CURRICULUM

CURRICULUM 2014-2015 ISLAMIC EDUCATION KG CURRICULUM Islamic Manners 1 Greeting others with Assalam-o-Alaikum 2 Saying Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim before starting to do something Tawhid 3 Allah is the Creator of everything 4 Allah is the Only God Angels 5 Angels are special creations of Allah made of light 6 Learning the names of 4 angels and their tasks Scriptures/Books 7 Learning the names of books of Allah and Prophets they were revealed to Quran is the last book of Allah Prophets 8 Prophets are messengers of Allah Learning the names of the First and the Last Prophet Salah 9 5 daily prayers are compulsory for all Muslims 10 Learning the Adab/Etiquette of Salah Saum 11 Learning the concept f Saum 12 Learning the importance of doing good deeds in Ramadan Zakat 13 Learning the virtues of sharing with needy Hajj 14 Hajj is compulsory for all Muslims who can afford it 15 Learning the requirements for Hajj

Prophet Nuh 16 Story of Prophet Nuh Prophet Younus 17 Story of Prophet Younus Prophet Ibrahim 18 Story of Prophet Ibrahim ARABIC Arabic Alphabet Phonics 1 Alif, Baa, Taa, Thaa 2 Jim, Ha, Kha 3 Jim, Ha, Kha 4 Daal, Dhal 5 Ra, Za 6 Sin, Shin 7 Saad, Daad 8 Tau, Zau 9 Ain, Ghain 10 Faa 11 Qaf 12 Kaaf, Lam 13 Meem, Nun 14 Ha, Wau 15 Hamza, Ya 16-19 Review QURAN Surah memorization 1-7 Surah Fatiha and its meaning 8-11 Surah Ikhlas and its meaning 12-17 Surah An-Nas and its meaning 18-19 Review

LEVEL 1 CURRICULUM ISLAMIC EDUCATION Islamic Manners 1 Learning good manners and Islamic values Aqidah 2 Allah is our Creator and Islam is our religion Learning the beliefs of Muslims Creations of Allah 3 Learning about the different creations of Allah Learning the names of Prophets and Books of Allah Pillars of Islam 4 Learning the names of the 5 pillars of Islam Learning to say Shahada and its meaning Salah 5 Learning the names and times of 5 daily prayers 6 Learning how to pray 7 Learning about Wudu and Adhan Saum 8 Learning when and how to fast Zakat 9 Learning the concept of Zakat Hajj 10 Learning the requirements of Hajj The Hereafter 11 Learning the basic concept of the Day of Judgement Learning what happens in the Hereafter Quran 12 Learning when and how Quran was revealed Learning the basic format of Quran Stories of the Prophets 13 Story of Prophet Adam and its moral 14 Story of Prophet Hud and its moral

15 Story of Prophet Salih and its moral 16 Story of Prophet Musa and its moral 17 Story of Prophet Isa and its moral 18 Story of Prophet Dawood and its moral QURAN Surah Memorization 1 Review of Surah An-nas 2-6 Surah Al-Falaq and its meaning 7-11 Surah Al-Masad and its meaning 12-15 Surah Alnasr and its meaning 16-17 Surah Alkawthar and its meaning 18-19 Review ARABIC Single Alphabetical letters 1 From Alif to Jim (reading and writing) 2 From Ha to Ra (reading and writing) 3 From Za to Daad (reading and writing) 4 From Tau to Faa (reading and writing) 5 From Qaf to Nun (reading and writing) 6 From Wau to Ya (reading and writing)

Combined Alphabetical letters 7 Lam and Kaaf shapes Baa, Taa, Thaa, Nun, Ya with other letters 8-9 Jim, Ha, Kha with other letters Ha and Ta marboota with other letters 10 Daal, Dhal, Ra, Za with other letters 11-12 Sin, Shin, Saad, Daad, Tau, Zau with other letters Ain, Ghain with other letters Hamza, Faa and Qaf with other letters 13 Meem with other letters Reading only of divided letters Letters with harakat 14 Alif, Ha, Ain, Ha, Ghain Kha, Qaf, Kaaf, Jim, Shin 15 Ya, Daad, Lam, Ra, Taa Daal, Tau, Saad, Sin, Za 16 Zau, Dhal, Thaa, Faa, Wau, Baa, Meem 17 Review

LEVEL 2 CURRICULUM ISLAMIC EDUCATION Allah(SWT) 1 Allah is our Creator Learning about the blessings of Allah Quran 2 Learning when and how Quran was revealed Learning that it has remained unchanged since then Hadith and Sunnah 3 Learning the difference between Hadith and Sunnah Pillars of Islam 4 Learning shahadah and its meaning Learning the importance of shahadah for Muslims 5 Learning the steps of Wudu 6 Learning the steps of Salah 7 Memorizing Salah recitations 8 Learning the permissible and prohibited during fasting Eid-ul-fitr 9 Learning the importance of Zakat Learning the basic measures of Zakat and people deserving of it 10 Learning the steps of Hajj The origin of Sarifice Eid al Adha Seerah 11 Life of Prophet Muhammad before the revelation 12 Life of Prophet Muhammad after revelation-makkah period 13 Life of Prophet Muhammad after revelation-madinah period

Creations of Allah 14 Stories of Prophets Islamic Manners 16 Truthfulness Respect Cleanliness The Day of Judgement Difference between Angels and Shaitan (Jinn) Learning the roles of different Angels 15 Story of prophet Ismail and Ishaq and its moral 17 Learning the concept of the Day of Judgement and the Herafter QURAN Surah memorization 1 Review of Surah AlKawthar 2-5 Surah Al-kafiroon and its meaning 6-10 Surah Almaoon and its meaning 11-13 Surah Al-Quraish and its meaning 14-17 Surah Al-Feel and its meaning 18-19 Review ARABIC AlQaida An- Norania 1 Review of the level 1 Arabic 2-3 Tanween 4-5 Practice words with harakat and tanween 6-7 Madd and leen

8-9 Small Alif, small Ya and small wau 10-11 Practice tanween, madd and leen 12-13 Sukun 14-15 Shadd 16 Practice Sukun 17 Practice Shadd

LEVEL 3 CURRICULUM ISLAMIC EDUCATION Allah 1 Learning about the blessings of Allah 2 Learning a few names of Allah (SWT) and their significance 3 Learning about Allah s Mercy Quran and Hadith 4 Learning about the different names of Quran 5 Learning about Hadith and its collection Pillars of Islam 6 Learning about Shahadah and its significance 7 Learning about the different types of Salat 8 Learning the deeper concepts of Salah 9 Learning about Sawm and its concept Learning about Muttaqi 10 Learning about zakat, the people deserving of it and the frequency of giving it 11 Learning about Hajj and its Arkan How is it performed? Seerah 12 Life of Prophet Mohammed(PBUH)-Makkah period 13 Life of Prophet Mohammed(PBUH)- Madinah period 14 Prophet Mohammed and his treatment towards other people Islamic morals and values 15 Kindness to others Forgiveness Good Deeds 16 Cleanliness

17 Following the Right Path Perseverance in Islam Punctuality Muslim Family 18 Learning about being a muslim in North America ARABIC/QURAN Surah memorization 1 Review of Surah Al-Feel 2-4 Surah Atl Humaza and its meaning 5-6 Surah Al-Asr and its meaning 7-9 Surah Al-takathur and its meaning 10-13 Surah Al-Qaria and its meaning 14-17 Surah Al-Adiat and its meaning 18-19 Review

LEVEL 4 CURRICULUM ISLAMIC EDUCATION Islamic Calendar 1 Eid: Significance of the Festivities Allah(SWT) 2 Names of Allah Seerah 3 Pre-Islamic Arabia: Age of Ignorance 4 The Year of the Elephant 5 Early life of prophet Muhammad 6 Life Before Prophethood 7 Receipt of Prophethood 8 Makkan Period: The Early years of the Muslims 9 Pledges of Aqabah: Invitation to Migrate 10 Hijra to Madina: The Migration that Shaped History 11 Madinian Period: Islam Prospers 12 Victory of Makkah Khalifa-ir- Rashideen 13 Abu Bakr: The First Khalifa 14 Umar Ibn AlKhattab: The Second Khalifa 15 Uthman Ibn Affan: The Third Khalifa 16 Ali Ibn Abi Talib: The Fourth Khalifa Islamic History 17 Compilers of Hadith

ARABIC/QURAN Surah Memorization 1 Review of Surah Al-Adiat 2-3 Surah Al-Zilzal and its meaning 4-9 Surah Al-Bayyinah and its meaning 10-11 Surah Al-Qadr and its meaning 12-16 Surah Al-Alaq and its meaning 17-19 Review

LEVEL 5 CURRICULUM ISLAMIC EDUCATION The following is the Islamic Studies curriculum for Level 5. Although the topics listed here have been selected on the basis of the feedback received from the students on the first day, still there might be a some changes if the students prefer to have a discussion on another topic. The textbooks and reference books are also listed at the end. For each topic discussed, handouts will be given in the class. Ibadaat 1. The Five Pillars of Islam: The objective of the lesson is to review the pillars of Islam with the students. The students will learn the importance of each of these pillars in their life. Islamic History 2. Farewell Pilgrimage and the Last Sermon: The objective of this lesson is to analyze the Last Sermon of Prophet Muhammad S.A. on the basis of rights of women, equality of mankind, brotherhood in Islam, seal of prophethood and the mandate to share the teachings of the sermon. 3. The Descendants of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.): The objective is to give an overview of the immediate and extended family of Prophet Muhammad S.A. 4. Khalid Ibn Al Walid: The Sword of Allah : The students will learn a brief summary of the life and achievements of Khlaid Ibn Al Walid. 5. The Night Journey-Miraj 6. Lessons from Adam and Iblis

Islamic/ Social Values 7. Duties Towards Parents: The lesson objective is to introduce the students to the rights of parents in Islam and to explain why duties towards parents are placed next to worshipping Allah. The students will also learn how to bridge the gap between themselves and their parents. 8. Relations with Ahl al Kitab or People of the Book: The objective of the lesson is to introduce the students to the concept of Ahl al Kitab in Islam and to avoid either taking it too casually or stretching it too far. 9. Superstition: The objective is to explain the origin and practice of superstitions. The students would learn to identify possible superstitious practices and actions in order to avoid them. 10. Racism in Islam: The students will learn how Prophet Muhammad S.A. was instrumental in fighting racism and how the Quran directs mankind to overcome racial prejudice. 11. The Ten Commandments and Islam: The students will analyze the connection between the Ten Commandments and Islam. They would learn how Quran endorses many of the moral and ethical values mentioned in the earlier books Course Text Books: 1. Islamic Studies Weekend Learning Series by Mansur Ahmed and Husain A. Nuri-Level 7 2. Islamic Studies Weekend Learning Series by Mansur Ahmed and Husain A. Nuri-Level 8 3. Islamic Studies Weekend Learning Series by Mansur Ahmed and Husain A. Nuri-Level 9 4. Islamic Studies Weekend Learning Series by Mansur Ahmed and Husain A. Nuri-Level 10 5. Islamic Studies for Grade 11 by Molvi Abdul Aziz (Darussalam)

ARABIC/QURAN Surah memorization 1 Review of Surah Al-Alaq 2-3 Surah At-Tin and its explanation 4-5 Surah Al-Sharh and its explanation 6-8 Surah Ad-Duha and its meaning 9-13 Surah Al-Layl and its meaning 14-17 Surah Al-Takweer and its explanation 18-19 Review

LEVEL 6 CURRICULUM The administrative team will be making a change in delivering Islamic Studies to the students in level six. The change is due to the irregular attendance at that level. We feel that the students at this age need to be more involved and engaged in the learning process in order for them to stay interested and to enjoy coming to Sunday School. We feel that we will be able to push them to reach their full potential by allowing them to take a leadership role in their Islamic Education. Our plan is to have a meeting with the students and to allow them to choose a variety of topics that they would like to learn this year. The list of topics that they will choose from will include some of the topics that the parents included in the feedback that we got last spring. Once the topics are decided upon, we will be asking a number of guest speakers from our community to sign up for the session based on their strength and interests. The students will also be asked to lead at least one session throughout the year. The parents will then be informed as soon as those decisions are made. Tajweed classes and Quranic Arabic will continue as outlined. We are also counting on you, the parents, as well to let us know if you are interested in leading a session on any Islamic Education topic. In shaallah together we will continue to form a cohesive, inclusive Islamic community and continue to support and to enrich the life of our young learners who have the potential to be strong leaders. May Allah Subhanahu wa taala guide us on the right path.