The Three-Year Ilm Course.
ʿUmdat al-Ahkām — a structured study.
Al-Ḥāfiẓ ʿAbd al-Ghanī al-Maqdisī's classical hadith collection — roughly 426 ahādīth, all authentically narrated in al-Bukhārī and/or Muslim — taught in two semesters with a written examination, accompanying quiz, and searchable hadith bank.
View course details- · 15 books, 426 ahādīth
- · Live classes, weekly notes
- · Self-assessment quizzes
- · Searchable hadith bank
Tuition & Enrolment
Two semesters per academic year — September to December, then January to May. Discounts are available on full upfront payments. Contact us for scholarships and payment plans.
Fees are indicative; please confirm current rates by email.
How we teach.
Structured classroom instruction. Audio recordings for every lesson. Accompanying PDFs of the studied text. Regular exams. Interactive tutor contact for questions and mentoring. Modelled on the academic curricula taught in the Sharīʿah faculties of Madinah and Riyadh.
Modules
Aqidah, Fiqh, Hadith, Usool al-Fiqh, Muṣṭalaḥ, Tafsir, Seerah, Tazkiyyah and Arabic — each delivered through the appropriate primary texts and classical explanations.
Materials
Custom handouts, PDFs of the primary texts, audio recordings of each class, and additional compiled benefits from Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn al-Qayyim and senior contemporary mashāyikh.
Assessment
End-of-semester examinations, progression between levels, and a pathway to specialise after the three-year foundation is completed.
From the course itself.
Selected lectures and overview videos drawn from the institute's YouTube channel — directly related to the Three-Year Ilm Programme and its modules.
Ustadh Ariff Olla
Imam of Masjid Taybah (Leicester) and founder of AhleDhikr Institute, Ustadh Ariff has studied the Islamic sciences since 2007 under more than 30 scholars across traditional institutes in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom.
His teaching follows the classical method — grounded in authoritative texts, transmitted scholarship, and an emphasis on precision and practice.
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