Masters of Ar-Rāsikhūn in ʿAqīdah Studies (AQD101) – 4 Years

Masters of Ar-Rāsikhūn in ʿAqīdah Studies (AQD101) – 4 Years Al-Ihsan Canadian Islamic University Program Description The Masters of Ar-Rāsikhūn in ʿAqīdah Studies (AQD101) is a rigorous four-year advanced graduate program dedicated to cultivating scholars firmly grounded in Islamic creed (العقيدة) according to the Qur’an, the authentic Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and the understanding of the best generations — the Companions (رضي الله عنهم), the Tābiʿūn, and those who followed them in excellence. This program seeks to revive and preserve the pure creed of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamāʿah — the creed built upon the unequivocal texts (النصوص المحكمة), free from theological distortion (تحريف), negation (تعطيل), anthropomorphism (تمثيل), or speculative innovation (بدعة). Students are trained to approach matters of belief with submission to revelation, sound reasoning in harmony with transmitted knowledge, and reverence for the methodology of the Salaf. Allah Most High states: “And whoever opposes the Messenger after guidance has become clear to him and follows other than the way of the believers — We will turn him to what he has chosen.” (Qur’an 4:115) And He says: “The first forerunners among the Muhājirūn and the Anṣār and those who follow them with excellence — Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him.” (Qur’an 9:100) The program therefore centers upon following the path of the earliest generations in understanding Tawḥīd, the Divine Names and Attributes, faith (īmān), decree (qadar), Prophethood, the Hereafter, and the principles that safeguard orthodoxy. Academic Vision The Masters of Ar-Rāsikhūn aims to produce scholars who are: Firmly rooted in textual evidence (راسخون في العلم) Academically precise and methodologically disciplined Capable of critical engagement with classical and contemporary theological discourse Equipped to clarify misconceptions and respond to doubts with wisdom and knowledge Distinguished by scholarship