The Bachelor of Sharia study plan at King Abdulaziz University is an accredited bachelor programme spanning about 4 years (8 academic levels), requiring 128 credit hours across 71 courses of required and elective study. The table below lists the courses and their credit hours for each level.
First Level15 credits
Code
Course
Credits
ILS 111
Islamic Creed (1)
2
ILS 121
The Holy Quran (1)
0
ILS 122
Quranic Studies
0
ILS 131
Hadith of Rulings (1)
1
ILS 141
Intro. to Study of Fiqh
2
ILS 142
Fiqh of Acts of Worship (ʿIbādāt) 1
3
ILS 151
Introduction to the Study of Uṣūl al-Fiqh (Islamic Legal Theory)
2
ILS 181
Grammar Studies (1)
3
ISLS 101
Islamic Culture (1)
2
Second Level14 credits
Code
Course
Credits
ILS 112
Islamic Creed (2)
0
ILS 123
The Holy Quran (2)
2
ILS 132
Hadith of Rulings (2)
0
ILS 143
Fiqh of Acts of Worship (ʿIbādāt) 2
3
ILS 152
Uṣūl al-Fiqh (Islamic Legal Theory) (1)
2
ILS 182
Grammar Studies (2)
3
Arab 101
Language Skills
2
ISLS 201
Islamic Culture (2)
2
Third Level19 credits
Code
Course
Credits
ILS 211
Islamic Creed (3)
2
ILS 221
The Holy Quran (3)
0
ILS 222
Hadith Terminology
2
ILS 231
Interpt. of Verses of R. (1)
3
ILS 241
Fiqh of Acts of Worship (ʿIbādāt) 3
3
ILS 251
Uṣūl al-Fiqh (Islamic Legal Theory) (2)
2
ILS 281
Grammatical Studies (3)
2
elective
ELECTIVE
3
ISLS 301
Islamic Culture (3)
2
Forth Level17 credits
Code
Course
Credits
ILS 223
The Holy Quran (4)
2
ILS 232
Interpt. of Verses of R. (2)
3
ILS 233
Hadith of Rulings (3)
1
ILS 242
Fiqh of Acts of Worship (ʿIbādāt) 4
2
ILS 243
Fiqh of Financial Transactions (Muʿāmalāt) 1
3
ILS 252
Uṣūl al-Fiqh (Islamic Legal Theory) (3)
2
ILS 282
Grammatical Studies (4)
1
Arab 201
Arabic Writing
3
Fifth Level17 credits
Code
Course
Credits
ILS 311
Islamic Sects
2
ILS 321
Hadith Verificat. & Accep.
1
ILS 331
Interpt. of Verses of R. (3)
1
ILS 341
Family Law Fiqh (1)
2
ILS 342
Fiqh of Financial Transactions (Muʿāmalāt) 2
2
ILS 351
Uṣūl al-Fiqh (Islamic Legal Theory) (4)
3
ILS 352
Islamic Legal Maxims (Qawāʿid Fiqhiyya) (1)
2
ILS 381
Grammatical Studies (5)
2
ISLS 401
Islamic Culture (4)
2
Sixth Level13 credits
Code
Course
Credits
ILS 312
Religions
2
ILS 332
Ḥadīths of Legal Rulings (Aḥādīth al-Aḥkām) (4)
2
ILS 343
Family Fiqh 2
1
ILS 344
Fiqh of Criminal Offenses (Jināyāt)
0
ILS 345
Introduction to Econ.
0
ILS 353
Uṣūl al-Fiqh (Islamic Legal Theory) (5)
2
ILS 354
Islamic Legal Maxims (Qawāʿid Fiqhiyya) (2)
2
ILS 371
Intro. to Scientific R.
1
ILS 300
Artificial Intelligence
3
Seventh Level18 credits
Code
Course
Credits
ILS 441
Fiqh of Ḥudūd (Prescribed Penalties) and Taʿzīr (Discretionary Punishments)
2
ILS 442
Inheritance Law (Farāʾiḍ) 1
3
ILS 451
Uṣūl al-Fiqh (Islamic Legal Theory) (6)
3
ILS 452
Derivation of Subsidiary Branches from Legal-Theoretical Principles (Takhrīj al-Furūʿ ʿalā al-Uṣūl)
1
ILS 453
Objectives of Islamic Law (Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿa)
1
ILS 461
Fiqh of Methods of Proof
2
ILS 471
Juristic Disagreement and Disputation
2
ILS 472
Scientific Research (1)
1
ILS 400
Labor Market Skills
3
Eighth Level15 credits
Code
Course
Credits
ILS 411
Contemporary D.
2
ILS 412
Contemporary Islamic S.
2
ILS 431
Hadith of Rulings (5)
0
ILS 443
Inheritance Law (Farāʾiḍ) 2
1
ILS 444
Fiqh of Foods, Oaths, and Vows
2
ILS 454
Uṣūl al-Fiqh (Islamic Legal Theory) (7)
2
ILS 462
Sharʿ-based Governance (al-Siyāsa al-Sharʿiyya)
2
ILS 463
Fiqh of the Judiciary (Adjudication)
0
ILS 473
Scientific Research (2)
1
ILS 474
Practical Training
3
This plan is transcribed from the university's official source. Always confirm the plan approved for your own cohort before registering.
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