Study Plan

​​​First: Compulsory Specialization Requirements, 15 Credit Hours

#Course CodeCourse Title in EnglishLevelCredit Hours
10501701Advanced Studies in Research Methodologies in Qur'anic Exegesis, Hadith, and Manuscript Editing13
20501711Advanced Studies in Qur'anic Sciences13
30501713Advanced Studies in Analytical Qur'anic Exegesis13
40501721Advanced Studies in Hadith Sciences13
50501722Advanced Studies in Analytical Hadith13

Second: Elective Specialization Requirements, 9 Credit Hours

The student shall choose 9 credit hours from the courses of one group only from either of the following two groups:

1. Tafsir Course Group

#Course CodeCourse Title in EnglishLevelCredit Hours
10501714Advanced Studies in the Principles and Rules of Qur'anic Exegesis23
20501715Advanced Studies in Thematic Qur'anic Exegesis23
30501716Advanced Studies in Qur'anic Rhetoric23
40501717Advanced Studies in the Inimitability of the Qur'an23
50501718Advanced Studies in Exegesis of Juristic Rulings23
60501719Advanced Studies in the Interpretation of Qur'anic Readings and Their Impact on Exegesis23

2. Hadith Course Group

#Course CodeCourse Title in EnglishLevelCredit Hours
10501723Advanced Thematic Studies in Prophetic Hadith23
20501724Advanced Studies in the Six Hadith Books23
30501725Advanced Studies in Hadith Reconciliation and Interpretation23
40501726Advanced Studies in Hadiths of Juristic Rulings23
50501727Advanced Studies in Narrator Criticism and Validation23
60501728Advanced Studies in Hadith Verification and Isnad Analysis23​

Third: Thesis, 9 Credit Hours

Course CodeRequirement Title in EnglishCredit Hours
0501702Master's Thesis9​

Note:
The student shall choose 9 credit hours from one group only, either the Tafsir group or the Hadith group. The thesis must be in the same track chosen by the student.​