Introduction to the Quranic and Hadith Sciences Program at Hoda Faculty (Undergraduate and Master’s Levels)

Undergraduate Program in Quranic and Hadith Sciences at Hoda Faculty
The “Quranic and Hadith Sciences” program has been examined as the main foundation for entering the professional world of understanding and interpreting religious texts.

Quranic and Hadith Sciences Program (Quranic and Hadith Sciences)
At the undergraduate level, the Quranic and Hadith Sciences program provides a scientific foundation for understanding the two authentic sources of revelation: the Holy Quran and the Sunnah. Rather than focusing on a single specific practical area, this program offers a comprehensive view of Quranic sciences, the history of Hadith, and methods of textual understanding.

Educational Nature: This program serves as a roadmap for understanding the various dimensions of revelation. Students become familiar with courses such as Quranic Sciences, History of the Quran, Dirayat al-Hadith, Rijal (Hadith narrators’ criticism), and Sequential and Thematic Exegesis (Tafsir).

Main Approach: The program’s approach is text-centered and historical-analytical. The primary emphasis is on understanding how Quranic and Hadith texts were formed, transmitted, and interpreted through both chain-of-transmission (isnad) and content analysis.

Career Path: Graduates of this level acquire a solid scientific foundation for advancing to master’s programs. They can work in areas such as teaching Quranic studies, promotional and cultural activities, Quranic and Hadith research, and collaboration with centers of exegesis and translation.

Master’s Program in Quranic and Hadith Sciences at Hoda Faculty
The master’s level in Quranic and Hadith Sciences offers an opportunity to move from general knowledge to specialized and research-oriented expertise in understanding revelatory texts.

Quranic and Hadith Sciences (Quranic and Hadith Sciences)
At the master’s level, Quranic and Hadith Sciences focuses on the specialized and methodical study of Quranic and Hadith texts. It serves as a bridge between the general knowledge of the undergraduate level and specialized critical research on religious sources. This program prepares students for in-depth analysis of the chain of transmission, content, and interpretation of revelatory texts.

Areas of Study: Comparative and thematic exegesis of the Quran, critique and examination of schools of interpretation, Fiqh al-Hadith, criticism of Hadith chains and texts, pathology of narrations, and familiarity with contemporary Quranic and Hadith-related doubts and objections.

Educational Objectives: Equipping students with research methods in Quranic and Hadith sciences, developing the ability to critically analyze narrations and interpretive opinions, and familiarizing them with specialized tools and software for Quranic and Hadith research in order to produce reliable academic content.

Applications and Job Market: Graduates of this program engage in research and teaching activities in Quran and Hadith research centers, institutions of exegesis and translation, promotional and cultural organizations, religious media, centers for responding to doubts, and higher education institutions (both seminary and university).