Senior 3

Curriculum:

Islamic Studies: The students will study/discuss the following topics plus more.

The Book of Allah - A brief introduction to the sciences of the Qur'an

The Sunnah of the Prophet - The Sunnah its value in Islam and a brief introduction to its sciences

Sharia and Fiqh - A brief introduction to Sharia, Fiqh, and Usul al-Fiqh

Islam and fighting - A discussion about Jihad and violence and relationship with non-Muslims

Islam and civilization - Muslim contribution to civilization: a discussion about our contribution to the world's civilization

Women in Islam - A discussion about the value and the liberation Islam gives to women

Seerah:   

In depth study of the seerah of our beloved Prohet Muhammad (pbuh).   
 Books:Muhammad (pbuh) by Martin Lings

Connecting with Allah swt:

The students will study an excellent book of hadith to help them understand life and the purpose if life better. The will also study how to perfect their Ibadah, (salah, sawm, Hajj etc) and learn the the soul purpose of these worship. 

Books: 1)The Provison for the Seeker - 2) The Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship.

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Home Work:   

05.05.12

Islamic Studies:  Please study for final exam as per instruction from Br Wael . Here is the link for the topic  http://www.mastarbiya.org/resources/lighthouse/episode_1/shariaArticle.pdf.

Seerah :  Girls:.   Your final exams will be based on the following chapters. Chapter 81-The Degree, Chapter 82- The Future, Chapter 83 - The Farewell Pilgrimage, Chpater 84 - The Choice.

Please write about your topic for the Presentaion and email isuw.islamicschool@gmail.com before May 10th. Meryem - Intro , Fatima and Tehreem - Rights if Women, Ayesha & Rehma - Hiya, and Modesty Anamta and Adiba - Mariage-  Maryam and Maleeha - Role of Women a t home  Ariba - Education-Business Sophia Hameedi - Women and Future
Boys: 
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Spirituality: 

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PAST HOME WORK

09.17.11 Islamic Studies:

• Find the verse that talks about the different ways Allah uses to communication with humans
• Find a story where prophet Muhammad pbuh got revelation in his dreaSeerah : Finish reading chapter "Peace and War".Spirituality: Read pages 19-25. Prepare notes of questions. (Boys)

10.15.11
Islamic Studies:  https://sites.google.com/site/isuwclasses/for HW. Write a mock conversation between you and Zaid Ibn Thabit whom you had a chance to meet. Talk to him about how much you appreciate his effort. Ask him any questions you want to ask him. Seek his advice and listen to what he has to tell you. In your conversation, try to craft Zaid’s answers from what you know about him and his work.Seerah  :Boys: Finish Reading Ch "The Trench". Email Br Anees your project at anees_S@yahoo.com.Girls: Read and come prepared to discuss the Chapter "Seige".Spirituality: Read pages 34 - 37.

 10.22.11
Islamic Studies:  https://sites.google.com/site/isuwclasses/for HW. 
Write a mock conversation between you and Zaid Ibn Thabit whom you had a chance to meet. Talk to him about how much you appreciate his effort. Ask him any questions you want to ask him. Seek his advice and listen to what he has to tell you. In your conversation, try to craft Zaid’s answers from what you know about him and his work.Seerah  :Boys: Finish Reading Ch "The Trench". Email Br Anees your project at anees_S@yahoo.comGirls: Read and come prepared to discuss the Chapter "Seige".Spirituality: Read pages 38-39.

     11.06.11
Please ask your parent to take you to the grocery store and purchase the following items from your pocket money or saved up money for people who donot have enough food to eat. 1) Shelf Stable Milk ( Parmalot or other local store brand) 2) Breakfast Cereal 3) Soup cans 4) Tuna Fish 5) Black beans 6) Spaghetti. Please bring the items in next Saturday.
Islamic Studies:  https://sites.google.com/site/isuwclasses/for HWReading the spiritual qualities while dealing with the Qur'an from the following linkhttps://sites.google.com/site/isuwclasses/senior-ii-class-notes/8-spiritualqualitiesdealingwiththequranNext week there will be review and the week after we will conclude the Qur'an's portion by a little exam. We will start the Sunnah of the prophet after Thanksgiving isaSeerah :Boys: Read the chapter "After the Seige" and the "Hypocrites".

11.12.11
Islamic Studies:  https://sites.google.com/site/isuwclasses/for HReading the spiritual qualities while dealing with the Qur'an from the following linkhttps://sites.google.com/site/isuwclasses/senior-ii-class-notes/8-spiritualqualitiesdealingwiththequranNext week there will be review and the week after we will conclude the Qur'an's portion by a little exam. We will start the Sunnah of the prophet after Thanksgiving isaSeerah :  Girls: 1) Write an essay (1 to 2 pages) on the chapters covered in class on Nov 12th- The Necklace and the Lie. 2) Apart from reciting the facts, comment on the various revelations and the circumstances prevailing before each revelation. 3) Comment on the personal quality(s) noted in these two chapters that you found pleasing about Ayesha RA and the Prophet PBUH 5) What is the main lesson that we should learn from this episode. 5) Your essay should be typed single space and emailed to isuw.islamicschool@gmail.com before Dec 3rd. 6) Write "Essay- Brother Sultan's Class" in the subject line of your email.Spirituality: 1)Each student and the teacher will list all the distrations that come to their mind and all the physical distration during the prayer for next week. List them on a piece of paper. NO NAMES . The font should be Arial 12 double spaced and numbered 1,2,3 . Each distraction on one line. 2) Tafseer Ayeh No 22 from Surah 32 (Surah Sajdah)