A six year programme which will aim to teach  some of the most authoritative texts in the various branches of the Islamic sciences gradually progressing from the primary didactic text (al-Matn) to the more advanced texts consisting of the commentaries (al-Sharah) and making use of the glosses and marginal notes (al-Hawashi).  The first year will concentrate solely on the acquisition of the Arabic language using English as the medium of instruction and thereafter progressing solely to the Arabic medium in the subsequent five years.   The faculties that will be covered during the six years include Jurisprudence and it’s foundations, Islamic beliefs and it’s ancillary sciences, the Arabic language grammar and literature,  Prophetic Traditions and it’s sciences and Quranic studies and it’s sciences.

Each faculty will cover one academic year, which will consist of ten months with holidays during Ramadhan and the Hajj period.

The first year will concentrate solely on Arabic language acquisition.  The 'al-Arabi li al-Nasheen' series will be employed which is a set of six books which is taught in many institutions throughout the world.  The book contains all the necessary grammar and etymology that is necessary to progress to a good level of overall comprehension. The basic grammar primer (nahw) will also be covered  al-Ajrumiyyah.

Second Year will include the study of fiqh texts including Noor al-Idah, Maraqia al-Falah, al-Qudoori together with marginal notes from the Hashiyat ibn-Aabideen. Also Ilm al-Usool al-Fiqh by Shaykh Abdul Wahhab Khallaf. Grammer from Qatr al-Nida.

The following four remaining years will cover : in year three fiqh from al-Hidaayah and selections from other texts.  Intermediate and advanced Arabic literature.

Year four, Aqeeda, Usool al-Fiqh & Mantiq.Five, Hadith & Mustalah Hadith.  And the final year, year six,  will cover Quran tafseer and it's sciences

This system has advantages from three aspects.  Firstly concentrating on one faculty area will enable students to devote their skills to gain proficiency in one subject area rather than being dispersed over many subjects.  Students who are competent in certain areas could theoretically bypass that area of study to the next if they can satisfy the course coordinators, hence students who have studied intermediate Arabic could continue directly to the second year.

Attendance

The course is open to students on a part-time basis. The minimum age for students is 16 years