Islamic Foundations

Islamic Foundations is a total of five courses in which students are taught the essentials aspects of their religion, such as:

  • Beliefs (ʿAqīdah)

  • Purification (Ṭahārah)

  • Ritual Prayer (Ṣalāh)

  • How to deal with social vices

  • The Prophet Muḥammad’s biography

  • How to adopt the Prophet Muḥammad’s lifestyle in this day and age

 

Islamic Foundation Courses

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Islamic Foundations 1

Course Objective:

To teach students:

  • The purpose of life
  • The 7 principles of īmān
  • The basic rules and practical method of wuḍūʾ
  • The basic rules and practical method of ṣalāh

Learning Outcome: Upon completing this course students will know:

  • Why they are alive
  • Who they must serve
  • How they must serve Him

Lesson Plan:

Lesson 1

Faith

  • Purpose of life
  • Belief in Allāh

Lesson 2
  • Belief in Angels
  • Belief in Divine Scriptures

Lesson 3
  • Belief in the Messengers
  • Muhammad (peace be upon him)

Lesson 4
  • Belief in the Qadr
  • Belief in the Final Day
  • Belief in the Day of Rising

Lesson 5

Purification

  • Purpose of wuḍūʾ
  • Farḍ of wuḍūʾ
  • Method of wuḍūʾ

Lesson 6
  • Practical demonstration of wuḍūʾ
  • Application by students

Lesson 7
  • Assessment of students’ wuḍūʾ
  • Nullifiers of wuḍūʾ

Lesson 8
  • Test

Lesson 9

Ritual Prayer

  • Purpose of ṣalāh
  • Prerequisites of ṣalāh

Lesson 10
  • Demonstration of the postures of ṣalāh
  • Memorization of thanāʾ

Lesson 11
  • Memorization of Sūrat al-Fātiḥah and its translation

Lesson 12
  • Memorization of Sūrat al-Ikhlāṣ and its translation

Lesson 13
  • Memorization of Sūrat al-Kauthar and its translation

Lesson 14
  • Memorization of Sūrat al-ʿAsr and its translation

Lesson 15
  • Memorization of tasbīḥāt of rukūʿ and sujūd along with their meanings
  • Memorization of at-taḥīyāt and tashahhud and their meanings

Lesson 16
  • Memorization of ṣalāt wa taslīm and  concluding duʿāʾ along with their meanings

Lesson 17
  • Complete practical review of Ṣalāh
  • Assessment of students’ Ṣalāh

Lesson 18
  • Exam

Dates:

To be announced

Islāmic Foundations 2

Course Objective: To teach students:

  • The complete meaning and spiritual dimension of ṣalāh

Learning Outcome: Upon completing this course students will:

  • Feel their ṣalāh is of substance
  • Appreciate ṣalāh
  • Connect with Allāh more often through ṣalāh

Lesson Plan:

Lesson 1
  • Fiqh Terms
  • Importance of Purity

Lesson 2
  • Ghusl
  • The Sunnah method of performing ghusl

Lesson 3
  • Wājibāt of ṣalāh

Lesson 4
  • Disliked actions in ṣalāh

Lesson 5
  • Factors that invalidate ṣalāh

Lesson 6
  • Test

Lesson 7
  • Additional Prayers (Sunnah & Nafl)

Lesson 8
  • Exam

Islāmic Foundations 3

Course Objective: To teach students:

  • How to identify social vices
  • How to identify and adopt halāl alternatives to those vices

Learning Outcome: Upon completing this course students will:

  • Know how to protect their spirituality
  • Recognize vice for what it is and know how to refrain from it

Lesson Plan:

Lesson 1

Shayṭān

  • History, life mission and goal

Lesson 2

T.V., Cinema

  • The problem with it
  • The solution

Lesson 3

Internet

  • How to use it

Lesson 4

Music

  • The problem with it
  • The solution

Lesson 5

Games, Sports

  • How to manage your time
  • How to deal with addiction

Lesson 6

Magazines

  • How to be selective

Lesson 7
  • Exam

Islamic Foundations 4

Course Objective: To teach students:

  • The complete biography of the Prophet (peace be upon him)
  • To derive lessons from his biography and make them relevant to today’s social context

Learning Outcome: Upon completing this course students will:

  • Know who the Prophet (peace be upon him) was with complete clarity
  • Know the value of his life and teachings
  • Become more inclined to adopting his lifestyle

Course Book:

  • Muhammad the Last Prophet

Lesson Plan:

Lesson 1
  • Age of ignorance (jāhilīyah)

Lesson 2
  • Prophethood

Lesson 3
  • The different migrations

Lesson 4
  • The assassination plot

Lesson 5
  • The battle of Badr

Lesson 6
  • Attacks on Madinah

Lesson 7
  • The Banū Qurayẓah incident

Lesson 8
  • Open invitation to Islam

Lesson 9
  • The liberation of Makkah

Lesson 10
  • The battle of Ḥunayn

Lesson 11
  • The Tabūk expedition

Lesson 12
  • The passing of Allāh’s Messenger (peace be upon him)

Lesson 13
  • Exam

Islamic Foundations 5

Course Objective: To teach students:

  • The authentic traditions of the Allāh’s Messenger (peace be upon him)
  • How to apply those traditions in their social context
  • To be steadfast on those traditions for the remainder of their lives

Learning Outcome: Upon completing this course students will:

  • Be able to comfortably live the sunnah with confidence and insight

Course Book:

  • Plan Your Day the Prophet’s Way

Lesson Plan:

Lesson 1
  • Waking up

Lesson 2
  • Going to the bathroom

Lesson 3
  • Getting dressed

Lesson 4
  • Performing tahajjud
  • Going to the masjid for Fajr

Lesson 5
  • Going to the masjid for Fajr

Lesson 6
  • Going to the masjid for Fajr

Lesson 7
  • Having a meal

Lesson 8
  • Having a meal
  • Having a drink

Lesson 9
  • Test

Lesson 10
  • Grooming yourself

Lesson 11
  • Greeting people

Lesson 12
  • Socializing

Lesson 13
  • Socializing

Lesson 14
  • Reciting the Qurʾān
  • Dhikr

Lesson 15
  • Spending time with family

Lesson 16
  • Entertainment
  • Performing ʿIshāʾ

Lesson 17
  • Retiring for the night

Lesson 18
  • Going to bed

Lesson 19
  • Attending the Jumuʿah

Lesson 20
  • Giving ṣadaqah
  • Shopping
  • Exercise

Lesson 21
  • Exam