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20260412890The PhD in Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) is a postgraduate program at Level 8 of the National Qualifications Framework. It prepares specialized researchers capable of independent legal reasoning (ijtihad), juristic grounding (ta'sil), and preponderance (tarjih), and of addressing contemporary issues and emerging cases (nawazil). Comprising 36 credit hours across coursework and a dissertation, it is delivered full-time at the main campus in Jeddah for both sections.
Leadership and excellence in preparing specialized researchers in Islamic jurisprudence and in producing authentic juristic knowledge that addresses contemporary issues, at the national and regional levels.
To graduate distinguished researchers in Islamic jurisprudence capable of producing authentic juristic knowledge and of addressing contemporary issues through a firmly grounded Sharia methodology, equipped with the highest skills of scholarly research, derivation (istinbat), and preponderance (tarjih), serving the Sharia, judicial, and fatwa domains and supplying scholarly and judicial institutions with qualified personnel.
| Course Code | Course | Credits | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ILS 760 | Research Seminar in Fiqh | 3 | None |
| ILS 761 | Comparative Jurisprudential Studies | 3 | None |
| ILS 762 | Studies in Contemporary Fatwas | 3 | None |
Course Code: ILS 760
Course Code: ILS 761
Course Code: ILS 762
| Course Code | Course | Credits | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ILS 763 | Nawāzil (Emergent Issues) in Financial Transactions | 3 | None |
| ILS 764 | Nawāzil (Emergent Issues) in Personal Status | 3 | None |
| ILS 765 | Medical Jurisprudential Nawāzil (Emergent Issues) | 3 | None |
| ILS 766 | Jurisprudence of Muslim Minorities | 3 | None |
Course Code: ILS 763
Course Code: ILS 764
Course Code: ILS 765
Course Code: ILS 766
| Course Code | Course | Credits | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ILS 799 | THESIS | 24 | Pass all courses اجتياز جميع المقررات |
Course Code: ILS 799
Last Modified Date: 14/07/2026 - 12:51 AM Saudi Arabia Time
