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PhD in Contemporary Ijtihad

Course Outcomes

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Compulsory Specialized Program Requirements

7112105Methodologies for Analyzing Religious Discourse3
  • - Knowledge and Understanding
  • The student explains the concept of contemporary religious discourse in its various forms, and distinguishes between the methodologies of its analysis as tools rather than ends.
  • - Analysis
  • The student analyzes a model of contemporary religious discourse by applying an appropriate analytical method, and verifies the ground of the ruling in its complex cases.
  • - Application
  • The student traces (takhrij) a contemporary case related to religious discourse back to its foundational principle (asl) and its evidentiary basis (ma'khadh), and identifies the defects (qawadih) in that derivation.
  • - Research Skills
  • The student documents sources and preponderant opinions (tarjihat) in accordance with the standards of academic integrity and intellectual property rights in a refereed analytical study of a contemporary religious discourse.
  • - Critique and Comparison
  • The student critiques a contemporary religious discourse in terms of its arguments, frame of reference and impact, and distinguishes moderate from extremist expressions according to disciplined scholarly criteria.
  • - Professional Skills
  • The student formulates a balanced ijtihad-based treatment of an issue of religious discourse with general impact, weighing its benefits and harms and assessing the consequences of the ruling for society and institutions.
7120208Citizenship and the Nation State3
  • - Knowledge and Analysis
  • The researcher analyzes the historical milestones in the development of systems of government in Muslim societies, and evaluates the foundations of the nation state and inclusive citizenship and their place within Islamic jurisprudence and the objectives of Sharia.
  • - Analysis
  • The researcher analyzes the experience of the United Arab Emirates in building the nation state and strengthening national identity and social cohesion.
  • - Application
  • The researcher characterizes a new development in citizenship and national belonging and refers its branches back to their jurisprudential foundations.
  • - Research Skills
  • The researcher documents sources and preponderant opinions (tarjihat) in accordance with the standards of academic integrity and intellectual property rights.
  • - Critique
  • The researcher critiques misconceptions that affect the integrity of society and the nation state (such as Dar al-Islam, the caliphate, loyalty and disavowal (al-wala' wal-bara'), and divine sovereignty (hakimiyyah)), and dismantles their structure and historical arguments.
  • - Professional Skills
  • The researcher formulates a balanced ijtihad-based treatment of a citizenship issue with general impact, weighing its benefits and harms and assessing the consequences of the ruling for society and institutions.
7111104Contemporary Applied and Critical Studies3
  • Explains the theoretical and conceptual frameworks of jurisprudential critique, and of realities-based jurisprudence (fiqh al-waqi') and its direct impact on the interpretation and application of the Sharia text.:
  • Analyzes the usuli and objective-based premises and the general rules on which the decisions of jurisprudential councils and fatwa bodies are built.:
  • Verifies the ground of novel cases in the fields of finance, family, social matters and food, and distinguishes their influential attributes in order to assess the accuracy of contemporary ijtihad concerning them.: formulates sound applied alternatives and Sharia-based treatments for complex problems, through the design of rigorous research and policy papers that dismantle contemporary ijtihad.:**
  • Critiques the premises, methods and results of contemporary ijtihad, and distinguishes disciplined institutional ijtihad from aberrant fatwas or those inconsistent with reality and objectives.:
  • Practices objective jurisprudential debate, scholarly dialogue management, and sound disputation in dismantling opinions with professional skill.:
7111203Applied Studies in Ta'lil and Verification of the Grounds of Rulings3
  • CLO1 – Knowledge and Understanding
  • Explain the meaning of ta'lil of rulings and its importance in building, evaluating and correcting Sharia-based reasoning and deduction.
  • CLO2 – Analysis
  • Analyze Sharia rulings and evidence methodically, establishing the soundness of their inference according to the recognized controls and rules of ta'lil.
  • CLO3 – Application
  • Be able to verify the grounds of Sharia rulings and apply them to contemporary cases.
  • CLO4 – Research Skills
  • Apply the controls of verifying the ground in the application of rulings to ijtihad and jurisprudential derivation.
  • CLO5 – Critique and Comparison
  • Compare different evidence, rulings and opinions on the basis of their consistency with the controls of ta'lil and whether they conform to or depart from sound ta'lil.
  • CLO6 – Professional and Digital Skills
  • Employ indexes, databases and digital libraries in jurisprudential ta'lil, and follow the mechanisms of ta'lil and its sources in accordance with recognized scholarly rules.
7121107Public Fatwa and Societal Issues3
  • CLO1 – Determines the scope of generality in a specific fatwa, distinguishing it from what may be confused with individual fatwa, judicial rulings, preaching discourse and personal opinion, while taking into account the variation in the circumstances of those addressed.
  • CLO2 – Analyzes the evidence and the usuli and jurisprudential rules that influence the formulation of public fatwa.
  • CLO3 – Verifies the ground of a ruling on a general societal issue, taking into account the variation in the circumstances of those addressed, drawing on specialist expertise and considering consequences.
  • CLO4 – Evaluates fatwas and Sharia discourse concerning public affairs according to scholarly and professional standards, including the soundness of their formulation and freedom from ambiguity.
  • CLO5 – Relates public fatwa to the powers of competent authorities and to the legal, institutional and societal context of the United Arab Emirates.
  • CLO6 – Distinguishes the characteristics of institutional fatwa from individual fatwa, and adheres to the working procedures of a collective fatwa committee.
  • CLO7 – Designs an integrated fatwa-based treatment of a contemporary societal issue that takes into account the evidence, objectives, reality, public interest and moderation.
7122203National Identity and Religious Discourse3
  • - Knowledge and Analysis
  • The researcher analyzes the foundations and components of national identity and the foundations and components of national religious discourse, and determines the position of religious discourse as a constituent element of national identity.
  • - Analysis
  • The researcher analyzes the role of contemporary religious discourse in consolidating identity, belonging, moderation, tolerance and social cohesion.
  • - Application
  • The researcher applies methods of religious discourse analysis specifically to the impact of a particular discourse on national identity, taking into account the influence of the national context and societal particularity on its formulation and implementation.
  • - Research Skills
  • The researcher documents sources and preponderant opinions (tarjihat) in accordance with the standards of academic integrity and intellectual property rights.
  • - Critique
  • The researcher deconstructs the mechanisms by which religious concepts and arguments are employed in discourses that influence national belonging and identity, and evaluates their intellectual and societal effects.
  • - Professional Skills
  • The researcher proposes a generalizable scholarly framework for producing sound religious discourse consistent with the national context.
7111105Jurisprudence of Financial Transactions and the Contemporary Digital Economy3
  • Analyzes the structural transformations that the digital economy has brought to the framework of contracts and financial products, explaining their effect on changing the ground of Sharia rulings.:
  • Traces digital economy cases on their jurisprudential foundations, activating the methods of reasoning from public interest (istislah) and objectives to build rulings for matters with no counterpart in the jurisprudential corpus.:
  • Verifies the ground of novel digital financial cases by distinguishing their influential attributes, leading to the construction of a precise jurisprudential characterization of them.:
  • Completes in-depth research that establishes the roots of digital financial cases in a methodical manner.:
  • Critiques contemporary jurisprudential opinions on digital economy cases and virtual assets, and weighs them against one another on the basis of sound scholarly evidence.:
  • Offers innovative solutions and Sharia alternatives to financial problems for academic and societal bodies and financial institutions:
7111104Interdisciplinary Methodologies in Islamic Studies3
  • Comprehends the concepts and theoretical frameworks of interdisciplinary studies and the knowledge integration between Islamic sciences and humanities and modern sciences.:
  • Analyzes the methodological problems and the obstacles to the plurality of methods in interdisciplinary research, in order to control the limits of intersection and integration of the sciences with Islamic jurisprudence.:
  • Applies interdisciplinary methods and analyses to complex contemporary cases and novel issues (medical, financial, psychological, social, technological) in accordance with the principles of contemporary ijtihad.:
  • Designs and implements advanced interdisciplinary research projects that adopt quantitative, qualitative and integrative approaches in accordance with refereed scholarly publication standards.:
  • Critiques contemporary interdisciplinary studies and distinguishes disciplined methodological integration from methodological eclecticism or the dominance of material sciences over the text.:
  • Employs modern software, digital databases and research platforms in completing interdisciplinary research and directing research teams.:
7122107Accounting Standards for the Islamic Financial Industry3
  • Comprehends the conceptual foundations of disclosure and measurement standards in Islamic financial institutions and their position relative to international standards.:
  • Analyzes the impact of Sharia rulings and the nature of Islamic contracts on accounting treatments in the preparation of financial statements and the valuation of assets.:
  • Applies Islamic accounting standards in addressing novel financial problems, and compares their results with the application of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).:
  • Completes original scholarly research addressing the problems of agreement and divergence between Sharia objectives and accounting treatments.:
  • Critiques the actual accounting practices and financial statements of Islamic banks on the basis of the decisions of contemporary ijtihad and the principles of transparency.:
  • Employs financial and accounting analysis tools in reading financial reports in order to provide Sharia advisory services that help close gaps in implementation:
7121106Takhrij al-Furu' 'ala al-Usul (Derivation of Subsidiary Rulings from Foundational Principles) and its Contemporary Applications3
  • CLO1 – Knowledge and Understanding
  • Form a conception of the practical craft of the science of takhrij, and of the conditions of disciplined takhrij and its Sharia applications.
  • CLO2 – Analysis
  • Analyze the relationship between different rulings and the rules from which they are derived.
  • CLO3 – Application
  • Compare different methods of takhrij and opinions by referring to the underlying basis (ma'khadh) and the rule in dispute.
  • CLO4 – Research Skills
  • Derive Sharia rulings for novel cases and jurisprudential developments on usuli rules, in a methodologically sound manner.
  • CLO5 – Critique and Comparison
  • Critique jurisprudential opinions and inference by comparing the rules from which they are derived.
  • CLO6 – Professional and Digital Skills
  • Employ indexes, databases and digital libraries in jurisprudential and usuli takhrij in accordance with recognized scholarly rules.
7112206Studies in Human Rights and Sharia Objectives (Maqasid al-Shari'ah)3
  • CLO1 – Knowledge and Understanding
  • Explain the meaning of the objectives of Sharia and their relationship to the construction and evaluation of human rights.
  • CLO2 – Analysis
  • Analyze the rulings relating to human rights correctly, on the basis of the objectives of Sharia.
  • CLO3 – Application
  • Establish the basic rights and freedoms and reconstruct them in application of the objectives of Islamic Sharia.
  • CLO4 – Research Skills
  • Use the objectives of Sharia correctly in researching emerging human rights issues.
  • CLO5 – Critique and Comparison
  • Compare what is claimed to be human rights, or not, on the basis of its agreement or disagreement with the objectives of Islamic Sharia.
  • CLO6 – Professional and Digital Skills
  • Employ indexes, databases and digital libraries in human rights legal research in accordance with recognized scholarly rules.

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