Students study research methodology and the ifta’ process in depth to attain proficiency in research and answering questions according to classical and traditional methods, but while taking into consideration contemporary demands and sensitivities. Over the full-time course period of two years, students practice answering over a thousand questions on a variety of essential topics required to guide people towards an honest and rightous Islamic life in the fast changing world we find ourselves in.

The second year of the course includes a specialisation in at least one of a number of important areas:

• Islamic Bioethics (Medical Ethics and Medicine)
• Islamic Family and Marital Law
• Islamic Food and Dietary Law
• Islamic Inheritance Law
• Citizenship, Integration, and Political Issues
• Islamic Trade, Commerce and Finance
• Fiqh of Women
• Menstruation, Post-Natal Bleeding, Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding
• Astronomy and Prayer Times

Please note that this is an intense post-graduate course open to graduates of the dars nizami or equivalent system, who are juridically inclined, can demonstrate an adequate grasp of fiqh (Marghinani’s Hidaya), and possess an advanced level of Arabic text analysing skills.

Due to the interactive nature of the course and the intense individual one-to-one mentoring required, only limited spaces are available.

Open to ‘alims and ‘alimas