Bachelor of Theology in Islamic Studies (B.Th.)

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1. Completion of the Undergraduate Portfolio* to provide evidence of five or more years of post-high school, professional-level paid or volunteer work experience in a social service ministry or faith community
2. High school diploma or G.E.D. Foreign students must hold the equivalent.
3. Completion of the Application Procedure.

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1.    Authority of The Sunnah (BC 210 )

Books: 

• Introduce the subject of the Sunnah and discuss its legal authority.
• Explain the position of the Sunnah in Islam, provide evidence for it and refute doubts -- past and present -- about it. 
• Discuss the history of the Sunnah and the methodology of the Mohadethen.    

• The ability to recite with the application of tajweed.
• The ability to recite Qur'an fluently. 
• A strong understanding of the madd (prolongation). 
• The ability to dissect the Tajweed rules from verses of the Qur'an  

• To understand different subjects that are related to our daily life such as purification and prayer. 
• To learn how to perform ablution, ghusl and prayer.

• To study and understand the meaning of the Hadith selected for the course.
• To derive the rules and regulations of Islam from the Hadith.
• To learn the Prophetic wisdom from the meaning of each Hadith.
• To appreciate Hadith as the second source of Islamic Shari'ah.
• To understand the message of each Hadith.

• This course will focus on the need to understand why the West rejects Islam; the need for Muslims to play a positive and constructive role in the West; and the need to know that America is a fertile land for Islam.

• Study and analyze the historical background of the revelation of each surah of the last Juz' of the Qur'an (Surahs 78 to 114).
• Give interpretation to the individual verses, explain terms and special words in them as well as discuss the relationship among the different surahs.
• Derive rules and regulations from the verses. Search for divine wisdom for traditional and contemporary issues in the light of guidance presented by the surahs and verses.

• Study and analyze the historical background of the revelation of each surah of Juz' Tabarak.
• Give interpretation to the individual verses; explain terms and special words in them as well as discuss the relationship among the different surahs.
• Derive rules and regulations from the verses. Search for divine wisdom for traditional and contemporary issues in the light of the guidance presented by the surahs and verses.

• To learn the importance of Saum, hajj and Zakat.
• To perform hajj and umrah.
• To learn how to distribute Zakat in the correct way.

• This course attempts to define religion from the Muslim perspective and from a general scholastic standpoint.   It discusses the Islamic stand on reading about other religions and the proper Islamic attitude in such a study.  It familiarizes students with historic as well as modern developments of various religious traditions and the practices of their adherents around the world. Furthermore, it examines some specific religions and their belief systems and the Islamic response to claims of those religions which is necessary make da'wah to people of these religions.

• A solid grasp of the Arabic terms surrounding this subject.
• A strong understanding of what is meant by a “contract” in Islam.

• To study and examine the significance of family in Islam and it's structure in the context of Islamic Law focusing on the basic laws and dimensions of marriage, legitimacy and divorce.
• To appreciate the foundations and the values of Islamic Family Law, by comparative studies the family values of other cultures.
• To train the students in answering questions arising from their readings.

• To learn how to collect information, document it, then to write it academically.

• To introduce the beginning student to the Arabic language and acquaint him with the fundamentals of the language and its pronunciation and script.

• This course will focus on studying the importance of da'wah; the ways of inviting different people to Islam; the need to make plans to take care of new Muslims; the characteristics of a good da'ee; and why we are obligated to make da'wah.

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