Bachelor of Sharia

- Objectives and Outcomes of the Bachelor of Sharia Programme

4- Graduation requirements:

To be awarded the Bachelor of Sharia, students must fulfil the following requirements:

1- Successful completion of all the programme's courses and approved credit hours.

2- Achievement of a cumulative grade point average of at least (2) out of (4) at the end of their studies.

3- Completion of the minimum period of stay in the programme, estimated at (6) regular semesters, without exceeding the maximum period of stay in the programme, estimated at (14) semesters.

5- Components of the Bachelor of Sharia Programme:

* Components of the Concentrated study track (Concentrated) – Family Guidance and Arbitration

* Components of the Concentrated study track (Concentrated) – Sharia Supervision Standards in Islamic Banks

- List of courses:

A – Compulsory general college requirements

B – General college elective requirements (students select 4 credit hours from 18 credit hours)

C – Compulsory shared college requirements

D – Shared college elective requirements (students select either Maliki fiqh courses or Shafi'i fiqh courses; the two may not be combined, nor may they be mixed)

E – Compulsory specialisation requirements

F – Elective specialisation requirements (students select five courses from this group, 15 credit hours)

G – Requirements of the Concentrated study track (Concentrated) – Family Guidance and Arbitration (15 credit hours)

H – Requirements of the Concentrated study track (Concentrated) – Sharia Supervision Standards in Islamic Banks (15 credit hours)

13- Course Descriptions:

Compulsory specialisation courses:

| Course name | | Introduction to Islamic Legislation | | Course number | | 3110306 | | This course introduces Sharia and fiqh and the characteristics of each; the need for legislation; the relationship of Sharia to earlier revealed laws and to law; the history of Islamic fiqh from the time of the Messenger of God, may God's peace and blessings be upon him, to the present day, highlighting the efforts made to serve it and the challenges it faces; the fiqh schools, with an introduction to them, their methods and terminology; and the agreed and disputed sources of Islamic legislation, with a brief overview of the general principles of fiqh. | | | | Course name | | Introduction to the Science of Law | | Course number | | 4110107 | | This course covers two main sections. Theory of Law: this section studies the general theory of law, including the definition of law, the characteristics of the legal rule, its classifications, its relationship with other social rules, the branches of law, its formal and interpretive sources, the application of law and the scope of its application in terms of place and time, the interpretation of law, and practical solutions to overcome the problem of conflict of laws. Theory of Right: this section studies the general theory of right, including the definition of right, its relationship to law, the types and classifications of rights, their sources, the elements of a right in terms of its persons (natural and juridical), its subject matter, how it is exercised, the means of protecting and proving it, and the ways in which it is extinguished. | | | | Course name | | Rules of Recitation and Memorisation (1) | | Course number | | 3110708 | | The student memorises Juz' 30 (Juz' 'Amma) of the Holy Quran and masters the rules of recitation theoretically, covering the following topics: an introductory presentation of the reading (qira'a) the student recites and of its transmitter; the types of lahn and their rules; the sakin nun and tanwin; the sakin mim; the doubled nun and mim; the rules of madd; qalqala; tafkhim and tarqiq and their degrees; and waqf and its types. The student applies these rules to audible recitations. | | | | Course name | | Rules of Recitation and Memorisation (2) | | Course number | | 3210708 | | The student memorises Juz' 29 (Juz' Tabarak) of the Holy Quran and masters the rules of recitation theoretically, covering the articulation points of the letters (makharij al-huruf) and their attributes (sifat). | | | | Course name | | Rules of Recitation and Memorisation (3) | | Course number | | 3320705 | | The student memorises Juz' 28 (Juz' al-Mujadila) of the Holy Quran and masters the rules of recitation theoretically, covering the articulation points of the letters and their attributes. | | | | Course name | | Sciences of the Holy Quran | | Course number | | 3120807 | | This course covers the following content: the study of the sciences relating to the Quran in terms of its compilation, documentation and revelation; the establishment of its authority and its miraculous nature, and the means of refuting its detractors; and the most important schools of tafsir, their sources and their methods. The content is detailed as follows: an introductory study of the origin of this science and its most important sources, past and present; the meaning of the Holy Quran linguistically and in Sharia terms, its names, its miraculous nature, its translation, and the difference between it and the sacred (qudsi) and Prophetic hadith; revelation (wahy), its meaning linguistically and in Sharia terms, its evidence and its states; the revelation of the Quran, its meaning, the first and last of what was revealed, its Meccan and Medinan parts, the occasions of revelation (asbab al-nuzul), its revelation in seven modes (ahruf), its revelation with the readings (qira'at), and the refutation of doubts raised by orientalists and exegetes; the collection of the Quran, its meaning in its three phases (the time of the Prophet, the time of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq and the time of 'Uthman); the 'Uthmani script; the arrangement of verses and surahs, with discussion of the doubts raised; the muhkam and the mutashabih; the general and the specific in the Quran; abrogation (naskh) in the Quran, linguistically and technically, its types, a discussion of what is permissible and what is not, and the refutation of doubts; the meaning of tafsir, its sources, its methods, its types and examples of each type, and jurisprudential tafsir according to the schools. | | | | Course name | | Introduction to the Prophetic Sunnah | | Course number | | 3120608 | | This course covers the following content: the Sunnah and its status in Islamic legislation, its authority, and the refutation of doubts raised about it; the Sunnah and the science of isnad, establishing that isnad is a science; a study of the historical origins of the sciences of hadith and the most important works written on them; and an explanation of the status, ruling and classifications of hadith in the following forms: sahih and sahih li-ghayrihi; hasan and hasan li-ghayrihi; weak hadith; musnad; marfu'; mawquf; maqtu'; mursal; munqati'; mu'dal; mu'an'an and mu'annan; tadlis; shudhudh; munkar; i'tibar, mutaba'at and shawahid; the additions of trustworthy transmitters (ziyadat al-thiqat); mu'allal; mudtarib; mudraj; maqlub; fabricated hadith (mawdu'); the principles of judging a narrator in terms of the principles of criticism and commendation (jarh wa ta'dil), and the description of the one whose narration is accepted and the one whose narration is rejected; the methods of receiving and transmitting hadith; the etiquette of the transmitter and of the student of hadith; high and low isnads; the famous (mashhur), rare (aziz) and singular (gharib) hadith; the musalsal; the abrogating and abrogated (nasikh and mansukh); the altered (musahhaf); varying hadith (mukhtalif al-hadith); additions in connected isnads; and the hidden mursal. | | | | Course name | | Maliki Fiqh of Worship (1) | | Course number | | 3110104 | | This course covers the following topics: the chapter on purification in all its sections: pure and impure substances, the removal of impurity, answering the call of nature, the obligatory acts of wudu' and what invalidates it, wiping over leather socks, ghusl, tayammum, wiping over a splint (jabira), and menstruation and post-natal bleeding. The chapter on prayer in all its sections: the times of prayer, the adhan, the conditions of prayer, its pillars and recommended acts (sunan), making up missed prayers and prostration of forgetfulness, voluntary prayers, prostration of recitation, congregational prayer, appointing a substitute imam, shortening prayer and the prayer of the traveller, Friday prayer, the prayer of fear, the prayers of the two festivals, the eclipse prayer, and funerals. | | | | Course name | | Maliki Fiqh of Worship (2) | | Course number | | 3120104 | | This course covers the following topics: * The chapter on zakat, including the wealth on which zakat is due and its thresholds, zakat on partners' shared property, how zakat is paid, its beneficiaries, zakat on debt, the investment of zakat funds, and the role of zakat in supporting small enterprises. * The chapter on fasting, including establishing the start of the month, the ruling on astronomical calculation as against sighting, the conditions for the obligation of fasting, the pillars and etiquette of fasting and what is disliked, making up Ramadan, voluntary fasting, disliked and forbidden fasts, fasting in lands where the days are very long, and i'tikaf and its rulings. * The chapter on pilgrimage: its ruling and obligation; the difference between the obligatory (fard) and the required (wajib) and its consequences in the chapter on Hajj according to the Malikis; the ruling on proxy Hajj according to them; the pillars of Hajj and the conditions of each pillar; its sunan and recommended acts; the types of ihram and the most excellent of them; the temporal boundaries (mawaqit), with an illustration of the spatial boundaries by image or video; the types of tawaf; the rulings on sa'y; standing at 'Arafat; how to exit the state of ihram; the supplications of Hajj; what invalidates or spoils Hajj; blood sacrifices in Hajj; manifestations of ease in the Hajj of the Messenger of God, may God's peace and blessings be upon him; the ruling on visiting the Prophet, may God's peace and blessings be upon him; the ruling on one who is prevented from completing Hajj; and the rulings of 'Umrah. | | | | Course name | | Shafi'i Fiqh of Worship (1) | | Course number | | 3110105 | | This course covers the following topics: the Book of Purification in all its chapters and sections: pure and impure substances, the removal of impurity, answering the call of nature, the obligatory acts of wudu' and what invalidates it, wiping over leather socks, ghusl, tayammum, wiping over a splint, and menstruation and post-natal bleeding. The Book of Prayer in all its chapters and sections: the adhan, the conditions of prayer, its pillars and sunan, making up missed prayers, prostration of forgetfulness, voluntary prayers, prostration of recitation, congregational prayer, appointing a substitute imam, shortening prayer and the prayer of the traveller, Friday prayer, the prayer of fear, the prayers of the two festivals, the eclipse prayer, and funerals. | | | | Course name | | Shafi'i Fiqh of Worship (2) | | Course number | | 3120105 | | This course covers the following topics: The Book of Zakat in all its chapters: its fiqh rulings, evidences and wisdom; the ruling on one who withholds zakat; who is liable to pay zakat; the wealth on which zakat is due; the thresholds and their conditions and what is due on them; zakat on partners' property; how zakat is paid; the beneficiaries of zakat; zakat on debt. The Book of Fasting in all its chapters: its fiqh rulings, evidences and secrets; its definition and legislation; establishing the month of Ramadan; the conditions of obligation and of validity of fasting; the pillars of fasting; the etiquette of fasting and what is disliked; making up Ramadan, the fidyah and expiation (kaffara); voluntary fasting, disliked and forbidden fasts; and i'tikaf. The Book of Hajj and 'Umrah in all its chapters: its fiqh rulings, evidences and secrets; their definition and legitimacy; their ruling and evidence; the wisdom and benefits of Hajj and 'Umrah; who is obliged to perform them; who may validly perform Hajj; ihram; the rites of Hajj and 'Umrah; the sunan of Hajj; how to exit the state of ihram; the supplications of Hajj; what spoils Hajj; the Hajj of the Messenger of God, may God's peace and blessings be upon him; and visiting the mosque of the Messenger of God, may God's peace and blessings be upon him, and his noble grave. | | | | Course name | | Usul al-Fiqh (1) | | Course number | | 3120406 | | This course covers the following content: definition of the science of usul al-Fiqh, its objectives and its fruits, and its comparison with the sciences of fiqh; legal maxims; the objectives (maqasid); the science of usuli rules; the explanation of the Sharia ruling and its definitions; the divisions of the Sharia ruling, its rules and questions; the pillars of the Sharia ruling and related matters; questions of obligation (taklif) in Islamic legislation; the legislator (hakim) and related rulings; that upon which the ruling is made (mahkum fihi) and related rulings; the person upon whom the ruling is made (mahkum 'alayh) and related rulings; and capacity (ahliyya), its types and its impediments. | | | | Course name | | Usul al-Fiqh (2) | | Course number | | 3210407 | | This course covers the following content: definition of the agreed and disputed sources of Islamic legislation; knowledge of the Book (Quran), its authority and the rulings it contains; the Sunnah, its authority, its divisions and the rulings it contains; the single-transmitter report (khabar al-ahad) and the disagreement over acting upon it; consensus (ijma'), its authority, its divisions, its basis, and whether consensus has actually been established; analogy (qiyas), its authority, the evidence of its proponents and of its opponents, and the response to them; the effective cause ('illa), its definition, its conditions and the methods of identifying it; juristic preference (istihsan), its authority, and the response to those who reject it; public interest (maslaha mursala), its definition and authority; custom ('urf), its divisions and authority, and the change of rulings with the change of custom; blocking the means (sadd al-dhara'i') and actions that lead to harm; presumption of continuity (istishab), its definition, its authority, the evidence for its authority, and the rules built upon it; the statement of a companion (qawl al-sahabi) and the point of disagreement concerning it; the practice of the people of Medina and the view of Imam Malik concerning it; and the law of those before us (shar' man qablana) and the disagreement over acting upon it. | | | | Course name | | Usul al-Fiqh (3) | | Course number | | 3410402 | | The student studies the topics of the indication of words (dalalat al-alfaz), including derivation (ishtiqaq), synonymy (taradduf), lexical homonymy (ishtirak lafzi), the divisions of speech into its two branches of literal (haqiqa) and figurative (majaz) usage, the indication of the explicit (mantuq) and implicit (mafhum) meanings, the forms of command and prohibition and related issues; then the general (amm), its terms and its indication; the specific (khass), its indication and forms, and its relation to specification (takhsis) and abrogation (naskh); the conflict of the general and the specific; in addition, exception (istithna'), its rulings and conditions; the absolute (mutlaq) and the qualified (muqayyad); then the ambiguous (mujmal), its divisions and causes; and finally abrogation (naskh), its types and forms, with mention of the points of disagreement over whether abrogation has occurred. | | | | Course name | | Contemporary Medical Fiqh Research | | Course number | | 3220208 | | This course covers the following content: definition of new fiqh issues arising in modern medicine, their Sharia rulings and the fiqh opinions relating to them, in realisation of Islam's enduring objective and its lasting Sharia, suited to every time and place; and enabling the student to grasp the principles of fiqh reasoning on contemporary medical issues and how to judge them within the framework of the principles and general rules of the Sharia. In this context the following may be studied: cloning; test-tube babies; organ donation; abortion; birth control; genetic fingerprinting; surrogacy (renting of wombs); cosmetic surgery; milk banks; means of delaying menstruation and its effect on acts of worship; gene therapy and its ruling; medical fertilisation; and contemporary medical matters that break the fast. | | | | Course name | | Maliki Fiqh of Transactions (1) | | Course number | | 3210105 | | This course studies the rulings on contracts and financial transactions in the Maliki school, in a manner that combines authenticity with contemporary relevance and builds students' knowledge base in the fiqh of financial transactions. Through the course the student understands the wisdom of Islamic legislation in the fiqh of financial transactions, through the study of sale (bay') and its pillars, riba and its types, forbidden sales, and the chapters on salam, ijara and qard. It also studies a number of contracts of security such as pledge (rahn), guarantee (daman), surety (kafala) and assignment (hawala), and what relates to sale, such as interdiction (hajr) and insolvency (taflis), and others. | | | | Course name | | Maliki Fiqh of Transactions (2) | | Course number | | 3220105 | | This course studies the rulings on contracts and financial transactions in the light of the fiqh schools, in a manner that combines authenticity with contemporary relevance and builds students' knowledge base in the fiqh of transactions, through which the student comes to understand the philosophy of Islamic legislation in the fiqh of financial transactions. It studies partnership contracts such as company (sharika) and mudaraba, some chapters on rights and obligations such as insolvency (iflas), settlement (sulh) and acknowledgement (iqrar), and it studies gratuitous contracts such as gift (hiba), loan for use ('ariya), charity (sadaqa) and the waiting period ('idda). | | | | Course name | | Shafi'i Fiqh of Transactions (1) | | Course number | | 3210106 | | Course description: This course covers contracts in Shafi'i fiqh relating to exchange transactions: sale (bay') and its pillars, conditions and related rulings; permissible sales; sales forbidden for prohibition and sales forbidden for disapproval; the sale of roots and fruits; riba; currency exchange (sarf); options in sale; salam; loan (qard); ijara and related contemporary issues. | | | | Course name | | Shafi'i Fiqh of Transactions (2) | | Course number | | 3220106 | | Course description This course studies the chapters of transactions relating to gratuitous contracts, namely gift (hiba), loan for use ('ariya), lost property (luqata) and foundling (laqit); the revival of dead land (ihya' al-mawat); the chapters on settlement (sulh), deposit (wadi'a) and waqf; as well as partnership contracts such as company (sharika), agency (wakala), mudaraba, musaqat, muzara'a and mukhabara, with their fiqh rulings and related rulings such as coercion (ikrah), usurpation (ghasb) and acknowledgement (iqrar), applying these transactions to contemporary reality, and explaining the extent to which Sharia transactions are linked to ethical values. | | | | Course name | Derivation of Sharia Rulings from the Book and the Sunnah 1 | | | Course number | 3210814 | | | This course covers the following content: the ways of inferring rulings from the texts of the Book and the Sunnah to establish fiqh rulings, and how the jurist roots his fiqh indication in the Sharia text, so as to benefit from it in new events and emerging issues, through the following: the rulings on permissible matters, including foods, drinks, slaughter (dhakat) and its types and rulings; hunting, slaughtered animals, the sacrifice (udhiyya), the 'aqiqa and the rulings concerning the newborn. The course also studies the chapter on jihad, its rulings and types, and the chapter on oaths and vows (nadhr), together with the texts of the Book and the Sunnah relating to them. | | | | Course name | | Derivation of Sharia Rulings from the Book and the Sunnah 2 | | Course number | | 3310615 | | This course complements Derivation of Sharia Rulings from the Book and the Sunnah 1, covering the fiqh topics from the texts of the Book and the Sunnah that are not covered by the other fiqh courses. It includes the following content: interpretation and deduction of the jurist's indication from Quranic verses and Prophetic hadiths on the following topics: Surat al-Fatiha and related rulings; rulings on sorcery; rulings on marriage to polytheist women; rulings on the guardianship of believers and unbelievers; rulings on forbidden women; rulings on qiwama between a man and a woman and on discord between spouses; rulings on hirabah; rulings on wine and intoxicants; rulings on adornment and dress for women and men; rulings on bequest to parents; rulings on sending blessings upon the Prophet, may God's peace and blessings be upon him; the ruling on forbidding images; the ruling on legal stratagems (hiyal); the ruling on killing a prisoner; and rulings on the etiquette of gatherings. | | | | Course name | | Analytical Tafsir | | Course number | | 3320810 | | This course covers the following content: definition of analytical tafsir, its origins, its importance and its method; applied examples from Surat Al 'Imran, covering in each section of the surah the readings transmitted, the occasions of revelation, the linguistic analysis of words and letters (meanings, indications, grammar and morphology), the aspects of i'rab and their relation to tafsir, rhetorical analysis (bayan, ma'ani and badi'), the disclosure of the links between passages (munasabat), the presentation of opinions, and the mention of the guidance and instruction indicated by the verses in various fields. | | | | Course name | | Analytical Hadith | | Course number | | 3220612 | | This course covers the following content: an introduction to analytical hadith, its importance, the most important works in it, and the difference between it and thematic hadith; the hadiths of rulings (ahadith al-ahkam); then the study of more than twenty hadiths from the six canonical books, the Muwatta' of Imam Malik, may God be pleased with him, and others. The study covers the linguistic and rhetorical aspects, the technical science of hadith, and what may be derived from the hadiths concerning doctrinal, fiqh, ethical and other rulings, which helps in understanding the hadith in addressing contemporary developments, with particular focus on explaining the method of deduction and the methods of reconciling and preferring meanings and the opinions of the imams. | | | | Course name | | Prophetic Biography Fiqh | | Course number | | 3310606 | | This course covers the following content: definition of the biography (sira), its characteristics and its sources; the study of the events of the biography and its stages, to know the life of the Prophet, may God's peace and blessings be upon him, from birth to death; an analytical study of the most important events and situations in the Prophet's mission of da'wa and his dealings with Muslims and non-Muslims in times of peace and war, drawing lessons, lessons and fiqh rulings from them; the study of the Prophet's family life and his dealings with his household, and drawing conduct and rulings from them; the definition of the status of the Prophet's family (Ahl al-Bayt), may God's peace and blessings be upon him; the role of the Companions in supporting da'wa and in receiving and spreading the sciences of religion; and the refutation of doubts and criticisms raised about the Prophetic biography. | | | | Course name | | Islamic Creed (1) | | Course number | | 3220907 | | This course covers the introductory matters of the science of creed: its names, its legitimacy, the ruling on learning it, and its founder; the definition of creed ('aqida) and of the science of creed and the differences between them; the reasons for expanding the topics of this science and the requirements of renewing it; then the topics of faith (iman), the conditions of its obligation, the ruling on rational proof for it, and the disagreement of scholars over its definition, its reality, and its increase and decrease. Then the first section (divinity, al-ilahiyyat) is presented, reviewing the traditional and contemporary proofs of the existence of God, the foundations of knowing Him based on knowledge of His names and attributes, the divisions of the attributes, the disagreement of the theological schools concerning them and the opinions of the scholars thereon; and finally the topics of divine decree and destiny (qada' and qadar) and of seeing God (ru'ya). | | | | Course name | | Islamic Creed (2) | | Course number | | 3310904 | | This course covers the three remaining sections of creed after divinity: prophethood (nubuwwat), including the differences between prophethood and messengerhood and the conditions of each, the characteristics of miracles, the manifestations of the miraculous nature of the Holy Quran, the marvel (karama) and the ranks of creation; it then explains the cosmic realities, the nature of the human soul, the question of the spirit and the intellect, the reality of death and the world of the barzakh, the angels in their categories, and the jinn in their natures and realities; and it concludes with the unseen matters, including the portents of the Hour, the reality of resurrection, assembly, intercession, reckoning, Paradise and Hell, and the forgiveness of sins. It explains the relationships between them, links their issues to matters of faith, and shows their effects on human life. | | | | Course name | | Comparative Fiqh of Personal Status | | Course number | | 3310103 | | This course covers the following content: the importance of the family and the prelude to marriage: betrothal (khitba), its rulings, conditions and effects; marriage (nikah), its pillars and conditions, and the women who are forbidden; the effects that follow from it, the rights and rulings relating to it; the guardian (wali) in marriage; equality (kafa'a) in marriage; rulings on disputes between spouses, polygamy and equal division among wives, and related rulings; the role of family reform and guidance in bringing spouses together and limiting divorce; the dissolution of marriages and what they include; divorce, its definition, pillars and conditions, its types and the ruling for each type, the rulings on revocation (raj'a), witnessing the divorce, the consolation payment (mut'a) that follows it, khul', judicial separation and separation by the ruling of the Sharia, the waiting period ('idda) and its rulings, and the rights of children; all of this compared with the UAE Personal Status Law. | | | | Course name | | Comparative Fiqh of Inheritance and Bequests | | Course number | | 3320104 | | The course covers the following: Part 1, inheritance (mawarith), including the nature of the science of inheritance, its principles, its importance and its terminology; the pillars of inheritance, its conditions, causes and impediments; the estate (tirka) and the rights relating to it; the identification of the sharers of fixed shares (ashab al-furud) and their conditions; the inheritance of residuaries ('asaba) and its rules; the types and divisions of residuaries; exclusion (hajb), 'awl, radd, and inheritance by estimation, such as the inheritance of the unborn child and of the missing person, the inheritance of an illegitimate child, li'an, the inheritance of dhawu al-arham (distant kin), takharuj and munasakhat. Part 2, bequests (wasaya), including the definition of bequest, its legitimacy, the wisdom of its legislation, the types of bequest, its pillars and the obligatory bequest, with the rulings of UAE Personal Status Law No. 28 of 2005, which regulates inheritance and bequests. | | | | Course name | | Legal Maxims | | Course number | | 3310505 | | This course covers the following content: definition of the science of fiqh maxims, the meaning of a fiqh maxim, and the difference between a fiqh maxim and a usuli rule; the origins of fiqh maxims, their importance and their development, and the difference between a fiqh maxim and a fiqh theory; then the statement of fiqh maxims and their applications. First: the five general maxims and the applications derived from them, together with the exceptions to these maxims and the subsidiary maxims that follow from them. Second: the general maxims other than the major ones, their evidences, branches and exceptions, such as the maxim that when the lawful and the unlawful combine, the unlawful prevails; that the ruler's disposition over the subjects is bound to public interest; and that the hudud are dropped by doubt. Third: maxims specific to particular chapters, their intended meaning, branches and exceptions, such as: whatever is cut from a living thing is like its carcass, and every carcass is impure except fish and locusts; and prayer on a roadside is disliked except in open country. Fourth: disputed maxims, their meaning, branches and the point of disagreement, such as whether disobedience (ma'siya) precludes concession (rukhsa) or not; whether the basis in contracts is the wording or the meaning; and whether the basic ruling on things is permissibility or prohibition. | | | | Course name | | Ijtihad, Ifta' and the Objectives of the Sharia | | Course number | | 3420510 | | This course covers: definition of ijtihad, its legitimacy, importance, ruling and conditions; the ijtihad of the Prophet, may God's peace and blessings be upon him; the ijtihad of the Companions during the lifetime of the Prophet; the method of the Companions in ijtihad after the death of the Prophet; the method of the Successors (Tabi'un) in ijtihad; the pillars of ijtihad, its sources, the conditions of the mujtahid, the ranks of mujtahids, the rulings on ijtihad in terms of its effect and the Lawgiver's description of it, the partition of ijtihad, and the annulment of ijtihad. Definition of fatwa, the controls of fatwa and its etiquette, the mufti and his conditions and etiquette, the change of fatwa with the change of time, place and circumstances, collective ijtihad, fiqh academies and their role in strengthening ijtihad, and the study of model fatwas in fatwa institutions. Definition of the objectives of Islamic Sharia (maqasid al-Shari'a), the link between the objectives and the textual evidences, the explanation of Sharia rulings by their causes, the benefits of the objectives of the Sharia, the types of objectives, and the application of the objectives of the Sharia to contemporary fiqh rulings, and the rules of ijtihad in the light of the objectives: fiqh of reality (fiqh al-waqi'), fiqh of priorities (fiqh al-awlawiyyat) and fiqh of balancing (fiqh al-muwazanat). | | | | Course name | | Judgeship and Methods of Proof | | Course number | | 3410203 | | This course introduces the judicial systems in Islamic fiqh and in UAE law, the concept of judgeship, the conditions of the judge and judicial assistants, the definition of a claim (da'wa), its conditions, pillars and types, the procedures for hearing a claim in fiqh and in law, the methods of proof: testimony, oath, acknowledgement, writing, expert opinion, circumstantial evidence; the judicial ruling, its conditions and types; appeal against a ruling; and the enforcement of rulings, all within Islamic fiqh and the laws of the State of the UAE. | | | | Course name | | Comparative Criminal Fiqh | | Course number | | 3420201 | | This course covers a general study of crime and punishment and the philosophy on which Islamic criminal legislation rests; the types of crimes, namely the hudud crimes, baghy and hirabah and their contemporary applications; adultery (zina), theft (sariqa), slander (qadhf), wine, and apostasy (ridda); the pillars of each crime, the means of proving it, its punishment, how it is carried out and what cancels it; retaliation (qisas) for homicide and for injuries short of homicide, with its pillars, conditions, means of proof and what cancels it; the rulings on blood money (diya) and its types, blood money for a life and for limbs; discretionary crimes (ta'zir), the controls of ta'zir and its rulings; and doubts about punishments in Islam and the response to them; all as a comparative study between Islamic fiqh and the laws in force in the UAE. | | | | Course name | | Principles of Hadith Takhrij | | Course number | | 3310608 | | This course covers the following content: the study of the principles of hadith takhrij, the methods followed in classifying hadith books, the methods of takhrij and what is used in each method, issues of using computers in takhrij, and the sources and references of takhrij. The course then provides an introduction to the principles of studying chains of transmission (asanid), the works on criticism and commendation (jarh wa ta'dil), methods of researching the condition of narrators, and those agreed and disputed among them. It then examines the steps of judging a hadith and the ways of benefiting from the judgements of earlier and later hadith scholars, with practical applications. | | | | | | |

Elective specialisation courses:

Elective courses of the Concentrated study track (Family Guidance and Arbitration):

Elective courses of the Concentrated study track (Sharia Supervision Standards in Islamic Banks):