Tree of knowledge
The Islamic sciences
The Islamic sciences are organised into main fields that branch into sciences and chapters. Pick the field you want to begin with and find its branches, lessons and texts arranged from the foundations upward.
Main fields
- The Qur'an and its sciences5 branches · 17 lessonsSciences that serve the Book of Allah in recitation and understanding.
- Creed (ʿAqīdah)10 lessonsThe foundations of faith and what must be believed.
- Jurisprudence (Fiqh)6 branches · 32 lessonsThe practical rulings of the Sharia with their evidences, across the four schools.
- Principles of jurisprudence (Uṣūl al-fiqh)The methodology by which rulings are derived from the sources.
- Hadith3 branches · 10 lessonsThe prophetic Sunna: transmission and understanding.
- Higher objectives (Maqāṣid)The objectives and wisdoms of the Sharia.
- Sects and schools (comparative)A comparative study of sects and schools.
- Sīrah and history1 branch · 11 lessonsThe life of the Prophet ﷺ and the history of the Ummah.
- Purification and character8 lessonsRefining the soul and good character.
- Arabic language6 branches · 6 lessonsThe sciences of the Arabic tongue, the key to the texts.
- Logic (Manṭiq)Coming soonThe instrument of reasoning.
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