HoD’s Message

HoD Shariah & Law

Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq

Head, Department of Shariah & Law

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Mushtaq Ahmad

 (on deputation to the Supreme Court of Pakistan)

HoD's Message

The Department of Shariah and law has been conducting its academic activities under the faculty of social sciences and humanities as per the provision of the statute of Shifa Tameer –e- Millat University, intending to research and dissemination of knowledge in Shariah Laws and Conventional Laws. The department has already initiated its policy to integrate both Shariah and general laws in order to achieve the goals through its syllabus, curriculum, and teaching strategies.

The Department of Shariah and Law is currently running one undergraduate degree program namely LL.B Shariah and law (05-Years). The Department of Shariah & Law is a unique center of learning that provides quality education under the supervision of highly qualified teachers. The Department provides a good academic environment where students can pursue their studies under the supervision of well-qualified, dynamic, and research-oriented scholars.

The Program is considered a unique program combining modernity and tradition as it reconciles knowledge and skills, a matter which will graduate students who combine scientific competence, good perception of matters and facts and improve their ability to develop and the quality of deriving the targeted judgments. In addition, the program will help graduate moderate, productive, and qualified students ready to work in both private and public sectors such as judiciary or advocacy, general prosecution, investigation bureau, or university education.

The department also holds a rich library with local and international books, scripts, and other reading materials. As part of our designed curriculum, the students of final semesters will be exposed to court visits which include visits to the Supreme Court of Pakistan, High courts, and Lower courts. Besides the foregone, the department also annually will arrange visits to the parliament (National Assembly and Senate) of Pakistan and other relevant institutions.