MENU Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Outreach Short Courses Short Courses Main navigation Outreach Short Courses YMLP Exhibitions Local and National International Outreach Qur'anic Arabic (Tajwid) This year-length course helps students to improve their recitation of the Qur'an. Participants must have a basic knowledge of the Arabic script. No charge is made for the course, but students are required to register. Applications to this course are now CLOSED, and will reopen in August 2022. Click here for more information. Qur'an Recitation for Beginners This 10-week course helps students to begin learning how to recite the Qur'an. No prior knowledge is required and no charge is made for the course, but students are required to register. Applications to this course are now CLOSED, and will reopen in August 2022. Click here for more information. Modern Standard Arabic This course, offered at four different levels to cater for individual abilities, is designed to develop students' competence in Arabic. While Arabic has many local and regional variants, modern standard Arabic serves as a common language understood throughout the Arab world. Applications for this course are now CLOSED. Click here for more information. Modern Standard Arabic - 'Express' courses These condensed format courses are offered at Beginner Level 1a and Elementary Level 1b running over 20 weeks from January to June 2022. Applications for this course are now OPEN, and will close on 10 January 2022. Click here for more information. Calligraphy The Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies is delighted to offer a new half-day course in Islamic Calligraphy, with the classically trained calligrapher and artist, Soraya Syed. Soraya will offer a hands-on practical calligraphy workshop at the Centre, which aims to introduce some of the basic calligraphic letterforms and the specialist equipment used by professional artists. After lunch, the workshop will be followed by a walking tour delivered by Soraya and Dr Afifi Al-Akiti, the Kuwait Fellow in Islamic Studies. They will discuss the Centre’s architectural inscriptions and calligraphic artworks and demonstrate the many ways in which Arabic letterforms can be used to create art and convey meaning. Applications to the course, which will take place on Saturday 6 November 2021 (10.30am to 2.30pm), are now CLOSED. The course fee is £50 per person (with a discounted rate of £30 for currently matriculated students in higher education), and includes a buffet lunch and refreshments. All materials required will be provided by the instructor. Applications have now closed early owing to the popularity of this course. Due to the practical nature of the course, only fifteen seats are available. Other courses The Centre also occasionally runs short (weekend) courses on Islam. The standard course aims to provide a guide to understanding the role of Islam in private and public spheres using a variety of educational means. Past programmes have included sessions on ‘History of the Muslim world’, ‘Islamic Art and Architecture’ and ‘Spirituality and Muslim Devotion’, which helped illuminate a variety of issues that underscore the vitality of Islam and its social impact. Please follow this link to a course on Islam: Faith and Culture run on 27 April 2019. QUICK LINKS Governance People Vacancies Contact Us OXFORD CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES Marston Road Oxford OX3 0EE Tel: +44 (0)1865 618 500 (Lodge) Fax: +44 (0)1865 248 942 Facebook LIBRARY MOSQUE GARDENS PRIVACY We use cookies on this site to enhance your user experience By clicking any link on this page you are giving your consent for us to set cookies. OK, I agree More info