Curriculum

A graduated path through the sciences

From the foundational principles of each science to independent investigation — three tracks, ascending levels.

A graduated scholarly methodology

The curriculum proceeds upon a graduated path — building scholarly aptitude, consolidating sound understanding, and mastering inferential discipline.

I
Arabic Sciences
Disciplining the tongue and mastering the tools of textual analysis: grammar, morphology, rhetoric, and semantics.
II
Rational Sciences
Correcting the intellect and disciplining inquiry: logic, theology, and wisdom.
III
Academic Enrichment
Connecting knowledge to reality: research, authorship, critical editing, and contemporary issues.

Principles of the Sciences

The general principles of each science, forming a disciplined conception of its nature, subject, and fruit.

Entrances to the Sciences

The questions of the sciences with their rational and transmitted foundations and internal structure.

Passages of the Sciences

Questions with their conditions, constraints, and proofs — engaging disagreement and weighing evidence.

Our programs

barnāmaj al-ṭabaqāt

Progress through successive scholarly levels, from foundational to advanced.

barnāmaj al-naẓar

Focused courses on a topic or the critical study of a particular text.

barnāmaj al-imām

A comprehensive study of the works and method of one of the Imams.

barnāmaj al-muqaddamāt

Open lectures and workshops broadening the student's intellectual horizons.

And how are students accompanied after they enroll?