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Two-Year Islamic Studies Diploma

The full grounding, read slowly and in order, two evenings a week for two years. For people who want to actually finish something.

A Shurayh instructor teaching in front of the projector screen
دِراسات إسلامية · taught in person
Duration
2 years
Format
In person, Chipping Norton
Starts
March 2027
Language
English, with Arabic texts
Prerequisites
None

What you'll study.

Eight modules across two years, each one read from a set text rather than from slides.

01
ʿAqīdah
Foundations of belief, read from the primary creedal texts.
Year 1 · Term 1
02
Arabic I
Grammar and morphology to the point where the texts open up.
Year 1 · Terms 1–2
03
Fiqh of Worship
Purification, prayer, zakāh, fasting and ḥajj, with the evidences.
Year 1 · Terms 2–3
04
Sīrah
The life of the Prophet ﷺ as a continuous narrative, not episodes.
Year 1 · Term 4
05
Arabic II
Reading unvowelled classical prose without a crutch.
Year 2 · Terms 1–2
06
Fiqh of Transactions
Sale, debt, partnership, ribā — and how it lands in Australia.
Year 2 · Terms 1–2
07
Uṣūl al-Fiqh
How a ruling is derived, and why qualified people still differ.
Year 2 · Term 3
08
Family Law & the Australian Context
Marriage, divorce and inheritance across both legal systems.
Year 2 · Term 4

Module list is indicative and confirmed at intake.

Who this is for

Adults who can commit two evenings a week for two years, who want to read the texts themselves rather than hear about them, and who are prepared to do the Arabic.

Who this is not for

Anyone looking for a qualification to practise or issue rulings — this is not that. Anyone who needs to study online: the diploma is in person only. Anyone who wants one subject rather than a syllabus — take a term class or a weekend workshop instead.

What a week looks like.

Two evenings on site, plus reading. That is the whole commitment.

Tuesday, 6:00–7:20pm Arabic — grammar, then reading aloud 1 hr 20
Tuesday, 7:40–9:00pm Core module, with the text open 1 hr 20
Thursday, 6:00–7:20pm Second core module 1 hr 20
Thursday, 7:40–9:00pm Review, questions, and the week's set reading 1 hr 20
Your own time Reading and memorisation ~1 hr

Questions people actually ask.

I have no Arabic at all. Can I still enrol? −

Yes. Arabic I assumes nothing and starts at the alphabet's grammar rather than the alphabet itself. Roughly half of each intake starts from zero.

What happens if I miss a night? +
Can I do it online? +
Is there an exam? +
Are men and women taught together? +
What if I need to stop partway? +
Next intake
March 2027

Register your interest and we'll be in touch with the application and the fee before you commit to anything.

Register interest
Applications close 12 Feb 2027
Places 24
Evenings Tue & Thu, 6–9pm
Hours a week ~6
Register interest

Twenty-four places. Applications close 12 February.

Tell us you're interested and we'll follow up with how to apply.

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Chipping Norton NSW 2170
0406 965 737
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