This higher diploma is arranged for those who have successfully completed the six-month certificate course described above. It teaches at an advanced level, giving students eager for deep foundational and intermediate knowledge of Islam a firm base in the Arabic language and the classical sciences (nahw, sarf, fiqh and hadith) for their journey as da‘is of the deen.
Duration: 6 months
| Code | Course | Credits | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGD-DIS 1101 | Beautifying Quran Recitation & Tajweed (II) | 3 | 100 |
| PGD-DIS 1102 | Quran Translation (5 Parts) | 3 | 100 |
| PGD-DIS 1103 | Hadith Studies (I) | 3 | 100 |
| PGD-DIS 1104 | Fiqh Studies | 3 | 100 |
| PGD-DIS 1105 | Arabic Language & Literature | 3 | 100 |
| PGD-DIS 1106 | Arabic Grammar | 3 | 100 |
| PGD-DIS 1107 | Introduction to Da‘wah | 3 | 100 |
| PGD-DIS 1108 | Islamic Intellectual History | 3 | 100 |
| Total | 24 | 800 | |
Beautifying Quran Recitation & Tajweed (II)
Credits 3, Marks 100
Quran Translation (5 Parts)
Credits 3, Marks 100
Hadith Studies (I)
Credits 3, Marks 100
Fiqh Studies
Credits 3, Marks 100
Arabic Language & Literature
Credits 3, Marks 100
Arabic Grammar
Credits 3, Marks 100
Introduction to Da‘wah
Credits 3, Marks 100
Islamic Intellectual History
Credits 3, Marks 100
Duration: 6 months
| Code | Course | Credits | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGD-DIS 1201 | Quran Translation (7 Parts) | 3 | 100 |
| PGD-DIS 1202 | Hadith Studies (II) | 3 | 100 |
| PGD-DIS 1203 | Fiqhul Ibadat | 3 | 100 |
| PGD-DIS 1204 | Advanced Arabic Language & Literature | 3 | 100 |
| PGD-DIS 1205 | Advanced Arabic Grammar | 3 | 100 |
| PGD-DIS 1206 | Contemporary Da‘wah | 3 | 100 |
| PGD-DIS 1207 | Dawah in South Asia | 3 | 100 |
| PGD-DIS 1208 | Viva | 2 | 50 |
| Total | 23 | 750 | |
Quran Translation (7 Parts)
Credits 3, Marks 100
Hadith Studies (II)
Credits 3, Marks 100
Fiqhul Ibadat
Credits 3, Marks 100
Advanced Arabic Language & Literature
Credits 3, Marks 100
Advanced Arabic Grammar
Credits 3, Marks 100
Contemporary Da‘wah
Credits 3, Marks 100
Dawah in South Asia
Credits 3, Marks 100
Viva
Credits 2, Marks 50
Duration: 6 months
| Code | Course | Credits | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGD-DIS 2101 | Study of al-Quran & Short Tafsir (8 Parts) | 4 | 100 |
| PGD-DIS 2102 | Advanced Hadith Studies (I) | 4 | 100 |
| PGD-DIS 2103 | Fiqhul Muamalat & Usulul Fiqh (I) | 4 | 100 |
| PGD-DIS 2104 | Arabic literature & Ilmul Balagah (I) | 4 | 100 |
| PGD-DIS 2105 | Comparative Religion | 3 | 100 |
| PGD-DIS 2106 | Contemporary Ideologies | 3 | 100 |
| Total | 22 | 600 | |
Study of al-Quran & Short Tafsir (8 Parts)
Credits 4, Marks 100
Advanced Hadith Studies (I)
Credits 4, Marks 100
Fiqhul Muamalat & Usulul Fiqh (I)
Credits 4, Marks 100
Arabic literature & Ilmul Balagah (I)
Credits 4, Marks 100
Comparative Religion
Credits 3, Marks 100
Contemporary Ideologies
Credits 3, Marks 100
Duration: 6 months
| Code | Course | Credits | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGD-DIS 2201 | Study of al-Quran & Short Tafsir (10 Parts) | 4 | 100 |
| PGD-DIS 2202 | Advanced Hadith Studies (II) | 4 | 100 |
| PGD-DIS 2203 | Fiqhul Muamalat & Usulul Fiqh (II) | 4 | 100 |
| PGD-DIS 2204 | Advanced Arabic literature | 3 | 100 |
| PGD-DIS 2205 | Islamic Sciences | 3 | 100 |
| PGD-DIS 2206 | Dissertation | 4 | 100 |
| Viva | 2 | 50 | |
| Total | 24 | 650 | |
Study of al-Quran & Short Tafsir (10 Parts)
Credits 4, Marks 100
Advanced Hadith Studies (II)
Credits 4, Marks 100
Fiqhul Muamalat & Usulul Fiqh (II)
Credits 4, Marks 100
Advanced Arabic literature
Credits 3, Marks 100
Islamic Sciences
Credits 3, Marks 100
Dissertation
Credits 4, Marks 100
Viva
Credits 2, Marks 50
After completing this long and intensive course, a broad field of higher Islamic knowledge and wide-ranging research opens before the students. Building on the scholarly foundation they have gained, students can proceed along the following paths:
Taking the deep knowledge gained in the course as their provision, students can earn higher degrees in Islamic Studies and related subjects from universities and higher education institutions at home and abroad.
Students who sincerely wish to become fully qualified ulama through the institutional, traditional route can enrol directly in the ‘Sharh-e-Bekaya class of the country’s renowned madrasas and pursue advanced study of the sciences of the deen.
Having completed the course, students can enter their professions with professionalism, according to the knowledge and skills gained. Alongside this, they will be qualified to conduct dawah activities on a wider scale as capable da‘is. And by fulfilling their duties in their own fields with honesty, integrity and dedication, they will play an effective role in bringing positive, lasting change to society.