CURRICULUM OVERVIEW Subject: Islamic B
KINGS’ SCHOOL AL BARSHA CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
Subject: Islamic B
Purpose of Study Islamic Education promotes the spiritual, moral, and cultural development of Muslim children in Kings Al Barsha. It also lays the foundation for students to prepare for responsibilities and experiences in later life.
Islamic Education is a compulsory subject for Muslim students to study at Key Stage 3. It aims to offer the same high level of teaching and learning as other subjects in order to enable Muslim students, regardless of ability and/or level of development to:
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Acquire and develop both knowledge and understanding of Islam in an interesting and informative manner. Understand that Islam is a complete way of life. Enhance their spiritual, moral, cultural and social development through knowledge of the Qur’an and Sunnah. Develop a positive and tolerant attitude towards other people, respecting their right to hold different beliefs from their own, and live in a society of diverse religious beliefs. Foster a sense of pride in being Muslim. Aims
The Key Stage 3 Islamic Education Programme of Study follows the UAE National Document and is based on the KHDA recommended ‘Learning Islam’ series of books. Students who attend Islamic Education lessons study Islam based on the following six strands:
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Beliefs (i.e. 6 Pillars of Iman) Rulings and Worship (i.e. 5 Pillars of Islam) Qur’an and Hadeeth Seerah of the Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) and Stories of the Prophets (A.S) Religious Practices and Lifestyles Islamic Values and Akhlaq (mannerisms)
Islamic Education at Kings’ Al Barsha aims to follow a themed topic of learning to be consistent with the whole school where possible. Curriculum links can be found with English (e.g. writing poetry), Maths (e.g. calculating zakat), Geography (e.g. environmental awareness), History (e.g. the life of the Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) and other Prophets mentioned in the Qur’an), Art (e.g. Islamic calligraphy) and ICT (e.g. use of I-pads and computer suites).
Programme of Study
YEAR 7
Autumn 1 & 2
Spring 1 & 2
Summer 1 & 2
The World of the Unseen: Allah, Angels, Jinn.
The Quran.
Seerah: The Treaty of Hudaibiyyah, Umm Salamah,
Taweed: The Universe speaks Tawheed Oneness of Allah, Tawheed (swt) shirk The History of the Qur’an: Revelation, Recording of Qur’anic verses during the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H), Compilation of the Qur’an during the Caliphate of Abu Bakr (R.A), Compilation of the Qur’an during the Caliphate of Uthman (R.A).
Recommended sites
www.muslim-edtrust.org.uk http://www.quranexplorer. com/quran/http://www.qu estionsonislam.com/article /what-importance-quranhow-can-you-describe-
Surah al Mzammil True believers pray day and night Stand up, Recite the Quran properly and pray at night Be patient
Salah: Salah al-Witr, Salah alIstikhara, Salah al-Eid, Salah alJum’ah, Salah al-Istisqa, Salah alJama’ah, Salah al-Mareed, Salah atTaraweeh/Qiyam al-Layl.
Seerah: Prophet Muhammad calls for peace The peaceful March to Makkah Sulh- ul- Hudaibiya
www.islamonline.net http://www.quranexplorer.com/q uran/http://www.questionsonisla m.com/article/what-importancequran-how-can-you-describequran, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qur
http://www.quranexplorer.com/qur an/http://www.questionsonislam.co m/article/what-importance-quranhow-can-you-describe-quran, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran #Compilation
quran, https://en.wikipedia.org/wi ki/Quran#Compilation
an#Compilation
Further Reading
G. Sarwar, Islam – Beliefs and Teachings, Markazi Maktaba Islami, Delhi, India, 1997, also Muslim Educational Trust, 130 Stroud Green Road, London, N4 3RZ, United Kingdom, 2000, ISBN: 0907261361, www.muslim-edtrust.org.uk/
Learning Islam Textbook Level 2 (Grade 7)
YEAR 8
Arkan-ul- Iman.
The Message: Prophets/Messengers of Allah, Story of Prophet Sulaiman.
Second pillar of Iman The world of angels. Jibreel, The Holy spirit. The great Hadeeth of Jibreel, Jibreel teaches Sahabah about Islam Quran- Surat-ul-Jinn. A group of Jinn believe in the Quran. The Messenger of Allah calls people to Islam.
Arkan-ul- Islam Salatul Jama’a, Salatul jumu’ah Friday prayer. Eid prayers, Prayers in times of difficulty.
Seerah: Spread of Islam to Rulers, Khalid ibn al-Waleed, Umm Habiba, A threat from North battle of Mu’tah.
Seerah: Warnings to the disbelievers and sinful. Some verses from surah al Ma’arij
Recommended sites
Magic and fortune telling forbidden in Islam.
Muslim Lifestyle: Be Faithful to Allah and kind to Parents Surah Luqman Ayah 12 to 19
Muslim Lifestyle: Be pious and considerate Luqman and his wisdom.
www.muslim-edtrust.org.uk
www.islamonline.net
http://www.quranexplorer.com/qur an/http://www.questionsonislam.co m/article/what-importance-quranhow-can-you-describe-quran, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran #Compilation
http://www.quranexplorer. com/quran/http://www.qu estionsonislam.com/article /what-importance-quranhow-can-you-describequran, https://en.wikipedia.org/wi ki/Quran#Compilation
http://www.quranexplorer.com/q uran/http://www.questionsonisla m.com/article/what-importancequran-how-can-you-describequran, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qur an#Compilation
Further Reading
G. Sarwar, Islam – Beliefs and Teachings, Markazi Maktaba Islami, Delhi, India, 1997, also Muslim Educational Trust, 130 Stroud Green Road, London, N4 3RZ, United Kingdom, 2000, ISBN: 0907261361, www.muslim-edtrust.org.uk/
Learning Islam Textbook Level 3 (Grade 8)
YEAR 9
Arkan-ul- Iman. Fourth Pillar of Iman belief in
Seerah/Stories of the Prophets: Islam prevails over
Seerah: great character of prophet Muhammad, The bad character of
Prophets Prophets are best of the mankind. Seerah/Stories of the Prophets: Story of Prophet Nuh (A.S), Surah Nuh
The Best of Examples: Zakah, Sadaqah, Some rules and ethics of giving Zakah. Sadqah- The proof of goodness. Recommended sites
www.muslim-edtrust.org.uk http://www.quranexplorer. com/quran/http://www.qu estionsonislam.com/article /what-importance-quranhow-can-you-describequran, https://en.wikipedia.org/wi ki/Quran#Compilation
Further Reading
G. Sarwar, Islam – Beliefs and Teachings, Markazi
Arabia, Romans learn about Islam, Islam before kinship
Leading a Pure Lifestyle: loyality of the Muslim community. Relation with Non Muslims The Best of Examples: surah al Mumtahina ,Major sins, women’s pledge to Prophet Muhammad
www.islamonline.net http://www.quranexplorer.com/q uran/http://www.questionsonisla m.com/article/what-importancequran-how-can-you-describequran, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qur an#Compilation
Learning Islam Textbook Level 3 (Grade 9)
disbeliever, Greed leads to destruction, The reward for those who fear Allah. The best example: Hayaa, modesty, shyness and honor together The Islamic etiquette of clothing, Hijab an act of modesty.
http://www.quranexplorer.com/qur an/http://www.questionsonislam.co m/article/what-importance-quranhow-can-you-describe-quran, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran #Compilation
Maktaba Islami, Delhi, India, 1997, also Muslim Educational Trust, 130 Stroud Green Road, London, N4 3RZ, United Kingdom, 2000, ISBN: 0907261361, www.muslim-edtrust.org.uk/
Year 10
The Cambridge IGCSE Islamiyat syllabus encourages students to develop lifelong skills and knowledge, including: • an understanding of the importance of the major beliefs of Islam and of the early history of the Islamic community • evaluation skills to understand how these beliefs impact on the daily lives and thoughts of Muslims around the world • familiarity with the Qur’an and Hadith in Arabic Major themes of the Qur’an Three groups of passages are set for close study. These relate to the themes of: God in himself God’s relationship with the created world
The history and importance of the Qur’an
The life and importance of the Prophet Muhammad
Students will study:
Students will study:
• the revelation of the Qur’an to the Prophet between the years 610 and 632
• the main events of the Prophet’s life from his birth to his call to prophethood
• the account of the compilation of the Qur’an under the Rightly Guided Caliphs
• the main events of his activities in Makka and his experiences with his
God’s Messengers. Students will explore: • the major theme or themes of the Qur’an that appear in each passage, and • the way each passage presents its theme(s) in its own particular way.
• the major themes of the Qur’an as contained both in the passages set for special study and in other similar passages • the use of the Qur’an in legal thinking, and its relationship with the Hadiths, consensus (ijma‘ ) and analogy (qiyas) • its significance as the basis of all thought and action in Islam.
opponents • the main events of his activities in Madina, his leadership of the community there and his conflicts with the Makkans and others • his actions and character • the importance of his actions as examples for Muslim individuals in their personal conduct and relations with others including women and non-Muslims • the importance of his actions as examples for Muslim communities in their relations with other states • his significance as Seal of the Prophets and last Messenger of God. The first Islamic community Candidates should study: • the Prophet’s wives • his descendants, including his children, grandchildren and the direct line recognised among Shi‘a Muslims as Imams • his leading Companions, including the Ten Blessed Companions, his
Scribes, the major characters who surrounded him in his ministry, the Emigrants and Helpers, and the four Rightly-Guided Caliphs during his lifetime. (Note that the period of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs’ rules after the time of the Prophet is included in the Syllabus under Paper 2.)
Recommended sites
www.cie.org.uk/igcse
http://www.quranexplorer.com/q uran/http://www.questionsonisla m.com/article/what-importancequran-how-can-you-describequran, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qur an#Compilation
http://www.quranexplorer.com/qur an/http://www.questionsonislam.co m/article/what-importance-quranhow-can-you-describe-quran, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran #Compilation
Further Reading
David R. Thomas and Mustafa Draper, Islamiyat, a core text for O Level, Karachi: Oxford University Press, Revised edition, ISBN 978-0-19-547904-1
Year 11
Major teachings in the Hadiths of the Prophet
The history and importance of the Hadiths
Two groups of passages are set for close study.
Students will study:
The period of rule of the Rightly Guided Caliphs and their importance as leaders
http://www.quranexplorer. com/quran/http://www.qu estionsonislam.com/article /what-importance-quranhow-can-you-describequran, https://en.wikipedia.org/wi ki/Quran#Compilation
These relate to: • individual conduct • life in the community. Students will study the teachings contained in each passage about what Muslims should believe and how they should act.
• the history of the compilation of the Hadiths
Students willstudy:
• the earliest collections
• the main events of the rules of the four Caliphs
• the main musnad and musannaf collections
• their policies in maintaining and expanding the state
• the main compilers and their activities
• their approaches to leading the community
• the methods based on examination of the chain of transmitters (isnad) and the text (matn) of a Hadith to test the reliability of the Hadith
• their main achievements
• the main features of the six collections of Sunni Hadiths and the four collections of Shi‘a Hadiths • the major themes of the Hadiths as these are contained both in the passages set for special study and in other similar passages • their use in legal thinking, and their relationship with the Qur’an, consensus (ijma‘) and analogy (qiyas) • their significance in thought
• the main difficulties they encountered • their significance as examples of leadership • the importance of their rules as models for government today • their importance as examples for Muslim communities in their relations with other states. (Note that the lives and activities of the Caliphs during the Prophet’s lifetime are included in the Syllabus in Paper 1.)
Students will know the main events of the rules of the four Caliphs, and will explore the significance of these events for the early and later history of Islam. They will also understand the importance of their
and action in Islam.
rules as examples for later times. The Articles of Faith and the Pillars of Islam Students will study: • the Six Articles of Faith: • God, including what Muslims believe about him • angels, their nature and duties • books, their contents and purpose • prophets, their character and function • God’s predestination and decree, its meaning and significance • Resurrection and the last day, the main events and its significance. • Jihad in its range of meanings, physical, mental and spiritual. • the Five Pillars of Islam: • the declaration of faith, shahada, including the significance of what it contains • prayer, salat, including preparations, its performance and importance, congregational prayers
on Fridays and festivals, times of prayer, the place of prayer, private prayer, delayed prayer • alms-giving, zakat, how it is performed and its significance in the community • fasting, sawm, including the way it is observed, its significance and those exempted • pilgrimage, hajj, including the main observances involved and their significance. Pupils will know about each of these beliefs and observances, and will also understand their significance in the faith and action of individual Muslims and of Muslim communities. Recommended sites
www.cie.org.uk/igcse http://www.quranexplorer. com/quran/http://www.qu estionsonislam.com/article /what-importance-quranhow-can-you-describequran, https://en.wikipedia.org/wi ki/Quran#Compilation
http://www.questionsonislam.co m/article/what-importancequran-how-can-you-describequran, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qur an#Compilation
http://www.questionsonislam.com/ article/what-importance-quran-howcan-you-describe-quran, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran #Compilation
Further Reading
David R. Thomas and Mustafa Draper, Islamiyat, a core text for O Level, Karachi: Oxford University Press, Revised edition, ISBN 978-0-19-547904-1
IGCSE Specification
http://www.cie.org.uk/images/164416-2016-syllabus.pdf