services related to Sharia and law to government departments and the private sector.


  12. Provide a mechanism for facilitation and accreditation of scholarships.


Shari’a Department Objectives:


  1. Contribute in providing local and regional needs for human cadres in Sharia and legal sciences in line with the requirements of the labor market, contribute to the graduation of cadres prepared to work in the areas of Sharia jurisdiction, Ifta’, Shari’a consultation, jurisprudential research in line with the day’s demands


  2. Focus on comparative studies between Sharia and law in a way that enhances the student’s analytical and practical skills and raises his\her awareness.


  3. Prepare male and female advocates through qualifying them to be righteous role models who contribute to preparing a moderate generation that understands Islam holistically away

    from extremism and exaggeration, following an approach that adopts wisdom and dialogue as a method to spread Islamic culture.


  4. Providing the opportunity to acquire Islamic science following the approach of our righteous predecessor based on respect for the legislative principles of the four schools, especially the school of Imam Malik bin Anas


  5. Continuous commitment to the quality of performance and sustainable improvement of education services, systems and structures, in order to achieve competitive excellence for graduates in the labor market


  6. Encouraging specialized scientific research, and striving to make the department supports writings and translations related to the approved specialization, and holding conferences, seminars and workshops inside the college, or participating outside the college.


  7. Promoting a culture of commitment in the society, and providing consultations, studies and services related to Sharia and law to government departments and the private sector.


The intersection of the objectives of Shari’a department with the general objectives of the college:


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The objectives and outcomes of the Bachelor’s program of Shariah (Department of Shariah)


Objectives

Outcomes

Means of evaluation

Five fields of learning outcomes in the National Qualifications

Framework

1- Enabling the student to

1-To identify the characteristics of Islamic

1،2،4،12،14

1- knowledge

identify the characteristics of

legislation, its sources, and its ethical pillars.



Islamic legislation, its rules and




applications, and providing

2-To define the law concept, its sources,

1،4،12،14

1-knowledge

him\her with legal education.

foundations of its legislation, and the effect of




legal rules




3- To define the principles and rules of the

scholars’ work in legislative rule inference, and

1،2،4،5،10

12،14

1-knowledge


understand analogy with the inclusive rules




4- To know Sahria rulings in various issues, and

1،4،12،14

1-knowledge


infer them following definite approaches.



2- Providing the student with knowledge of the characteristics of both Qur’an and Sunnah and their approach in presenting

rulings.

5-To identify the features of both Qur’an and Sunnah, and their role in Islamic legislation

1،4،5،14

1-knowledge

6-To sort the ruling deduced from Qur’an and Sunnah in accordance with the scholars’ guidance.

1،4،14

2- Skills

3. Improving the student’s skills

7-To analyze various Islamic legislative texts, and

1،2،5،10

2- Skills

of analyzing Islamic legislation

examine the inferred ruling.



texts and comparing them with

legal texts

8-To compare opinions of the four schools and

apply the criticism approach

1،2،4،5

10،14

2- Skills


9- To compare between legal and Islamic

legislations, and inferring rulings in their light

1،4،5،10

14

2- Skills

4. providing the student with

10-to perceive the nature of current emerging

1،5،10،11

2- Skills

methods of current emerging

issues.



issues analogy to

The inclusive rules of Shari’a

11-to apply analogy of emerging issues in to the

inclusive rules of Shari’a in order to infer the

1،4،5،8،9

11،13

4-Role in context


Islamic ruling compared with legal legislation



5. Improving the student’s

expertise to solve the occurred

12-to identify the occurred issues and analyze

them in accordance with Islamic legislation

1،3،5،9،11

13،14

2- Skills

issues in accordance with

procedures and Ifta’ rules



Shari’a legislation





13-to apply Islamic legislation distinguishably

8،9،11

2- Skills


profession practicing meetings and at work after




graduation.



6. Providing the student with knowledge of the prophet’s

14-to clarify the prophet message’s principles, goals, features and universality scientifically in the context of refuting suspicions

1،4،5،10

12،14

2- Skills

message and its principles taking into account today’s demands

15- To have the qualities of an advocate and follow the moderation approach in da’wa and preaching, in accordance with the elements of the prophet’s personality (peace be upon him) and the

guidance of his message.

3،6،7،8،9

10،11،13

3-Responsibility

7.Enhancing the student’s skills

16-to order his\her thoughts logically and

1،5،12،14

2- Skills

adequately to prepare systematic

systematically



scientific researches





17-to prepare his\her research plan and write

5،10،13

4-Role in context


his\her graduation seminar scientifically in a




proper language.




18-to use Arabic and English references, soft and

printed copies, and use Internet and modern

5،6،7،8،9

10،13

5-Self

development


techniques in writing his\her various researches.



8.Enabling the student to

understand the spirit of the time

19-to clarify the most important epistemological

features of the age and some of its scientific

1،4،8،9،10

12،14

2- Skills

and to acquire the professional

features.



ethics





20-to acquire the professional ethics through

stating opinions objectively, and working with

7،8،9،12

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  1. Responsibility

  2. Role in context


others as a team according to the demands of the




labor market




Means and tools of evaluation

1.Exams

2.The integrative course

3.External practical

training

4.In-class evaluation

5. students’ researches

6.Surveys of current

students

7.Surveys of students expected

to graduate

8.Surveys of graduates

9. labor market surveys

10. Students’ profiles

11. profession practicing

exams

12. Groups meetings

13.practical performance

assesment

14.Comprehensive exam

A matrix shows courses coverage of the outcomes of the academic program


Outcome Numbers

Course Title

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20

Arabic language
















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English

Communication Skills


















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Introduction to

Economy









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Psychology



















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Information

Technology


















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*


Innovation and

Creativity Skills
















*


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*


Principles of Nutrition

Science



















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Sociology



















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Basics of Mathematics

















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Principles of General

Administration










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Human Rights

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Islamic Civilization

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Jurisprudence of

Worships



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Jurisprudence of

Transactions



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Jurisprudence of

Personal Status



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Introduction to

Legislation

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Introduction to Law


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Recitation and

Memorization of Quran




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Principles of

Jurisprudence

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Islamic Creed














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Methodologies of

Scientific Research
















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Comparative Criminal

Jurisprudence



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Comparative

Jurisprudential Issues

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Sciences of the Qur’an

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Introduction to Sunnah

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Authentication of Sharia Rulings from the

Qur’an and Sunnah 1-2

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Contemporary medical

research



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Jurisprudential Rules

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Jurisprudence of the

Prophet’s Bibliography

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Readings in Islamic

legislation (E)


















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Contemporary

Financial Transactions

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Jurisprudence of

Judiciary and Evidence

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Discretion, Fatwa and

Purposes

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Foundations of Hadith

Derivation





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Studies in science of

Hadith





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Islamic sects














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Techniques of Da’wa

and Oration














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Jurisprudence of

International Relations




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Contemporary

Intellectual Currents














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Analytical and

Thematic Exegesis





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Analytical Hadith





















Constitutional Law and

Systems


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Criminology


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Administrative Law


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Graduation Research
















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Parts, Courses and study plan of the academic program of the bachelor degree Requirements of Bachelor of Shari’a Program and the Credit Hours

Shari’a Department

Requirements

Electives

Total

College General Requirements

18

6

24

Department Mutual Requirements

18

12

30

Department Specialized

Requirements

63

9

72

Total of credit hours

99

27

126

Total of credit hours includes the graduation research (final)


Codes used to number courses


Codes used to number courses: The first number to the left indicates the department (1 for general courses, 2 for Shari’a, 3 for Law). The second number indicates the level. The third number indicates the semester. Tthe fourth and the fifth numbers indicate the field of the course. The sixth and the seventh indicate the order of the course in the same semester.


Codes used for credit hours: the code (1: 1-1) means that the credit hours are (1) ordered as follows: each theoretical hour is followed by one practical hour. The code (2: 2-1) means that the credit hours are(2) ordered as follows: each two theoretical hours are followed by one practical hour. The code (3: 2-2) means that the credit hours are (3) ordered as follows: each two theoretical hours are followed by two practical hours.


A pre-requisite means the student cannot be enrolled in a required course listed in the same box unless s\he passes the pre-requisite course related to it.

Study Plan and Course Bachelor of Sharia


A- College General Requirements

Course No.

Course Title

Pre-requisite

Credit Hours

Time of the course

Level

Semester

1110101

Arabic language (1)

-

3

First

First

1110203

Communication Skills in

English

-

1-2 :2

First

First

3110903

Introduction to Economy

-

3

First

First

1120402

Information Technology

(1)

-

2-2 : 3

First

Second

1120505

Principles of Nutrition

-

2

First

Second

1220101

Arabic language (2)

1110101

3

Second

Second

1220206

Innovation and Creativity Skills

-

2

Second

Second

Second

Second

Total No. of Credit Hours

18



B- Elective General College Requirements (the student chooses 6 credit hours from 21 hours)


Course No.


Course Title


Prerequisite

No. of

Credit Hours

Time of the course

Level

Semester

1110302

Sociology

-

3

First

First

1120305

General Psychology

-

3

First

Second

1210305

Basics of New Math

-

3

First

First


1210504

Human Rights in Islam and International

Agreement


-


3


Second


First

1220504

Islamic Civilization

-

3

Second

Second

3210602

Principles of General

Administration

-

3

Second

First

1220405

Advanced Computer Skills

1120402

2-2 : 3

Second

Second

Total No. of credit hours

6




C- Compulsory Mutual Department Requirements


Course No.


Course Title


Prerequisite

No. of

Credit Hours

Time of the course

Level

Semester

2110306

Introduction to Islamic

Legislation

-

3

First

First

3110107

Introduction to Law

-

3

First

First

2110708

Rules of Recitation and

Memorization (1)

-

1-1 : 1

First

First

1210604

Methodologies of Scientific

Research

After studying

(34) hours

1-2 : 2

Second

First

2220907

Islamic Creed 1

-

3

Second

Second

2310103

Comparative Jurisprudence

of Personal Status

2110306

3

Third

First

2320104

Comparative Jurisprudence of Wills and Inheritance

2310103

3

Third

Second

Total No. of credit hours

18




D- Elective Mutual Department Requirements (the student chooses courses of Maliki

jurisprudence or Shafi’i jurisprudence)


Course No.


Course Title


Prerequisite

No. of

Credit Hours

Time of the course

Level

Semester

2110104

Maliki Jurisprudence of Worships(1)

2110306


3

First

First

2110105

Shafi’i Jurisprudence of

Worships (1)

2110306

First

First

2120104

Maliki Jurisprudence of Worships (2)

2110104


3

First

Second

2120105

Shafi’i Jurisprudence of

Worships (2)

2110105

First

Second

2210105

Maliki Jurisprudence of

Transactions (1)

2120104


3

Second

First

2210106

Shafi’i Jurisprudence of

Transactions (1)

2120105

Second

First

2220105

Maliki Jurisprudence of

Transactions (2)

2210105


3

Second

Second

2220106

Shafi’i Jurisprudence of

Transactions (2)

2210106

Second

Second

Total No. of credit hours

12




E- Compulsory Specialization Requirements


Course No.


Course Title


Prerequisite

No. of Credit Hours

Time of the course

Level

Semester

2120807

Sciences of the Holy

Qur’an

-

3

First

Second

2120608

Introduction to Sunnah

-

3

First

Second

2120406

Foundations of

Jurisprudence 1

2110306

3

First

Second


2210810

Authentication of Islamic Rulings from

the Qur’an and Sunnah


2120608


3


Second


First

2320612

Analytical Hadith

2120608

3

Second

First

2210407

Foundations of

Jurisprudence 2

2120406

3

Second

First

2210708

Recitation and

Memorization Rules 2

2110708

1-1:1

Second

First


2220208

Contemporary Jurisprudential

Medical Research


2110306


3


Second


Second

2310904

Islamic Creed 1

2220907

3

Third

First

2310505

Jurisprudential Rules

2210407

3

Third

First

2310606

Jurisprudence of the

Prophet’s Bibliography

-

3

Third

First

2310608

Foundations of Hadith

Derivation

2120608

2-2:3

Third

First

2320705

Rules of Recitation and

Memorization (3)

2210708

1-1:1

Third

Second

2320810

Analytical Exegesis

-

3

Third

Second


2210610

Authentication of Islamic Rulings from

the Qur’an and Sunnah


2120608


3


Third


Second

2321106

English Readings in

Shari’a

1110203

2

Third

Second

2320208

Comparative

Jurisprudential Issues

2110306

3

Third

Second

2410210

Contemporary Financial Transactions

2220105

2220106

3

Fourth

First

2410402

Foundations of

Jurisprudence 3

2210407

3

Fourth

First


2410203

Jurisprudence of Judiciary and Methods

of Proof


2310103


2-2 :3


Fourth


First


2420201


Comparative Criminal Jurisprudence

2110306

after studying

(68) hours


3


Fourth


Second

2420510

Ijtihad ,Ifta’, and

Purposes of Sharia

2310505

2410402

3

Fourth

Second


2421204


Graduation Research

1210603

after (90) hours


2


Fourth


Second

Total No. of credit hours

63



F- Elective Specialization Requirements (the student chooses three courses of this group)


Course No.


Course Title


Prerequisite

No. of

credit hours

Time of the course

Level

Semester

3120707

Constitutional Law and

Political Systems

-

3

First

Second

3210810

Criminology

3110107

3

Second

First

3220608

Administrative Law

3110107

3

Second

Second

2320908

Islamic Sects

2220907

3

Third

Second

2321009

Techniques of Da’wa

and Oration

-

3

Third

Second

2310607

Studies in science of

Hadith

2120608

3

Third

First

2410207

Jurisprudence of

International Relations

2110306

3

Fourth

First

2421005

Contemporary

Intellectual Currents

-

3

Fourth

Second

2410806

Thematic Exegesis

-

3

Fourth

First

Total No. of credit hours

9




Total No. of credit hours for the shari’a Bachelor program

126

Objectives and Outcomes of the Courses

First: College General Courses


Means and Tools of Assessment

1-Exams

2- In-class assessment

3- Research

4- The student’s profile

5- Groups meetings

6- Practical performence


Course

Objectives

Outcomes

Arabic Language (1-2)

  1. Improving the student’s language and making him\her proud of his\her language

  2. Improving the student’s writing skills

  3. Providing the student with rhetoric language skills using figures of speech and compositional techniques

1-To know that speech is letters, words, and sentences 2-To identify syntactic features

  1. To set suffixes correctly

  2. To read properly and experience the pleasure of reading

  3. To identify writing styles and the features of each style

  4. To write letters and brief research

  5. To make his\her writing comprehensible and express his\her purposes properly

  6. To use various figures of speech in his\her writing

  7. To distinguish between the different linguistic styles based on the significance of each style

  8. To analyze morphological compositions easily

English Communication Skills

1-Explaining English grammar 2-Improving reading skills

3-Improving conversational skills 4-Developing proper writing skills

  1. To analyze English syntax

  2. To compose proper, meaningful sentences 3-To read English texts correctly

4-To summarize, discuss, and comment on these texts 5-To quote from English books

  1. To Improve listening skills, and understand speech well.

  2. To enrich his\her vocabulary

  3. To discuss some ideas in English

  4. To write letters and summaries satisfactorily

Information Technology

  1. Providing the student with concepts and principles of information technology

  2. Improving Computer skills

  3. Providing the student with skills and methods of information protection

  4. Providing the student with

electronic research skills to employ them in his\her study

  1. To understand the importance of modern technology and its programs

  2. To identify computer parts and their functions 3-To use computer well

  1. To apply systems of file management, word processing and slideshows

  2. To use tools of computer protection 6-To use internet effectively

7-To use computer for research and data collection

Introduction to Economy

1-Clarifying principles of Economy

  1. To explain the concept of economy and its purposes, ways of studying and its relation with other sciences

  2. To define the economic problem, its reasons, and solutions, and to explain determinants of supply and


2-Enabling the student to understand current economic issues

demand, flexibility, government intervention in the market, production theory and economic markets

  1. To analyze the reasons of big economic issues such as unemployment, inflation, budget deficit and deterioration of exchange rate

  2. To understand concepts of national income, domestic product and its calculation method, consumption, banking system, and fiscal and monetary policy

6-To conduct a research on one of the topics mentioned above

Principles of Nutrition science

  1. Explaining the importance of nutrition to the body health

  2. Providing the student with knowledge to realize the relation between nutrition, community health and disease prevention

  1. To explain scientifically the role of nutrition and healthy diets to maintain the health of individuals and community

  2. To show studies in nutrition which explain reasons of chronic diseases and their prevention means

  3. To put a nutritionist and healthy diet for many common diseases to overcome them

  4. To conclude many harmful nutrition problems

  5. To analyze the basic elements required to change the nutrition system of individuals and community alike.

Innovation and Creativity Skills

  1. Providing the student with concepts, , theories and systems of creativity and innovation

  2. Enhancing the student’s skills in communication, problem solving, team work, and self and time management

  3. Enabling the student to use creative thinking skills and tools to produce creative projects that meet Emirati national qualifications

  1. To understand concepts of innovation and creativity and their contemporary applications

  2. To use innovative means to solve problems and apply creative thinking

  3. To look for ways of restoring, collecting and organizing data to employ it in creative, innovative projects

  4. To identify theories of decision making, self and time management, and effort investment

  5. To work effectively within teams applying international theories of collective innovation and creativity

Sociology

Introducing basic concepts of sociology

  1. To define social behavior and its role in creating the social phenomenon

  2. To analyze social phenomena through criticizing social organizations

  3. To compare between the different theories of sociology, and ideas of its pioneers

Basics of Mathematics

  1. Introducing the basics and principles of new mathematics

  2. Providing the student with skills of mathematical thinking

  3. Providing the student with skills of solving mathematical problems

  1. To identify terms and basic concepts of new mathematics

  2. To solve some important mathematical equations

  3. To define elements of mathematical logic and its role in establishing thinking principles and modern life progress

  4. To think about some patterns of new mathematics



  1. To analyze reasons of the mathematical problem and identify its elements

  2. To solve some mathematical equations in the context of the course

  3. To give examples on correct or incorrect mathematical theories in the context of the course

Psychology

  1. Introducing concepts of psychology

  2. Providing the student with skills of applying psychological theories in life

1-To summarize history of psychological theories 2-To define basic concepts of various fields of psychology

  1. To apply concepts of psychology in communication with others to understand their psychology

  2. To apply steps of behavior modification reasonably

Islamic Civilization

  1. Enabling the student to understand Implications of civilization and it relation to culture

  2. Introducing the general features of Islamic civilization and clarifying its cycle

  1. To define civilization and its cycle, in addition to its relation to development

  2. To distinguish between civilization and culture, and their effects on each other

  3. To explain features of Islamic civilization and what distinguishes it from other civilizations

  4. To identify the cultural and social aspects of this civilization

Human Rights in Islam and International Agreements

  1. Introducing human rights agreements in Islam and other legislations

  2. Enabling the student to identify the rights and their enforcement in various legislations

  1. To compare human rights in Islam with other legislations

  2. To discuss human rights in contemporary International agreements

  3. To apply human rights enacted in the Federal Law of UAE

Advanced Computer Skills

  1. Introducing advanced terms and concepts of computer

  2. Providing the student with online learning, teaching, and communication skills

  3. Providing the student with advanced computer skills

  4. Providing the student with advanced electronic research skills

  1. to identify the importance of cloud computing and its applications

  2. To use the most important Office online applications, and 365

  3. To use the most important available databases

  4. To apply data management software: Access and Excel

  5. To use the most important systems of communication and electronic participation

  6. To use the most important systems of education management

  7. To talk about the most important legal, ethical and information security related to computer

Principles of General Administration

  1. Introducing the basics and principles of general administration

  2. Providing the student with effective administration standards

  1. To explain the concept of general administration, its importance and its role in the general life

  2. To describe factors of modern administration growth under the adaption of total quality management


3-Improving the student’s skills to analyze administration procedures

  1. To identify factors of administrative development and conditions of employment

  2. To identify elements of administrative planning

  3. To explain the concept of transparency in the context of administrative reform

  4. To apply rules of solving problems of governmental administration in studying an administrative problem


Second: College Mutual Requirements


Course

Objectives

Outcomes

Introduction to Islamic Legislation

  1. Introducing Islamic legislation characteristics, history and recourses

  2. Introducing the Islamic legislation schools and their contributions

  1. To explain the importance of legislation, features of legislation and jurisprudence, the relation of Islamic legislation to the law and other legislations.

  2. To identify the sources of Islamic legislation, and distinguish between them

  3. To analyze the historical stages of Islamic legislation and the features of each stage

  4. To explain the current status of Islamic jurisprudence and its contemporary challenges

  5. To identify the current scientific efforts to codify the Islamic jurisprudence and its contribution to enrich the Arab and international legislations

  6. To understand the interpretive mindsets of the fours scholars and the circumstances of each school emergence

  7. To conduct a research on any of the course’s topics

Introduction to Law

1-Introducing the concept of law 2-Introducing the concept of right and its theories

3-Providing the student with the spirit of abiding by the law

  1. To define the basic terms and rules of the law branches and the right theory, in addition to the sources and domain of each one

  2. To explain principles and basic legal theories of the various branches of law, and their role in establishing the legal system and community stability in UAE

  3. To explain the legal texts in accordance with established exegesis rules

  4. To analyze the legal rules, its foundations and sources 5-To compare between Islamic legislation, legal rulings, and other social rules in the community

6-To make his\her behavior compliant with the law

Recitation and Memorization 1

  1. Introducing some requirements of the recitation science

  2. Reciting Qur’an verses properly 3-Improving the student’s ability of memorization

  1. To explain rules of noon sakinah, tanween and meem

  2. To clarify rules of madd (vowel prolongation) 3-To explain rules of start and pause

  1. To recite verses properly applying rules of noon sakinah, tanween and meem

  2. To apply madd (vowel prolongation) rules in recitation



  1. To apply rules of start and pause in recitation

  2. To memorize the part 30 of the Qur’an

Methodologies of Scientific research

1-Introducing features, schools, methodologies of scientific research and its relation with logic 2- Providing the student with the principles and regulations that produce a successful research

3-Training the student to apply methodologies in research writing 4-Providing the student with knowledge and skills required in manuscript verification

  1. To compare between the various scientific methodologies to choose the most appropriate one to his\her specialization

  2. To identify accurately the relation of research methodologies to the logic of evidence verification 3-To identify the principles and conditions of the approved research and the qualities of the researcher 4-To use the available references and classify them accurately especially the ones related to studies of Islamic legislation and Law

  1. To quote texts from the available recourses and classify them in accordance with the followed methodology

  2. To use quotes in the research documented properly 7-To conduct a research based on a previous plan applying principles of the accurate scientific research 8-To identify the importance, types and places of manuscripts, in addition to the rules of its verification

Jurisprudence of worships Maliki 1

  1. Introducing Maliki Jurisprudence on purification and praying, and its practical application

  2. Acquainting the student with Maliki school terms, and studying subjects of worships in accordance with its principles

  3. Objective studying of what is written in the past, and make it understandable to the student’s mentality today

  1. To understand the principles of worships jurisprudence, the importance of purification and praying in our life.

  2. To clarify the flexibility of Maliki school through presenting latest modifications in purification and praying

  3. To apply rulings of purification in conservation of water recourses in the country, and avoiding water extravagant for cleanliness

  4. To be aware of the importance of purification jurisprudence in preserving the environment

  5. To distinguish between pillars of praying

  6. To be qualified to give people fatwa on praying and cleanliness provisions based on Maliki school approach of rulings inference form detailed proofs and comparing different narrations

  7. To know how to do purification and perform prayers well

  8. To conduct a research on one of the topics of purification and praying

Jurisprudence of Worships Shafi’i 1

  1. Introducing Shafi’i Jurisprudence on purification and praying, and its practical application

  2. Acquainting the student with Shafi’i school terms, and studying

  1. To know the rulings of worships jurisprudence, in addition to the importance of purification and praying in our life.

  2. To clarify the flexibility of Shafi’i school through presenting latest modifications in purification and praying


subjects of worships in accordance with its principles

3-Objective studying of what is written in the past and make it understandable to the student’s mentality today

  1. To apply rulings of purification in conservation of water recourses in the country, and avoiding water extravagant for cleanliness

  2. To be aware of the importance of purification jurisprudence in preserving the environment

  3. To distinguish between pillars of praying

  4. To be qualified to give people fatwa on praying and purification rulings based on Shafi’i school approach of rulings inference form detailed proofs and comparing different narrations

  5. To know how to do purification and perform prayers well

  6. To conduct a research on one of the issues of purification and praying

Jurisprudence of Worships Maliki 2

  1. Introducing methodology of Maliki school in deducing rulings from proofs and performing worships properly

  2. Acquianting the student’s with Maliki school terms, and studying subjects of alms, fasting, and Haj in accordance with its principles 3- Objective studying of what is written in the past and make it understandable to the student’s mentality today

  1. To know the rulings of alms jurisprudence of Maliki school, and the importance of alms in improving the economic situation

  2. To know the possibility of investing alms for the benefit of the poor based on rules of Maliki school 3-To explain the importance of fasting in social solidarity, and thinking about people in need

  1. To explain the importance of Haj in making things easier for people based on Maliki jurisprudence

  2. To perform the worships mentioned above duly

  3. To answer inquiries properly concerning emerging issues of alms, fasting and Haj

  4. To conduct a research on one of the issues of alms, fasting and Haj

Jurisprudence of Worships Shafi’i 2

  1. Introducing methodology of Shafi’i school in deducing rulings from proofs and performing worships properly

  2. Acquainting the student’s with Shafi’i school terms, and studying subjects of alms, fasting, and Haj in accordance with its principles

  3. Objective studying of what is written in the past and make it understandable to the student’s mentality today

  1. To know the rulings of alms jurisprudence of Shafi’i school, and the importance of alms in improving the economic situation

  2. To know the possibility of investing alms for the benefit of the poor based on rules of Shafi’i school 3-To explain the importance of fasting in social solidarity, and thinking about people in need

  1. To explain the importance of Haj in making things easier for people based on Shafi’i jurisprudence

  2. To perform the worships mentioned above duly

  3. To answer inquiries properly concerning emerging issues of alms, fasting and Haj

  4. To conduct a research on one of the issues of alms, fasting and Haj

Jurisprudence of Transactions

Maliki 1

1-Introducing principles and philosophy of financial transactions in Maliki

jurisprudence

  1. To understand the relation between financial transactions in Islam and moral and social values

  2. To understand rulings of *transactions in accordance with Maliki school and know the scholars’ terms


  1. Providing the student with rulings of financial transactions based on Imam Malik jurisprudence

  2. Enabling the student to solve contemporary issues of transactions in accordance with Maliki jurisprudence

  1. To present rulings of *transactions based on scholars’ work in inferring them from detailed evidence

  2. To answer inquires on issues of *transaction and their related rulings in accordance with this school

  3. To go back to jurisprudence references to know rulings of transactions by himself\herself

  4. To write scientific papers on one of *transaction issues

Jurisprudence of Transactions Shafi’i 1

  1. Introducing principles and philosophy of financial

    transactions in Shafi’i jurisprudence

  2. Providing the student with rulings of financial transactions based on Imam Shafi’i jurisprudence

  3. Enabling the student to solve contemporary issues of transactions in accordance with Shafi’i jurisprudence

  1. To understand the relation between financial transactions in Islam and moral and social values

  2. To understand rulings of *transactions in accordance with Shafi’i school and know the scholars’ terms

  3. To present rulings of *transactions based on scholars’ work in deducing them from detailed evidence

  4. To answer inquires on issues of transaction and their related rulings in accordance with this school

  5. To go back to jurisprudence references to know rulings of *transactions by himself\herself

  6. To conduct studies\ write scientific papers on one of transaction issues

Jurisprudence of Translations Maliki 2

  1. Introducing principles and philosophy of financial transactions in Maliki jurisprudence

  2. Providing the student with rulings of financial transactions based on Imam Malik jurisprudence

  3. Enabling the student to solve contemporary issues of transactions in accordance with Maliki jurisprudence

  1. To explain rulings of * transaction and participation contracts in accordance with Maliki jurisprudence

  2. To explain how to refer emerging contracts to previous similar contracts based on rules of Maliki school

  3. To answer enquiries on issues related to *transaction and participation contracts and other similar emerging contracts based on Maliki jurisprudence

  4. To study *transaction and participation contracts based on works of scholars in deducing rulings from

    *detailed evidence

  5. To be able to go back to jurisprudence references to know rulings of transactions by himself

  6. To conduct a research on an issue related to

*transaction and participation contracts

Jurisprudence of Transactions Shaf’i 2

  1. Introducing principles and philosophy of financial

    transactions in Shafi’i jurisprudence

  2. Providing the student with rulings of financial transactions based on Imam Shafi’i jurisprudence

  3. Enabling the student to solve contemporary issues of

  1. To understand the relation between financial

    transactions in Shafi’i jurisprudence and moral and social values

  2. To explain rulings of *transaction and participation contracts in accordance with Shafi’i jurisprudence

  3. To explain how to refer emerging contracts to previous similar contracts based on rules of Shafi’i school

  4. To answer enquiries on issues related to *transaction and participation contracts and other similar emerging contracts based on Shafi’i jurisprudence


transactions in accordance with Shafi’i jurisprudence

  1. To study *transaction and participation contracts based on works of scholars in deducing rulings from

    *detailed evidence

  2. To be able to go back to jurisprudence references to know provisions of transactions by himself

  3. To conduct a research on an issue *related to transaction and participation contracts

Islamic Creed 1

  1. Explaining the concept of creed, the creed science, and its role in spreading the Islamic message

  2. Enabling the student to understand the meaning of faith, and its role in human life

  3. Providing the student with inferential skills to know the truth, its features, and its effects on human behavior.

  1. To present historical stages of the Islamic creed, its terms, and people who wrote about these terms

  2. To define the creed, and the science of creed, explaining factors of its growth and requirements of its modernization

  3. To identify the role of both revelation and reason in faith, and know its foundations and branches

  4. To analyze opinions of Kalamya schools about the truth of faith

  5. To believe in the existence of God objectively through Islamic, rational, and universal proofs

  6. To discuss thoughts objectively in subjects of God’s characteristics

  7. To connect realizing the characteristics and meanings of God’s names with fate and destiny

Jurisprudence of Personal Status

  1. Providing the student with rulings of personal status in accordance with the four schools of jurisprudence compared with personal status law

  2. Enabling the student to realize social and psychological value of the family and its effects on behavior of individuals and the community

  3. Connect rulings of personal status with today’s realities to solve family issues

  1. To identify rulings of personal status in Islamic jurisprudence and the law, and the jurisprudence followed in UAE law of personal status

  2. To compare between rulings of personal status in Islamic jurisprudence and the law

  3. To answer inquiries and refute suspicions properly 4-To explain how both Islamic and legal systems deal

with personal status, in matters of their roles and effects 5-To benefit from field visits to specialized courts and family reconciliation offices

6-To conduct a research in one of the personal status issues

Comparative Jurisprudence of Wills and Inheritance

  1. Providing the student with rulings of wills and inheritance in Islamic jurisprudence compared to personal status law

  2. Clarifying inheritance legitimacy and its importance in social life

  3. Clarifying wills legitimacy and its importance in maintaining public interests

  1. To be able to refute suspicions about the inheritance system in Islam

  2. To understand rulings of inheritance enacted in the personal status law of UAE

  3. To explain rulings of inheritance jurisprudence comparatively

  4. To solve issues related to inheritance and wills in accordance with Islamic jurisprudence and the law

  5. To answer inquiries related to inheritance and wills accurately

  6. To conduct a research on one issue related to personal status

Third: Requirements of Shariah Department


Means and Tools of Assessment

1-Exams

2- In-class assessment

3- Research

4- The student’s profile

5- Groups meetings

6- Practical performance


Course

Objectives

Outcomes

Sciences of the Holy Qur’an

  1. Enabling the student to understand the great status of the Holy Qur’an

  2. Introducing various issues related to sciences of the Holy Qur’an

  3. Providing the student with principles, schools and books of Qur’an exegesis

1-To describe the great status of the Holy Qur’an 2-To explain terms related to sciences of the holy Qur’an

  1. To clarify methodologically and persuasively the history of Qur’an compilation and recording

  2. To understand subjects of the Qur’anic science and the progress of research in these subjects

  3. To analyze linguistic and legislative inimitability of the Qur’an, occasions of Qur’an verses revelation, and

    their role in explaining the great value of the Qur’an and understanding its verses

  4. To identify principles, rules and regulations of exegesis

  5. To compare between schools of exegesis and their approaches, and explain the benefit of this variety

Introduction to Sunnah

  1. Explaining the importance of Sunnah, and its role in Islamic legislation

  2. Clarifying classes, categories, narration methods of Hadith

  3. Providing the student with skills of association and analysis

  4. Imporiving the student’s ability to apply skills of accuracy in dealing with Hadith in his\ her life

  1. To explain the role of Sunnah in the Islamic legislation, and its status compared to the Qur’an

  2. To describe classifications and degrees of Hadiths, in addition to the rules and regulations of each one

  3. To explain principles of authentication and narrators’ bibliography

  4. To analyze conditions set by scholars to authenticate Hadiths, and the relation of knowledge to the authenticity degree of a narration

  5. to make correct references of Hadiths through scrutinizing their authenticity

  6. To identify conditions and methods of narration, until the time of recording

  7. to conduct a research on one of the course’s topics

Foundations of Jurisprudence 1

  1. Introducing this science and clarifying its relation to other sciences of Shari’a

  2. Providing the student with knowledge of conditions of jurisprudence and its applications 3-Training the student on methodological thinking in dealing with *

  1. To define this science, its legitimacy, regulations and sources

  2. To distinguish between science of foundations and science of legislation, and to know that the first is the basis for the second

  3. To explain the concept of ruling and its jurisprudential applications

  4. To identify the types of rulings, and the methods of assigning each one



  1. To apply legislative rulings on *responsible people correctly in a way that achieves purposes of Islamic legislation

  2. To be able to deal with * methodologically

  3. To conduct a research on any subject of foundations of jurisprudence

Foundations of Jurisprudence 2

  1. Introducing concepts of proof and*authentication, in addition to its role in the science Jurisprudence foundations

  2. Explaining variety of agreed and disagreed upon proofs and its effect on current issues

  3. Providing the student with skills of inference and deduction using foundational proofs and its contemporary applications.

  1. To explain foundational proofs agreed and disagreed upon its *authentication

  2. To distinguish accurately and methodologically between various proofs, and identify which has priority over others in judgment

  3. To identify reasons of scholars’ disagreement on relying on some debatable proofs

  4. To use the two types of proofs specially the discretized to find rulings for emerging issues 5-To be able to deal with legislative proofs methodologically

  1. To realize the effect of proofs variety on Islamic

    legislation flexibility and adaptation to meet the day’s needs

  2. To conduct a research in jurisprudence foundations to examine authenticity of proofs of specific issues

Recitation and Memorization 2

  1. Introducing some requirements of the recitation science

  2. Enabling the student to recite verses accurately applying rules of recitation

  3. Enhancing memorization skills

  1. To distinguish between places of articulation, and sound features

  2. *To distinguish between

  3. To define the basic places of articulation

  4. To identify the detailed places of articulation and their sounds

  5. To recite Qur’an verses applying rules of sound qualities

  6. To recite Qur’an verses applying rules of articulation places

  7. To memorize part 29 of the Qur’an

Contemporary Legislative Medical Research

  1. Introducing contemporary issues in medicine, and studying them in light of foundations and principles of Islamic legislation

  2. Improving skills of jurisprudential examination of contemporary medical issues in accordance with the scientific principles

  3. Clarifying Islamic legislation concern about a healthy environment and people safety

  1. To apply the ethical basis of Islamic legislation in examining the contemporary medical issues

  2. To understand how to scrutinize contemporary medical issues jurisprudentially, and to know the methodology that shall be applied

  3. To compare rulings of these issues between Islamic legislation and the law

  4. To discuss various opinions of scholars about contemporary medical issues objectively

  5. to answer inquiries on these issues objectively

  6. To conduct a research on the Islamic ruling of an contemporary medical issue

Comparative Jurisprudential Issues

  1. Introducing the science of comparative jurisprudence, reasons of disagreement between scholars, and its advantages

  2. Presenting specific debatable issues related to different subjects of jurisprudence, and comparing between scholars’ opinions

  3. Relating disagreements of past scholars to disagreements of

today’s scholars on emerging issues

1-To define the science of jurisprudence and mention reasons of scholars’ disagreement and its advantage 2-To identify the moot point of the debatable issues clarifying aspects of agreement and disagreement

  1. To compare between scholars’ opinions and proofs, and discuss them to show the most correct opinion with reasons

  2. To analyze disagreement of today’s scholars on emerging issues that are established on disagreement of past scholars, and present the most correct opinion with evidence

  3. To answer inquiries of people and questions in job meetings in light of jurisprudential disagreements taking into account the questioner’s circumstances

  4. to conduct a comparative jurisprudential research methodologically

Foundations of jurisprudence 3

  1. Introducing the purpose of this science and its role in deducing rulings

  2. Presenting issues by which the student learn to examine the linguistic meaning of vocabularies to avoid misjudgment

  3. Providing the student with skills of understanding the implication of vocabularies based on their linguistic meaning in Arabic language

  1. To understand semiotics

  2. To clarify lexical and idiomatic meanings of expressions

  3. To distinguish accurately and methodologically between Hanafi school and the others in classifying the meaning of expressions

  4. To identify the role of the lexical meaning in semiotics

  5. To analyze vocabularies of clear and unclear meaning 6-To apply semiotics on emerging issues and infer the right ruling

Principles of Hadith

  1. Introduce Hadith library, its classifications and methods of using it

  2. Introducing resources of Hadith narrators’ biographies

  3. Providing the student with skills of studying the chain of narrators to evaluate its truth

  1. To identify divisions of Hadith library

  2. To distinguish between Hadith books and features of each one

  3. To use Hadith collections from its books and glossaries methodologically

  4. To find Hadith in its books through different ways including the computer, and referring Hadith to its recourse

  5. To identify the recourses of narrators’ biographies, its types and features

  6. To compare between various books of narrators’ biographies in their methodologies of criticizing narrators

  7. To follow methodologies of studying and analyzing the chain of narrators of Hadith

  8. To follow steps of evaluating the truth of Hadith

Studies in Hadith science

1-Providing the student with evidence of Sunnah

authentication, its role, and the

1-To present evidence of Sunnah authentication and stages of its documentation


history of its documentation throughout the ages

2-Providing the student with skills of refuting suspicious issues about Sunnah and dealing with contemporary issues related to Hadith

  1. To know the various books of Sunnah from different ages, and their methodologies

  2. To mention the reasons of Hadith fabrication, and efforts of scholars in refuting them

  3. To be able to refute suspicious issues about Shunnah 5-To show examples of inimitability of the Sunnah in light of the progress of sciences

6-To conduct a research on one of the course’s topics

Authentication of Rulings from the Qur’an and Sunnah

  1. Enabing the student to understand the jurisprudential implication of the Islamic legislative texts

  2. Improving the student’s jurisprudential skills to authenticate rulings from the Qur’an and Sunnah concerning emerging issues

  3. Providing the student with Some subjects of jurisprudence from the Qur’an and Sunnah in compliance with jurisprudential courses

  1. To associate legislative rulings with their foundations from the Qur’an and Sunnah

  2. To analyze methods of rulings authentication from the Qur’an and Sunnah

  3. To identify methods and types of inferring legislative texts, and associate rulings with reality

  4. to criticize methods followed by scholars in dealing with rulings deduced from the Qur’an and Sunnah

  5. To show scholars’ interest in explaining rulings and establishing rules to be used in analogies with emerging issues

  6. To conduct a research on a legislative ruling based on the Qur’an and Sunnah

Authentication of Rulings from the Qur’an and Sunnah 2

  1. Enabing the student to understand the jurisprudential implication of the Islamic legislative texts

  2. Improving the student’s jurisprudential skills to authenticate rulings from the Qur’an and Sunnah concerning emerging issues

  3. Providing the student with Some subjects of jurisprudence from the Qur’an and Sunnah in compliance with jurisprudential courses

  1. To associate legislative rulings with their foundations from the Qur’an and Sunnah

  2. To analyze methods of rulings authentication from the Qur’an and Sunnah

  3. To identify methods and types of inferring legislative texts, and associate rulings with reality

  4. to criticize methods followed by scholars in dealing with rulings deduced from the Qur’an and Sunnah

  5. To show scholars’ interest in explaining rulings and establishing rules to be used in analogies with emerging issues

  6. To infer rulings based on the Qur’an and Sunnah about emerging issues

  7. To conduct a research on a legislative ruling based on the Qur’an and Sunnah

Contemporary Financial Transactions

  1. Introducing contemporary emerging financial issues in the field of banking, coins, and the money market and insurance, and clarifying the Islamic and legal points of view regarding them

  2. Studying conventional financial transactions and transactions abided by Islamic legislation in the

  1. To know the contemporary financial issues and its adaptation with the Islamic legislation

  2. To compare between conventional and Islamic banks, and between commercial, cooperative and social insurances, in addition to shares and debentures

  3. **To Explain what is money, and the difference between conventional and the new types of money, in addition to their related rulings

  4. To follow the steps needed to infer legislative rulings of contemporary financial issues


context of allowing trade and forbidding usury

3-providing the student with skills of examining contemporary financial issues, and inferring the Islamic rulings

  1. To answer inquiries related to contemporary financial issues objectively

  2. To conduct a research on one of the contemporary financial topics clarifying the issue, its adaptation with Islamic legislation and the steps needed to infer rulings in accordance with the current situation in UAE

Ijtihad, Ifta’ and purposes of Islamic legislation

  1. Intorducing concepts of Ijtihad (reasoning), fatwa (legal opinion) and purposes of Islamic legislation, in addition to their importance today

  2. Providing the student with debatable rulings, and their effects on current issues

  3. Improving the student’s ability to use his\her knowledge of purposeful jurisprudence in jurisprudence of balance and priorities, and use his\her knowledge about reality in reasoning and legal opinions

1-To know the science of purposes and its role in clarifying the beauty and wisdom of Islamic legislation 2-To understand reasoning in these days, and the principles of legal opinions

  1. To give examples of reasoning performed by the prophet and his companions

  2. To clarify methods of reasoning to deduce rulings and making fatwa(legal opinion), in addition to its sources, and the qualifications of mujtahid and mufti

  3. To apply Inference jurisprudence in light of the purposes, and analyze examples of legal opinions of Dar al-Ifta

  4. To associate between reasoning, stating legal opinions, and the purposes of Islamic legislation, and to use his\her knowledge of purposeful jurisprudence in jurisprudence of balance and priorities

  5. To conduct a research on one topic of reasoning and legal opinions in light of the purposes of Islamic legislation

International Relations Jurisprudence

  1. To have a general idea about the Islamic point of view of international relations and their regulations, basis, and consequent obligations

  2. Improving the student skills to discuss the topics of the course 3-Comparing different issues related to this subject

  1. To have an opinion about the current international relations based on the Islamic view

  2. To identify regulations of international relations in Islamic legislation in the contexts of war, peace and International agreements

  3. To identify what is common between Islamic jurisprudence and the current legislations about international relations

  4. To clarify the concern of Islamic legislation about regulating the relation with Non-Islamic countries

  5. To discuss topic of International relations objectively 6-to be able to refute suspicions of extremist advocates 7- To distinguish between consistent and variable issues 8-To conduct a research on Jurisprudence of Islamic

relations

Islamic Creed 2

1-Providing the student with knowledge of the truth of

prophecy and the Islamic message, in addition to their role in our life

  1. To explain the great importance of prophecy and the Islamic message, and their role in life improvement

  2. To understand characteristics, conditions and requirements of prophecy, the message and governance


  1. Providing the student with the concepts of human soul and other universal facts

  2. Intorducting facts of doomsday and all its incidents, and clarifying the effect of faith on individuals’ behavior

  1. To understand human soul and its elements, and the relation of these elements to the human essence

  2. To clarify the cosmic worlds methodologically with evidence

  3. To explain the creed of believing in the doomsday scientifically with evidence

  4. To show the effect of the creed of believing in the doomsday on righteousness of individuals and communities

Readings in Islamic Legislation in English

Enabling the student to clarify Islamic legislation elements, terms and principles in English

  1. To write about principles of Islamic legislation in English

  2. To know some expressions in the Qur’an and Sunnah and the most important terms of Islamic legislation in English

  3. To use English references in his\her research

Methods of Oratory and Inviting People to Islam

  1. Introducing the concept of

    Da’wa (inviting people to Islam)

  2. Introducing the characteristics of the inviter and his personality

  3. Providing the student with requirements, methods, and techniques of inviting people to Islam taking the contemporary time into consideration

  1. To proof the truth of the Islamic message

  2. To clarify purposes of the Islamic message and its objectives

  3. To explain the universality of the Islamic message and its features

  4. To know the personal traits of the prophet (PBUH) 5-To have the qualities of the inviter

6-To write an oration or a lecture following the moderation approach and wisdom in invitation to Islam 7-To present his thoughts in the effective style of

oration

Jurisprudence of Syrah

  1. Introducing elements of the prophet’s life, behavior and relations

  2. Providing the student with practical skills to be aspired by the prophet’s approach in his\her life

  1. To express the prophet’s personality traits, and his approach in dealing with people

  2. To explain the prophet’s approach in building relations with oppositionists

  3. To discuss objectively some suspicious issues related to the prophet’s behavior

  4. To infer lessons from various situations in the prophet’s life

  5. To apply the prophet’s approach in dealing with Muslims and the others

  6. To conduct a research on one of the course’s topics

Principles of Jurisprudence

  1. To define terminology of jurisprudential principles and distinguish them from other related principles

  2. To know how these principles are established, their stages of development and how they are applied to deduce legislative rulings

  1. To explain the appearance of this science and its importance in applying jurisprudential rulings to emerging issues

  2. To distinguish between jurisprudential rules, foundations and theories, and to know the role of each one in stating rulings

  3. To employ jurisprudential rules in inferring rulings about emerging contemporary issues

  4. To apply jurisprudential rules on emerging contracts


3-Explaining the importance of these principles in deducing rules of behavior and their role in Islamic legislation

  1. To analyze the formulation of the general rule and the detailed rules of the same subject

  2. To acquire jurisprudential skills through examples of 7-To conduct a research on one issue of the jurisprudential rules

Current intellectual schools

  1. Introducing the most important current international intellectual schools and the ones that affected the Islamic world

  2. Explaining the concepts of cultures’ dialogue, cultures’ conflict and their effect on globalization

  1. To describe the intellectual features of today focusing on their effect manifestations

  2. To identify circumstances of the appearance, spread and effects of each school

  3. To discuss current philosophies and criticize them in the context of cultures’ dialogue and conflict concepts 4-To refute concepts of globalization clarifying its positive and negative effects on the Arabic and Islamic worlds

Recitation and memorization 3

  1. Introducing some requirements of the recitation science

  2. Enabling the student to recite verses accurately applying rules of recitation

  3. Enhancing memorization skills

1-To know how to start with hamzat al-wasl in verbs and nouns when start reciting or continue after a pause 2-To distinguish between the connected and the separated in the Qur’an and their relation to recitation 3-To identify the places of roum, ashmam, and sakt in the Qur’an

  1. To recite accurately applying rules of sakt, and the way of starting with hamzat al-wasl

  2. To apply rules of the connected and the separated in recitation

  3. To apply roum and ashmam in recitation 7- To memorize the part 28 of the Qur’an

Jurisprudence of judiciary

  1. Providing the student with rules of judiciary and qualities of the judge

  2. Providing the students with skills of associating principles of Shari’a trials with Islamic jurisprudence and the reality in Shari’a courts

  1. To clarify the role of judiciary, judicial systems, and qualities of the judge

  2. To identify the limits of the judicial authorities

  3. To explain the legitimacy, pillars, conditions and types of the Islamic judiciary case

  4. To apply procedures of examining lawsuits, conditions of deducing rulings, the effects of the different types of rulings, appealing and veto and rulings enactment

  5. To analyze incidents and infer rulings

  6. To write testimonials according to the work of local courts

Islamic sects

  1. Providing the student with reasons of the Islamic sects appearance in the Islamic communities to discover foundations of their believes in previous religions and philosophies

  2. Introducing the most important Islamic sects, and circumstances

  1. To define the concept of Islamic sects and the psychological, social and intellectual circumstances that facilitated its growth

  2. To analyze factors of sects growth in order to discover their foundations, and how they were affected by previous common religions and philosophies

  3. To compare between cultures, philosophies and religions in the countries and regions prevailed before Islam


of their growth through different historical ages, their various effects, and how to distinguish between them

  1. To define the most important sects appeared in the Islamic history, and their effects on the Islamic communities

  2. To explain the methodology of scholars in studying these sects and their opinions which could or could not be attributed to Islam

  3. To conduct a research on one of the sects clarifying its foundation, believes, effects on the Islamic communities

Thematic Exegesis

1-Introducing the concept of thematic exegesis and its appearance, importance, and relation to other types of exegesis 2-Providing the student with skills of clarifying the magnificence of some subjects of thematic exegesis

  1. To define thematic exegesis and its appearance

  2. To clarify the importance of this type of exegesis and its relation to the other types

  3. To distinguish between types of thematic exegesis 4-To clarify methodologies of each type of thematic exegesis

  1. To conduct a research on one type of the thematic exegesis

  2. To show the effects and benefits of thematic exegesis through applications

Analytical Exegesis

  1. Introducing the concept of analytical exegesis and its appearance, importance, methodologies and books

  2. Providing the student with skills of clarifying the magnificence of some texts through analytical

exegesis

  1. To define analytical exegesis and its appearance

  2. To clarify the importance of this type of exegesis and some of its books

  3. To clarify methodologies of this type of exegesis

  4. To conduct a research on a part of the Qur’an applying analytical exegesis

6-To clarify rhetorical inimitability in analytical exegesis 7-To discover instructions and teachings of verses

Analytical Hadith

  1. Introducing the concept of analytical Hadith and its appearance, importance, methodologies and books

  2. Providing the student with skills of understanding Hadith and analyzing its teachings

1-To define analytical Hadith and its importance 2-To analyze Hadith clarifying its terminology,

jurisprudence, and its aspects of beliefs and behavior

  1. To compare between methodologies of scholars in studying Hadith and analyzing it

  2. To compare between narrations of Hadith

  3. To connect Hadith with current issues and jurisprudence of emerging issues to infer, quote, and analyze

  4. To conduct a research on one Hadith clarifying his\her understanding of the Hadith’s vocabularies and its jurisprudence

Graduation Project

  1. Enabling the student to present ideas and to make the plan of his\her graduation project

  2. To encourage the student to make a methodological research in order to prepare him\her to graduate studies

  1. To discuss some ideas with his\her instructor in order to determine the topic of the graduation project

  2. To make a research plan in a manner that reflects the order of his\her thoughts, and the followed methodology 3-To perfect a methodological research, and be able to discuss thoughts

4-To complete the graduation project in accordance with scientific principles to graduate

Criminal jurisprudence

  1. Provide the student with rulings of the criminal jurisprudence according to various jurisprudential schools compared with the Emeriti law

  2. Providing the student with skills required to understands legal and jurisprudential texts

  3. Improving the student’s skills to analyze current issues and infer rulings

  1. To distinguish between Islamic legislative penalties including: ordinances, retaliation or discretion and what is applied in criminal law of UAE

  2. To realize the importance of Islamic penalty system in achieving social, psychological, and political safety

  3. To analyze criminal issues comparatively between Islamic jurisprudence and the law

  4. To deduce provisions for criminal incidents in accordance with Islamic legislation and the law 5-To analyze criminal incidents scientifically

6-To conduct a research on one of the course’s topics in Islamic jurisprudence and the law comparatively


Fourth: Requirements of the elementary stage (bachelor of Shariah)


Means and Tools of Assessment

1-Exams

2- In-class assessment

3- Research

4- The student’s profile

5- Groups meetings

6- Practical performance


Course

Objectives

Outcomes

Basics of Arabic Language 1

  1. Introducing the most important syntactical, morphological and rhetorical rules

  2. Presenting the most common linguistic faults

  3. Enabling the student to identify sentence components in simple linguistic texts

  1. To relate linguistic rules to social and moral values

  2. To define some linguistic concepts and terminologies 3-To clarify the basic syntactical functions

4-To apply linguistic rules in his\her writings 5-To understand, analyze and explain texts

Calligraphy and Dictation

  1. Enrich the student’s linguistic knowledge

  2. Enable the student to draw letters correctly

  3. Provide the student with the correct way of holding a pen, beautiful compositions, and correct alignment in addition to imitation of beautiful calligraphy

samples

  1. To relate calligraphy to social and moral values

  2. To define concepts and terminologies of calligraphy 3-To show the ways of drawing Arabic letters

  1. To apply various instructions of calligraphy in his\her writing and imitate some beautiful samples of calligraphy

  2. To analyze linguistic texts and the font type used

Basics of Islamic Jurisprudence 1

  1. Introducing the basics of Islamic jurisprudence

  2. Providing the student with rulings of purification in Islamic jurisprudence

  1. To relate rulings of worships to social and moral values

  2. To understand rulings of purification

  3. To be able to go back to resources of jurisprudence to know the rulings of worships

  4. To be able to read texts of jurisprudence and understand the included rulings

Basics of Monotheism 1

  1. Introduce the principles and evidence of Islamic creed

  2. Inculcate the greatness of God in the student’s heart through understanding some names and adjectives

  3. Enable the student to infer manifestations of the creed and their effects on individuals

  1. To prove the existence of God through various kinds of evidence

  2. To define some terminologies of the creed 3-To refute suspicions regarding monotheism

  1. To perceive implications of some names and adjectives and to be guided by them

  2. To clarify manifestations of faith and its relation to the creed

  3. To show effects of having faith

Prophetic Guidance

  1. Reading Hadith correctly

  2. Practicing Hadith analysis and explanation

  3. Concluding lessons from Hadith, and applying them to our live

  1. To read Hadith texts accurately

  2. To explain Hadith texts and their aesthetic language 3-To conclude lessons from Hadith and apply them to our live

4-To show his\her adherence to the prophet’s guidance 5-To clarify the role of Hadith in the formation of Islamic principles

6-To be committed to the prophet and his guidance

Basics of Arabic Language 2

1-Introducing the most important syntactical, transcriptive, morphological and rhetorical rules 2-Presenting the most common linguistic faults

3-Enabling the student to identify sentence components in current linguistic texts

  1. To relate linguistic rules to social and moral values

  2. To define some linguistic concepts and terminologies 3-To clarify the basic syntactical functions

4-To apply linguistic rules in his\her writings 5-To understand, analyze and explain texts

Readings

  1. Introducing the most important rules of literary texts, and good linguistic aesthetics

  2. Providing the student with the most important Arabic sophisticated texts, and their characteristics

  3. Enabling the student to analyze literary texts

  1. To associate literary texts with social and moral values

  2. To define some linguistic concepts and terminologies 3-To clarify some important aesthetics in various texts 4-To apply various rules of literary and functional texts in his\her writing

5-To understand, analyze, and explain texts

Basics of Islamic Jurisprudence 2

  1. Introducing the basics of Islamic jurisprudence

  2. Providing the student with rulings of praying in Islamic jurisprudence

  1. To relate rulings of worships to social and moral values

  2. To understand rulings of praying

  3. To be able to go back to resources of jurisprudence to know the rulings of worships

  4. To be able to read texts of jurisprudence and understand the included rulings

Basics of Monotheism 2

1-Inculcate the greatness of God in the student through understanding

what is permissible and what is forbidden

  1. To identify different types of reasoning

  2. To know what are the obligations of each responsible individual regarding God’s names and characteristics, and the creed


  1. Enable the student to understand evidence of God’s characteristics through reasoning and texts of Islamic creed

  2. Cultivate the creed of faith, and refute suspicious issues and deviations

  1. To proof characteristics through reasoning and texts of Islamic creed

  2. To refute suspensions related to the issue of names and characteristics in particular

  3. To perceive implications of some names and characteristics and adhered to them

  4. To distinguish between types of characteristics 7-To mention pillars of faith with their evidence

Basics of logic and foundation sciences

  1. Providing the student with rules and regulations of accurate inference

  2. Enabling the student to criticize proofs in the context of discussing opinions and thoughts

  3. Observation, experiment and hypothesis in in establishing rules of practical reasoning

  1. To explain implications, issues and categories of perceptions

  2. To clarify methods of seeking knowledge using direct reasoning based on induction and indirect reasoning based on analogy

  3. To show rules of observation and experiment in dealing with scientific hypotheses and knowledge theories

  4. To clarify the statuses of proofs

  5. To criticize reasoning systems through scientific discussion

  6. To apply principles of debate and its practical rules

English Language 1

The main goal of this course is to help learners develop the competency to communicate in authentic situations; in responding to different types of questions in different situations; in examining grammatical meaningful questions

through pair and group work.

  1. Recognize and use traditional sentence patterns;

  2. Use punctuation (capitals, end marks, apostrophes, quotation marks, commas, colons, and semi-colons) correctly in sentences and paragraphs;

  3. Recognize basic paragraph structure;

  4. Write correct paragraphs;

English Language 2

The main goal of this course is to help learners develop the competency to communicate in authentic situations; in responding to different types of questions in different situations; in examining grammatical meaningful questions

through pair and group work

1.Recognize and use traditional sentence patterns; 2.Use punctuation (capitals, end marks, apostrophes, quotation marks, commas, colons, and semi-colons) correctly in sentences and paragraphs; 3.Recognize basic paragraph structure; 4.Write correct paragraphs;

Contents of the courses

First: General College Requirements


Course Number

Course Title

C.H

Prerequisite

1110101

Arabic Language 1

3

-

This course includes the following subjects and vocabularies:

Verb phrase (Verb and its types-Subject and its types-Object and its types) with applied texts and exercises, Noun phrase (subject and predicate ) with applied texts and exercises, transitive and passive verbs with applied texts and exercises, Verb-noun, agent-noun and object-non with applied texts, accusative and conditional particles, Kana and its sisters, Inna and its sisters with applied texts, forms of intensity with applied texts, dual an plural forms with applied texts, dedication rules (writing Hamza), morphology with applied text

1110203

Communication Skills in English

2

-

This course aims to enhance the student’s English skills to understand and speak well. Therefore, this course attempts to improve the student’s level from intermediate to advance. This course follows a

methodology of integrating the various language skills including writing, listening and speaking.

3110903

Introduction to Economy

3

-

This course includes skills of analyzing economic situations especially those related to economic problems, supply and demand, production circumstances, costs, and the various market situations. In addition, it presents some basic economic concepts such as total local production (its factors and methods of calculation), national income, and the big economic issues (including unemployment, inflation monetary

and fiscal policy and its goals and tools). It also introduces the Islamic economic theory and the important values of the Islamic economy especially what is related to possession and economic freedom.

1220206

Innovation and Creativity Skills

2

-

This course presents the basic principles of Innovation and Creativity in the modern age, their theories, and problem-solving applications. It also includes experiences of growth and excellence in leadership, skills of creative design thinking, skills of project organization and means of personal and intellectual improvement

of students to prepare them for future professional work, which depends on innovation and creativity.

1120402

Information Technology 1

3:2-

2

-

This course aims to introduce concepts and terminologies of Information technology through clarifying stages of computer development, its various parts both software and hardware, its specifications and its various types. It also provides knowledge required to employ one of the common operating systems.

Moreover, it seeks to develop the student’s skills of using Microsoft Office programs: Word and Power point to help him\her in education and work.

It also provides basic and advanced computer skills through introducing the basic concepts of computer networks and clarifying its advantages and disadvantages and protection factors. This course aims to prepare the student to employ the computer in research procedures through providing the student with a background of electronic search, Information security, intellectual property and publishing rights

1220101

Arabic Language 2

3

1110101

This course includes advanced applications on the following: Inflicted and uninflected names, numbers, Demonstrative pronouns, relative pronouns, Interrogatives, types of letters, morphological rules, dictation rules, writing and rhetoric expressions, aesthetic features, skills of reading and analyzing texts, conversation

and elocution skills

1120505

Principles of Nutrition Science

2

-

This course introduces the main concepts and principles of nutrition, nutrients metabolism in the body, nutrients bioenergy in the body. It explains unhealthy symptoms of bad nutrition, basic components of food from different sources, nutrition balance and its importance to the health of individuals and community.

Moreover, it clarifies fresh, genetically modified, hydrogenated and processed food, the effect of these kinds of food on an healthy environment, nutrition needs of the body according to various physiological stages, bad and insufficient nutrition and their effects, nutrition and healthy diet programs and their role in solving health problems resulted from bad nutrition and healing chronic diseases.


Second: Elective general courses


Course Number

Course Title

C.H

Prerequisite

3210602

Principles of General Administration

3

-

This course introduces the concept of modern general administration, dimensions of general administrative, its connection with political science, legal introduction of general administration. It also includes definition, goals and stages of organization, definition, types, means and barriers of communication, definition and steps of decision making. Moreover, it studies administrative problems and their solutions, administrative planning importance, types and components, factors of administrative success, factors of administrative

execution, and administrative evaluation and development

1120305

General Psychology

3

-

This course introduces the concept of psychology, the growth of its school, fields of psychology, method of research in psychology. It clarifies biological principles of behavior, tools and techniques of studying the brain and the nervous system, sensation, attention, perception, developmental psychology, motivation, emotion learning, memory, thinking, cleverness, personality building, social interactions, understanding

psyches, physiological and its solutions and good behavior environment.

1210305

Basics of New Math

3

-

This course presents basics and principles of new math including stages of math development, mathematical vocabularies and expressions, logical mathematical thinking skills, patterns of mathematical expressions and sentences and skills of logical problem analysis. It helps students to reach conclusions through logical thinking, solve logical and mathematical problems through identifying their causes and components, solve

mathematical equation and proof mathematical theories.

1210504

Human rights in Islam and International

Agreements

3

-

This course introduces the concept of the right and its categories. It helps students to compare between human rights in Islamic legislation and the law. This course explains the development stages of the right and their means of protection in Islamic legislation and international agreements. It also presents human

rights in the constitution of UAE and human rights in various fields.

1110302

Sociology

3

-

This course introduces the concept of sociology. It clarifies its appearance and its most famous Muslim and non-Muslim scholars. It also includes analyzing social behavior and its relation to social phenomena, studying social systems and variety of the community environment, and introducing the most important

theories in sociology, community and development.

1220504

Islamic Civilization

3

-

This course introduces the concept of civilization, and its relation to culture. It clarifies features of the

Islamic civilization compared to the most important ancient and medieval civilizations. It also presents

intellectual, religious, scientific, social, administrative, legislative, physical and architectural aspects of the

Islamic civilization.

1120405

Advanced Computer Skills

3:2-

2

1120402

This course aims to introduce advanced terminologies and applications in computer science through studying cloud computing, communication and collaboration platforms, learning management system, knowledge databases, online learning and work environment support, and concepts of cloud computing and its effects on business environment in the age of internet.

This course also seeks to improve the student’s competency in online Office software package including: Forms, One Drive, Sway, Word Online, Power Point Online, and other applications focusing on employing them in business and education. It also develops the student’s skills in computer applications of scientific research through providing the student with concepts and basics of electronic research, employing knowledge databases specialized in Shariah and Law such as the inclusive library.

Moreover, it includes communication and collaboration platforms employed in his\her study such as Microsoft Teams, Outlook and others, in addition to electronic data management by Excel and Access.


Third: Department Compulsory Mutual Requirements


Course Number

Course Title

C.H

Prerequisite

2110708

Recitation and Memorization Rules 1

1: 1-1

-

This course includes the concept of recitation, types of mistakes, rules of Noon Sakinah and Tanween,

Meem Sakinah, vowel prolongation, and pause and commence. It helps students to recite verses of the Qur’an applying advanced rules. It also requires memorizing the part 30 of the Qur’an.

2110306

Introduction to Islamic Legislation

3

-

This course introduces Islamic legislation and jurisprudence and characteristics of each one. It clarifies the need for legislation, the relation of Islamic legislation to previous legislations and the law, and the history of Islamic jurisprudence since the age of the prophet. It highlights the efforts made in the service of Islamic Legislation and the challenges it faces these days. It also introduces the jurisprudential schools, its methodologies and terminologies, agreed and disagreed upon sources of Islamic legislation and a brief

overview of jurisprudential rulings.

3110107

Introduction to Law

3

-

This course includes two main parts:

  1. Theory of the Law: This part involves studying the general theory of Law including law definition, characteristics and categories of legal rules, their relation to other social rules. It also includes divisions, sources, and application domains of the law regarding time and place, law inference and overcoming law adversity.

  2. Theory of the right: This part involves the general theory of right including definition of the right and its relation to the law. It also presents categories, subdivision and sources of the right, its pillars regarding the person ( actual and juridical persons), methods of its use, and methods of its protection and proof.

2220907

Islamic Creed 1

3

-

This course introduces the Islamic creed including names of this science, rules of its study, definitions of the creed and science of creed clarifying differences between them. Moreover, it discusses subjects of faith,

conditions of its responsibility, rulings of its intellectual reasoning and variety of scholars’ definitions.

The first part is about theology. It introduces conventional and current proofs of God existence, principles of God’s names and characteristics, divisions of characteristics, opinion variety of Islamic theological

schools, and subjects of fate, destiny and visions of dreams.

1210604

Methodologies of Scientific Research

2:1.1

34 Credit hours

This course clarifies the principles of scientific research, its various approaches, the relation between approaches of scientific research and logic, qualities of the researcher, means and tools of scientific research, scientific research plan, and methods of data collection. It also talks about resources and references in general, resources and references of Islamic legislation and the law in particular, science

encyclopedia and glossaries, research on internet, examination and study of traditional texts, writing summaries and footnotes, principles of scientific research and practical applications.

2310103

Comparative Jurisprudence of Personal

Status

3

2110306

This course includes the following:

The importance of family, provisions and effects of pre-marriage engagement, pillars and conditions of marriage. It also discusses various issues related to marriage including women with whom marriage would be illegal in Islam, rights in marriage, the authorized agent of the bride, competency in marriage, rulings of marriage conflicts, polygyny, and the role of the family guidance in solving marriage conflicts to avoid divorce. In addition, this course discusses the definition and types of divorce, rulings of divorce including revocable divorce, witnesses, payments, Khul’, the waiting period after divorce, children rights in addition to comparing all this in the UAE law.

2320104

Comparative Jurisprudence of wills and

Inheritance

3

2310103

This course includes the following:

The first part is inheritance and it includes the definition, principles, importance and terminologies of the science of inheritance. This part also presents pillars, conditions, reasons, and impediments of inheritance, legacy and its related rights, quota heirs, members of residuary, inclusion and exclusion, estimated inheritance in cases of pregnancy, missing people and adultery.

The second part is wills and it includes the definition, legislation, the reason, types and pillars of the will, in addition to explaining law of personal status for inheritance and wills applied in UAE.


Fourth: Department Elective Mutual Requirements


Course Number

Course Title

C.H

Prerequisite

2110104

Maliki Jurisprudence of worships 1

3

2110306

This course includes the following subjects:

Purification and its subdivisions like purified and defiled things, removing physical impurities, essentials and invalidations of wodu, Ghusl (the full-body ritual purification), Tayammum (dry ritual purification), menstruation and postpartum

Praying and its subdivisions like times of prayers, adan (the call to prayers), prayers required and Sunnah elements, Sajdah of forgetfulness, Supererogatory prayers, sajdah of recitation, congregational prayers, , istikharah (asking guidance of God in a particular matter), prayers of the traveler, Friday prayer, fear prayer, Eid prayer, Solar Eclipse and Lunar Eclipse prayers, and funeral prayer

2110105

Shafi’i Jurisprudence of Worships 1

3

2110306

This course includes the following subjects:

Purification and its subdivisions like purified and defiled things, removing physical impurities, essentials and invalidations of wodu, Ghusl (the full-body ritual purification), Tayammum (dry ritual purification), menstruation and postpartum

Praying and its subdivisions like times of prayers, adan (the call to prayers), prayers required and Sunnah elements, Sajdah of forgetfulness, Supererogatory prayers, sajdah of recitation, congregational prayers, , istikharah (asking guidance of God in a particular matter), prayers of the traveler, Friday prayer, fear prayer, Eid prayer, Solar Eclipse and Lunar Eclipse prayers, and funeral prayer

2120104

Maliki Jurisprudence of Worships 2

3

2110104

This course includes the following subjects:

Zakat (alms giving) and its subdivisions: amount and type of money on which zakat must be paid, mutual Zakat, methods of giving alms and its distribution, Zakat with debt, Investing zakat alms, the role of zakat in supporting small businesses.

Fasting and its subdivisions: its proof, ruling of astronomical seeing, conditions of fasting, pillars of fasting, its principles and reprehensible actions, re-fasting Ramadan, optional fasting, forbidden days of fasting, fasting rulings for countries of long day, and rulings of I’tikaf (staying in a mosque for a certain number of days for performing worships)

Pilgrimage: its obligatory proof, the difference between fard and wajeb according to Maliki jurisprudence, ruling of performing pilgrimage on behalf of someone, pillars of pilgrimage and conditions of each one, types of Ihram (performing the cleansing rituals and wearing the prescribed attire), chronological times, clarifying spatial times through pictures or video, types of tawaf (going around the Ka’ba), rules of Sa’i (going back and forth between Safa and marwa), standing on Arafa, ending Ihram, supplications of pilgrimage, manifestations of facilitation in pilgrimage of the prophet, rulings of visiting the prophet, *

2120105

Shafi’i Jurisprudence of Worship 2

3

2110105

This course includes the following subjects:

Zakat (alms giving) and its subdivisions: amount and type of money on which zakat must be paid, mutual Zakat, methods of giving alms and its distribution, Zakat with debt, Investing zakat alms, the role of zakat in supporting small businesses.

Fasting and its subdivisions: its proof, ruling of astronomical seeing, conditions of fasting, pillars of fasting, its principles and reprehensible actions, re-fasting Ramadan, optional fasting, forbidden days of fasting, fasting rulings for countries of long day, and rulings of I’tikaf (staying in a mosque for a certain number of days for performing worships)

Pilgrimage: the proof of its obligatory,

2210105

Maliki Jurisprudence of Transactions 1

3

2120104

This course includes rulings of contracts and financial transactions in Maliki Jurisprudence to provide the student with the basic knowledge of financial transactions jurisprudence in Islam to understand wisdom of Islamic legislation in financial transactions jurisprudence. Therefore, this course clarifies trade provisions including usury, forbidden types of trade, lease, loan, mortgage, money transfer, warrant, liability, money

seizure and Bankruptcy.

2210106

Shafi’i jurisprudence of Transactions 1

3

2120105

This course includes the following subjects:

Transactions in Shafi’i jurisprudence including: trade and its pillars and conditions, rulings of allowed trades, forbidden trades, and reprehensible trades, usury lease, loan, mortgage, warrant, liability, money seizure, bankruptcy, and money transfer.

2220105

Maliki jurisprudence of transactions 2

3

2210105

This course includes rulings of contracts and financial transactions in Maliki Jurisprudence to provide the

student with the basic knowledge of transactions jurisprudence to understand philosophy of Islamic

legislation in financial transactions jurisprudence. Therefore, this course includes studying sharing contracts such as companies, in addition to the rights and commitments including compromise, acknowledgement

and deposit. It also presents donations contracts like the gift, lend, and charity.

2220106

Shafi’i jurisprudence of Transactions

3

2210106

This course studies types of transactions related to donation such as transfer of property without consideration, utilization, lost and found, useless land reclamation, deposits, financial endowment. It also includes sharing contracts as companies, procuration, sharecropping and all their related provisions such as coercion and acknowledgement. The student learns how to apply these transactions in reality clarifying the

relation of the Islamic transactions to moral values.


Fifth: Compulsory Specialized Requirements of Shari’a Department


Course

Number

Course Title

C.H

Prerequisite

2120807

Sciences of the Holy Qur’an

3

-

This course studies topics related to the Qur’an including its compliment, documentation and circumstances of its verses revelation, its proof and inimitability to be able to confront its unbelievers. It also presents schools, sources and methodologies

of exegesis.

It includes a preliminary study on the appearance of this science, and its most important traditional and new sources, studying the linguistic and legislative meanings of the Qur’an, its names, inimitability, translation, the difference between the Qur’an and the holy Hadith, the linguistic and legislative meanings of revelation and its evidence, the oral revelation of the Qur’an, the first reveled part and the last, Makki and Madani, reasons of its verses revelation, the different readings of the Qur’an, refuting suspensions of orientalists and exegetes, compilation of the Qur’an in the ages of the prophet, Abu Baker and Othman, the Othmanic codex, order of verses and Surah, ambiguous and unambiguous parts of the Qur’an, abrogation in the Qur’an and its types, defining what is allowed and what is not, refuting suspicions, the meaning of exegesis,

its sources and types, jurisprudential exegesis of the schools

2120608

Introduction to Sunnah

3

-

This course includes the following subjects:

The sole of Sunnah in Islamic legislation, its proof, refuting suspicious issues related to Sunnah, science of documenting the chain of narrators, studying the history of science of Hadith growth, its most important writers, types and components of Hadith including: authentic by itself, authentic according to another Hadith, hasan(good) by itself, hasan (good) according to another Hadith, weak, musnad, marfoo’, mawqouf, maqtou’, mursal, monqate’, mo’dal, mo’anan, fabrication, abnormality, mo’allal, modraj, maqloub, and fabricated hadith

This course also presents foundations of judging narrators through principles of discrediting and accrediting, identifying the credibility of the narrator, principles of narrating and studying Hadith, Hadith of

short or long chain of narrators, and other types of hadiths as mashhor, aziz, ghareeb, mosalsal, nasikh, mansokh, and morsal khafi.

2120406

Foundation of Jurisprudence 1

3:2-2

2110306

This course includes the following subjects:

Introducing science of jurisprudence, its goals and its effects, comparing it with other sciences of jurisprudence, jurisprudential rules, purposes, science of foundational rules, clarifying the definition of legislative ruling, categories of legislative ruling, principles of legislative ruling and its subjects, pillars of legislative ruling, issues related to charge and obligation

2210708

Recitation and Memorization rules 2

1: 1-1

2110708

This course includes identifying general and detailed places of articulation, opposite and neutral adjectives and their effect on recitation. The practical part of the course aims to train the student to recite verses of the Qur’an accurately in accordance with advanced rules studies in course recitation 1, in addition to memorize

the part 29 of the Qur’an

2210407

Foundations of jurisprudence 2

3:2-2

2120406

This course includes the following subjects: Introducing agreed and disagreed upon sources of Islamic legislation, understanding the proof of the Qur’an and its included rulings, the proof of Sunnah and its included rulings, ahad hadith and disagreement on its authenticity, consensus and its categories, analogy and proofs of rejecters and acceptors, definition of I’lla (reason) and its conditions, istihsan (preference for particular judgements) and its proof, definition of maslaha (public interest) and its proof, Urf (custom or knowledge of a community) and its categories, rulings modification according to Urf changes, blocking the means to an expected forbidden thing, definition of istishab (continuity) and its proof, rulings deduced according to the principle of continuity, the prophet companions sayings, actions of people of Madina and

opinion of Imam Malik about them, past traditions and disagreement on its validity

2210810

Authentication of Legislative rulings from the

Qur’an and Sunnah

3

2120608

This course includes the following subjects:

Introducing methods of legislative rulings authentication referring to the Qur’an and Sunnah, clarifying this through rulings of permitted food and drinks, types of thakat (the way of eating Halal animals) and its rulings

Hunting, butcher, Odhya (animal sacrifice in Eid Al-Adha), Aqiqa (animal sacrifice for a child’s birth)

Jihad, its rulings and types

Oath and vow and verses of the Qur’an include their rulings

2320810

Analytical Exegesis

3

-

This course includes the following:

Definition of analytical exegesis, its growth, importance, methodology and applications from Al-Imran taking into consideration the readings, the historical context of the verses, linguistic analysis of words and letters including: meaning, implication, syntax and morphology, I’rab and its relation to exegesis, rhetorical analysis, and explaining guidelines and rulings included in the verses in various fields.

2220208

Contemporary medical jurisprudential research

3

2110306

This course includes the following:

Introducing the emerging jurisprudential issues in new medicine and the related jurisprudential opinions, which achieves the purpose of Islam and its legislations, understanding principles of making jurisprudential judgments on the emerging medical issues in accordance with Islamic legislation. Therefore, the course presents the following subjects: cloning, IFV, organ donation, miscarriages, birth control, DNA, surrogacy, plastic surgery, milk banks, genetic therapy, methods of menstruation delay and their effect on performing worships, medical fertilization, medical factors of breaking the fast.

2310505

Jurisprudential Rules

3

2210407

This course includes the following subjects:

Introducing science of jurisprudential rules, meaning of the jurisprudential rule, the difference between the jurisprudential and fundamental rule, the appearance of jurisprudential rules, its important and development, the difference between the jurisprudential rule and jurisprudential theory, clarifying jurisprudential rules and applying them.

First: the major five inclusive rules, their different applications, exceptions, and their sub-rules

Second: the minor inclusive rules, its proofs, subdivisions, exceptions as the following rules: if halal and haram meets together, haram overpowers, and the ruler’s behavior towards people depends on interests Third: rules for particular issues, clarifying their purpose, subdivisions, exceptions as the rule: Every dead creature is polluted except fish and locusts, everything cut from an alive creature is like the dead, praying on the roadside is reprehensible except the wilds

Fourth: debatable rules clarifying its meaning, subdivisions, differences, as the following issues: which should be considered in contracts the meaning of their vocabularies or their purposes, the foundation is to allow or to forbid

2210611

Legislative Rules authentication from the Qur’an

and Sunnah 2


21206083

This course is complementary to the course of legislative rules authentication from the Qur’an and Sunnah

1. It includes jurisprudential subjects not discussed in other courses of jurisprudence. It involves exegesis and inference of jurisprudential proofs of the Qur’an and Sunnah on the following subjects:

Fatiha and its related rulings, rulings of magic, marrying disbelievers, believers and disbelievers governance, women forbidden to be married, relation between husband and a wife and their disputes, alcohol and intoxicants, piracy, proper clothes for men and women, the relationship with parents, prayers and salutations for the prophet, prohibiting statues and killing the prisoner

2320612

Analytical Hadith

3

2120807

This course includes the following subjects:

Introduction to analytical hadith, its importance, its most important books, the difference between analytical and thematic hadith, and studying more than 20 hadiths from the six books and Muwatta for Imam Malik.

Studying these hadiths includes clarifying linguistic and rhetorical aspects, and included rulings regarding jurisprudence, creed, and morals. This enables the student to understand hadith to solve contemporary emerging issues clarifying the methodology of inferring, combining, and comparing between different meanings and opinions.

2310904

Islamic Creed 2

3

2220907

This course introduces the three categories of the creed, and these are: prophecy with clarifying the difference between prophecy and the message and conditions of each one, miracles features, manifestations of the Qur’an inimitability, dignity and creation ranks, cosmic facts, the nature of humanity, spirit and mind, fact of death, categories of angles, fact of jinn, Barzakh (the phase happening between death and resurrection), the concealed issues, resurrection, hashr (people congregation on the doomsday), intercession, heaven and hell, forgiveness,

and relating these issues to faith clarifying their effect on people’s lives

2310606

Jurisprudence of Syrah

3

-

This course includes the following:

Introducing Syrah and its features and sources, studying incidents in Syrah and its stages to know the prophet’s life from birth to death, analyzing incidents and situations in the prophet’s journey of dawah and dealing with Muslims and non-Muslims in war and peace, concluding lessons and jurisprudential rulings, studying the prophet’s family life and his way of dealing with members of his family, introducing the status of the prophet’s family, clarifying the role of the prophet’s companions in inviting people to Islam, and

refuting suspicious issues related to syrah

2310608

Foundations of Hadith Authentication

2: 2-1

2120608

This course including the following:

Studying principles of hadith authentication, methodologies followed in hadith books classification, methods of authentication, ways of using computer in authentication, sources and references of authentication

Introducing foundations of studying the chain of narrators, books of jarh and ta’dil (accepted and declined narrations), methods of credibility evaluation of narrators, steps of evaluating hadith’s degree of

authentication, ways of benefiting from ancient and late narrators’ evaluation, and practical applications

2410210

Contemporary Financial Transactions

3

2220105

2220106

This course introduces the emerging jurisprudential issues related to financial transactions, jurisprudence of contemporary financial transactions, its characteristics and foundations of examining issues. It discusses the following topics: Islamic banks, its characteristics and actions, traditional and Islamic bank services such as wire transfer, letter of credit, bank deposits, investing money in Islamic banks, leasing ended with purchase, money markets, shares and debentures, insurance and its types including commercial, cooperative and

social, credit cards, traditional and contemporary coins and their related rulings

2320705

Recitation and Memorization rules 3

1: 1-1

2210708

This course introduces rules of convergent and symmetric, hamzat al-wasl in nouns and verbs ant its effect on recitation, sakt and its places, the connected and separated, subjects related to ta’at in the Qur’an, roum and ashmam subjects.

This course also require reciting parts of the Qur’an applying studied rules accurately, in addition to memorizing the 28th part of the Qur’an.

2321106

Readings in Islamic Legislation in English

2

1110203

This course aims to familiarize the student with accurate translations of Sharia terminologies and rulings in English as stated in the Qur’an and Hadith through analyzing some of these texts and conveying their

meanings in English accurately.

2320208

Comparative Jurisprudential Issues

3

2110306

This course introduces science of comparative jurisprudence through particular debatable issues on worships, personal status, and transactions. It includes reasons of scholars disagreement and its benefits, linking precedent arguments with debatable contemporary issues, and clarifying points of agreement and disagreement

It also presents scholars disagreement and comparisons between their opinions in the following issues: First: worships: purification and defilement, their places, removing filth by contemporary cleaners, money for which zakat is mandatory, zakat for shares and debentures, time of fasting, witnessing the moon by modern machines and satellites, consensus of moon witness, the conditions of ability and obtaining a permission for pilgrimage

Second: Personal status: disagreement on seeing fiancée, conducting marriage through writing, effects of engagement breaking off, marrying with an intention of divorce, misyar marriage and marrying through internet. Third: transactions: types of rights, monetary form of benefits, rights of intellectual property, absolute sale, debatable conditions of salam sale (full payment is made in advance), payment guarantees in installment

sale, monopoly and pricing and their modern applications

2410402

Foundations of Jurisprudence 3

3

2210407

This course includes the following subjects:

Introducing semasiology including: derivation, synonymy, homonymy, lexical and figurative parts of speech, *uttered and perceived signification, forms of prevention and command and their related issues, the general and its signification, the private and its signification, contradiction of the general and the private, specification and abrogation, exception and its conditions, the absolute and restricted, Mojmal (contextual)

2410203

Jurisprudence of judiciary and proofing methods

3: 2-2

2310103

This course includes the following:

Introducing judiciary system in Islam and its categories, qualifications of the judge and the reference of his actions

Defining Lawsuit and its provisions, legitimacy, pillars, conditions, types regarding conditions, subject and place, distinguishing between the claimant and the defendant, procedures of examining a lawsuit, judgment acceleration, manners should be followed in lawsuits

Proof methods: testimology, acknowledgement, oath, writings, old and new evidence, experience, observation, the judge’s knowledge, judgment on the absent and contradiction of proofs

This course also includes defining jurisprudential decision and its conditions, types of decision and its effect on the defendant, case review on appealing or cassation, implementing decisions, conditions and procedures of implementation

All this is studied in Islamic jurisprudence compared with the UAE law

2420510

Ijtihad, Ifta’ and purposes of Shari’a

3

2310505

2410402

This course includes the following subjects:

The definition, legitimacy, importance conditions of ijtihad, and ijtihad of the prophet and his companions, the ijtihad approach of the prophet’s companions after his death, and the approach of the followers, in addition to qualities and statuses of those performing ijtihad.

The definition, conditions and principles of fatwa, the qualities and principles of mufti, fatwa change according to the time, place and circumstances, collective reasoning, jurisprudential assemblies and its role in promoting reasoning.

Purposes of Islamic legislation, its proofs, explaining Shari’a provisions, the benefit of these purposes and applying them in contemporary jurisprudence, provisions of ijtihad in light of these purposes, jurisprudence of priority

2421204

Graduation Seminar

2

90 credit hour

This course aims to prepare the student for graduate studies. The student cannot graduate and get the bachelor degree of Sharia unless s\he conducts a graduation research in the last semester and then the committee approves the research. A member of the teaching staff becomes the supervisor of the student, helps him\her to choose the subject, directs him\her in the stages of the research and facilitates procedures

of submitting and discussing the research.

2420201

Criminal Jurisprudence

3

2110306

This course includes a general study on crimes and penalties and the philosophy adopted by the Islamic criminal legislation, types of crime including: Hudud (limits) crimes, prostitution, apostasy, theft, fornication, drinking alcohol, piracy, in addition to their methods of proof, their penalties and their implementation

Qisas of murder or bodily injury, clarifying its conditions and methods of proof

Diya (financial compensation) and its types including diya for murder or bodily harm Tazir (punishment for offenses at the discretion of the judge), its rulings and regulations Refuting suspicious issues related to punishments in Islam

All this is studied in Islamic jurisprudence compared with the UAE law


Sixth: Elective Specialized Requirements of Shari’a Department


Course Number

Course Title

C.H

Prerequisite

2310607

Studies in Hadith Science

3

2120608

This course includes the following subjects:

Introducing Sunnah, its proof, its role in Islamic legislation, writing sunnah in the prophet age and after, the difference between writing and documentation, Sunnah in the age of the four caliphs and the followers,

suspicious issues related to sunnah in the age of the prophet’s companions and after, orientalists’ point of view on Sunnah, inimitability of Sunnah, contemporary suspensions about Sunnah and their refuting

methodology

2410806

Thematic Exegesis

3

2120807

This course includes the following subjects:

Definition of thematic exegesis, its growth, importance, types including terminology, theme of surah and qur’anic theme, methodologies of each type, and applications on each type.

2321009

Methods of da’wa and Oration

3

-

This course includes the following:

Introducing the concept of da’wa, its purposes and evidence, the first caller to Islam the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and revelation inspired to him, examples of the prophet’s life with his

companions and opponents, qualities of the inviter, methods of inviting, the relation of invitation to Islam to gradual methodology in legislation, the relation of understanding psychologies to foundations of da’wa,

taking the addressee’s culture and language into consideration, the benefits of inviting people to God in life and hereafter, and intellectuality of the inviter

Defining oration, clarifying its types and the characteristics of each type, divisions of orations, making references in orations, qualities of the orator, resources of orations and the relation of oration to other sciences

2410207

Jurisprudence of International Relations

3

2110306

This course revolves around a major subject, which is the relationship between Muslims and others. It discusses the international relations and the international law in Islam regarding their definitions, bases, and principles of managing relations between countries in peace concerning the foundation of international relations with non-Muslims is peace or war? Comparing between rules of Islamic jurisprudence and contemporary international legislations regarding international relations. It also includes rules of jihad in Islamic jurisprudence, definitions of dar al-Islam and dar al-harb (war), agreements, reconciliations, rulings of international agreements in Islamic jurisprudence, basics of managing international relations in war, legitimacy and motives of war in Islam, when to declare ware and how to end it, and its effect on people and money.

It also refutes suspicions of extremists including claim of community ignorance, the relation of governance to excommunication from Islam, principality in beliefs of Islamic groups (jama’a) and spreading Islam by the sword.

It clarifies definitions of tolerance, coexistence, and citizenship.

2421005

Contemporary intellectual currents

3

-

This course talks about intellectual and philosophical features of the modern age in the context of cultures dialogue, cultures and civilizations conflict, globalization and the relation of Islamic culture to all that. It specifically discusses contemporary atheism, its symbols, factors of its appearance, communism branched off atheism, Darwin’s theory of evolution, existentialism, absurdism, contemporary secularism, opinions raised about it, its thoughts (on religion, state, and community), contemporary pragmatics, relativism, negative and positive effects of globalization on the Islamic and Arab worlds, and the relation of Islamic

intellect to all this.

2320908

Islamic Sects

3

2220907

Introducing the concept of Islamic sect and factors of its growth, clarifying the effect of Islamic sects on the creed and the community, studying circumstances of their appearance and principles of these sects:

Khawarej, Murji’a, Qadariya, jabriya, Ta’teel currents including Jahamya and Mo’tazila, Tajseem currents

including Moqatelya, Salimya and Karamya, Shi’ism including Twelvers, Ismailis, and Zaydi in addition to

the most important Batinyya (esoteric) groups distinguishing them form the Islamic sects

3120707

Law and political systems

3

-

It is prescribed in the requirements of bachelor of Law

3220608

Administrative Law

3

3110107

It is prescribed in the requirements of bachelor of Law

3210810

Criminology

3

3110107

It is prescribed in the electives of bachelor of Law


Seventh: Preliminary Requirements of Bachelor of Shari’a


000011

Basics of Arabic Language 1

3

-

This course includes the most important concepts and components to understand the Arabic Language. It helps students to identify parts of the sentence and their relation to each other, realize the linguistic function of the Arabic sentence elements, locate linguistic mistakes in their writings and how to solve them, and improve their writing and reading skills to express their thoughts in Arabic properly without mistakes. This shall be achieved through applying the rules in their daily writings and engaging in various conversations in

order to improve language used un daily communication.

000012

Calligraphy and Dictation

3

-

This course includes the basics of analyzing Arabic calligraphy to enhance the student’s taste of the beauty of calligraphy, imitation of creative calligraphy patterns, overview of history of calligraphy through different historical ages, techniques of Arabic calligraphy, studying the different types of Arabic calligraphy regarding appearance, growth, the most important pioneers, application of their rules in an attempt to improve their writing performance in calligraphy through practicing accurate and clear writing at a

reasonable speed and imitation of good samples of calligraphy precisely

000014

Basics of Islamic Jurisprudence 1

3

-

This course studies rules of purification in its all divisions. It also studies sections of water, wadu’

nullification, and other related issues such as Tayamum

000015

Basics of Monotheism

3

-

This course includes concepts of faith, monotheism, creed, reason, will, psyche, science, suspicion and its relation to the creed, the new believers and Muslims. This course clarifies the meaning of faith through

discussing principles of the creed and their evidence, correct perception of the meaning of believing in God, manifestations of faith, and its benefits

000016

Prophetic Guidance

3

-

This presents includes the most important lessons, benefits and prophetic instructions deduced form exegesis of Al-Nawawi's Forty Hadith briefly including explanation of hadith vocabularies, lessons

concluded from each hadith, the main foundational principles of jurisprudence mentioned in each hadith.

000021

Basics of Arabic Language 2

3

Basics of Arabic Language

1

This course includes the most important concepts and components to understand the Arabic Language. It helps students to realize the linguistic function of the Arabic sentence elements to enable them to express their thoughts and needs in Arabic peoperly. This shall be achieved through locating and solving linguistic

mistakes, applying syntactic, rhetorical and morphological rules in their daily writings, and engaging in various conversations that show full understanding of linguistic rules. In this course, the students acquire

the ability to identify mistakes in written and oral speech in order to improve their linguistic skills in

communication.

000022

Readings

3

-

This course introduces the most important concepts to understand, explain and analyze Arabic literature. It helps students to identify the parts of literary texts and their relation to each other, and understand linguistic functions of Arabic expressions included in the texts. This course also acquaints the students with the experience of Arabic writers, their methods in discussing issues and presenting them to the audience as samples of perfect writing and speech in order to help them understand implications and techniques of phrasing. This contributes to improve the linguistic taste, analyzing and solving problems, and evaluating

readings and writings of the students.

000024

Basics of Islamic Jurisprudence 2

3

Basics of Islamic

Jurisprudence1

This course studies rulings of praying including times, conditions, pillars of prayers. It also presents rulings

of the patient’s prayer, inattention, and other rulings.

000025

Basics of Monotheism 2

3

Basics of Monotheism 1

This course studies explanation of Um Al-barahin by Abu Abdullah Mohammed Al-Sonosi, which clarifies

what things are obligatory, allowed and forbidden in the right of God presenting mental and transferred evidence on each characteristic.

000026

Basics of logic and foundation Sciences

3

-

This course introduces science of logic including its history, pioneers, definition, categories and most important subjects. It presents the right intellectual methodology, methods of phrasing definitions of terminologies, logical rules and its relation to science of Jurisprudence foundations, principles of inference in the creed and science of wade’.

This science also introduces science of jurisprudence foundations, its objectives and benefits, definition of legislative rulings, its categories, topics, pillars and other related issues, in addition to the issue of obligation

in Islamic legislation.

000013

English Language 1

3

-

This course takes learners through a process approach to speaking. It prepares learners to speak well and try

to make conversations with others. The focus of this course is on grammar and speaking skills.

000023

English Language 2

3

English Language 1

This course takes learners through a process approach to writing. It prepares learners to write well- organized and accurate paragraphs and short compositions. The focus of this course is on grammar and

paragraph writing skills.

الكلمات الدليلية: الشريعة, القانون, الإمام مالك, كلية, دبى, الإمارات , الشريعة والقانون.