Alim Course
Boys & Girls
What is the `Alim Course?
The Alim course is a comprehensive six-year full-time study of the Islamic Sciences, the breadth of which includes expertise in: Arabic grammar, Tajweed, Literature, Tafseer Al-Qur’an, Hadith, Islamic Law (Fiqh), and Islamic History taught globally throughout the Islamic world for over a thousand years.
Allah Ta`ala says: “It is only those who have knowledge among His slaves that fear Allah.” [Al-Fatir: 28]
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The virtue of an `Alim over a pious worshipper is like the virtue I have over the lowest among you.” [Tirmidhi]
Subjects and Student Outcomes
Students devote themselves to study the primary classical subjects including the following:
Islamic Law:
Laws related to worship, financial matters, civil matters, Halal and Haram, and general guidance on how to navigate through various facets of life.
Theology & Creed:
Identify the fundamental beliefs of a Muslim and provide arguments against common theological objections. Consider philosophical implications of Islamic thought and learn to successfully navigate issues that seemingly put current worldviews and scientific theories at odds with Islamic beliefs.
Islamic History:
Study and analyze the life of the best of creations and apply characteristics of the Prophet ﷺ to our daily lives. Explore major events of history including the rise and fall of major Islamic empires through the ages.
Etiquette & Manners:
Understand and illustrate methods to increase our connection with Allāh Ta`ālā, exemplifying methods of navigating common spiritual maladies such as jealousy (hasad), animosity (`adawah), hedonism, materialism (hubb al-mal), pride (takabbur), etc.
Arabic Grammar:
Form and analyze sentences in Arabic along with identification of the grammatical state of the final letter (i`rāb) and learn to navigate advanced texts of classical Islamic Sciences.
Arabic Morphology:
Conjugate and produce a plethora of different verb forms of Arabic words using only the root-letters of any word.
Arabic Literature:
Identify and compose Arabic along with parsing Arabic sentences and practically apply concepts learned through Arabic Grammar, rhetoric, and logic.
Tajweed:
Pronounce each letter of the Arabic language correctly (makharij) along with the peculiarities of each letter’s attributes (sifat) while practically applying rules specific to the Qur’an such as madd, rules of nun sakin and tanween, and rules of heavy and light pronunciations (tarqiq and tafkhim).