Dars-e-Nizami
A structured journey through the Islamic sciences
The eight-year Pakistani madrasa syllabus, year by year: the books of each darja and where to read them here.
- 8 darjas (years)four stages of two years
- 79 set booksas listed for the Wifaq nisab
- 20 subjectsfrom sarf and nahw to hadith
- 30 readable herebooks open as full text in the library
Choose your stage
After ʿĀlamiyya: Takhaṣṣuṣ — a 2-year specialisation (fiqh/iftāʾ, tafsīr, hadith or Arabic literature).
The stages of Dars-e-Nizami
8 darjas make up the full syllabusSubjects of Year 1 (Ūlā)
Nahw (syntax) (6)Lessons & books
- Ilm un NahwMaulana Mushtaq Ahmad CharthawaliScan on archive.org81 pages
- Nahw Meerنحو میرSayyid Sharif al-JurjaniChecking…Scan on archive.org77 pages
- Sharh Miat Aamil ma'a at-Tarkeebشرح مائة عاملChecking…Scan on archive.org104 pages
- Al Minhaj fil Qawa'id wal I'rabNo freely offered copy foundNot in the library yet
- An Nahw ul YaseerNo freely offered copy foundNot in the library yet
- Tasheel un NahwMaulana Abdullah GangohiScan on archive.org41 pages
Sarf (morphology) (4)Lessons & books
- Mizan us Sarf wa Munsha'ibin the Panj Ganj collectionChecking…Scan on archive.org65 pages
- Irshad us Sarf (or Ilm us Sarf)Scan on archive.org146 pages
- Safwat ul Masadirصفوة المصادرMaulana Mushtaq Ahmad CharthawaliScan on archive.org79 pages
- Tayseer ul AbwabScan on archive.org113 pages
Arabic literature & composition (1)Lessons & books
- At Tareeqa tul AsriyyaDr Abdul Razzaq Sikandarpts 1–2
Hadith (1)Lessons & books
- Jami' ul KalimMufti Muhammad Ashiq IlahiHifz-e-HadithScan on archive.org25 pages
Tajwīd (1)Lessons & books
- Jamal ul Qur'anScan on archive.org49 pages
Hifz (1)Lessons & books
- Hifz of Para Amma2nd halfQur'an portionScan on archive.org30 pages
Also placed in this year by the Hidayah24 curriculum
Hidayah Academy, Karachi — Wifaq nisab (hidayah.edu.pk/dars-e-nizami.php), read 12 Nov 2026
Set books in the library
None of this year’s books is in the library yet.
Teaching resources
About the course
Under Wifaq-ul-Madaris al-Arabia the course takes 8 years for boys and men, and 6 years for girls and women, who begin at Thanawiyya Khāṣṣa.
Wikipedia — Wifaq-ul-Madaris al-Arabia; Almaarif (girls)
Four stages of two years: Thanawiyya ʿĀmma (= Matric), Thanawiyya Khāṣṣa (= FA), ʿĀliya (= BA) and ʿĀlamiyya (= MA). The eighth year is Dawra-e-Hadith.
Jamia Binoria Aalamia — binoria.org/darseNizami
HEC treats Shahādat al-ʿĀliya as a Bachelor’s degree (14 years of schooling) when the ʿĀmma and Khāṣṣa certificates are verified by IBCC and English and Pakistan Studies are passed at Bachelor level; Shahādat al-ʿĀlamiyya as an MA in Arabic/Islamic Studies (16 years). Each sanad must cover at least two years of study.
HEC — FAQs, equivalence of Deeni asnad
Wifaq exams are annual, one darja at a time, and are entered only through an affiliated madrasa — a student cannot apply privately from home.
Wifaq 1448 AH admission guide (summary of the official notification)
Most residential jamias teach free of charge. Wifaq’s own exam fee for 1448 AH is PKR 560–860 per darja.
Jamias’ own pages; Wifaq 1448 AH admission guide
Faster routes: entering at a higher darja (a Matric holder can start at Khāṣṣa and finish in 6 years); 5–6-year courses run by some board-affiliated jamias; or AIOU’s BS Islamic Studies (Dars-e-Nizami track) by distance learning — 4 years after HSSC, 2.5 after a BA, 2 after an AD. The AIOU degree is a university BS, not a Wifaq sanad.
Almaarif; Jamia-tul-Madina; Binoria; AIOU Autumn 2026 eligibility schedule
No recognised 4-year Wifaq course was found. Private 4-year courses (often online) issue their own certificate — if equivalence matters, ask for the board affiliation in writing before enrolling.
Owner’s research report §2 (HEC 2-year-per-sanad rule; providers’ own pages)
Tanzeem-ul-Madaris (Barelvi board) uses the same 8-year, four-stage skeleton with different fiqh and tafsīr texts; the books above are the Wifaq list.
Source: Hidayah Academy (Wifaq nisab), HEC, Binoria — read 12 Nov 2026