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Master's Programmes in Islamic Jurisprudence and Its Principles and in the Judiciary

ماجستير في الفقه وأصوله/القضاء

Master's Programmes in Islamic Jurisprudence and Its Principles and in the Judiciary

Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research

Department of Sharia

The Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research of the Somali National University (SNU) hereby informs the entire academic community that, for the 2022/2023 academic year, it has introduced new postgraduate specialisations (Master's programmes), namely:

1- Master's in Islamic Jurisprudence and Its Principles (ماجستير في الفقه وأصوله).

2- Master's in the Judiciary (ماجستير في القضاء).

The programmes last two years (24 months).

These specialisations respond to the need for expertise in Islamic jurisprudence, its principles and the judiciary.

Requirements for applicants:


  1. Applicants must hold a first-degree (Bachelor's) certificate awarded by a recognised university.
  2. The first degree (Bachelor's) must be in Sharia, or applicants must hold a Postgraduate Diploma in Sharia.
  3. Applicants must have their certificates attested: –
  4. Certificates from universities in Somalia must be attested by the Ministry of Education.
  5. Certificates from foreign universities must be attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country concerned.
  6. The grade of the degree must be no lower than «Good» (جيد).
  7. Applicants must pass the entrance examination of the SNU Faculty of Graduate Studies.

NB: Applications are being received at the Office of the Faculty of Sharia at the SNU KM4 Campus.

The application deadline is 29 September 2022.

For further details, please visit the Office of the Faculty of Sharia at the SNU KM4 Campus.

English translation of the original published on snu.edu.so in Somali (Af-Soomaali).

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