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Specialism: Here, the student is awarded a B.A. Degree in one of the three Branches of the Dept: Quranic Interpretation, Prophet Mohammad's (Pbuh) Traditions, Islamic Tenet and Contemporary Schools of thought, Islamic Jurisprudence and its Fundamentals.

 

Post Graduate Studies: This Programme has been established in A.H. 1396/1397 (A.D. 1976/1977). It awards a M.A. Degree in the already three mentioned Specialisms.

Islamic Culture. Here, the Dept. teaches four courses for all the university students in the M.A. level.

 

The Department contains of three areas of Studies, which are:FEMALE STUDENT STUDIES:

This special section has been established in A.H. 1406/1407.

The Curriculum of the Bachelor of Arts (B.A) level: The Prophet Mohammad's (Pbuh) Traditions Quranic Interpretation Branch.

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DEPARTMENT OF ISLAMIC STUDIES  (M.A. Syllabus)

1. Quranic Interpretation of Prophet Mohammad's (Pbuh)Traditions Branch:

 

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2- Islamic Tenet Branch

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2- The Branch of Islamic Jurisprudence & its Foundations.

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Course description of B.A. Degree

General subjects for all  University students.

 

IC 101      Introduction to Islamic Culture (2 credit-hours)

This subject aims to introduce the student to the Islamic culture; manifestation of the Muslims attitude towards other cultures; explaining the characteristics of Islam, such as: Universality, Comprehensibility, integrity, consistency with human nature (instinct), reason, and science. This subject also explains the Islamic tenet and its fundamentals, such as: To believe in Allah, the Hereafter, the Angles, the Holy Books, the Messengers, and Divine Destiny.

 

IC 102      The Role of Islam in the Construction of Society (2 credit-hours)

This course studies the following: The concept of the Muslim society; its basics, its method and characteristics, means of consolidating its social ties; the most important social problems, the Islamic philosophy  of family affairs, marriage: its introductory formalities, aims and effects. It also deals with ways of strengthening the family bonds.

 

IC 103      The Islamic Economic System (2 credit-hours)

This course depicts the Islamic concept of life, the nature of man, the basic constituents of the Islamic economics and its objectives, it studies as well the legal evidences of these topics. It also explains the opinion of Islam toward finance, ownership, production, maintenance, conception, distribution of wealth, and the exchange in the Islamic Economic system.

 

IC 104      Fundamentals of Isl. Political System (2 credit-hours)

This subject contains the following: Introduction to the Political System and its fundamentals; the Islamic Political System is the best system for human societies to follow and apply; the rise up of Islamic State during the Prophet's lifetime, Caliphate, and the fundamentals of State.

 

IC 111      Introduction to Quranic Sciences (2 credit-hours)

The course discusses the following: definition of the Quran and its Sciences; the revelation of the Quran, reasons for revelation, the Makki and Madani and their characteristics; the collection of the Quaranic manuscripts and its stages; Writing of the Quran and its rules of dictation, the arrangement of the verses and chapters "sowar"; the miraculous aspects of the Quran; refuting false allegations.

 

IC 113      Foundations of Quranic Interpretation (3 credit-hours)

This subject studies the following: definition of interpretation "Tafsir", its conditions, sources, and types. It deals with the conditions of the interpreter, and the most important Sunnit's book of Tafsir. It also studies the foundations of "Tafsir" of other sects, and evaluating their most important books.

 

IC  114     Introduction to the Sciences of Hadith (3 credit-hours)

This subject contains the following: the definition of the Sunna, its: Status, cogency, and authority, the stages of its recording (documentation), the attitudes towards it in the past and present, the efforts exerted to serve it, and introducing the most famous book of Sunna.

 

IC 115      The Quranic Sciences (2 credit-hours)

This subject discusses the following: the meaning of " the Seven Letters";

the science of recitation: its formation, differences, number .. ;  abrogation: its proofs, parts, scholars opinion toward it; the firm "Al-Muhkam" and the similitude "Al-Motashabih": its definition, controls and the scholars attitude towards it; the translation of the Quran: is it permissible or not? Its types, and the need for it.

 

IC 117      Quranic Interp. (Tafsir) - B - (3 credit-hours)

This subject is an analytical and evaluative study of modern trends (schools) of "Tafsir": the scientific trend, the rhetorical trend, the socio-litral trend as shown in the works of Mohd. Abdu "Tafsir" and Sayyid Qutb "Fi Zilalil Quran", and the Contemporary heretical (atheistic) trend: its motives, types and its most important figures and books.

 

IC 118      Traditions of the Pro. Mohd. (Hadith) - I (2 credit-hours)

This subject concentrates on the two most important books of Hadith: Sahil - Al Bukhari and Sahih Muslim. The student is introduced to these books, the methods, and the literature written about them. He also studies some traditions from each one of them.

 

IC 122      The Tenet of the Sunnites - I (2 credit-hours)

This course defines the following: the Sunnites, their method of understanding Quaran and "Sunna" (Traditions), their opinion toward Quran Interp., their faith in Divine attributes, resurrection, Angles and their relationship with the Divine action in the light of the principle of causality in Islam.

 

IC 123      The