Why Should You Teach Qur'an in Schools_01_Challenges and Solutions

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In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful

Islamic Education for Children -

Importance, Challenges & Solutions


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Program Outline

Importance of Islamic Studies Introduction to the course A Typical Class


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Kids after 20 years the grown-ups How would you like to see our kids

after 20 years? Morally upright, confident in their

Deen, having Self-esteem and self-worth, without any identity-crisis.

They dont have a sense of guilt that

they are Muslims


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At Our Deathbed!

Among the moments we willtreasure are those we spent in thisclass.

We will have some sense ofsatisfaction that this was one of thebest things we did


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p ons oreducating children

(about Islam) Send them to a Full time IslamicSchool.

Send the children to a weekend Islamic

school OR YOUR PERIOD OF ISLAMICSTUDIES

Educate them at home.


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Four Topics

Status of our kids Our Environment The solution: Qurn & Hadith Your role as a TEACHER


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Our Kids

Dont like our language they want tospeak English

Dont like our dress they want to

dress western style Dont like our culture Dont like our countries of course

because of our backwardness but alsobecause they are so much impressedby the west

Dont like to mix with elders - lack ofcommunication as well as lack of


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Our Kids

Have lack of confidence (because theydont have enough information) intheir own Deen Al-Islam.

Live physically here but mentally inthe west

Do not see any future role in their own

community Would love to disappear in some

western city, if given a chance Most probably the vision they have is:

Get money and enjoy life when they


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When they grow up,they!!! DONT KNOW THE QURN (PERHAPS

NOT EVEN 2% OF IT). Have almost no exposure to Hadith Consequently, have no self-esteem as

a Muslim.


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Environment 1. AtSchools Under peer pressure, they may do

wrong things Smoking; CDs; ..


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Environment 2. AtHome Over-exposure to harmful TV watching,

Computer games, and now theinternet

Standard Complaint: They are bored Their topics of conversation Latest

Electronic games

They dont like school homework, They dont like to help parents in

household chores Looking always for an easy wayout


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Environment 2. AtHome We had some connection with Deen at

our home, however faint. But now thesituation is reverse. Grandmother vs.

grand-daughter


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Media

Very hostile towards Islam andMuslims

Challenges are going to perhaps

worsen Well-trained experts / orientalists etc.

are systematically bombarding the

Muslim society. They are MIS-QUOTING Quranic verses

and ahadeeth left and right Unless our children is equipped with

Qurn and Hadith, it is impossible for


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Environment Ingeneral Highly corrupting


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Qurn

A book of Guidance And that is thestatus we have not given to it

Human Being surrounded by enemies

and self-weaknesses Daily Exposure Thru Recitation in

Salahs / and in homes

How Always reminds him as to whohe is, where he is, what is his role, hisdestination Thru Promises, Threats,Examples, Stories,


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By Teaching Qurn

You will open up this gate of dailytarbiyah

You will establish connection between

the student and Allah directly and forthe rest of his life. This Book will notchange. A Permanent Solution.

Yes, not all Arabs are good But theguidance depends on Inabah, inaddition to the knowledge. InshaAllah,many will benefit from it.


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Qurn

Solutions to all problems is in Qurnand Sunnah

Just establish direct connection

between them and Allah thru Allahsbook and they can walk with dignity

But the most critical challenge is

they dont know Qurn Give them the master key and theywill open all the doors


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y on eStudents understand

the Qur'an (In general) they learn Arabic to passexams (my case of Telugu)

Not motivated to go beyond

because they do not realize the valueand importance of understandingQur'an. In fact, they DO NOT knowwhat Qurn is!

Most importantly: Nobody told themthat understanding Quran could be sosimple.


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Your Role as a Teacherof Qurn and Hadith How close you fit to this definition. How

lucky you are!!! What a uniqueopportunity has Allah placed at your

disposal. Excellent choice at your disposal - shape

the generation

We know that you have been doinghardwork. But let us take the MOSTimportant jump here and that is: To getthe students connected with Qurn

directly.


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Opportunities

Students will always remember you Among the best category of people on

earth in the sight of Allah, The best

among you are those who learnsQurn and teaches it.

Parents will be very grateful to you


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Opportunities

In this time of information explosion,what a disaster it will be, if we, theinheritors of this Book, miss this

excellent opportunity to pass on the realbook of Information, the book ofguidance, not only for this World but forhereafter.

There are "misinformation storms"running around this world; strong windsof opposition to our faith, our culture,

and our existence as true Muslims.


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Opportunities

Let us make struggle with this Book.Here is the real weapon, the weapon ofthe ultimate knowledge.

And if we dont do that!!!! May be wemay be severely questioned by Allahfor neglecting this EXTREMELYIMPORTANT DUTY.

They will know everything except theBook which changed the course ofhumanity and the history of the world.


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A HistoricalOpportunity A source of thawab-e-jariyah where

the light may spread to hundredsperhaps thousands

Almost equally important role orperhaps more than a Masjids Imam oran Islamic Scholar because you willteach them the Book of Allah.

A model for other schools to follow


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Opportunities

Once truly attached with the Book,they will graduate with a strong trustin Allah, with self-esteem, with dignity,

and with a commitment to change notonly themselves but their society. Yes, there may be some weak

students; but even if we succeed 60%,it is still first class! Or even if theylearn 60% of the Book, it is still "Firstclass".

If we plan for 100%, then we will reach

cu o


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cu ounderstand?

Confusing? Do not underestimate their intellect.They are very sharp and pure.

When you teach them the pure book of

true nature (fitrah), their intellect willsurely grow extensively.


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What Course are wetalking about! Just to help them understand the basic

message of Qur'an Not for making experts or scholars of

Qur'an.


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An Easy Starter Course

Simplified grammar Using Daily and Frequent Recitations Will cover 70% vocabulary of

Qur'an !!! Almost 1000 words of Qurn per day!


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