ISD 224 covers 13 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study
sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked
answers for each one.
Valid and invalid applications of thematic exegesis
Methods of thematic exegesis
Selection of relevant verses
Scholarly approaches to thematic exegesis
Effectiveness of thematic methods in clarifying Qur’anic teachings
A sample from this course
One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.
Concept of thematic exegesis
Thematic exegesis is a method of interpreting the Qur’an that groups verses by shared themes or concepts rather than by their literal sequence. Mastering this approach helps students recognise the Qur’an’s overarching messages, understand how individual verses contribute to a broader theological or moral theme, and answer exam questions that ask for thematic analysis or comparison across surahs.
What you get for ISD 224
Every topic above, split into sessions and dated against your exam.
Practice questions per session, with answers that explain themselves.
Offline reading — the whole course is a few hundred KB on your phone.
An AI tutor that answers questions using this course's own material.