Ahmadiyya Sunday School – Holy Quran Outline
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1 2 IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn Level : 1 (Beginners Level) Age Group : 7 and 8 years Prerequisite : Basic Reading and Writing skills. Completion of Yassarnal Qur’an Course Objectives: This syllabus is designed for the two years’ program of Level-1for children of age 7 and 8 year. It is based on the Ahmadiyya Children Sunday School ‘Curriculum’ Document created by National Department of T`alim Canada. Therefore it is advised to always refer to the ‘Curriculum’ document provided while implementing this syllabus. The level 1 class is designed to provide fundamental and basic knowledge of Islam-Ahmadiyyat that will enable students to understand and appreciate this wonderful religion. This course level will be dealing with the Holy Qur’an, Salāt, Ahadith, Prayers and General Religious Knowledge. After successful completion of this level, the student will have beginner’s level knowledge and will be able to: demonstrate the recitation of the Holy Qur’an properly. memorize Surah Fatiha and last 5 chapters with translation. correctly perform Wudhu and offer Salāt with some knowledge of related details such as prayer names, timings and number of Raka`āt, etiquettes of mosque, Eid and Friday prayers. demonstrate introductory level knowledge of basic principles of Islam- Ahmadiyyat including pillars of Islam, Articles of Faith and simple social, moral and family values. Memorize the following with translation and basic understanding of the concept: o Five Prayers (from the Holy Qur’an & prayers of the Holy Prophetsa) o Five Ahadith. For any questions and concerns, please contact: Email: [email protected] 3 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 Samin 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 Resources used: Basics of Religious Education by Respected Sheikh Abdul Hadi Religious Knowledge Workbook, compiled by Lajna Ima’illah USA Website: www.alislam.org 6 TTaabbllee ooff CCoonntteennttss Holy Qur’an .................................................................................................... 9 Recitation rules of the Holy Qur’an ................................................................. 11 Qaim Muqam Huroof-e-Mad`aa ........................................................... 11 Huroof-e-Leen ..................................................................................... 13 Tanveen ............................................................................................... 14 Tashdeed .............................................................................................. 14 Introduction of the Holy Qur’an ...................................................................... 16 Surah Fatiha ................................................................................................... 24 Commentary of Surah Al-Fatiha ..................................................................... 25 Rules to stop and pause during recitation ........................................................ 27 Summary of common pause signs in Holy Qur’an .......................................... 28 Surah Al-Nasr ................................................................................................. 29 Surah Al-Lahab .............................................................................................. 31 Surah Al-Ikhlaas ............................................................................................. 33 Surah Al-Falaq ............................................................................................... 35 Surah Al-Naas ................................................................................................ 38 Religious Knowledge .................................................................................... 41 Religion .......................................................................................................... 43 A Prophet ............................................................................................. 43 Islam .................................................................................................... 43 A Muslim ............................................................................................. 44 The Holy Qur’an .................................................................................. 44 The Articles of Faith ....................................................................................... 48 Our Faith ............................................................................................. 48 Belief in Allah ..................................................................................... 48 Belief in Angels ................................................................................... 48 Belief in Books .................................................................................... 49 Belief in Prophets ................................................................................ 49 Belief in the Day of Judgment .............................................................. 50 Belief in the Divine Decree .................................................................. 51 The Five Pillars of Islam ................................................................................. 55 Kalima ............................................................................................................ 57 Allah – The Almighty .......................................................................... 57 The Holy Prophet Muhammad (SA) ..................................................... 60 Salāt ............................................................................................................. 75 Fasting ............................................................................................................ 77 Zakat ............................................................................................................ 82 Hajj ............................................................................................................. 83 The Story of Hadhrat Ibrahim (AS) ................................................................ 89 7 The Promised Messiah – Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) ....................... 99 Prophecies Made by the Promised Messiah (AS) .......................................... 103 Successors of the Promised Messiah (AS) .................................................... 103 A Muslim Family ......................................................................................... 109 Financial