Program Overview

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Introduction to Imam Malik College for Sharia and Law

Imam Malik College for Sharia and Law aims to be a prominent institution in the study and teaching of Sharia and law, with a contemporary vision that meets the demands of today's labor market.

Vision

The college's vision is to be one of the leading institutions in the field of Sharia and law, introducing courses on current jurisprudence issues, studying the contemporary economic movement from an Islamic and legal perspective, and comparing contemporary legal studies with Islamic law and UAE law.

Mission

The college's mission is to prepare graduates to be leaders in society, equipped with skills in creative thinking and specialized scientific research in the fields of Sharia and law.

College Goals

The college's goals include:

• Offering opportunities for continuous academic study in the fields of Sharia and law
• Providing graduates with the skills to work in areas such as Islamic and civil jurisdiction, Ifta', barristering, Islamic and legal consultation, jurisprudential and positivist research, preaching, and Islamic economy and business
• Equipping advocates, including imams, preachers, and educators, to be righteous role models who contribute to the growth of a moderate generation
• Preparing female Muslim advocates to play their natural role in community development and educating the younger generation
• Providing the opportunity to acquire Islamic sciences in accordance with the approach of the righteous predecessors
• Continuous commitment to performance quality and sustainable improvement of education services

Master in Jurisprudence and its Foundations

The Master in Jurisprudence and its Foundations program aims to:

• Improve the student's skills in reasoning and jurisprudential inference
• Apply jurisprudential rules to emerging issues based on principles of reasoning
• Present jurisprudential rulings with their detailed proofs
• Develop the student's competency to understand the scholars' approaches in deducing jurisprudential rulings
• Explain the impact of variety of legislation sources on diversity of jurisprudential schools
• Analyze the effect of foundational and jurisprudential rules on the scholar's controversy
• Help the student to enrich the foundational and jurisprudential research regarding emerging issues
• Conduct a thesis on a jurisprudential or foundational subject in depth
• Express his/her opinion in issues of jurisprudence, foundations, and regulations of reasoning
• Discuss with his/her colleagues emerging issues in Islamic legislation research and application

Objectives and Outcomes

The program's objectives and outcomes include:

• Improving the student's skills in reasoning and jurisprudential inference
• Applying jurisprudential rules to emerging issues
• Presenting jurisprudential rulings with their detailed proofs
• Developing the student's competency to understand the scholars' approaches
• Explaining the impact of variety of legislation sources on diversity of jurisprudential schools
• Analyzing the effect of foundational and jurisprudential rules on the scholar's controversy
• Enriching the foundational and jurisprudential research regarding emerging issues
• Conducting a thesis on a jurisprudential or foundational subject
• Expressing his/her opinion in issues of jurisprudence, foundations, and regulations of reasoning
• Discussing with his/her colleagues emerging issues in Islamic legislation research and application

Means and Tools of Evaluation

The program uses various means and tools of evaluation, including:

• Exams
• In-class assessment
• Scientific researches
• The student's profile
• Groups' meeting
• Practical performance assessment

Study Plan and Courses

The program's study plan includes:

• Core requirements: Methodologies of Jurisprudential and Foundational Research, The effect of Jurisprudential and Foundational Rules on the Scholar's Disagreement, Ijtihad, Contemporary Jurisprudential Issues, Jurisprudential Theories- The contract theory
• Elective requirements: The scholars' Methods of Inference, Principles of Disagreement and Preponderance, Takhreej of Branches on Foundations, Purposes of Islamic Legislation, Subjects of Revocation in Islamic Legislation, Contemporary Methods to Examine Evidence, General Theories of Islamic Economy
• Thesis defense

Supplementary Courses

The program also offers supplementary courses for students who do not have an adequate BA, including:

• Jurisprudence of Worships (1)
• Jurisprudence of Worships (2)
• Jurisprudence of Family (1)
• Jurisprudence of Family (2)
• Introduction to Islamic Legislation
• Foundations of Jurisprudence 1
• Foundations of Jurisprudence 2
• Foundations of Jurisprudence 3
• Contemporary Financial Transactions
• Sciences of Hadith and

Objectives and Outcomes of the Courses

Each course has its own objectives and outcomes, including:

• Methodologies of Jurisprudential and Foundational Research: introducing the student to the scholars' methodologies in writing and inference
• The effect of Jurisprudential and Foundational Rules on the Scholar's Disagreement: defining the foundational rules and differentiating them from the jurisprudential rules
• Ijtihad: helping the student to understand ijtihad, its provisions, controls, and conditions
• Contemporary Jurisprudential Issues: broadening the student's knowledge of jurisprudence in contemporary financial and economic issues
• Jurisprudential Theories- The contract theory: studying the contract theory in accordance with Islamic legislation and the law

Content of the Courses

Each course has its own content, including:

• Methodologies of Jurisprudential and Foundational Research: introducing the scientific methods, characteristics, regulations, sources of jurisprudential and foundational research
• The effect of Jurisprudential and Foundational Rules on the Scholar's Disagreement: defining the foundational rules and differentiating them from the jurisprudential rules
• Ijtihad: aiming to help the student to understand ijtihad, its provisions, controls, and conditions
• Contemporary Jurisprudential Issues: covering various issues including forms of contemporary transactions in financial institutions
• Jurisprudential Theories- The contract theory: studying the contract theory in accordance with Islamic legislation and the law

Admission Requirements

The admission requirements for the program include:

• A bachelor's degree in a relevant field
• A minimum GPA of 3.0
• English language proficiency
• Passing an entrance exam

Tuition Fees

The tuition fees for the program are:

• AED 50,000 per year for UAE nationals
• AED 70,000 per year for international students

Research Areas

The program's research areas include:

• Jurisprudence and its foundations
• Islamic legislation and law
• Contemporary financial transactions
• Islamic economy and business
• Jurisprudential and foundational research

Career Opportunities

The program's graduates can pursue careers in:

• Islamic and civil jurisdiction
• Ifta' and barristering
• Islamic and legal consultation
• Jurisprudential and positivist research
• Preaching and Islamic education
• Islamic economy and business