Part of: Older students and advanced study
GlossaryWhat is an ijazah?
Definition
An ijazah is a licence given by a qualified teacher confirming that a student has mastered a text or subject, such as the Quran in a particular recitation, and may teach or transmit it. A Quran ijazah often comes with a sanad: a chain of teachers going back to the Prophet ﷺ.
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Common types
- Quran ijazah: after reciting the whole Quran to a qualified teacher, often in a specific qira'ah (see qari)
- Hadith ijazah: permission to narrate hadith collections, often at the end of dawrah al-hadith
- Alimiyyah certificate: on completing the alim course
Marking the occasion
Receiving an ijazah is a major milestone. See graduation gifts.
Questions people also ask
What is a sanad?
A chain of transmission listing each teacher back to the source, for a Quran ijazah traditionally back to the Prophet ﷺ.
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- What is an alim?
- What is alimiyyah (the alim course)?
- What is Dars-e-Nizami?
- What is a Darul Uloom?
- What is dawrah al-hadith?
- What is a qari?
- Graduation gifts for a new alim or alimah
- Gifts for alim class students going abroad