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TARBIYAH DRAFT THE WORLD FEDERATION OF KSIMC 1 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available fromthe British Library ISBN 978 1 9092851 8 7 © Copyright 2013 The World Federation of KSIMC Published by: The World Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Communities Registered Charity in the UK No. 282303 The World Federation is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations Islamic Centre,Wood Lane, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4LQ United Kingdom www.world-federation.org First Edition 2013 - 3000 Copies All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations quoted in articles or reviews. THE WORLD FEDERATION OF KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITIES TARBIYAH DRAFT THE WORLD FEDERATION OF KSIMC 3 Surah al Baqara (2:177) 4 TARBIYAH Contents SECTION A: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND i. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT ......................................................................................................... 9 ii. PREAMBLE ........................................................................................................................................... 10 iii. THE MCE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT TEAM ................................................................................ 13 iv. HISTORY OF MADRASAH EDUCATION IN THE KSI COMMUNITY.................................................... 14 SECTION B: THE MCE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE MCE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK ........................................................... 19 2. PURPOSE OF THE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK ................................................................................ 20 3. AIMS OF THE MADRASAH CURRICULUM AND UNDERPINNING LEARNING AREAS ...................... 21 4. BACKGROUND TO THE MCE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK .............................................................. 25 5. DEVELOPING THE MCE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK ...................................................................... 26 The Harben retreat ............................................................................................................................... 28 6. KEY FEATURES OF THE MCE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK ............................................................... 30 6.1 LEARNER-CENTRED APPOACH ................................................................................................. 30 6.2 AN INTEGRATED APPROACH ................................................................................................... 31 7. GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE MCE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK ................................................. 33 8. THE STRUCTURE OF THE MCE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK ........................................................... 35 8.1 THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ............................................................................................. 35 8.2 THE QUR’ANIC WORLDVIEW ................................................................................................... 36 8.3 THE EIGHT MODULES OF THE CURRICULUM ......................................................................... 38 Module 1: The Creator and His creation ..................................................................................... 39 Module 2: Divine guidance ........................................................................................................ 40 Module 3: Roadmap to self-purification ...................................................................................... 41 Module 4: Rasulullah (s) ............................................................................................................. 42 Module 5: The Aimmah (a) ......................................................................................................... 43 Module 6: The period of ghaybah ............................................................................................... 44 Module 7: Societal wellbeing ..................................................................................................... 45 Module 8: The hereafter – Return to the Creator .......................................................................... 46 8.4 TRANSLATING THE MAIN THEMES INTO LESSONS .................................................................. 47 8.5 SUB-THEMESDRAFT ............................................................................................................................. 47 8.6 SPECIAL THEMES ....................................................................................................................... 63 9. THE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK IS FOR ALL STUDENTS ................................................................ 64 10. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK ................................................................. 65 11. LEARNING, TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................ 66 11.1 LEARNING STYLES AND METHODS ......................................................................................... 66 11.2 TEACHING METHODOLOGIES FOR MADRASAH EDUCATION .............................................. 68 11.3 ASSESSMENT IN MADRASAH EDUCATION .............................................................................. 69 12. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CURRICULUM SUPPORT MATERIAL ..................................... 71 13. MONITORING AND EVALUATION ..................................................................................................... 72 14. ADAPTATION AND REVIEW ................................................................................................................ 74 15. AN OVERVIEW OF THE MCE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PROCESS ............................................ 75 SECTION C: APPENDICES 1. COMMON TEACHING METHODS ...................................................................................................... 79 2. LEARNING OUTCOMES ...................................................................................................................... 85 3. SAMPLE LESSONS................................................................................................................................ 86 THE WORLD FEDERATION OF KSIMC 5 6 8 TARBIYAH MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Time and again it becomes necessary for us to re-evaluate the methodology and contents of the teachings at our Madaris in order to meet the ever increasing challenges of the times so that our progeny remain strong in their faith and become good practicing Muslims in keeping with the teachings of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and his Ahlul Bayt (a.s.). Bearing this in mind, in order to have an input from the experienced and dedicated members of the community from all over the world so as to decide upon a way forward to impart the best possible form of religious education, a Madrasah Retreat was held at Dubai in February, 2011 which was attended by over 80 members of the community representing over 25 madaris of our international community. After a protracted discussion it was unanimously agreed at the Retreat that the best possible format for imparting religious education be devised. The direction for the way forward was decided upon and the project was named “Madrasah Centre of Excellence (MCE)”. Whilst evaluating the present contents and methodology at our Madaris in various parts of the world, several questions arose in my mind: 1. Is only KNOWLEDGE sufficient? 2. Can the children who excel in their Madrasah exams necessarily become the good practicing Muslims in their day to day lives? 3. How can the knowledge and information being taught at Madrasah and schools sink into the hearts and minds of the children so that the same become sources of enlightenment and guidance for them in their day to day lives for their betterment in this world and for their salvation in the hereafter? It became clear that with our teachings in the madaris over the past century, our children and adults have become more knowledgeable than previous generations, but has the level of Taqwa risen at the same DRAFTpace? Thus the task for the MCE team became huge - it became obvious that a lot of resources would be required for them to deliver excellence. It is gratifying to note that the sincere thoughts and efforts put in at the Retreat are coming to fruition. The team that was subsequently formed to implement the project has been working tirelessly and has so far put in about 6,000 man hours towards fulfilling the wishes and aspirations of the community. They deserve the best of compliments and I sincerely pray that may Almighty Allah increase their tawfiquat and give them added strength to complete the whole exercise in the shortest possible time. Support, advice and guidance provided by various individuals from other communities as well as our own are very much appreciated with sincere prayers that may Almighty Allah grant Ajr-e-Azeem to them and their families in this world and hereafter – Ilahi Amen. Dr. Asgar Moledina President The World Federation of KSI Muslim Communities THE WORLD FEDERATION OF KSIMC 9 PREAMBLE As a community we have survived for over 150 years. Our members are scattered across the globe, living in rapidly changing, pluralistic and diverse societies. There is overwhelming consensus that the