Program Overview
Study Ash'ari creed, logic, usul, hikma, debate, and tasawwuf through a three-certificate path rooted in the Maghribi Sanusian tradition.
Program overview
The rational sciences of Sunni Islam.
Study Ash'ari creed, logic, usul, hikma, debate, and tasawwuf through a three-certificate path rooted in the Maghribi Sanusian tradition.
Architecture
Three certificates, one formation.
The pathway begins with English foundations and moves gradually toward Arabic texts, commentary method, formal proof, disciplined disagreement, and spiritual accountability. Only Level 1 is open for the September 12, 2026 launch cohort.
Level 1 / Offered now
Diploma in 'Aqliyyat
7 courses, 75 lectures. Aqida and kalam, logic, tasawwuf, and usul form the doorway into verified belief and disciplined study.
Level 2 / Future release
Certificate in Kalam and 'Aqliyyat
5 courses, 96 lectures. Later Ash'ari kalam, hikma, adab al-bahth, usul al-fiqh, and the Hikam deepen the student's vocabulary and method.
Level 3 / Future release
Advanced Certificate
4 courses, 176 lectures. Advanced commentary, usul, ilm al-wad', and spiritual formation complete the public pathway.
Curricular scale
Subject coverage across the pathway.
| Subject | Role in the program | Where it appears |
|---|---|---|
| Aqida and Kalam | The main spine for verified belief, divine attributes, prophethood, and transmitted doctrines. | All three levels |
| Logic | Definitions, propositions, inference, and the grammar of disciplined disagreement. | Level 1 |
| Tasawwuf | Sincerity, purification, worship, and the ethics of religious knowledge. | All three levels |
| Usul al-Fiqh | Language, proof, command, normativity, and interpretive hierarchy. | Levels 1, 2, and 3 |
| Hikma | A compact bridge into philosophical vocabulary and questions that overlap with kalam. | Level 2 |
| Adab al-Bahth | The discipline of ordered research, debate, disagreement, and response. | Level 2 |
| Ilm al-Wad' | Signification and coinage for advanced work in language, logic, and usul. | Level 3 |
Who it is for
Serious learners, teachers, imams, chaplains, and advanced seekers.
The academy is built for students who want clarity without polemics, tradition without obscurity, and confidence without arrogance.
Current intake
Enroll into the first level.
The launch offering is the Diploma in 'Aqliyyat. Later certificates are shown so students can see the full path, but enrollment begins with Level 1.