Academic Backgrounds
Academic Backgrounds
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College (الكلية)
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Department & Specialization
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Study Level
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Required Academic Background
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Islamic Sciences
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Jurisprudence and its Principles
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Master’s
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Bachelor’s degree in: Jurisprudence and its Principles, Sharia, or Jurisprudence.
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Islamic Sciences
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Jurisprudence and its Principles
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Ph.D.
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Master’s degree in: Jurisprudence and its Principles, Sharia, Jurisprudence, or Principles of Jurisprudence.
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Islamic Sciences
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Interpretation and Quranic Sciences
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Master’s
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Bachelor’s degree in: Interpretation and Quranic Sciences, Interpretation, or The Holy Quran and its Sciences.
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Islamic Sciences
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Interpretation and Quranic Sciences
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Ph.D.
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Master’s degree in: Interpretation and Quranic Sciences, Interpretation, Quranic Sciences, or Fundamentals of Religion (Interpretation Major).
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Islamic Sciences
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Hadith and its Sciences
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Master’s
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Master’s degree in: Hadith and its Sciences.
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Islamic Sciences
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Hadith and its Sciences
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Ph.D.
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Master’s degree in: Hadith and its Sciences, or Fundamentals of Religion (Hadith Major).
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Islamic Sciences
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Creed, Da'wah, and Thought
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Master’s
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Bachelor’s degree in: Creed, Da'wah, and Thought, or Creed and Islamic Thought.
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Competitive Examination Subjects
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Department / Specialization
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Degree
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Examination Subjects
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Jurisprudence and its Principles
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Master’s
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1. Comparative Jurisprudence, 2. Principles of Jurisprudence, 3. Objectives of Sharia (Maqasid), 4. Jurisprudential Maxims.
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Jurisprudence and its Principles
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Ph.D.
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1. Comparative Jurisprudence, 2. Principles of Jurisprudence, 3. Jurisprudential Maxims, 4. Personal Status Jurisprudence.
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Interpretation and Quranic Sciences
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Master’s
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1. Analytical Interpretation, 2. Thematic Interpretation, 3. Quranic Sciences, 4. Methods of Interpreters, 5. Quranic Inimitability (I’jaz).
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Interpretation and Quranic Sciences
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Ph.D.
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1. Inimitability of the Quran, 2. Rules of Interpretation, 3. Comparative Interpretation, 4. Introduction to the Science of Qira'at (Recitations).
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Hadith and its Sciences
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Master’s
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1. Hadith Terminology, 2. Hadith Defects ('Ilal), 3. Al-Jarh wa al-Ta’dil (Validation & Disparaging), 4. Hadith Criticism, 5. Methods of Hadith Scholars.
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Hadith and its Sciences
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Ph.D.
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1. Studies in Al-Jarh wa al-Ta’dil, 2. Studies in Hadith Defects, 3. Issues in Hadith Sciences, 4. Studies in Mukhtalif al-Hadith (Conflicting Hadiths), 5. Studies in Thematic Hadith.
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Creed, Da'wah, and Thought
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Master’s
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1. Islamic Creed, 2. Islamic Thought, 3. Monotheistic Religions, 4. Principles of Da'wah, 5. Islamic Philosophy.
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