Courses
Ifta (Darul Iftaa)
A specialist post-graduate year equipping scholars with the skills to issue informed Islamic legal rulings.
Community Service
Darul Iftaa — Fatawa Service
The staff includes qualified jurists who can give answers in Arabic, English, Urdu and Gujarati. Queries are taken by email, letter or telephone. All correspondence is kept strictly confidential.
Overview
What is the Ifta Course?
This institute, realising the need of the local and international community, develops students beyond the Alim course with an additional year in which they specialise in Islamic jurisprudence. This year is designed to give graduated students practice in Ifta — the issuing of Islamic legal rulings.
The Iftaa course equips students with the knowledge and skills required to issue informed verdicts rooted in Islamic tradition. Along with studying specialised texts with experienced Muftis, the main focus is to give students real-life practice and experience of answering day-to-day issues within the community.
Students participate in real-life case studies, issuing fatawa under supervision, developing the confidence and competence to be responsible scholars, and working in collaboration with other institutes, organisations and personalities to enrich their experience.
What the certificate requires
Structured classes run from 8:00 am to 12:15 pm, with around six hours of study and research every day in the afternoon and evening.
Curriculum
Topics Covered
Aqeedah & Tasawwuf
Beliefs, sects and purification of the heart.
Worship (Ibadat)
Taharah, Salaah, Zakaah, Sawm and Hajj.
Family Law
Nikah, Talaq and women’s issues.
Business & Transactions
Trade, contemporary commerce and financial dealings.
Inheritance (Mirath)
Islamic laws of succession and estate division.
Usul al-Ifta
Principles of issuing fatawa and the methodology of the Hanafi school.
Syllabus
Core Texts Studied
Specific chapters from key classical and contemporary texts, studied under the guidance of experienced Muftis, alongside extensive independent reading from the major fatawa collections.
- Radd al-Muhtar
- Al-Durr al-Mukhtar
- Rasm al-Mufti
- Al-Ashbah wa al-Naza’ir
- Mu’in al-Fara’idh
- Fiqh al-Buyu’
- Nashr al-‘Urf
Primary textsStudied in class with the Muftis
- Fatawa Mahmudiyyah
- Ahsan al-Fatawa
- Fatawa Rahimiyyah
- Fatawa Dar al-Ulum Zakariyya
- Imdad al-Fatawa
- Jawahir al-Fiqh
- Kifayat al-Mufti
Essential fatawa collectionsIndependent reading
Workshops & Training
Real-world Preparation
Approximately two external workshops or trainings are offered per term, covering a range of real-world topics that a Mufti may encounter in community service.
Hospital & Health
End-of-life services, organ transplantation, medicine and communicating with patients and bereaving families.
Mental Health & Counselling
Causes, symptoms, conventional and religious remedies, dispute resolution, and available services.
Business & Law
Contemporary business modes, inheritance and family law with legal professionals, accountancy and charity law.
Academic & Da’wah Skills
Academic writing, referencing, oratory and effective communication, media engagement and practical Janazah training.
Resources
Full Course Guidelines
Download the complete Darul Iftaa Guidelines document for detailed information on the syllabus, reading lists, fatwa methodology and course expectations.