FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
The course is designed to accommodate the busy schedules of students and workers. Key features include:
- Weekend Lectures: 7 hours of online lectures every weekend.
- Recorded Sessions: Lectures are recorded and can be accessed later.
- Self-paced Study: Weekly content can be revised at the student’s own pace.
- Accessible Instructors: Teachers and instructors are available for assistance through group messaging applications.
No, the Arafura Institute has structured its academic timetable and calendar to allow students to pursue their passion for knowledge without giving up their full-time occupations or studies.
Yes. The Arafura courses are all online and can be accessed anywhere in the world. We encourage students from all over the world to enrol.
Students can easily access help, tuition, and answers to their questions through group messaging applications, ensuring continuous support throughout their studies.
While live attendance to lectures is encouraged to keep on top of one’s studies, it is not a necessary hurdle for passing the course. As all lectures are recorded, if a student misses a class they can easily access the recorded lectures on the LMS and catch-up and revise at their own pace.
All lectures are given in English and students will need to have a decent grasp of the English language in order to progress in their studies. Readings that are in a language other than English will be translated and taught in Engish as well.
As of now, all of Arafura’s courses are taught 100% online.
Students are assessed through a number of different methods such as quizzes, reflection journals, MCQ’s and written and oral exams. The exams and assessments are designed to test your creativity and critical thinking skills, not your ability to rote learn information.
Our courses are designed for beginners in Islamic Sciences, aged 18+. Having qualifications in related fields may grant you credits in our subjects. Please contact us to ask about an expedited pathway.
Due to logistical constraints, we are not offering the ability to take two programs at once. Enrolment in the Alimiyyah & Humanities program includes ALL of the content from the Islam, Philosophy and Politics program.
Completing the Islam, Philosophy and Politics program will grant you full credits for the Humanities components of the first year of the Alimiyyah program.
