Scheme of Studies

LLM/MS Shari‘ah (Muslim Family Law)

Core Courses

First four courses will be offered in first semester and the other two will be offered in second semester.

S# Course Code Name of course in English Name of course in Arabic

1. MFL-401 Research Methodology in ‫مناهج البحث فى الشريعة اإلسالمية‬
Shari‘ah
2. MFL-402 Islamic Jurisprudence (Ijtihad )‫اصول الفقه (االجتهاد والمقاصد الشريعة‬
and Maqasid)
3. MFL-403 Family Laws in Contemporary ‫قوانين االسرة فى العالم اإلسالمى المعاصر‬
Muslim World (Egypt, Morocco, )‫ تركيا‬،‫ ايران‬،‫ المغرب‬،‫(مصر‬
Iran, Turkey)
4. MFL-404 Human Rights in Shari‘ah ‫حقوق اإلنسان فى الشريعة اإلسالمية‬
5. MFL-405 Muslim Family Law in Sub- ‫قوانين األحوال الشخصية فى شبه القارة‬
Continent ‫الهندية‬
6. MFL-406 Islamic Law of Custody and ‫الوالية والحضانة فى الفقه اإلسالمى‬
Guardianship

Optional Courses

Two courses from the following list:

S# Course Code Name of course in English Name of course in Arabic

1. MFL-407 Islamic Law of Dissolution of ‫فسخ النكاح فى الفقه اإلسالمى‬
Marriage
2. MFL-408 Islamic Law of Will & ‫فقه المواريث والوصايا‬
Inheritance
3. MFL-409 Contemporary Issues in Muslim ‫القضايا المعاصرة في فقه األسرة‬
Family Law
4. MFL-410 Conflict of Laws with reference ‫تنازع القوانين فى نطاق األحوال الشخصية‬
to Family Law

Research Work

S# Course Code Name of course in English Credit hours

1. MFL-415 Thesis of MS/ LL.M. Muslim 06 CH
Family Law

Note: This scheme was approved on 20th August 2009 from Academic Council in its 53rd meeting and
was notified on 7th of October 2009 vide notification No. IIU-D.Acad(08/2008)-9025.
Pre-Requisites:
Admission committee may assign course(s) from the following list* as preparatory non-credit course(s)
or any other course(s) during interview at the time of admission as per deficiency of student:
S # Course Code Course Title Teaching Hours
1. PCMF-501 Jurisprudence 03-NC
2. PCMF-502 Constitutional law 03-NC
3. PCMF-503 Procedural law 03-NC
4. PCMF-504 An Introduction to Pakistani legal system 03-NC
5. PCMF-505 Objectives of Shari‘ah 03-NC
6. PCMF-506 Islamic Legal Maxims 03-NC
7. PCMF-507 Legal Study of Quran 03-NC
8. PCMF-508 Legal Study of Sunnah 03-NC
9. PCMF-509 Islamic Family Law 03-NC
10. PCMF-510 Usul-ul-Fiqh & Maqasid Al- Shari‘ah 03-NC
11. PCMF-511 Terminologies of Fiqh 03-NC
12. PCMF-512 Muslim Personal Law-I 03-NC
13. PCMF-513 Islamic Law of Inheritance 03-NC
14. PCMF-514 Theories of Islamic Law 03-NC
15. PCMF-515 Constitution of Pakistan 1973 03-NC
16. PCMF-516 History of Islamic Jurisprudence 03-NC
17. PCMF-517 Muslim Family Law Ordinance 1961 03-NC
18. PCMF-518 Islamic Legal Terminologies-I 03-NC
19. PCMF-519 Islamic Legal Terminologies-II 03-NC
20. PCMF-520 Muslim Personal Law-II 03-NC
21. PCMF-521 Islamic Law of Procedure 03-NC
22. PCMF-522 Nazriyat e Asooliyyah 03-NC
23. PCMF-523 Islamic Criminal Law-I 03-NC
24. PCMF-524 Fiqh Al-Ibadat 03-NC
25. PCMF-525 Islamic Personal Law 03-NC
* Approved by Board, Faculty of Shari‘ah & Law in its different meetings.

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