Listen LiveʿĀlimiyyah Course Online
Introduction
Based on a classical curriculum, this part-time course is designed to help beginners progress from an elementary stage to a very advanced level in Arabic and Islamic Studies. It is a dedicated online program with separate classes for brothers and sisters, taught by qualified ʿulamāʾ and ʿālimāt. Delivered in the English medium with a progressive focus on Arabic, it comprises an in-depth study of the key Islamic disciplines including: Arabic language and literature, Qurʾān, ḥadīth, tafsīr and fiqh.
Course Outline
Years 1-2: naḥw (grammar), ṣarf (morphology), adab (literature), fiqh (jurisprudence)
Years 3-5: Qurʾān translation and tafsīr (exegesis), comparative fiqh, uṣūl al-fiqh (principles of fiqh), ḥadīth, uṣūl al-ḥadīth (principles of ḥadīth), ʿaqīdah (belief)
Years 6-7: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Jāmiʾ al-Tirmidhī, Sunan Abī Dāwūd, Sunan Ibn Mājah and Sunan al-Nasāʾī
Dates and Timings
Course start date: Monday 25th August 2025
Days and timings:
Course start date: Monday 25th August 2025
Days and timings:
Monday – Thursday: 6:30pm – 9:40pm
| Lesson 1 | Lesson 2 | Break | Lesson 3 | Lesson 4 |
| 6:30pm – 7:15pm | 7:15pm – 8:00pm | 8:00pm – 8:10pm | 8:10pm – 8:55pm | 8:55pm – 9:40pm |
Friday: 7pm – 10pm
| Lesson 1 | Break/ʿishāʾ | Weekly public lecture by Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq |
| 7pm – 8pm | 8pm – 8:30pm | 8:30pm onwards |
Open Day: To be confirmed
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Please note that course availability, dates and timings are subject to change.
Technical Requirements
Lessons are conducted via the Zoom platform. Regular and punctual attendance at all lessons is highly emphasised and will be monitored. For use in occasional instances, however, recordings of lessons will be made available for 7 days only. All students require a:
• stable internet connection.
• functioning microphone.
• suitable private space from which to attend virtually.
Requirements
• Minimum entry age: 16 (by course start date)
• Ability to recognise and read vowelled Arabic script (e.g. the Qurʾān), even if it be slowly and without comprehension.
• This course is for UK students residing outside Leicester. We are currently unable to cater for students residing outside of the UK.
• Enrolment at any point beyond Year 1 of the course is subject to eligibility and assessment.
Fees
Annual course fee: £1,150
The annual fee may be paid outright at the start of each academic year, or as ten monthly instalments of £115.