A one-year curriculum providing learners a foundational understanding of Islam covering the academic, spiritual, and practical aspects of modern life.

  • Faith, Identity, & Certainty
  • Qur’anic Studies
  • Sirah and Hadith
  • Authority and Authenticity of the Quran and Sunnah
  • Fundamentals of Tajweed
  • Comprehensive Fiqh Studies
  • Moral Virtue & Character
  • Academic Study of Islam

Our flagship four-year program providing in-depth Islamic knowledge through both classical scholarly and contemporary academic approaches to produce leaders of change for Muslim communities.

  • Qur’anic Arabic
  • Literary and Scholarly Tafsir
  • Hadith: Sahih Bukhari and Muslim
  • Islamic Legal Theory
  • Islamic Intellectual History
  • Muslim Politics and Society
  • Theology, Philosophy, and Spirituality
  • Islam, Religion, and Science
  • Islamic Ethics in the Modern World
  • Islamic Psychology and Counseling
  • Transformational Leadership
  • Principles of Effective Da’wah

For the select few dedicated to build upon the AISL for an additional four-years and earn the title of an Islamic Scholar. This degree will prepare graduates to lead institutes of their own and contribute to Islamic thought.

Year 5: Intensive Advanced Classical Arabic

Years 6-7: Comprehensive Study of Advanced Classical Islamic Texts (Dars Nizami)

Year 8: Intensive Study of Major Canonical Books of Hadith (Dawrah al-Hadith)