Program Overview

Introduction to the Master's Program in Fiqh of Shar'i Discourse

The Master's program in Fiqh of Shar'i Discourse is a vital program that aims to reinforce the concept of Shar'i discourse. This program contributes to meeting the need for specialists in Shar'i discourse in the United Arab Emirates, who possess a combination of religious knowledge and rigorous scientific research based on correct research methodologies and original sources.

Program Overview

The program is designed to produce graduates who can effectively communicate and interact with local and international communities, adapting positively to their professional environment. Graduates will acquire skills in research, critical thinking, and analysis, enabling them to find appropriate solutions to contemporary issues.

Program Objectives

The objectives of the Master's program in Fiqh of Shar'i Discourse include:

• Enabling students to communicate and interact positively with their community and professional environment.
• Developing students' research and critical thinking skills to address contemporary issues.
• Equipping students with the skills of discourse and persuasion to build a balanced personality in thought and behavior.
• Providing students with the mechanism of ijtihad to resolve disputes and issues in society, in accordance with the purposes of the Shariah and the controls of fatwa.
• Enabling students to correctly explain the religion, creed, and Shariah, and to correct misconceptions about Islam and refute doubts raised about it through valuable scientific additions.

Program Structure

The program consists of several courses, including:

Compulsory Courses

• Fiqh of Novelties (JUR 666)
• Contemporary Fiqhi Issues (JUR 667)
• Usooli Issues (JUR 668)
• Medical Issues (JUR 669)
• Taeel by Rules (JUR 670)
• Modern Financial Transactions (ECO 611)
• Sources of Knowledge and Research Methodologies (RSC 686)
• Fiqhi Theories (JUR 671)
• Purposes of the Shariah and Consideration of Ijtihad (ISL 688)
• Quranic Studies (QUR 671)
• Methodology of Understanding Shar'i Texts (ISL 689)

Elective Courses

• Shar'i Texts and Terminology in English (ENG 601)
• Discourse of Tolerance in Islam (HUM 618)
• Value of Knowledge and Sciences in Islam (HUM 619)
• Fiqh of Peace and Citizenship (JUR 672)

Thesis

• Scientific Thesis (JUR 692)

Program Outcomes

Upon completing the program, graduates will be able to:

1. Communicate and interact positively with their community and professional environment.
2. Demonstrate research and critical thinking skills to address contemporary issues.
3. Build a balanced personality in thought and behavior through the skills of discourse and persuasion.
4. Apply the mechanism of ijtihad to resolve disputes and issues in society.
5. Correctly explain the religion, creed, and Shariah, and refute misconceptions about Islam.

Total Credit Hours

The total credit hours for the program are 48.