PhD Program in Islamic Creed

Program Mission: To qualify an elite group of distinguished students in the field of Islamic Creed, in accordance with the moderate approach, equipping them with advanced knowledge and scientific, research, and critical skills that enable them to contribute to serving both the local and global communities.

Learning Outcomes of the PhD Program in Islamic Creed

Knowledge and Understanding

K1: The student explains the doctrine of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama‘ah regarding detailed matters of Islamic creed.

K2: The student classifies the doctrines of opposing groups according to a scientific methodology.

K3: The student explains the deviation of opposing groups from moderation and balance in religion and the adverse consequences of such deviation.

K4: The student distinguishes between doctrines and trends in religions, intellectual schools, philosophy, Islamic theology, and the methodological issues related to them.

K5: The student demonstrates familiarity with the most important sources of opposing groups in matters of Islamic creed and identifies their areas of deficiency.

Skills

S1: The student compares opposing groups in terms of their doctrines and sources.

S2: The student accurately analyzes issues related to Islamic creed and their implications for Ahl al-Sunnah and opposing groups.

S3: The student provides evidence for the soundness of the creed of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama‘ah and for the deviations of opposing groups, in accordance with a scientific methodology.

S4: The student extracts the doctrines and misconceptions of opposing groups from their primary sources, demonstrating the ability to respond to them using modern technological tools.

S5: The student evaluates opposing groups objectively and with scholarly impartiality.

S6: The student identifies the points of disagreement with opposing groups and determines appropriate methods for critically addressing them and confronting their misconceptions objectively and according to a scientific methodology.

Values, Autonomy, and Responsibility

V1: The student collaborates with peers in research groups with a high level of professionalism.

V2: The student demonstrates integrity and academic values in accordance with the ethics of scientific research.

V3: The student assumes responsibility for ensuring excellence in research and knowledge and for contributing to their advancement.