This is the pedagogy of a polymath, what it takes to have knowledge and skills that span many different subjects and fields of study, with deep curiosity, true expertise and connected thinking abilities to combine ideas from different fields to solve complex problems. Simply reading a summary of each topic is not enough.
We take an interdisciplinary approach to understanding Islam which means that we do not limit ourselves to one perspective. Keeping with our methodology, we study the religious and philosophical sciences, and social and hard sciences, in a very comprehensive way. They are listed below and grouped under four categories, namely Thought, Law, History and Language. You will appreciate the ways that apparently independent subjects are thoughtfully grouped together for their similarities.
I see that the best way to learn about Islam in a non traditional path is to to pursue your personal interests and intuitions as they relate to it, by which you can progress through and comprehend more than you ever thought possible. THOUGHT: Aqidah (Theology)
Systematic Theology
Philosophical Theology
Mutazili
Ashari
Maturidi
Athari
Twelver Shi’i
Dhahiri
Usul Itiqad
Western Philosophy (As a whole, because its six branches should be split across the divisions)
Falsafa
Kalam
Metaphysics
Ontology/First Philosophy
Natural Theology
Cosmology
Atheism & Agnosticism
Physics
Epistemology
Logic
Mantiq
Communications
Professional Writing
Bahth wal Munadhara
Mathematics
Mathematical Logic
Algebra
Geometry
Psychology
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Psychology
Neuroscience
Tasawwuf
Irfan
Denominations
Sunni Islam
Shia Islam
Twelver Shi'ism
Ismailism
Ginan
Qadiyanism
Quranism
Comparative Religion
Christianity
Orthodoxy
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Theravada
Jainism
Sikhism
Guru Granth Sahib
Confucianism
Taoism
Tao Te Ching
Shintoism
Zoroastrianism
Bahai Faith
Occult Sciences
Numerology
Ilm al Jafr & Ilm al Adad
Astrology
Exorcism
Sihr
Ruqya
Science
Philosophy of Science
Chemistry
Botany
Anatomy
Zoology
Medicine
Evolution
Geology
Astronomy (Hay'ah)
Herbalism
Environmental Studies
Ecological Economics
Climatology
Meteorology
Ecology
Climate Change
Planetary Science
Earth Sciences
Environmental Engineering (water, wastewater, air pollution control)
Climate Engineering
Biodiversity
Education
Pedagogy
Bloom's Revised Taxonomy (remember, understand, apply, analyze, evaluate, create)
Curriculum Development
Educational Leadership
Special Education
Philosophy of Education
LAW: Fiqh (Jurisprudence)
Hanafi
Maliki
Shafi
Hanbali
Jafari
Ibadi
Zaydi
Dhahiri
Mujtahid
None (Ghayr Muqallid)
Usul Fiqh
Hadith
Usul Hadith
Tafsir
Usul Tafsir
Tajwid
Qira’at
Ahruf
Akhlaq
Ethics
Political Philosophy
Siyasah
Political Theory
Political Science
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Constitutional Theory
Legal Theory
American Law
Economics
Management
Marketing
Entrepreneurship
Finance
HISTORY: Historiography
Philosophy of History
History of Ideas
History of Religions
Museum Studies
Tarikh
Centuries
1/7
2/8
3/9
4/10
5/11
6/12
7/13
8/14
9/15
10/16
11/17
12/18
13/19
14/20
15/21
Contemporary
Movements
Firangi Mahalli
Khayrabadi
Deobandi
Barelvi
Salafi
Wahhabi
Ahle Hadith
Jamate Islami
Ikhwan al Muslimin
Families
Dehlawi
Ghumari
Kettani
Fasi
Habaib
Sirah
Geography
Region (ex. Misr, Maghrib, Hind, Samarqand)
South Asia
Cities (ex. Cairo, Nablus)
Big History
World History
Regional Histories (European, American, African, Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American)
Thematic Histories (economic, social, cultural, intellectual, military, environmental)
Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
Anthropology of Religion
Biological Anthropology
Linguistic Anthropology
Archaeology
Sociology
Classical Theory
Contemporary Theory
Sociology of Religion
Orientalism
Post Colonialism
Post Modernism
Deconstructionism
Aesthetics
Philosophy of Art
Musicology
Music Theory
Theatre & Performance Studies
Film & Media Studies
Cinematography
Journalism
Art History
LANGUAGE: Philosophy of Language
Literary Theory
Literary Criticism
Linguistics
Descriptive & Theoretical Linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics)
Multilingualism
Endangered Languages
Grammar
Semantics
Rhetoric
Formal Logic
Philosophy
Dialectics
Scholarly Research Methods
Traditional Dialectical & Didactic Teaching Methods
Contribute to Academic Literature
Interdisciplinary Analyses of Contemporary Challenges
Language
Arabic
Sarf
Nahw
Balaghah
Arud
Shi’r
Qawafi
Farsi
Urdu
Urdu Poets
Qawwali
Turkish
Malay
Swahili
Comparative Literature
Genre Studies (poetry, drama, novel, short story, non fiction)
World Literature
Translation Studies
English Poetry
