Colleges

Course Topics:
The nature of Sharia politics, principles of Sharia politics, the relationship between Sharia politics and similar sciences.
The origins, foundations, and development of Islamic political science, and prominent works in Islamic political science.
The ruling on working with Sharia policy, its evidence, its controls, the Sharia rules governing its provisions, and the foundations upon which Sharia policy is based.
The field of the Sharia policy, how Sharia policy works, the effect of Sharia policy on religious obligations, the authority of the ruler in enacting regulations, the authority of the ruler in restricting permissible things, the ruling of the ruler resolves disagreement.
The concept of the system of governance in Islamic Sharia, the foundations upon which the Islamic political system is based, the difference between the Islamic political system and Western political theories, the appointment of the Imam, his rule, and his conditions, and how he is appointed and removed, the pledge of allegiance: its reality, its ruling, and clarification of the meaning of the "people of contract and unbinding," and their function, the rights and duties of the Imam in Islam, the three branches of government (legislative, judicial, and executive): their definition, and the relationship between them, the treasury (Bayt al-Mal): its definition, and a clarification of its sources and expenditures. Qadi al-Mazalim (Court of Grievances): its definition, and the difference between it and other judicial jurisdictions, the office of the Muhtasib (market inspector/public morality enforcer): its reality, its status, its domains, the conditions for the Muhtasib, and his jurisdiction.
The authority of the ruler in establishing regulations and its controls
The political system in Islam and the authority of the ruler in restricting what is permissible