School of Sharia - The University of Jordan -

Program Specifications

Ph.D in Islamic Theology / Program Overview

​An overview of the program and its main subjects:

The PhD program in Islamic theology allows the student to delve deeply into the study of Islamic doctrines, in addition to introducing him/her to the religious and intellectual issues around the world in order to better understand the other side and open the horizons of communication, dialogue and coexistence between nations.

Program vision:

Qualifying graduates specialized in Islamic Theology and well-versed in the fields necessary for understanding it such as logic and philosophy.​

Program mission:

Creating a safe environment that understands the theological and religious situation in the Islamic world and all over the world in order to open the horizons of cooperation and dialogue with the other.

Program goals:

  1. Enriching the correct and in-depth understanding of issues of Islamic theology within the framework of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah.
  2. Qualifying a number of researchers who contribute to promoting moderation in the Islamic world.
  3. Qualifying specialists who understand the theological situation of Islamic sects according to the current intellectual context in order to deal with them in a proper way.
  4. Promoting the appropriate concepts for understanding other religions and ways of dialogue and coexistence with them.
  5. Supplementing the needs of the University of Jordan and other Jordanian universities with faculty members in this field alongside the Arab and Islamic countries in light of the increased demand for them and achieving the desire of graduates in this specialization from the University of Jordan because of its reputation and leading position in the Arab, Islamic and international community.