Sharia (Islamic jurisprudence)
4 years- You study
- Fiqh, Principles of fiqh
- Jobs
- Sharia teacher, Sharia researcher
- Average for the business field · Age 25–29
- 8,200SAR
Average monthly pay in the business field for Saudi bachelor’s holders, GASTAT Labour Force Survey 2024 (1445–1446 AH)1; many earn less. Pay in a first job is usually lower.
Where is Sharia (Islamic jurisprudence) taught?
Taught at 18 universities: 18 government and 0 private.
Riyadh
- Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic UniversityGovernment · men and women
- King Saud UniversityGovernment · men and women
- Majmaah UniversityGovernment · men and women
- Shaqra UniversityGovernment · men and women
Makkah
- King Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
- Taif UniversityGovernment
- Umm Al-Qura UniversityGovernment · men and women
- University of JeddahGovernment · men and women
Madinah
- Islamic University of MadinahGovernment · men and women
Qassim
- Qassim UniversityGovernment · men and women
Eastern Province
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityGovernment
- King Faisal UniversityGovernment
Asir
- King Khalid UniversityGovernment · men and women
Tabuk
- University of TabukGovernment
Hail
- University of HailGovernment
Jazan
- Jazan UniversityGovernment · women
Najran
- Najran UniversityGovernment · men and women
Al-Jouf
- Jouf UniversityGovernment · men and women
From university pages, admission guides and the Ministry’s Study in Saudi platform2. Gender is tagged where the university publishes it per programme.
What do Sharia (Islamic jurisprudence) students learn?
Studying Islamic rulings on worship, dealings and family, and how they are drawn from evidence.
- Fiqh
- Principles of fiqh
- Quran and Hadith
- Saudi regulations
In Arabic: الشريعة
How many years is Sharia (Islamic jurisprudence)?
4 years. Length from the programme page on the university website3; it may differ between universities.
What jobs do Sharia (Islamic jurisprudence) graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Sharia teacher
- Sharia researcher
- Sharia consultant
- Notary
Courts, fatwa offices or teaching by day; posts may be outside your city.
- Sometimes outside the city
What do Sharia (Islamic jurisprudence) graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Business, administration and law” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)1.
What is unemployment in the business field?
Unemployment among Saudi graduates of the field (bachelor’s, all ages)1:
For the whole field, not this major alone. Past measurement, not a forecast.
References
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Business, administration and law”, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
- Programme pages on university websites, last checked 26 October 2026 (15 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
- Qassim University, Sharia (Islamic jurisprudence) programme page, last checked 24 October 2026 (13 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).