Academics
Courses Offered
Introduction
The CIC currently implements two courses called Wafy and Wafiyya, for boys and girls respectively, at its affiliated colleges.
Wafy is an eight-year programme in Islamic studies (comprising two-year preparatory, four-year undergraduate and two-year postgraduate courses) coupled with a recognized university degree in any secular discipline.
Wafiyya is a five-year course in Islamic studies (comprising two-year preparatory and three-year undergraduate courses) coupled with a recognized university degree in any secular discipline. An optional two year PG is also offered for Wafiyya graduates which can be completed either in distance or regular mode subject to conditions.
Levels of courses:
- Preparatory (Thamheediyya)
- Undergraduate (Aliya)
- Postgraduate
- M.Phil
Preparatory
The two-year preparatory level comprises two courses: the CIC’s preparatory course (Thamheediyya) in Islamic studies & government’s higher secondary education (11th and 12th Grade). Students are privately enrolled for the higher secondary school certificate, which would qualify them to pursue a government-recognized bachelor’s degree.
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Course Structure - Thamheediyya |
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| Level | Details | Duration | Eligibility | Government Board course |
| Thamheediyya (Boys) | Literature and Mysticism, Grammar and Morphology, Jurisprudence, Applied Language, Composition, Urdu | Two years (Four semesters) | SSLC (10th grade) & 7th grade in Madrasa or its equivalent | Higher Secondary (Plus One & Plus Two in Humanities, Commerce or Science) |
| Thamheediyya (Girls) | Grammar and Morphology, Jurisprudence, Literature and Mysticism, Composition, History | |||
| Thamheediyya (Girls - Day) | Grammar and Morphology, Jurisprudence, Literature and Mysticism, Composition, History, Behaviour jurisprudence, Family Jurisprudence | |||
Undergraduate
The undergraduate level comprises two courses: the CIC’s undergraduate course in Islamic studies with a bachelor’s degree from a university approved by the Universities Grants Commission (UGC) of the Government of India. Students are enrolled on the bachelor's degree courses as private candidates.
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Couse Structure - Aliya |
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| Level | Details | Duration | Eligibility | University Courses |
| Aliya (Boys) | Basics of Quran Studies & Quran Interpretation; Hadith & Hadith Fundamentals; Jurisprudence, Fundamentals of Jurisprudence & History of Jurisprudence ; Beliefs and Rational Studies; Mysticism; Religions & Movements; Grammar; Rhetoric; Literature & Literary History; Literary Criticism & Metrics; Linguistics; History; Urdu; Functional Arabic | Four years (Eight semesters) | Wafy Thamheediyya or its equivalent | Bachelor’s Degree from a University approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of the Government of India |
| Aliya (Girls) | Quran Interpretation; Hadith & Hadith Fundamentals; Jurisprudence & Fundamentals of Jurisprudence; Beliefs & Rational Studies; Grammar; Rhetoric; Literature; History; Intellectual Currents; Family Jurisprudence ( Children’s Psychology, Physical Development, Personality Development, Food Science and Nutrition, Immunology, Home Management, Resource Management, Social Development, Ageing, First Aid, Nursing) | Three years (Six semesters) | Wafiyya Thamheediyya or its equivalent | |
| Aliya (Girls - Day) | Quran interpretation, Hadith, Jurisprudence, Belief & Rational Studies, Literature, History, Mysticism, Language Application, Behaviour Jurisprudence, Family Jurisprudence | Three years (Six semesters | Wafiyya Thamheediyya or its equivalent | |
Postgraduate
The PG programme consists of eight departments under three faculties:
Faculty of Theology
Departments:
- Department of Quran Interpretation
- Department of Hadith
- Department of Islamic Theology
- Department of Islamic Studies (for girls)
Faculty of Islamic Sharia
Departments:
- Department of Family Jurisprudence
- Department of Transactional Jurisprudence
Faculty of Language & Culture
Departments:
- Department of Language and Literature
- Department of Islamic History
PG programmes are offered on the mode of Choice Based Credit Semester System (CBCSS) which offers the students enhanced learning opportunities, ability to match their scholastic needs and aspirations, improvement in educational quality and excellence, flexibility to complete the programme over an extended period of time etc.
There will be 72 credit hours for all two-year Postgraduate programmes (36 for each year), in addition to computer classes and dissertation. One credit hour is equivalent to two periods. The programmes are divided into compulsory and optional papers. In one year, each student should take 25 credits from the compulsory papers while he/she is free to take the rest of the credit hours either from the compulsory or optional papers, to complete the 36 annual credit hours.
It is not allowed to take the credit hours specified for a semester or year in another one.
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Course Structure - Wafy PG |
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| Faculty | Department | Details | Duration | Eligibility | Optional Subjects |
| Faculty of Theology | Department of Quran Interpretation | Quran Interpretation; Objective Interpretation; Basics of Quran Studies; Miracles of the Quran; Methodologies of the Interpreters; Countering the Misunderstandings | Two years (Four semesters / 72 credit hours) | Aliya course or its equivalent | Mysticism, Behavioral Science, Propagation Methods, Pedagogy, Research Methods, Dissertation, Information Technology |
| Department of Hadith | Hadith; Jurisprudence of Hadith;Evaluating the Narrators; Hadith Terminologies; the Science of Attribution; Miracles of the Hadith; Methodologies of the Hadith Scholars; Countering the Misunderstandings | ||||
| Department of Ideologies | Theology; Beliefs; Comparative Religion; Intellectual Currents; Rational Studies; Philosophy; Countering the Misunderstandings | ||||
| Faculty of Islamic Shareea | Department of Family Jurisprudence | Laws, Personal Status, Fundamentals of Jurisprudence, Jurisprudential Rules, The Purposes of the Sharia, Minority Jurisprudence, Contemporary Issues. | |||
| Department of Transactional Jurisprudence | Jurisprudence of Transactions, Fundamentals of Jurisprudence , Jurisprudential Rules , The Purposes of the Sharia, Islamic Finance & Banking, Contemporary issues. | ||||
| Faculty of Language and Culture | Department of Linguistics and Language Studies | History of Literature; Grammar; Textual Analysis ; Criticism; Oral and Textual Translation; Rhetoric; Modern Literary Trends; Philology; Phonology; Metrics | |||
| Department of History | History of the History; Islamic, Umayyad, Abbasid and Ottoman Era; Andalus; Islamic States; Indian History; Islamic Civilization; Countering the Misunderstandings | ||||
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Course Structure - Wafiyya PG |
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| Faculty | Department | Details | Duration | Eligibility | Optional Subjects |
| Faculty of Theology | Islamic Studies | Quran Interpretation(Bailavi); Hadith(Muslim); Islamic Jurisprudence(Mahalli); Ideology; Countering the Misunderstandings; Mysticism; Literature; History; Grammer; Functional Arabic | Two years (Four semesters) | Aliya course or its equivalent | Mysticism, Behavioral Science, Propagation Methods, Pedagogy, Research Methods, Dissertation, Information Technology |
M.Phil
After Wafy and Wafiyya PG, students can pursue a one-year independent research course (MPhil) subject to the CIC’s terms and conditions.
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