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1 2 Introduction COURSE OUTLINE LEVEL : 4 (ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE) Age Group: 13 - 14 years Prerequisite: Successful completion of Level 3 or demonstration of medium level of religious knowledge as per curriculum of Level 3. Course objectives: This syllabus is designed for two years of Level-4 (one class per month) and is based on the Ahmadiyya Children Sunday School ‘Curriculum’ Document. Therefore please be advised to always refer to the ‘Curriculum’ document, while implementing this package. The level 4 class is designed to provide advanced and in-depth knowledge of Islam that will enable students to have a solid footing of Islam and general religious knowledge. This level encourages students to work on number of research projects that enhances the student’s logical, analytical ability as well as raises awareness to key issues in Islam along with comparative study of other religions. The goal is to introduce a wide variety of topics that will relate to the past, present and future of Islam. After successful completion of this level, the student will have solid base of Islam and general religious knowledge and will be able to: fluently recite Holy Qur`an and demonstrate in-depth understanding of last twenty Surahs with ability to translate and explain many verses. memorize the first seventeen verses of Surah Al-Baqarah with translation. demonstrate a solid understanding of Salat including its full translation and all related matters and special types of Salats. prove the existence of God and purpose of man’s creation with solid reasoning and scientific approach. demonstrate advance level of knowledge of basic principles of Islam- Ahmadiyyat including in depth knowledge of pillars of Islam, Articles of Faith and contemporary social, moral and family values. do comparative study of major religions. discuss in detail the life of Holy Prophet Muhammadsa. 3 relate the life of Promised Messiahas and his companions. demonstrate good understanding of institution of Khilafat and its blessings. highlight the beauties of Ahmadiyyat and present major achievements of Jama`at and its system. show good knowledge of Holy Places of Islam-Ahmadiyyat, Islamic Calendar and Islamic Festivals. demonstrate a solid base of prayers and Ahadith with translation and commentary. All the exercises and assignments attached at the end of different topics are created for students to grasp the concept taught and practice them comprehensively while working on them. These exercises also allow the teachers to evaluate the students’ understanding in those areas. For any questions and concerns, please contact: Email: [email protected] 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS All praise belongs to Allah the Almighty who has enabled us to compile and publish this syllabus for Ahmadiyya Children Sunday School Canada. It is only through the sheer grace and blessings of Almighty Allah that the School system has reached the maturity level and has a comprehensive syllabus and teaching method. After a year of research and hard work, Sunday School has successfully published the syllabus in the form of four books - one for each Level, to better educate and train our children for tomorrow with religious and moral education of Islam-Ahmadiyyat. These books have been created by the Curriculum Team of the school’s central branch, and are basically the extended and detailed version of the Curriculum Outline provided by the National T`alim Department of Canada Jama`at for children of age group 7 to 15 years. This syllabus provides a detailed, cohesive, child friendly and consolidated resource for our children to learn and understand the Islamic education in an effective and well structured manner. Interactive worksheets, research projects and creative activities related to different religious topics for a child’s better understanding are some of the features of this resource material. The syllabus and course material have been designed by professionals in the field of education who gave due consideration to ensure age appropriateness and use of easy language for better comprehension. Ahmadiyya Children Sunday School would like to express its sincere gratitude to all those who have worked very hard and gave stimulating suggestions and contributed in various ways. The selfless effort and teamwork along with the determined dedication of the team leaders and volunteers made the publication of a very high quality material, a reality for the spiritual training of our younger generation. It should be noted that this syllabus is a working document which will be revised every year, insha’Allah! It would be a miss, if I do not mention the names of Naumana Khan and Durri Sameen Ahmed for an excellent leadership and team work and specially bearing with me and taking all the pressure and meeting my ever challenging demands without any complaints. With the request for prayers, I would also like to thank and appreciate the following persons who have put countless hours, days and nights and have sacrificed their comfort and personal commitments only for the sake of pleasure of Allah. Jazakum Allah Ahsanal Jaza! 5 Curriculum Team: Naumana Khan, Durri Sameen Ahmed Writing and Research: Naumana Khan, Hina Kausar, Qudsia Lone (Detroit), Ansa Talat, Misbah Baig, Azhar Rehan Khan(Australia), Maryam Tariq, Naima Khalil and Salim Iftikhar Baig Proof Reading: Sadaf Khursheed, Annie Siddiqi, Sheila Malik, Durri Sameen Ahmed, Naumana Khan Compilation, Design Formatting and Editing: Naumana Khan, Hina Kausar, Misbah Baig Title Pages: Naumana Khan, Shagufta Faraz, Muzaffar Ahtesham, Hammad Rana May Allah accept their humble efforts and enable our children to take the most benefit from this service and become the true custodians of our future. Ameen. Dr. Syed Muhammd Aslam Daud Ahmadiyya Children’s Sunday School April 2, 2008 Refernce used: Basics of Religious Education by Sheikh Abdul Hadi Religious Knowledge Workbook by Lajna Ima’illah USA Website: www.alislam.org 6 Table of Contents Holy Qur`an ..................................................................................................... 11 Introduction to the Holy Qur`an a guidance for mankind ................................. 13 What is a revelation? .............................................................................. 13 What is the Holy Qur`an? ....................................................................... 13 Surahs and verses .................................................................................... 14 The beginning verses of each surah ........................................................ 14 Makkan and Medinian chapters .............................................................. 14 The arrangement of the Holy Qur`an ..................................................... 15 The first revelation .................................................................................. 15 The last revelation .................................................................................. 16 Muqatt’at- Cryptic Letters of the Holy Qur’an ...................................... 18 Writing and Recording of the Holy Qur’an ............................................ 20 What Does the Holy Qur’an Contain? .................................................... 22 Prayers in the Holy Qur’an ..................................................................... 29 Rules for correct recitation of the Holy Qur`an ................................................. 33 Surah Al-Fatiha .................................................................................................. 39 Commentary of Surah Al-Fatiha ....................................................................... 40 Surah Al-Teen .................................................................................................... 44 Surah Al-Alaq .................................................................................................... 45 Surah Al-Qadar .................................................................................................. 47 Surah Al-Bayinnah ............................................................................................ 48 Surah Al-Zilzal .................................................................................................. 50 Surah Al-Aadiyat ............................................................................................... 51 Commentary of Surah Al-Aadiyat ..................................................................... 52 Surah Al-Qar’iah ............................................................................................... 54 Commentary of Surah Al-Qar’iah ..................................................................... 55 Surah Al-Takathur ............................................................................................. 56 Commentary of Surah Al-Takathur ................................................................... 57 Surah Al-`Asr ..................................................................................................... 59 Commentary of Surah Al-Asr ............................................................................ 60 Surah Al-Hamaza ............................................................................................... 61 Commentary of Surah Al-Hamaza .................................................................... 62 Religious Knowledge ....................................................................................... 63 Special Notes ....................................................................................................