'Aqeedah
What is Your Belief?
Who is Allah?
From Here to the Hereafter
Adhering to the Straight Path
Fiqh
Fiqh 101
Communication & Social Skills
Money Management
Marriage 101
Islamic History
Reliving the Seerah
For Educators
We’ve all been there. We’ve heard the same complaints from our students when it comes to Islamic Studies.
Our students are struggling with their Islamic worldview. They are struggling to connect with their Creator, the Lord of the Universe. This is causing our students to question their faith and reject it all together. This was our struggle, too. So we decided to do something about it.
We listened to our students, teachers and parents and decided to develop a unique Islamic Studies curriculum which is still grounded in the authentic teachings of the Quran and Sunnah.
Our team of Islamic scholars, teachers, and mental health professionals embarked upon a bold, multi-year initiative to develop an Islamic Studies curriculum which meets the immediate spiritual, mental, and emotional needs of Muslim youth.
The Textbooks
Our books are unique and different from other Islamic Studies textbooks and series. We intentionally designed this curriculum with our youth in mind. These books are written in a mentoring tone. It addresses the students directly in a loving, conversational style. Instead of lecturing students, it encourages students to learn, develop their relationship with Allah.
Each unit contains essential questions to help the teacher and students focus on the main ideas of each unit. Additionally you will find a list of vocabulary words, activities, reflection questions and much more.
Review and Reflect
“Review and Reflect” section in each textbook fosters discussion and assesses student’s understanding of the content. Our online educator resources contain some lesson and activity ideas in addition to the answer keys to “Review and Reflect” questions.
Layout
The content is laid out and written with real world application in mind. This means we want students to take what he/she has learned and be able to apply it in his/her daily life right away.
May Allah accept your efforts and protect our families. Ameen.
Our High School 'Aqeedah and Fiqh Curriculum at a Glance
With limited material specially designed for our youth in areas of ‘Aqeedah (Islamic belief) and Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence), we have developed textbooks in these areas which immediately addresses students’ needs in an engaging and mentoring style. Following are the list of our textbooks.
Please note that these are recommended grades for these textbooks. However, the curriculum allows flexibility and these textbooks can be used in any high school or upper middle school grade.
"What is Your Belief?"
Pillar of Imaan: Belief in Allah
- Purpose of life
- Existence of Allah
- Introduction to Tawheed
- Tawheed Ar-Ruboobiyaah
"Fiqh - Unit 1 & 2"
- Introduction to Fiqh
- Taqwa
- Goals of the Shari'ah
- Common Maxims
- Development of Madhabs
- Tahaarah - Wudhu' & Ghusl
- Menstruation
"Who is Allah?"
Pillar of Imaan: Belief in Allah
- Tawheed Al-Asmaai wa Sifaat - maintaining the Oneness of Allah in His Names and Attributes.
- Tawheed Al-Uloohiyyah - maintaining the Oneness of Allah in His Worship.
"Fiqh - Unit 3"
- Salaah
- Spiritual aspects of Salaah
- Adhaan explained
- Conditions of Salaah
- Understanding the Salaah
- Additional Salaahs other than the 5 obligatory Salaahs
"From Here to the Hereafter"
Pillar of Imaan: Day of Judgment
- Minor and Major Signs of the Day of Judgment
- Time of death and scenes of the Day of Judgment
- Reckoning
- Description of Paradise & Hell
"Money Management"
- Concept of money in Islam
- Budgeting
- Various ways to increase the rizq
- Riba and various loans (college, auto loans, etc.)
- Contracts
- Employment skills - Being a Muslim at work
"Adhering to the Straight Path Amidst Confusion"
- Knowing Deviation and Non-Muslim Religions & Ideologies
- Understanding what is the Straight Path
- Avoiding extremes
- Common Muslim sects
- Common Non-Muslim ideologies and religions
"Marriage 101"
Part of Family Law
- Why Marry
- Marriage in Islam
- How to choose a spouse
- Process of Marriage
- Walimah
- Maintaining a healthy relationship after marriage
Educational Philosophy
Our Curriculum Rationale
Know
First, we must KNOW Allah. Who is our Lord? What does it mean if we say He's Ar-Rahman? Or Al-Muieeb (the One whoResponds)? How do Allah's beautiful Names and Attributes apply in my daily life? We call this ‘Aqeedah.
Show
Once we really know Allah, we become eager to SHOW gratitude to Allah, and this is where our practice of Islam and good deeds come in. We call this Fiqh.
Glow
As we continue developing our relationship with Allah and expressing our gratitude to Him, we GLOW with happiness and want to share it with everyone around us. We call this Da’wah.
Grow
Having learned that Islam is a complete way of life, we understand the need to GROW a vibrant community where we can put all of our knowledge into practice. We call this Ummah.
KNOW, SHOW, GLOW, GROW.
These four goals are the foundation of our curriculum and are embedded in our standards. We use the standards to build out units using the Understanding By Design (UbD) framework.
Framework
Our Curriculum Framework
Our Islamic Curriculum is designed using the Understanding By Design framework which was developed by nationally recognized educators Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe and published by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), Understanding by Design.
A primary goal of education should be the development and deepening of student understanding.
Students reveal their understanding most effectively when they are provided with complex, authentic opportunities to explain, interpret, apply, shift perspective, empathize, and self-assess.
Effective curriculum development reflects a three-stage design process called “backward design” that delays the planning of classroom activities until goals have been clarified and assessments designed. This process helps to address two key problems of “textbook coverage” and “activity-oriented” teaching, in which no clear priorities and purposes are apparent.
Essential Questions help guide genuine inquiry into the big ideas and core content and they provoke deep thought, discussion,inquiry and new understandings as well as more questions. Essential questions also create opportunities for transfer to other situations and subjects.
Taken from: https://authenticeducation.org/whatisubd/
Wiggins, G., & McTigue, J. (2005). Understanding by design. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.