MA Islamic Studies
Program Structure
The curriculum of MA Islamic Studies has been developed keeping in view market needs. A handsome theoretical and practical knowledge is imparted to enrich the students for a professional career in the field of Islamic Studies. The graduates are quite eligible to work in Islamic Banks as Sharia advisors and Sharia Implementation facilitators. They can also opt a professional career in Takaful companies on good emoluments. Even the graduates are hired by the conventional banks as Sharia advisors to launch Riba free products and to hunt the religious segment of investors. The Mudarba companies are also engaging Islamic scholars for the smooth functioning of their Sharia-based systems. The private and Pubic sector universities are initiating new disciplines of Islamic Economics and Islamic Banking & Finance and the need for faculty are always there for learned persons.
Duration
2 YEARS
Eligibility Criteria
The candidates who have the degree in BA / Shahadatul Alia or equivalent fields in 1st Division / CGPA 2.5 from an HEC recognized University.
Scheme of Studies
Semester-1
| Course Code | Category | Course Title | Cr.Hrs. | Prerequisites |
| ISL 007 | Foundation | Study of Seerah of Holy Prophet | 3-0 | |
| ISL 007+1 | Foundation | History of Tafseer | 3-0 | |
| ISL 008 | Major | Textual Study of Al Quran-I | 3-0 | |
| ISL 009 | Major | Textual Study of Al Hadith-I | 3-0 | |
| ISL 010 | Foundation | Study of Islamic Fiqh I | 3-0 | |
| ISL 002 | Foundation | Arabic language-I | 3-0 |
Semester-2
| Course Code | Category | Course Title | Cr.Hrs. | Prerequisites |
| ISL 012 | Major | Uloom-al-Hadith | 3-0 | |
| ISL 004 | Foundation | History and Compilation of Hadith | 3-0 | |
| ISL 011 | Major | Textual Study of al-Qur'an- II | 3-0 | |
| ISL 014 | Major | The Ethics of Disagreement in Islam | 3-0 | |
| ISL 016 | Major | Textual Study of al Fiqh al Akbar | 3-0 | |
| ISL 005 | Foundation | Arabic Language-II | 3-0 |
Semester-3
| Course Code | Category | Course Title | Cr.Hrs. | Prerequisites |
| ISL 017 | Major | Al-Da'wah-wal Irshad | 3-0 | |
| ISL 018 | Foundation | USOOLAL-FIQH | 3-0 | |
| ISL 013 | Major | Textual Study of Muslim Family Laws | 3-0 | |
| ISL 020 | Major | History of Islamic Culture and Civilization | 3-0 | |
| ISL 021 | Elective-II | Study of Islamic Fiqh-I | 3-0 | |
| ISL 015 | Major | Comparative Study of World Religions | 3-0 |
Semester-4
| Course Code | Category | Course Title | Cr.Hrs. | Prerequisites |
| ISL 023 | Major | Islamic Economics | 3-0 | |
| ISL-28 | Elective-VIII | Study of Tasawwuf | 3-0 | |
| ISL 025 | Elective-V | Philosophy and 'ilm al-Kalam | 3-0 | |
| ISL 019 | Elective-I | Methodology of Research in Islamic Studies | 3-0 | |
| THESIS-ISL 035 | OPT | THESIS | 3-0 |
Degree Completion Requirements
To become eligible for an MA Islamic Studies degree a student must satisfy the following requirements: · Must have studied and passed the prescribed courses at least 72 credit hours in four semesters. · Must have earned a CGPA of at least 2.00 out of scale 4.00.