What is Dars-e-Nizami?
Dars-e-Nizami is a traditional Islamic course for those who want to become an Alim.
It is the study curriculum used in traditional Islamic institutions (madrassas) and Dar ul Ulooms, and began in the Indian subcontinent in the eighteenth century.
What will I learn?
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Holy Qur’an
Tajweed, translation and commentary (Tafseer), up to Jalalain and Baidawi.
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Hadith
The Hadith collections and their Usool, ending with Dawra-e-Hadith.
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Fiqh
Islamic jurisprudence and its Usool, with Faraid (inheritance).
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Arabic
Sarf, Nahw, Adab and Balaghat — Arabic morphology, grammar and rhetoric.
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And more
Aqaid, Mantiq (logic), Falsafa, Arooz and Falakiyat.
Syllabus & books
The books studied in each of the eight years, following the nisab approved by Wifaq ul Madaris Al Arabia Pakistan. Choose a year to see its books, download them or open its class schedule.
1st Year — Aula
درجہ اولیٰ
14 books
- Ilm un Nahw
- Nahw Meer
- Sharh Miat Aamil ma‘a at-Tarkeeb
- Mizan us Sarf wa Munsha‘ib
- Irshad us Sarf (or Ilm us Sarf)
- Safwat ul Masadir
- Tayseer ul Abwab
- Al Minhaj fil Qawa‘id wal I‘rab
- An Nahw ul Yaseer
- Tasheel un Nahw
- At Tareeqa tul Asriyya, parts 1 & 2
- Jami‘ ul Kalim — Hifz e Hadith
- Jamal ul Qur’an — Tajweed
- Hifz of Para Amma, second half
2nd Year — Saniya
درجہ ثانیہ
11 books
- Tarjuma wa Tafseer — Para Amma
- Fawaid e Makkiyya
- Hifz of Para Amma, first half, with Tajweed
- Al Qira’a tur Rashida, part 1
- Muallim ul Insha, part 1
- Zad ut Talibeen, with 40 Ahadith memorised
- Mukhtasar ul Quduri — Kitab ul Ibadat, and Nikah to Nafaqat
- Ilm us Seegha ma‘a Khasiyat ul Abwab
- Hidaya tun Nahw
- Tayseer ul Mantiq
- Mirqat
3rd Year — Salisa
درجہ ثالثہ
10 books
- Tarjuma wa Tafseer — Surah Al Ankabut to Para Amma
- Riyad us Saliheen — Kitab ul Adab to Adab us Safar, with 40 Ahadith memorised
- Mukhtasar ul Quduri — Kitab ul Buyu‘ to the end
- Usool ush Shashi
- Mabadi ul Usool
- Kafiya
- Sharh Tahzeeb
- Matn Aqeeda tut Tahawiyya
- Nafha tul Arab, pages 1–220
- Muallim ul Insha, part 2
4th Year — Rabia
درجہ رابعہ
10 books
- Tarjuma wa Tafseer — Surah Yunus to Surah Al Qasas
- Riyad us Saliheen — Kitab ul Ilm to the end, with 40 Ahadith memorised
- Kanz ud Daqaiq
- Noor ul Anwar, up to Qiyas
- Sharh Jami, with the Muqaddima, up to Mabniyat
- Maqamat ul Haririyya, ten Maqamat
- Muallim ul Insha, part 3
- Duroos ul Balagha — Ilm ul Ma‘ani
- Al Balagha tul Wadiha — Ilm ul Bayan & Ilm ul Badi‘
- Qutbi — Muqaddima to the end of Tasawwurat
5th Year — Khamisa
درجہ خامسہ
11 books
- Tarjuma wa Tafseer — Surah Al Fatiha to Surah At Tawba
- Aasar us Sunan, up to Kitab ul Witr, with 27 Ahadith memorised
- Hidaya, volume 1
- Husami, up to Qiyas
- Noor ul Anwar — Bab ul Qiyas to the end
- Mukhtasar ul Ma‘ani
- Al Intibahat ul Mufeeda
- Mueen ul Falsafa
- Sharh Aqeeda tut Tahawiyya, by Imam Akmal ud Din al Babarti
- Deewan ul Mutanabbi, up to Qafiya tud Daal
- Sab‘a Mu‘allaqat, the first three Mu‘allaqat
6th Year — Sadisa
درجہ سادسہ
12 books
- Tafseer ul Jalalain
- Al Fauz ul Kabeer
- Khair ul Usool
- Siraji — Ilm ul Faraid
- Kitab ul Aasar of Imam Muhammad, with 30 Ahadith memorised
- Hidaya, volume 2
- Tauzeeh wa Talweeh
- Sharh ul Aqaid
- Ulama e Deoband ka Deeni Rukh aur Maslaki Mizaj
- Dars e Falakiyat
- Deewan ul Hamasa, from Bab ul Hamasa
- Matn ul Kafi — Ilm ul Arooz
7th Year — Sabia
درجہ سابعہ
9 books
- At Tibyan fi Uloom il Qur’an
- Tayseer Mustalah ul Hadith
- Sharh Nukhba tul Fikr
- Aaina e Qadyaniyat
- Tafseer ul Baidawi, first quarter of Para 1
- Mishkat ul Masabeeh, volume 1, with 38 Ahadith memorised
- Mishkat ul Masabeeh, volume 2
- Hidaya, volume 3
- Hidaya, volume 4
8th Year — Dorah
دورۂ حدیث
10 books
- Sahih ul Bukhari
- Sahih Muslim
- Jami‘ ut Tirmizi
- Sunan Abi Dawood
- Sunan un Nasa’i
- Sunan Ibn Maja
- Shama’il ut Tirmizi
- Sharh Ma‘ani il Aasar — Tahawi, up to Kitab uz Zakat
- Muwatta Imam Malik
- Muwatta Imam Muhammad
Syllabus as approved by Wifaq ul Madaris Al Arabia Pakistan. Books are downloaded from besturdubooks.net.
Class timings
Dars-e-Nizami is also taught at our Hyderabad, Sukkur, Islamabad, Lahore, Multan and other campuses — see Campus Programs on the home page.
Karachi Campus
Only for men-
Evening
Monday & Tuesday
6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
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Wednesday & Thursday
6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
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Friday & Saturday
6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
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Morning
Saturday & Sunday
7:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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Afternoon
Saturday & Sunday
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
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Karachi Women Campus
Only for women · online & onsite-
Morning
Monday – Thursday
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
0322-4432924 (WhatsApp)
Online
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Monday – Saturday
Flexible timing
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Evening
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Other programmes
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