Al-Rahmah School Islamic Studies Curriculum

Skill Checklist
(Kg-2nd Grade)
Aqeedah
Who is our Lord?
 Names and Attributes of Allah
 Allah alone we worship and ask for help
 Allah alone determines what is best for us
 Miracles of Allah’s creation
Who are the Prophets?
 Muhammad: Last and Final Prophet of Allah
 Stories from the Seerah
 Stories of the Prophets
What is Islam?
 5 Pillars of Islam
 6 Pillar of Faith
Tarbiyah and History
Who are our Examples?
 Stories of the Prophets
 Stories of the Sahabah
 Stories of Great Scholars and Leaders
How are we to Behave?
 9 Core Values
o Respect
o Sincerity
o Honesty
o Humility
o Patience
o Compassion
o Thankfulness
o Sacrifice
o Justice
 CARE program for positive reinforcement in the school
o Honoring adults
o Respecting yourself and your peers
o Masjid, Cafeteria, Classroom, Hallway, Playground Etiquette
Fiqh
How do we worship?
 Purification and Prayer
 Fasting
 Charity
Islam in Practice
How do “do” Islam?
 Helping others
 Encouraging other to do good
 Having fun while pleasing Allah
 (3rd Grade – High School)
Adab/Aklaq (Character Development) 3 4 5 6 7 8 HS
Respect and Good Conduct:
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 49:2; 49:6-15; 31:7, 31:14
Humility & Repentance:
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 31:10-11; 31:18-19; 31:32-34; 49:2-3
Patience and Perseverance:
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 49:5; 31:31
Honesty and Trustworthiness:
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 31:16; 31:29; 49:6; 49:15
Mercy and Compassion:
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 31:3; 31:32; 49:9-10
Sincerity and Purity:
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 31:18-19; 31:23-22; 49:1
Thankfulness and Contentment:
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 49:17; 31:12; 31:20; 31:31
Sacrifice and Hard Work:
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 49:15; 31::4
Justice and Responsibility:
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 49:9; 31:17
Islam in Practice 3 4 5 6 7 8 HS
Service and Advocacy:
 Learning and Observing
 Participating and/or Volunteering
 Developing/Organizing
 Implementing
 Teaching/Mentoring
Contemporary Issues:
 Entertainment
 Technology
 Gender Issues
 Media/News
 Peer Pressure
Dawah/Outreach/Interfaith:
 Teaching other Muslims about Islam
 Teaching those of other faiths about Islam
 Inviting others to Islam
 Working with others on common causes
Justice and Mercy: Preserving and Promoting
 Deen: Religious Way of Life
 Life
 Wealth
 Intellect
 Progeny: Future Generations
Memorization 3 4 5 6 7 8 HS
Names of Allah:
 Elementary School
o Al-Ahad
o As-Samad
o Al-Malik
o Ar-Rahman/Ar-Raheem
o As-Salaam
o Al-Afu
o Al-Wahhab
o Al-Wadood
o As-Sami
o Al-Baseer
o As-Sabur
o Al-Haiy
o Al-Qayyum
o Ash-Shakur
o Ar-Raqeeb
 Middle School
o Al-Hakim
o Al-Aziz
o Al-Khaliq
o Al-Khabeer
o Al-Ghani
o Al-Hameed
o Al-Haqq
o Al-Ali
o Al-Kabeer
o At-Tawwab
o Ar-Raheem
o Al-Aleem
o Al-Ghafur
o Al-Quddus
o Ar-Razzaq
 High School
o Al-Mumin
o Al-Muhaymin
o Aj-Jabbar
o Al-Mutakabir
o Al-Bari
o Al-Musawwir
o An-Nur
o Al-Afoo
o Al-Hadi
o As-Salaam
Ayat:
 Juz Amma & others
o Ayatul Kursi
 Juz Tabarak & others
o End of Baqarah
  Surah Al-Hujurat and Luqman and others
o Luqman (31:12-19)
o Hujurat (49:13)
o Hujurat (49:15)
 Surah Maryam or Yusuf
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 Surah Ar-Rahman or Yaseen, Kahf, Nur
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o Kahf (18:1-10)
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Du’a/Adhkar:
 Wake-up
 Go to sleep
 Enter bathroom
 Exit bathroom
 Before eating
 After eating
 Before learning
 Enter home
 Exit home
 Entering the car
 All parts of salah
 Adhkar after the salah
 Adhkar after adhan
 Istikharah
Hadith: (200 Golden Hadith Book)
Respect and Good Conduct:
 #5, #56
 #11, #34
 #185, #27
Humility & Repentance:
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 , #47
 #184, #136
Patience and Perseverance:
 #59,
 #8, #7
 #6, #95
Honesty and Trustworthiness:
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 #10, #24
 #108, #96
Mercy and Compassion:
 #23, #73
 #28, #22
 #8, #97
Sincerity and Purity:
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 #53, #176
 #1, #54
Thankfulness and Contentment:
 #60
 #42, #44
 #14, #41
Sacrifice and Hard Work and Charity:
 #172, #16
 #57, #92
 #9, #94
Justice and Responsibility:
 #25, #106
 #26, #112
 #62, #166
Arabic Vocabulary:
List is noted separately (from Surah’s memorized and other
acts of worship)
Aqeedah & Fiqh (Creed & Rulings) 3 4 5 6 7 8 HS
Pillars of Worship:
 Shahadah
o Belief in Allah
o Belief in Prophet Muhammad
 Prayer/Salah
o Blessings of Salah, its movements and wudu’
o Story of Isra and Miraaj
o Make basic salah on their own (fard) and
perfected wudu’/tayammum
o FIqh of salah (exceptions/sunnah/etc) and fiqh
of taharah (ghusl)
 Fasting/Saum
o Blessings of Ramadan and Fasting
o Begin fasting (part or full day)
o Basic rules of fasting and breaking the fast
o Advanced rules of fasting and making up for
broken fasts
 Charity/Zakah
o Blessings and rights of charity
o Simple zakah calculations; sadaqah
o Advanced zakah calculations; Zakatul Maal and
Zakatul Fitr; sadaqah
o Support local and/or international charitable
program
 Pilgrimage/Hajj
o Blessings and importance of Hajj
o Story of Ibrahim and his family
o Basic rites/rituals of Hajj
o Importance of the sacrifice (Udhiya/Qurbani)
Pillars of Faith:
 Tawheed
 Prophets
 Books
 Angels and the Unseen
 Resurrection and Judgement
 Pre-determination/Qadr
Moderation/Respect/Understanding:
 Respect others
 Improve self and not judging individuals
 Introduction to the 4 Schools of Law
 Introduction to Usool al Fiqh
 Avoiding extremes
Islamic History 3 4 5 6 7 8 HS
The Prophets:
 Ancient Prophets
o Adam
o Nuh
o Ibrahim/Ismail/Hajar
o Ibrahim/Ishaq/Sara
o Lut
o Yunus
o Ayyub
 New Nations
o Bani Isra’il
 Ishaq, Yaqub, Tribes, Yusuf
o Bani Isma’il
 Isma’il, Hud, Saleh, Shuaib
o Luqman
 The Exodus
o Musa/Harun/Firown
o Musa/Al-Khidr
 The Holy Land
o Jalut/Talut/Yusha
o Dawud/Sulaiman
o Yahya and Ali-Imran
o Isa and Maryam
o Youth of the Cave
Seerah of Muhammad & Sahabah:
 Early Life
 First Revelations & the first believers
 Muslim minority in Mecca
 Hijrah and new society in Medina
 10 Promised Paradise
 Famous Ansar
 Great Women of Islam
Khulafa, Imams, and Great Leaders:
 Rightly Guided Khulafa
 Umar ibn Abdul-Aziz
 4 Imams and other great scholars
 Guardians of Islam
Spread of Islam:
 The Middle East
 Persia
 Horn of Africa
 North Africa
 Islamic Spain and Western Europe
 Turkey and Eastern Europe
 Sub-Saharan Africa
 Asia