Master of Jurisprudence and Fundamentals
Objectives and Outcomes of the Master of Jurisprudence and Fundamentals Programme
| Objectives | Outcomes | Assessment Methods | The Five Fields of Learning Outcomes in the National Qualifications Framework | Qualification Descriptors for Level 9 |
| 1- Enable the student to strengthen the faculty of ijtihad and fiqhi derivation (istinbat). | 1- The student derives jurisprudential rulings on the basis of fiqhi and maqasidi principles. | 4,5,6,7,8,10 | 2- Skill | Advanced skills in solving complex problems with incomplete data and providing innovative solutions in an academic field |
| 3- Autonomy and Responsibility | Ability to analyse scientific rules and work on building them | |||
| 5- Self-Development | Ability to continuously develop and add further learning | |||
| 2- Apply jurisprudential rulings to newly arising circumstances by applying the approved principles of ijtihad. | 4,5,6,7,8,10 | 2- Skill | Advanced skills in solving complex problems with incomplete data and providing innovative solutions in an academic field | |
| 3- Autonomy and Responsibility | Ability to analyse scientific rules and work on building them | |||
| 5- Self-Development | Ability to continuously develop and add further learning | |||
| 3- Present jurisprudential rulings from their detailed evidences and in a contemporary context. | 1,3,4,8,9,10 | 2- Skill | Advanced skills in research, analysis and evaluation | |
| 1- Knowledge | Comprehensive knowledge and a high degree of specialisation and awareness of new developments | |||
| 2- Enhance the student's ability to understand the methods of the jurists in deriving Sharia rulings. | 4- Compares the methods of the jurists in deriving Sharia rulings from their detailed evidences. | 1,3,8,9 | 2- Skill | Skills for developing new knowledge and procedures and integrating acquired knowledge using cognitive and creative skills and intellectual independence |
| 1- Knowledge | Critical awareness of knowledge issues as a basis for creative thinking, raising questions, research and the production of knowledge | |||
| 5- Explains the impact of the diversity of sources of legislation on the diversity of fiqhi ijtihad and its schools. | 1,3,8,9 | 2- Skill | Advanced skills in research, analysis and evaluation | |
| 1- Knowledge | Comprehensive knowledge and a high degree of specialisation and awareness of new developments | |||
| 6- Analyses the impact of usuli and fiqhi principles on the disagreement of the jurists and clarifies the point of dispute between them. | 1,3,8,9 | 2- Skill | Advanced skills in solving complex problems with incomplete data and providing innovative solutions in an academic field | |
| 1- Knowledge | Critical awareness of knowledge issues as a basis for creative thinking, raising questions, research and the production of knowledge | |||
| 3- Enable the student to contribute to enriching specialised usuli and fiqhi research in a manner that takes account of new developments. | 7- Writes in-depth fiqhi research on newly arising fiqhi issues, in a critical and preferential manner. | 4,10 | 3- Autonomy and Responsibility | Ability to analyse scientific rules and work on building them |
| 5- Self-Development | Ability to develop and add further learning on a continuous basis | |||
| 8- Competently completes the preparation of a scholarly thesis on an in-depth fiqhi or usuli topic. | 4,10 | 2- Skill | Skills in planning, developing, and implementing a major project using appropriate research methods and reaching sound conclusions | |
| 9- Substantiates their opinion on issues of fiqh and usul, and on the controls of ijtihad and tarjih. | 3,4,9,10 | 3- Autonomy and Responsibility | Ability to analyse scientific rules and work on building them | |
| 5- Self-Development | Ability to develop and add further learning on a continuous basis | |||
| 10- Participates with professors and colleagues in discussing emerging issues in Sharia research and its applications. | 3,4,9,10 | 5- Self-Development | Contribution to knowledge in unfamiliar learning contexts | |
| 4- Role in Context | Ability to lead the strategic development of oneself and of work teams |
Matrix Showing the Level of Coverage of the Study Plan Courses for the Programme Outcomes
| Outcome Numbers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Methodology of Fiqh and Usul Research | * | * | * | * | ||||||
| Usuli Rules and Their Impact on the Disagreement of the Jurists | * | * | * | * | ||||||
| Ijtihad by Opinion | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||||
| Contemporary Fiqh Issues | * | * | * | * | * | |||||
| Theory of Contract in Islamic Fiqh | * | * | * | * | * | |||||
| Methods of the Jurists in Deriving Rulings | * | * | * | |||||||
| Principles of Conflict and Preference (Ta'arud and Tarjih) | * | * | * | * | ||||||
| Derivation of Branches from Principles (Takhrij al-Furu' ala al-Usul) | * | * | * | * | ||||||
| Objectives of Sharia (Maqasid al-Sharia) | * | * | ||||||||
| Usul al-Fiqh Studies in English | * | * | * | * | ||||||
| Contemporary Means of Proof | * | * | * | * | * | |||||
| Rulings of Sharia Governance (Siyasa Shar'iyya) | * | * | * | * | * | |||||
| General Theories of Islamic Economics | * | * | * | * | ||||||
| Waqf Rulings in Islamic Fiqh | * | * | * | * | * | |||||
| Annulment of Marriage and Its Effects | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||||
| Fiqh Studies in English | * | * | * | |||||||
| Thesis | * | * | * | * | * |
Details of the Academic Programme for the Master's Degree: Courses and Study Plan Content
Total Graduation Requirements
First: Total Requirements of the Master of Jurisprudence and Fundamentals Programme and Number of Credit Hours
| Master's (Thesis Track) | Compulsory | Elective | Total |
| Courses | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| Thesis Defence | 9 | - | 9 |
| Total Credit Hours | 24 | 9 | 33 |
General Statement of the Study Plan and Details of Courses
1-1 Master of Jurisprudence and Fundamentals Programme
A – Compulsory Specialisation Courses
| Course No. | Course Name | Prerequisite | Credit Hours | Offering Time | |
| Level | Semester | ||||
| 5111131 | Methodology of Fiqh and Usul Research | - | 2-2 : 3 | First | First |
| 5111108 | Usuli Rules and Their Impact on the Disagreement of the Jurists | - | 3 | First | First |
| 5111113 | Ijtihad by Opinion | - | 3 | First | First |
| 5112101 | Contemporary Fiqh Issues | - | 3 | First | Second |
| 5112128 | Theory of Contract in Islamic Fiqh | - | 3 | First | Second |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 |
B – Elective Specialisation Courses (Usul al-Fiqh Division) (Division students choose 9 credit hours from 18 credit hours)
| Course No. | Course Name | Prerequisite | Credit Hours | Offering Time | |
| Level | Semester | ||||
| 5111122 | Methods of the Jurists in Deriving Rulings | - | 3 | First | First |
| 5111106 | Principles of Conflict and Preference | - | 3 | First | First |
| 5111116 | Derivation of Branches from Principles | - | 3 | First | Second |
| 5112124 | Objectives of Sharia | - | 3 | First | Second |
| 5112146 | Usul al-Fiqh Studies in English | - | 3 | First | Second |
| Total Credit Hours | 9 |
C – Elective Specialisation Courses (Fiqh Division) (Division students choose 9 credit hours from 18 credit hours)
| Course No. | Course Name | Prerequisite | Credit Hours | Offering Time | |
| Level | Semester | ||||
| 5111124 | Contemporary Means of Proof | - | 3 | First | First |
| 5111121 | Rulings of Sharia Governance | - | 3 | First | First |
| 5111125 | General Theories of Islamic Economics | - | 3 | First | Second |
| 5112124 | Waqf Rulings in Islamic Fiqh | - | 3 | First | Second |
| 5112125 | Annulment of Marriage and Its Effects | - | 3 | First | Second |
| 5112157 | Fiqh Studies in English | - | 3 | First | Second |
| Total Credit Hours | 9 |
D – 5121139 Thesis Defence: 9 credit hours
1-2 Supplementary Studies for Jurisprudence and Fundamentals Programme Students Who Do Not Hold a Relevant Bachelor's Degree
– Courses and Credit Hours
| Course No. | Course Name | Prerequisite | Credit Hours | Offering Time | |
| Level | Semester | ||||
| 2110306 | Introduction to Islamic Legislation | - | 3 | First | First |
| 2110104 | Maliki Fiqh of Worship (1) | 2110306 | 3 | First | First |
| 2120104 | Maliki Fiqh of Worship (2) | 2110104 | 3 | First | Second |
| 2120406 | Usul al-Fiqh (1) | 2110306 | 3 | First | First |
| 2210407 | Usul al-Fiqh (2) | 2120406 | 3 | First | Second |
| 2310103 | Comparative Personal Status Fiqh | 2110306 | 3 | First | First |
| 2320104 | Comparative Fiqh of Inheritance and Bequests | 2310103 | 3 | First | Second |
| 2410210 | Contemporary Financial Transactions | 2220105 2220106 | 3 | First | First |
| 2410402 | Usul al-Fiqh (3) | 2210407 | 3 | First | Second |
| 2420201 | Comparative Criminal Fiqh | 2110306 | 3 | First | Second |
| 2320208 | Comparative Fiqh Issues | 2110306 | 3 | First | Second |
| 2120609 | Hadith Sciences and Takhrij | - | 3 | First | Second |
| Total Credit Hours | 36 |
1-3 Detailed Advisory Study Plan for the Master's Stage
Jurisprudence and Fundamentals Programme
Courses, levels and credit hours
Level One / First Semester
A – Compulsory Specialisation Courses
| Course No. | Course Name | Prerequisite | Credit Hours |
| 5111131 | Methodology of Fiqh and Usul Research | - | 2-2 : 3 |
| 5111108 | Usuli Rules and Their Impact on the Disagreement of the Jurists | - | 3 |
| 5111113 | Ijtihad by Opinion | - | 3 |
| Total | 9 |
B – Elective Courses for the Usul al-Fiqh Division (the student selects one course from this group)
| Course No. | Course Name | Prerequisite | Credit Hours |
| 5111122 | Methods of the Jurists in Deriving Rulings | - | 3 |
| 5111106 | Principles of Conflict and Preference | - | 3 |
| Total | 3 |
B – Elective Courses for the Fiqh Division (the student selects one course from this group)
| Course No. | Course Name | Prerequisite | Credit Hours |
| 5111124 | Contemporary Means of Proof | - | 3 |
| 5111121 | Rulings of Sharia Governance | - | 3 |
| Total | 3 | ||
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 12 |
Jurisprudence and Fundamentals Programme
Courses, levels and credit hours
Level One / Second Semester
A – Compulsory Specialisation Courses
| Course No. | Course Name | Prerequisite | Credit Hours |
| 5112101 | Contemporary Fiqh Issues | - | 3 |
| 5112128 | Theory of Contract in Islamic Fiqh | - | 3 |
| Total | 6 |
B – Elective Courses for the Usul al-Fiqh Division (the student selects two courses from this group)
| Course No. | Course Name | Prerequisite | Credit Hours |
| 5111116 | Derivation of Branches from Principles | - | 3 |
| 5112124 | Objectives of Sharia | - | 3 |
| 5112146 | Usul al-Fiqh Studies in English | - | 3 |
| Total | 6 |
B – Elective Courses for the Fiqh Division (the student selects two courses from this group)
| Course No. | Course Name | Prerequisite | Credit Hours |
| 5111125 | General Theories of Islamic Economics | - | 3 |
| 5112124 | Waqf Rulings in Islamic Fiqh | - | 3 |
| 5112125 | Annulment of Marriage and Its Effects | - | 3 |
| 5112157 | Fiqh Studies in English | - | 3 |
| Total | 6 | ||
| Total Semester Credit Hours (Thesis Track) | 12 |
Jurisprudence and Fundamentals Programme
Level Two / First Semester
A – Compulsory Specialisation Courses
| Course No. | Course Name | Prerequisite | Credit Hours |
| 5121139 | Thesis Defence | Completion of 24 credit hours | 9 |
| Total | 9 |
1-4 Detailed Advisory Study Plan for the Supplementary Stage
Supplementary Courses for Jurisprudence and Fundamentals Programme Students Who Do Not Hold a Relevant Bachelor's Degree
First Semester
| Course No. | Course Name | Prerequisite | Credit Hours | |
| 2110306 | Introduction to Islamic Legislation | - | 3 | |
| 2110104 | Maliki Fiqh of Worship (1) | 2110306 | 3 | |
| 2120104 | Maliki Fiqh of Worship (2) | 2110104 | 3 | |
| 2120406 | Usul al-Fiqh (1) | 2110306 | 3 | |
| 2210407 | Usul al-Fiqh (2) | 2120406 | 3 | |
| 2310103 | Comparative Personal Status Fiqh | 2110306 | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 |
Second Semester
| Course No. | Course Name | Prerequisite | Credit Hours | |
| 2320104 | Comparative Fiqh of Inheritance and Bequests | 2310103 | 3 | |
| 2410210 | Contemporary Financial Transactions | 2220105 2220106 | 3 | |
| 2410402 | Usul al-Fiqh (3) | 2210407 | 3 | |
| 2420201 | Comparative Criminal Fiqh | 2110306 | 3 | |
| 2320208 | Comparative Fiqh Issues | 2110306 | 3 | |
| 2120609 | Hadith Sciences and Takhrij | - | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 |