Courses and progression

Year 1 · Level 1

Foundations of Islam

• Simplified creed
• Introduction to Quranic sciences
• Prophetic Sirah — Meccan period
• Ethics and behaviour
• Religious terminology

Year 1 · Level 2

Worship and legislation

• History of legislation
• Fiqh of purification, prayer and fasting
• Zakat and hajj
• Fiqh of transactions
• Tafsir of selected short surahs

Year 2 · Level 3

Sirah, ethics and history

• Prophetic Sirah — Medinan period
• Key figures in Islamic history
• Social ethics
• Responding to misconceptions (1)
• Islamic history and civilisation

Year 2 · Level 4

Islamic sciences and coexistence

• Quranic sciences: causes of revelation
• Hadith and its sciences
• Interfaith dialogue
• Islam in Europe / contemporary context
• Islamic intellectual currents

Year 3 · Level 5

Applied understanding

• Responding to misconceptions (2)
• Personal status
• Tafsir of legal verses
• Dawah and communication
• Fiqh of disagreement

Year 3 · Level 6

Advanced synthesis

• Usul al-fiqh and maqasid
• Contemporary fiqh issues
• Leadership and service
• Universal values in Islam
• Research project

Islamic Creed and Worldview

This group of courses introduces students to the foundations of Islamic belief, building a clear understanding of core doctrines, religious terminology, and the ethical worldview that flows from faith. It helps students develop a sound conceptual framework for later study in law, Quran, Hadith, and contemporary Islamic thought.

Includes: Simplified creed, Religious terminology, Universal values in Islam.

Quran and Tafsir Studies

This group of courses develops students' understanding of the Quran as revelation, its sciences, and methods of interpretation. Students study introductory Quranic sciences, causes of revelation, and selected passages including short surahs and legal verses, learning how meaning is derived from the text in both devotional and legal contexts.

Includes: Introduction to Quranic sciences, Quranic sciences: causes of revelation, Tafsir of selected short surahs, Tafsir of legal verses.

Prophetic Biography and Islamic History

This group of courses explores the life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ across the Meccan and Medinan periods, along with major personalities, historical developments, and the growth of Islamic civilisation. It gives students a chronological and civilisational understanding of Islam's formative periods and historical legacy.

Includes: Prophetic Sirah — Meccan period, Prophetic Sirah — Medinan period, Key figures in Islamic history, Islamic history and civilisation.

Fiqh and Applied Islamic Law

This group of courses trains students in the practical rulings of worship, finance, family life, and selected contemporary issues. It covers both personal devotional law and social transactions, helping students understand how Islamic law regulates individual conduct and communal life across classical and modern settings.

Includes: Fiqh of purification, prayer and fasting; Zakat and hajj; Fiqh of transactions; Personal status; Contemporary fiqh issues.

Legal Theory, Objectives, and Juristic Method

This group of courses focuses on the principles behind Islamic legal reasoning. Students study the history of legislation, the foundations of usul al-fiqh, maqasid al-shari‘ah, and the ethics of juristic difference. The aim is to show not only what rulings are, but how they are developed, interpreted, and applied responsibly.

Includes: History of legislation, Usul al-fiqh and maqasid, Fiqh of disagreement.

Hadith and Prophetic Tradition

This group of courses introduces students to the role of Hadith in Islam and the scholarly methods used to preserve, classify, and understand prophetic reports. It equips students with a basic grounding in Hadith sciences and its importance as a source of guidance alongside the Quran.

Includes: Hadith and its sciences.

Ethics, Character, and Social Conduct

This group of courses cultivates moral formation by connecting belief with personal behaviour and social responsibility. Students study ethics at both the individual and communal levels, including manners, social ethics, leadership, and service, so that knowledge is reflected in character and constructive engagement with others.

Includes: Ethics and behaviour, Social ethics, Leadership and service.

Dawah, Dialogue, and Communication

This group of courses prepares students to communicate Islam thoughtfully and effectively in diverse settings. It includes the study of dawah, interfaith dialogue, responding to misconceptions, and presenting Islam in contemporary contexts such as Europe. The emphasis is on clarity, wisdom, confidence, and informed engagement with modern audiences.

Includes: Responding to misconceptions (1), Responding to misconceptions (2), Interfaith dialogue, Dawah and communication, Islam in Europe / contemporary context.

Contemporary Thought and Intellectual Trends

This group of courses examines modern and historical intellectual currents that shape Muslim thought and public discourse today. Students engage with contemporary challenges, ideological trends, and questions facing Muslim communities, gaining tools to analyze ideas critically from an Islamic perspective.

Includes: Islamic intellectual currents.

Research and Academic Inquiry

This group of courses develops the student’s ability to investigate an Islamic topic in a structured and scholarly way. Through the research project, students practice framing questions, organizing evidence, and presenting findings clearly, drawing together the knowledge and methods acquired throughout the program.

Includes: Research project.