Statement of Objectives:(WIS):

Our overall objectives are for the children of our community to grow and develop to:

Be believing and practicing Muslims,
Believe in Allah in their hearts and recognize that He is their Lord,
Be aware of their duty to Allah and to be motivated to do 'Ibadah,
Have knowledge of the teaching and practices of Islam,
Know why Islam is a better way of life than everything they see around them,
Develop character, better manners and a respectful demeanor, and
Be able to relate Islamic beliefs and teachings to non-Muslims in a coherent and compelling way.

These objectives will be achieved by:

building a Muslim identity,,
gaining knowledge of Islamic beliefs and practices, and
becoming fluent in Qur'anic knowledge, Arabic language and Islamic Philosophy..

The first component involves trying to combat the influence of non-Muslim culture in the minds of our youth. One class will be devoted only to reading Islamic literature, both classical and modern: story books, adventures, biographies, etc... Some may consider it a waste of time for a class to read together, but then again, if their child doesn't get an A+ in Reading and English class in the local public school, these same people get angry.

The second component, Islamic belief, is fairly self-explanatory. The approach must be systematic. We can't teach the same thing to every grade as if there is nothing else in Islam. There should be a variety of knowledge from class to class. Therefore, the textbooks chosen must be varied also to suit the various requirements of each class level.

The third element is a combination of Arabic class, Hifz class and Ta'leem class. All three must be combined. It may seem a daunting task but this is how it used to be done in the old days. It at all possible one teacher will teach all three elements in one, interwoven lesson each week. The usual approaches have failed so we must renew our methods to make all three trends relevant to each other

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Special thanks to the work done by the Islamic Foundation of America for their curriculum development efforts.