Usul al-Fiqh and Fiqh Studies

Program Overview

Diploma in Usul al-Fiqh and Fiqh Studies explores the principles and the complexities of Islamic Jurisprudence in a way that is relevant to the modern context. The main emphasis of this course is that for one to be competent in jurisprudence he or she has to be constantly researching, thinking and exploring, and that it is not enough to be just relying on certain set of books to formulate jurisprudential rulings. This is illustrated by the lives and works of the great jurists of Islam throughout the centuries. Many of these jurists are considered to be great thinkers who are independent and at the same time God-fearing.

This course is suitable for those who are looking for a holistic understanding of Usul al-Fiqh and Fiqh. It covers the principles using both modern and classical texts as well as exploring other classical texts of the fiqh and usul al-fiqh to understand the thinking of the authors in the context of their time. These works show how brilliant and advanced these imams were and how far we have lagged behind in our ways by just following the books without thinking. This course will help students to rekindle the spirit of intellectual rigour and scholarly integrity.

Program Structure

• Introduction to Usul al-Fiqh (Mabadi book of Dr Mohammad Akram Nadwi)
• The Four Madhabs – Follow Them, Leave Them or Mix Them?
• Kitab al-Risāla – Treatise on the Foundations of Islamic Jurisprudence (Imam Shafie) – Part 1
• Kitab al-Risāla – Treatise on the Foundations of Islamic Jurisprudence (Imam Shafie) – Part 2
• Kitab al-Muhallā bi’l Athār – The Adorned Treatise (Ibn Hazm)
• al-Muwāfaqāt fī Uṣūl al-Sharī’a – The Reconciliation of the Fundamentals of Islamic Law (Shaatibi)

Program Prerequisites

• None

Important Dates – Semester – 1 (Year – 2016)

Start Date for Diploma: 20th March, 2016
End Date for Diploma: 19th September, 2016

Enrol for Semester – 1 (Year – 2016)

Please note that if you are friend of Cambridge Islamic College, you enjoy a generous 50% discount on all online Diplomas. In addition to the 50% discount, the friends of the Cambridge Islamic College, enjoy freedom of paying in installments in the form of monthly subscriptions. If you CIC member or want to become friend of CIC, please follow the instruction on the registration page for members.

For people who are not friend of the college, they can buy the diploma program using the below link.

Registrations Open

http://www.cambridgeislamiccollege.org/course/diploma-in-usul-al-fiqh-and-fiqh-studies/

Program Overview

Diploma in Essential Fiqh for Modern Times is a programme that deals with the most challenging questions of jurisprudence and practice in the modern world. The world is becoming ever more complex with many new forms of economic, political, social and technological phenomena imposed on the lives of people. The sad reality is that some of the scholars and preachers are still set in their old and traditional way of thinking. They find it very hard to provide convincing and practical answers to these modern challenges. This programme looks at the modern challenges with a fresh eye to find answers from the Qur’an, Seerah and the research of scholars both past and present.

This is suitable for every Muslim living in both the East and the West either as a minority or as a majority. The world has now become a global village because of advances in technology and transportation so there is very little difference between living in the East and the West. The problems and challenges in family, marriage, children, socialization, entertainment, business, finance, employment, mental health, politics and governance seem to be the same everywhere.

Program Structure

• Shariah Law, Islamic State & Jihad – Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
• Fiqh of Love – Marriage and Family in Islam
• Islamic Banking & Finance – A Myth or A Reality?
• Recreation, Leisure & Entertainment in Islam
• Raising A Muslim Child in The 21st Century
• Stress and Anger Management – The Islamic Perspective

Program Prerequisites

• None

Important Dates

Start Date for Diploma: 5th Jun, 2015
End Date for Diploma: 4th Dec, 2015

Registration

Please note that if you are friend of Cambridge Islamic College, you enjoy a generous 50% discount on all online Diplomas. In addition to the 50% discount, the friends of the Cambridge Islamic College, enjoy freedom of paying in installments in the form of monthly subscriptions. If you CIC member or want to become friend of CIC, please follow the instruction on the registration page for members.

For people who are not friend of the college, they can buy the diploma program using the below link.

Registrations Open

http://www.cambridgeislamiccollege.org/course/diploma-in-essential-fiqh-for-modern-times/