Supplementary Education for age ranges 6-16.
Together we can help our children and nurture their spiritual growth.
At Al Madina Mosque we run a Madrassah consisting of a three-stage syllabus; (Junior, Intermediate & Advanced.) Our emphasis is on the Holy Quran supplemented with duas, surahs and appropriate levels of fiqh and aqidah teachings. Essentials which we feel children need to know in order to grow as young Muslims
Our syllabus is designed to offer students’ knowledge in the recitation of the Holy Quran and to develop a sound understanding of General Islamic Knowledge. In addition to this, the subject of Tajweed (correct pronounication) is also delivered as well as a broad range of Hifz (memorisation) focusing on particular chapters, verses and supplications.
How we support you as parents.
You have access to your children for 8760 hours in any given year. At the Madrassah we have them in our care for 460 hours if they attend for 100% of the time. That equates to approximately 5.25% of the overall available time. The expectation that mosques alone should be responsible for the Islamic education of children is therefore incorrect. This responsibility lies primarily with parents. As a mosque we will lead the way but we expect you to play your part and in most cases a greater part then you do now.
We have broken down the curriculum into a weekly format in order to make it easier for teachers to teach and for you as parents to supplement the teaching and know clearly at what stage your children should be. You will be provided with a copy of the full curriculum and if your child is ill or unable to attend it will be your responsibility to ensure they catch up and come back on track. You will also be provided with the exam questions which your children will be tested upon at the end of term.
Why have we done this?
Whereas in mainstream schools children are tested to determine whether they can calculate formulae or retrieve knowledge of specific events, madrassah teaching is about ensuring our children know specific Islamic information (the
fardh acts of Wudhu, the dua upon entering a mosque etc). So to this end, at this level there should be no hidden process of trying to anticipate what may come up in an exam because we all know clearly what our children should be
learning. Our results over the last 2 years show this is a winning formula.
We will provide a clear road map for your children’s learning and outline what they should know. This will help you in helping your children and together we can nurture their spiritual growth.