PhD Islamic Study

Program: Doctor of Philosophy in Islamic Studies
Objective: Provide in depth knowledge of basic Islamic Sciences such as al-Quran, al-Hadith, al-Fiqh, Islamic History, Islamic Thought, Seerah, Islamic Educational system.
 Eligibility Criteria:

Admission Criteria; Completion of Prior Degree.

  1. Minimum MS / MPhil or 18 years of education in relevant discipline OR
  2. The candidate should have carried out and successfully defended at least 6 credit hours of research work with dissertation/thesis in MS/MPhil Its equivalent degree or published a research paper in at least “Y” category.
  3. The admission to a program shall be made on the basis of cumulative merit to be determined from the previous academic record, prescribed written test and interview with minimum 70% marks.

 Minimum GPA Requirement

For admission in PhD programs, a minimum CGPA of 3.0 (out of 4.0 in the semester system) or First Division (in the annual system) in the most recent degree obtained is required, whether such was degree obtained from Recognized Pakistani or foreign universities.

Testing Requirement

Applicants to PhD programs shall be required to fulfill the following testing requirements: All applicants to PhD programs are required to take one of the following non subject specific admission test:
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) test administered by the Education Testing Service OR
A GAT administered be Education Testing Council; OR
Admission test developed by ALHAMD Islamic University, for admission in graduate programs.

Degree Completion Timeline: The PhD degree shall be awarded by universities after a minimum of four (4) years and not more than eight (8) years after the enrollment of the student; provided that for students who are unable to complete the program within eight (8) years, the university may designate a competent authority to determine whether the delay was caused by circumstances beyond the student’s control, and if so, grant an extension in such exceptional circumstances; provided further that in no event shall the PhD degree be awarded more than ten (10) years after the enrollment of the student in the program. The date of notification of the award of the PhD degree subsequent to the PhD defense shall be considered to be the date of the completion of PhD studies.

Award of MS/MPhil Degrees on the Basis of PhD Studies: If a student successfully completes the full set of requirements for the award of an MS/MPhil (or equivalent) degree during the course of their PhD studies, the university may award the applicable degree to such students upon completion of the relevant requirements.

1st Semester

S#

Code

Pre

Subject

Credit
Hrs

Th

Lab

1

IS-701

–

Research methodology

3

0

2

QR-701

–

Fehm-e-Quran

3

0

3

IS-702

–

Study of Seerah and its sciences

3

0

4

–

Elective – I

3

0

Semester Total Credits Hours:

12

2nd Semester

S#

Code

Pre

Subject

Credit Hrs

Th

Lab

1

QR-702

Science of Tafseer and Methodology of Mufasireen

3

0

2

IS-703

–

History of Islam and Islamic revival Moments

3

0

3

HD-701

Uloom-ul-Hadith

3

0

4

–

Elective – II

3

0

Semester Total Credits Hours:

12

3rd Semester

S#

Code

Pre

Subject

Credit
Hrs

Th

Lab

1

IS-708

718

Applied Research

3

0

2

IS-806

–

مکالمہ بین المذاہب

3

0

3

HD-802

–

علوم اسالمیہ میں تحقیق کے
مناہج

3

0

4

–

Elective -III

3

0

Semester Total Credits Hours:

12

4th Semester

Code

Pre

Subject

Credit Hrs

Th

Lab

QR-801

فقہی نظریہ سازی اور عصر
حاضر میں اجتہاد

3

0

IS-801

–

اسالم اور مستشرقین

3

0

Elective IV

3

0

Elective V

3

0

Semester Total Credits Hours:

12

Comprehensive Exam

If a candidate fails in 1st attempt he/she may be given another attempt. Max two attempts will be given to clear the comprehensive Exam

5th Semester

Pre

Subject

Credit Hrs
Th Lab

–

Research Thesis

20

Elective Subject list

S#

Code

Pre

Subject

Credit Hrs

Th

Lab

1

IS-704

–

Dawah-wal-Irshad

3

0

2

IS-705

–

History of Islamic culture and civilization

3

0

3

QR-703

–

FiqhwaIjtihad

3

0

4

IS-706

–

Educational system of Islam

3

0

5

AR-701

Al-Lughat-ul-Arabia

3

0

6

IS-802

–

مصادر علوم اسالمیہ

3

0

7

IS-803

–

اسالم کا نظریہ سیاست اور اسالمی نظریات و افکار

3

0

8

QR-802

–

فقہ السیرۃ اور مستقبل کی علمی جہات

3

0

9

IS-804

–

اسالم اور تہذیب و تمدن

3

0

10

IS-807

–

حقوق  و حریات

3

0