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The Islamic knowledge roadmap

A broad guide to subjects and stages of study. Open a stage to see its full topic list, or search across the roadmap.

01Stage 1 · Beginner

Fard 'Ayn — the essentials

Foundations every Muslim needs: belief, worship, recitation, remembrance, and everyday conduct.

19 topics
  1. 01Shahada and its meaning
  2. 02Arabic alphabet and reading (Qaida Nooraniyyah)
  3. 03Basic Tajweed
  4. 04Memorize Juz 'Amma (Juz 30), including Surah Al-Fatiha and short surahs
  5. 05Aqeedah basics: the 6 pillars of Iman
  6. 06The 5 pillars of Islam
  7. 07Tawheed basics: Rububiyyah, Uluhiyyah, Asma wa Sifat
  8. 08Fiqh of Taharah (Wudu, Ghusl, Tayammum)
  9. 09Fiqh of Salah
  10. 10Fiqh of Sawm (fasting)
  11. 11Basic Zakat and Hajj rules
  12. 12Daily Adhkar and Du'as (morning/evening, sleep, eating, travel)
  13. 1399 Names of Allah (Asma ul-Husna), with meanings
  14. 14Stories of the Prophets (Qasas al-Anbiya)
  15. 15Basic Seerah (life of the Prophet ﷺ)
  16. 1640 Hadith of Imam Nawawi
  17. 17Islamic manners (Adab and Akhlaq)
  18. 18Halal and Haram basics
  19. 19Stories of the Sahabah
02Stage 2 · Intermediate

Talib al-'Ilm — the student of knowledge

A more structured path through Arabic, Quran, hadith, jurisprudence, history, and purification of the soul.

15 topics
  1. 01Classical Arabic: Nahw (grammar) and Sarf (morphology), e.g. Al-Ajurrumiyyah
  2. 02Arabic vocabulary and Balagha basics (rhetoric)
  3. 03Advanced Tajweed (Tuhfat al-Atfal, Al-Jazariyyah)
  4. 04Hifz progression (memorizing more of the Quran)
  5. 05Tafsir of short surahs (e.g. Tafsir Ibn Kathir, As-Sa'di)
  6. 06Detailed Seerah (e.g. Ar-Raheeq al-Makhtum)
  7. 07Aqeedah texts (e.g. Al-Aqeedah at-Tahawiyyah, Al-Usul ath-Thalatha)
  8. 08Fiqh of one madhhab (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi’i, or Hanbali) with a primer text
  9. 09Riyad as-Saliheen (Nawawi)
  10. 10Bulugh al-Maram / 'Umdat al-Ahkam (hadith of rulings)
  11. 11Tazkiyah / purification of the soul (e.g. Ibn al-Qayyim, Al-Ghazali)
  12. 12Islamic history (Khulafa ar-Rashidun, Umayyads, Abbasids, etc.)
  13. 13Fiqh of Mu’amalat (transactions, business, contracts)
  14. 14Fiqh of family (marriage, divorce, inheritance basics)
  15. 15Biographies of the scholars (the four Imams, Bukhari, etc.)
03Stage 3 · Advanced

Advanced study

Specialised study across Quranic sciences, hadith, usul, fiqh, Arabic, and the scholarly tradition.

18 topics
  1. 01Hafiz: complete Quran memorization
  2. 02Ijazah in Quran recitation (with sanad)
  3. 03Qira’at (the 7 or 10 recitations)
  4. 04’Ulum al-Quran (sciences of the Quran: Asbab an-Nuzul, Nasikh wa Mansukh, Makki/Madani)
  5. 05Full Tafsir study (Ibn Kathir, Al-Qurtubi, At-Tabari)
  6. 06The six books of hadith (Kutub as-Sittah): Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasa’i, Ibn Majah
  7. 07Muwatta Imam Malik, Musnad Ahmad
  8. 08Mustalah al-Hadith (hadith sciences, e.g. Al-Bayquniyyah, Nukhbat al-Fikr)
  9. 09’Ilm ar-Rijal / Jarh wa Ta’dil (narrator criticism)
  10. 10Usul al-Fiqh (principles of jurisprudence, e.g. Al-Waraqat)
  11. 11Qawa’id al-Fiqhiyyah (legal maxims)
  12. 12Advanced madhhab texts
  13. 13Comparative Fiqh (Fiqh al-Muqaran, e.g. Bidayat al-Mujtahid)
  14. 14’Ilm al-Fara’id (inheritance law, in full)
  15. 15Advanced Aqeedah and sects (Firaq), plus comparative religion
  16. 16Advanced Arabic: Alfiyyah Ibn Malik, full Balagha
  17. 17Mantiq (logic)
  18. 18Commentaries (Shuruh), e.g. Fath al-Bari on Bukhari
04Stage 4 · Sheikh / Scholar Level

Scholar-level formation

A long path of supervised study, scholarly character, service, and deep specialisation.

11 topics
  1. 01Ijazat (certifications) with chains of transmission (Sanad) in Quran, Hadith, and texts
  2. 02Mastery of Usul al-Fiqh and Maqasid ash-Shari’ah (objectives of Shariah)
  3. 03Ifta’ training: issuing fatwas and understanding Waqi’ (current realities)
  4. 04Ijtihad capacity (deriving rulings), the highest level
  5. 05Takhrij al-Hadith (tracing and grading hadith independently)
  6. 06Mastery of scholarly disagreement (Ikhtilaf) and its etiquette
  7. 07Teaching, Da’wah, and Khutbah delivery
  8. 08Writing and authoring works
  9. 09Qada’ (Islamic judiciary)
  10. 10Nawazil (contemporary issues: finance, medicine, technology)
  11. 11Years of Mulazamah (sitting with and serving scholars)

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A place to begin

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Quran

Begin with recitation, basic tajweed, Juz ‘Amma, memorization, and tafsir.

99 Names of Allah

Explore Asma ul-Husna and reflect on the meanings of the names.

Prophets & Seerah

Learn from the stories of the Prophets and the life of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.

Adhkar & Du’as

Morning and evening remembrance, duas for daily moments, and their meanings.
Knowledge for everyday life

Learn the foundations

Belief

Aqeedah & Tawheed

Begin with the pillars of Iman, the pillars of Islam, and foundational Tawheed topics.

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Worship

Fiqh of daily practice

Study purification, prayer, fasting, zakat, and Hajj with a qualified teacher.

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