{"id":13896,"date":"2026-09-08T16:10:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T08:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centre.iium.edu.my\/celpad\/?page_id=13896"},"modified":"2026-09-08T18:18:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T10:18:59","slug":"new-unicore-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centre.iium.edu.my\/celpad\/quranic-language-courses\/new-unicore-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW UNICORE COURSES (BATCH 261XXXX & ABOVE)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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INTRODUCTION
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Starting Semester 1, 2026\/2027, English Medium Programme students (batch 261XXXX) are required to take new UniCORE courses which are divided into two categories: Muslim & Non-Muslim. The uniCORE courses for Muslim students are focusing on Arabic for understanding Ibadah Purposes, while the UniCORE courses for Non-Muslim students are focusing on Arabic for communication.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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UNICORE COURSES FOR MUSLIM STUDENTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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LQAD 1113<\/span>
Arabic for Understanding Ibadah I<\/span>
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The course focuses on the understanding essential religious expressions, including selected prayer recitations, du\u02bf\u0101\u02be and adhk\u0101r. The course introduces students to Arabic alphabet, selected vocabulary and short phrases commonly used in daily ibadah. Through guided understanding of meaning, the course enables students to be more focused with better internalization in their ibadah as practised by Rasulullah S.A.W, which aligns with the Tawhidic Epistemological framework.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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LQAD 2123<\/span>
Arabic for Understanding Ibadah II<\/span>
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This course builds upon the foundational knowledge of ibadah by focusing on selected Quranic verses, hadith and commonly recited du\u02bf\u0101\u02be in sunnah practices. Through guided understanding of meaning, the course enables students to be more focused with better internalization in their ibadah as guided by Rasulullah S.A.W, which aligns with the Tawhidic Epistemological framework.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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UNICORE COURSES FOR NON-MUSLIM STUDENTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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LQAD 1131<\/span>
Arabic for Effective Communication I<\/span>
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Contact hours: 2.5 \/ Credit hours: 1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

This is an Arabic language course for absolute beginners which introduces students to basic Arabic communication for daily life. It is an integrated course which combines four essential language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing). The course enables students to use basic Arabic words and phrases to communicate basic information about themselves and others.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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LQAD 2232<\/span>
Arabic for Effective Communication II<\/span>
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Contact hours: 3 \/ Credit hours: 2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

This is an Arabic language course for the beginner level which introduces students to Arabic basic communication for daily life. The course also exposes students to common Arabic vocabulary and expressions used in IIUM. It is an integrated course which combines the four essential language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing). The course enables students to communicate using Arabic in familiar and common everyday situations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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NEW UNICORE COURSES (BATCH 261XXXX & ABOVE) INTRODUCTION Starting Semester 1, 2026\/2027, English Medium Programme students (batch 261XXXX) are required to take new UniCORE courses which are divided into two categories: Muslim & Non-Muslim. The uniCORE courses for Muslim students are focusing on Arabic for understanding Ibadah Purposes, while the UniCORE courses for Non-Muslim students<\/p>\n

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