Courses

Aalimiyah Course

A comprehensive Islamic education programme nurturing future scholars and community leaders.

طَلَبُ الْعِلْمِ فَرِيضَةٌ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ

“Seeking knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim.”

Ibn Majah · 224

Overview

What is the Aalimiyah Course?

The Aalimiyah Course is a specialised Islamic education programme designed to offer in-depth understanding of the Holy Qur’an, blessed traditions of our beloved Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, jurisprudence, exegesis, Arabic language and much more.

This comprehensive course nurtures a strong spiritual connection and ethical foundation. It fosters critical thinking and analytical skills, empowering students to interpret and apply noble Islamic teachings effectively.

At the end of the course, students are expected to have gained an in-depth understanding of the meaning, interpretation and commentary of the Holy Qur’an, narrations of Rasulullah ﷺ and other sources of Islamic knowledge. Students will also be proficient in oratory skills in English and Urdu, and have a professional standard of understanding in classical Arabic.

Urdu foundationOptional · 2 years

Aalimiyah core course6 years

Urdu1

Urdu2

Year1

Year2

Year3

Year4

Year5

Year6

Qira’ah specialisationOptional two-year course in the ten methods of recitation.

GraduationCompletion of Sahih Bukhari.

6 – 8 Years The Urdu years are not compulsory for students joining the full Alim class. Open to pre-16 and post-16 students.

3 Written exams a year Alongside daily assessment to track progress.

8 am – 7 pm Monday to Friday Residential students have additional evening hours.

Qur’anic Studies

Recitation with Tajweed, memorisation, translation and in-depth exegesis (Tafseer).

Hadith Studies

Study of blessed Ahadith, including authentication, interpretation and application.

Islamic Jurisprudence

Islamic legal rulings regarding worship, family law, transactions and methodologies of deriving rulings.

Islamic Theology

Understanding of Aqeedah, concepts related to faith, creed and spirituality.

Arabic Language

Syntax (Nahw), morphology (Sarf), grammar and classical Arabic proficiency.

History & Logic

Islamic history, Seerah of the Prophet ﷺ, logic and philosophy within an Islamic framework.

Our Vision

Aalimiyah Class Aims

What the course sets out to achieve for every student who completes it.

To cater for the needs of the global population. To educate students from all backgrounds and a vast range of needs.

Treat all students in the sunnah method, trying to constantly enhance the level of the student.

Provide a detailed and balanced curriculum in order to give the students the best education and most benefit.

Create an atmosphere and learning environment where the student reaches the level and gains the confidence to study independently.

To be a practical Muslim, showing his religion in his actions and manners to people of all race and religion.

To nurture future, complete leaders of the global community — leaders that understand the method of living and leading in the current globe.

Revelation of the Quran was a source of guidance, inspiration and mercy. The Quran frequently visits the ruling of easiness and decreasing the burden upon the human race. This message extends to recitation — according to certain scholars, the revelation of the Quran was done upon seven different formats and letters as informed in the Hadeeth.

As a result of these different formats, the scholars of Qira’ah of the past passed on the different possible methods of recitation which gained acceptance by the scholars of knowledge and the Ummah. These methods all stem back to the time of the Prophet ﷺ and the companions, where different tribes were allowed to recite the verses in slightly different methods, all conveying the correct message of the Quran.

From amongst the different methods were the 7 mutawatir (universally accepted) methods, and a further 3 — totalling 10 mutawatir methods. These refer back to 10 Imams of Qira’ah, each with two famous narrators.

The Ten Readings

Imams of Qira’ah and their narrators

Nafe’e

QarloonWarsh

Ibn Katheer Makki

BazziQunbul

Abu Amre Basri

DuuriSusi

Ibn Aamir Shamii

HishamIbn Zakwaan

Aasim

Su’bahHafs

Hamzah

KalafKallad

Kasaa-ee

Abul HarithDuuri

Abu Ja’far

Ibn WardaanIbn Hammaz

Yaqoub

RuwaisRawh

Kalaf

IshaaqIdrees

Why it matters

The value of studying the readings

Preserving the different methods of recitation.
Understanding the recitation aspects of Tafseers (Quran commentaries).
Understanding the meaning of the Quran using the different recitation methods.
Preserving many rules of syntax and morphology.

Our institute provides Year 4 & Year 5 Aalimiyah students the opportunity to study these 10 different methods under the guidance of an experienced teacher in a two-year course.

Students at the institute are constantly encouraged to improve their presentation skills in different areas, including oratory skills. Along with the constant guidance given during daily lessons, students deliver speeches on a weekly basis in front of a teacher and an audience of students, though every student will deliver a talk every fortnight.

The speeches can be given in Arabic, English or Urdu. Every student will give a speech in English the first week, and a Urdu speech after a fortnight. An Arabic speech is optional but strongly encouraged, and can be delivered in the English or the Urdu week.

Every speech must

Draw on the Qur’an and Sunnah

Each speech must include Qur’anic verses and Prophetic narrations with correct interpretation and relevance.

Carry a moral and spiritual dimension

Speeches must carry a moral, spiritual or ethical dimension and connect to contemporary issues.

Speak to Muslim life in Britain

Constant relevance to living as a Muslim in Britain is an important theme throughout the programme.

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