QEALIS (Arabic & Islamic Studies) study plan

Map the full Arabic grammar syllabus (nahw and sarf) into a one-page checklist and rate your confidence on each item from 1 to 5

Revise the case system (raf', nasb, jarr, jazm) by parsing 30 short sentences and labelling the grammatical function of every word

Drill the ten verb forms (awzan) by generating the past, present, imperative and masdar of 20 roots from memory

Set up a spaced-repetition deck for technical terms and add 60 entries covering grammar, rhetoric and Qur'anic sciences

Analyse the nominal and verbal sentence structures, distinguishing mubtada'/khabar, fa'il, maf'ul and the types of complements

Apply the rules of the defective, doubled and hamzated verbs to conjugate 15 roots in all derived forms

Compare the functions of particles (huruf al-ma'ani) such as inna, la'alla, rubba and kaf by writing one original example for each

Diagnose your five weakest grammar topics from week 1 and complete targeted exercises on each

Parse an unseen 200-word classical prose passage and identify every rhetorical device it contains

Define and exemplify the core figures of 'ilm al-bayan: tashbih, isti'ara, kinaya and majaz, with two original examples each

Outline the three branches of 'ilm al-balagha (ma'ani, bayan, badi') and state the subject matter of each in your own words

Scan a past-style exam prompt on rhetoric and write a model answer under timed conditions

Classify the types of tafsir (bi'l-ma'thur and bi'l-ra'y) and list the criteria scholars use to accept or reject an interpretation

Memorise the standard tools of Qur'anic sciences: asbab al-nuzul, makki and madani, nasikh and mansukh, muhkam and mutashabih, qira'at

Apply two exegetical approaches to the same verse and write a comparison showing where they diverge and why

Identify the linguistic devices (ijaz, iltifat, ellipsis) in five selected verses and explain their effect

Define the terminology of hadith classification: sahih, hasan, da'if, mutawatir, ahad, mursal, munqati' and mudallas

Explain the five conditions of a sahih hadith and apply them to three sample isnads you construct yourself

Describe the method of jarh wa ta'dil and the ranked categories of narrator reliability

Compare the criteria of at least two classical hadith critics and note where their methodology differs

Summarise the major schools of aqidah and their points of agreement and disagreement on the divine attributes

Outline the sources of Islamic law and the role of ijtihad, qiyas, ijma' and maslaha in deriving rulings

Compare the methodologies of at least two schools of fiqh on a single practical issue

Explain the categories of human acts (ahkam al-taklifi) with one example of each

Build a timeline of the major dynasties and turning points, marking the contribution of each to institutions, scholarship and law

Trace the transmission of Greek and Persian learning into Arabic scholarship and name three concrete outcomes

Summarise three contemporary debates in Islamic ethics and identify the scriptural and rational arguments on each side

Draft a balanced position on one contemporary issue, stating the strongest counter-argument fairly

Apply a structured method for analysing a classical text: establish authorship, dating, genre, audience and textual variants

Practise source criticism by distinguishing primary from secondary sources and spotting unverifiable claims

Sit two full-length mock exams under timed conditions and mark them against the official weighting of each domain

Rework every weak area flagged by the mocks into a final revision sheet of no more than two pages