2.The Alim Course

Whenever fetters of ignorance have bound the world; Allah, the Elevated, has sent his Messengers to guide mankind to the right path. In this sense, Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) has said: “Seeking knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim.” [Ibn Majah] With him began the mission of Iqra i.e., “Read! In the Name of your Lord, Who is your Creator.” [THE NOBLE QUR’AN, 96:1] This remains Allah’s primary purpose in sending the Ummah of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) to this world – educating people with good and forbidding them from bad – and thus should be the objective of every Muslim.

With this in mind, Iqra Arabic School has initiated a special ‘Alim Course for students who have passed standard 10 or the SSLC. The course is structured in a way that students can complete a long-term ‘Alim Course within a short period of 5 years. A student is then required to complete his final two years at the Darul Uloom Nadwatul ‘Ulama Lucknow to earn the degree of an ‘Alim. The ‘Alim course aims not only at learning the Qur’an, Hadith and Fiqh, but also make students proficient in Arabic and other related disciplines as is necessary to understand the words of Allah and the teachings of His Prophet (Peace be upon him).