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Higher Islamic Education

ʿĀlimiyyahالعالمية

A full-time ʿĀlimiyyah program rooted in the traditional Dars Niẓāmī curriculum, designed to provide students with a comprehensive grounding in the Islamic Sciences. Through rigorous study of Arabic and the sacred sciences, students develop the knowledge, character, and leadership needed to carry the Prophetic Legacy forward.

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AT A GLANCE
Duration
6–7 Years
Audience
Brothers · 14+
Schedule
Mon–Fri, 6-8 Hours Daily
Track
Full-Time
Tuition
$4,000 / year
Format
Onsite Only
CURRICULUM

Year-by-year

Year 1
Ten Lessons of Arabic (Arabic Grammar), ʿIlm al-Ṣarf (Arabic Morphology), Al-Ṭarīqah al-ʿAṣriyyah (Conversational Arabic), Tajwīd for Beginners, Zād al-Ṭālibīn (Ḥadīth), Sīrah of Muḥammad ﷺ, Urdu, etc.
Year 2
Tashīl al-Naḥw, Min Kanz al-Ṣarf, Al-Ṭarīqah al-ʿAṣriyyah, Qiṣaṣ al-Nabiyyīn, Translation of the Qurʾān (11–20), Nūr al-Īḍāḥ, History of the Four Caliphs, Manṭiq (Logic), Mufīd al-Ṭālibīn, etc.
Year 3
Hidāyat al-Naḥw, Al-Balāghah al-Wāḍiḥah, Āsān Uṣūl al-Fiqh, Mukhtaṣar al-Qudūrī, Translation of the Qurʾān (21–30), Uṣūl al-Shāshī, ʿIlm al-Ṣīghah, Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn, Minhāj al-Manṭiq, etc.
Year 4
Al-Hidāyah Vol. I–II, Nūr al-Anwār, Translation of the Qurʾān (1–10), Sharḥ Qaṭr al-Nadā, Al-Manẓūmah al-Bayqūniyyah, Al-Sirājī, Al-Bidāyah, Ḥayāt al-Ṣaḥābah, Ikhtilāf al-Ummah, etc.
Year 5
Sharḥ al-ʿAqāʾid, Tafsīr al-Jalālayn, Mishkāt al-Maṣābīḥ, Al-Hidāyah Vol. III–IV, Nuzhat al-Naẓar, Al-Fawz al-Kabīr, etc.
REQUIRED READING

Books for this program

FAQ

Common questions

The ʿĀlimiyyah program is open to students of high school age and above, regardless of background, who are committed to pursuing Islamic knowledge with sincerity and dedication.

Prior knowledge requirements vary by level. For the first year, students should be able to read and write Arabic and have a rudimentary understanding of the various Islamic sciences.

The program is full-time, with a minimum of 6–8 hours of instructional time each day, Monday through Friday, in addition to time dedicated to revision, study, and homework.

The program follows the traditional Dars-i-Niẓāmī curriculum, with a comprehensive study of the Qurʾān, Ḥadīth, Fiqh, Uṣūl al-Fiqh, ʿAqīdah, Arabic, and other Islamic sciences.

The program is taught by qualified, local ʿulamāʾ at INK Foundation, who have received certification from some of the world’s renowned Islamic institutes.

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