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Certificate(in(Hadith(Sciences(
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Course Duration

3 Semesters

Credits Needed to gain the

qualification
Max Credits that can be carried
forward from Awards
Pre-requisite

120 Credits
st

10 credits (1 Semester only)

Entrance test or Achieving
MIU Award

Course Description
Allah has sent Prophet Muhammad (SAW) with the guidance and religion of
truth that it may prevail over all falsehood. Furthermore, he has been
commanded to present all of the religion of Islam to mankind. So Allah
revealed to him the Quran and the Sunnah and commanded him to explain
to the people what has been sent down to them, in order for them to ponder
over, act upon and benefit from. Thus, the Quran and the Sunnah are the 2 sources by which Allah has provided and establish
the proof against His slaves and upon these two sources is built the ruling of belief and action. Anyone who wishes to use the
Sunnah as a source of proof has to be certain that it fulfills two important conditions;
1.

The Sunnah been transmitted is truly connected to the Messenger of Allah (SAW) (i.e. the Hadeeth is authentic).

2.

The Tafseer (explanation) of the Hadeeth points to the proof, which is been established by the Hadeeth.

So due to the first point, it was necessary to formulate a set of rules and principles as guidelines to differentiate between
narrations which were authentically transmitted from the Prophet of Allah (SAW) and those which had been falsely attributed to
him. The Scholars of the past have under taken this enormous task and responsibility in collecting the various rules and principles
regarding this subject, under the title: Mustalah al Hadeeth (the study/science of narrations).
This course is designed and tailored to equip students with the main fundamentals of the various sciences of Hadith, and to
connect the student with the classical texts of the scholars of Hadith comprehensively. It also focuses to build the aptitude of the
student by allowing the student to implement the sciences of Hadith theoretically, practically, and analytically with sound
comprehension. From the essentials of the course is for the student to identify and acknowledge the achievements of the scholars
of Hadith by them serving the sciences of Hadith, the anatomy of the compilation and perseveration of the Hadith, throughout the
different ages of Islam. An indispensable objective is to engineer students academically to defend the Sunnah & Hadith and to
refute the deceptive doubts and false arguments of the orientalists and rejecters of Hadith.

Compulsory Modules
Semester I

Semester II

Semester III

Terminology of Hadith I

Terminology of Hadith II

Terminology of Hadith III

The Books of Hadith (Bukhari)

The Books of Hadith (Muslim)

The Books of Hadith (Tirmidhi)

History of the compilation of the

Fiqh of Hadith (Ibaadat)

Fiqh of Hadith (Ibaadat)

Sunnah

Shamail Al Muhammadiya

Ilm Ar Rijaal

Aqeedah
12 lessons per subject per semester + 12 Tutorials subject per semester
Total Credits necessary to achieve Certificate in Hadith Sciences = 120 Credits

Diploma(in(Hadith(Sciences(
Faculty(of(Hadith
Course Description
The Sunnah (the actions, sayings and confirmations of
Prophet Muhammad (SAW) is the second source of Islamic
legislation and must be in complete agreement with the first
source (i. e. the Quran). The term Sunnah comes from the root
word sanna, which means to pave the way.

Sunnah can be used to describe a path that people follow. In Islamic terminology, Sunnah applies to a prophetic way, which includes
references to the Prophets sayings, actions, approvals, physical features and character traits. His actions pertain to anything he did,
as authentically reported by the Companions, May Allah be pleased with them. His silent approvals on different issues meant he didnt
oppose or mind what he saw, heard or knew of the actions or sayings of his Companions. Sunnah also includes everything
authentically narrated concerning the Prophet's physical features and his traits. The Quran and the Sunnah complement each other.
Without the Sunnah, Islam is not complete, likewise without the Quran, Islam is not complete.

This course is designed and tailored to equip students with the main fundamentals of the various sciences of Hadith, and to connect
the student with the classical texts of the scholars of Hadith comprehensively. It also focuses to build the aptitude of the student by
allowing the student to implement the sciences of Hadith theoretically, practically, and analytically with sound comprehension. From
the essentials of the course is for the student to identify and acknowledge the achievements of the scholars of Hadith by them serving
the sciences of Hadith, the anatomy of the compilation and perseveration of the Hadith, throughout the different ages of Islam. An
indispensable objective is to engineer students academically to defend the Sunnah & Hadith and to refute the deceptive doubts and
false arguments of the orientalists and rejecters of Hadith. It also focuses to cultivate and help the student to be able to examine
critically by implementing the principles of the scholars of Hadith related to the chains of transmission and its text and recognize the
grading of the scholars of Hadith upon the narrations with its explanation. Lastly, it also aims to clarify the concept of the connection
between Fiqh & Sunnah. The Fiqh Madhab of the scholars of Hadith has always been present and co-existed with the other Fiqh
Madhabs. It has its principles, which are implemented in order to deduce and derive correct Fiqh rulings solely based upon the Hadith.

Course Duration

3 Semesters

Credits Needed to gain the qualification

120 Credits

Max Credits that can be carried forward

from Awards
Pre-requisite

None
Certificate in Hadith
Sciences

Compulsory Modules
Semester I

Semester II

Advanced Terminology of Hadith I

Advanced Terminology of Hadith

The Books of Hadith (Abu

The Books of Hadith (Nasai)

Dawud)

Fiqh of Hadith (Muamalaat)

Fiqh of Hadith (Muamalaat)

Introduction to Takhreej I

Introduction to Al-Jarh watTadeel

Semester III

Advanced Terminology of Hadith

The Books of Hadith (Ibn Majah)

Ahadeeth al-Adaab wa-Raqaiq wa

Zuhd

Islamic Finance

12 lessons per subject per semester + 12 Tutorials subject per semester

Total Credits necessary to achieve Diploma in Hadith Sciences = 120 Credits

Advanced(Diploma(in(Hadith(Sciences(
Faculty(of(Hadith

Course Description
Allah preserved the Sunnah by enabling the Companions and those after them (may Allah be pleased with them) to memorise, write
down and pass on the statements of the Messenger (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and the descriptions of his Way, as
well as to continue the blessings of practising the Sunnah. Later, as the purity of the knowledge of the Sunnah became threatened,
Allah caused the Muslim nation to produce outstanding individuals of incredible memory-skills and analytical expertise, who
journeyed tirelessly to collect! hundreds of thousands of narrations and distinguish the true words of precious wisdom of their
Messenger (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) from those corrupted by weak memories, from forgeries by unscrupulous
liars, and from the statements of the enormous number of ulama, the Companions and those who followed their way, who had
taught in various centres of learning and helped to transmit the legacy of Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) all of this achieved through precise attention to the words narrated and detailed familiarity with the biographies of! the thousands of
reporters of Hadith. Action being the best way to preserve teachings, the renewers of Islam also revived the practice of the blessed
authentic Sunnah.

This course is designed and tailored to equip students with the main fundamentals of the various sciences of Hadith, and to connect
the student with the classical texts of the scholars of Hadith comprehensively. It also focuses to build the aptitude of the student by
allowing the student to implement the sciences of Hadith theoretically, practically, and analytically with sound comprehension.

From the essentials of the course is for the student to identify and acknowledge the achievements of the scholars of Hadith by them
serving the sciences of Hadith, the anatomy of the compilation and perseveration of the Hadith, throughout the different ages of
Islam. An indispensable objective is to engineer students academically to defend the Sunnah & Hadith and to refute the deceptive
doubts and false arguments of the orientalists and rejecters of Hadith.It also focuses to cultivate and help the student to be able to
examine critically by implementing the principles of the scholars of Hadith related to the chains of transmission and its text and
recognize the grading of the scholars of Hadith upon the narrations with its explanation.

Lastly, it also aims to clarify the concept of the connection between Fiqh & Sunnah. The Fiqh Madhab of the scholars of Hadith has
always been present and co-existed with the other Fiqh Madhabs. It has its principles, which are implemented in order to deduce
and derive correct Fiqh rulings solely based upon the Hadith.
Compulsory Modules
Semester I

Semester II

Advanced Terminology of Hadith

Advanced Terminology of Hadith

Books of Jarh Wa-Tadeel

Highest Ranking Hadith of

Fabrication and the Fabricators

Research techniques

Semester III

Advanced Terminology of
Hadith

Bukhari

Takhreej II

Criticism (Naqd) in Hadith

Islamic Business Ethics

Research Project

Research Project

Total Credits necessary to achieve Advanced Diploma in Hadith Sciences = 120 Credits