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INFORMATION SESSION ON BEST PRACTICES ISLAAMIYAAT CONFERENCE DURBAN 2011// 1432

Why the need for Muslim Schools? ? To ensure that the coming generations of this Ummah are Practising, Well educated and Professional Muslims.

MUSLIM SCHOOLS AROUND SOUTH AFRICA • Over 80 Schools • +- 15 000 – 20 000 Learners • +- 2500 Educators • What are we doing for them ? • If they are not Nurtured & Developed in the correct way, WHAT HAPPENS ? ?

Who Should Guide the process? ?

ULAMAA AALIMS & AALIMAHS

ISLAAMIYAAT STAFF AT A MUSLIM SCHOOL Our role ? ? What is? ? What could be? ?

ORAL Quraan, Hifz, duas THEORY Tafseer, Fiqh etc. TARBIYYA & AKHLAAQ ENVIRONMENT & FIBRE OF THE SCHOOL

SEGREGATION ISLAAMIYAAT SECULAR THEM & US syndrome Who’s knowledge ? ? – “Taught man that which be knew not” Yes – we get. . . 1. Deeni knowledge (Quraan, Hadeeth etc. ) and 2. Acquired Sciences & knowledge

INTEGRATION ISLAAMIYAAT SECULAR 1. pairing of secular educators with Islaamiyaat. 2. lsaamiyaat provide Islaamic content for themes. Eg: Evolution 3. Islaamiyaat to teach certain subjects. 4. Life Orientation – 5. Project Management – 6. Jalsahs, where all learning areas can work together. 7. Integration is NOT compromise!

SOME OF THE METHODS WE MAY USE IN ORDER TO INFLUENCE, THE ENVIRONMENT & FIBRE OF THE SCHOOL. . .

BENONI MUSLIM SCHOOL T N O N E O E H NM M T C N S O N O E R R I I M V V N N O E EN R I L V O N O L T E H O N L C O E S O H NM O C H S O C S R I V EN ASSEMBLY ZUHR SALAAH SABAH UL KHAIR FOR MATRICS (SPEAKER) TOTAL INVOLVEMENT IN SCHOOL FUNCTIONS LADIES’ TARBIYAAH COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES EDUCATOR SPIRITUAL PROGRAMME (STILL TO BE INTRODUCED) END OF DAY ASSEMBLY AZKAARUL JUM’AH

TIME ALLOCATION FOR ISLAAMIYAAT GRADE 1 -7 - Quraan & Hifz (310 minutes per week) [+- 1 hr/day] GRADE 8 -12 - Quraan & Hifz (175 minutes per week) [+- 35 mins/day] GRADE 1 -12 - Fiqh (Deenyaat) (70 minutes per week) GRADE 1 -12 - History & Aqaaid (70 minutes per week) GRADE 8 -12 - Tafseer, Hadeeth & Akhlaaq (70 minutes per week) AVERAGES: GRADE 1 -7 have 90 minutes of Islaamiyaat teaching per day GRADE 8 – 12 have 77 minutes of Islaamiyaat teaching per day

SIMPLE - 15 Minute SWOT ANALYSIS OF THE ISLAAMIC ENVIRONMENT AT MUSLIM SCHOOLS • 4 GROUPS • S - STRENGTHS (eg. Qaulified Islaamiyaat staff) • W - WEAKNESSES (eg. Professionalism) • O - OPPORTUNITIES (eg. Develop personnel) • T - THREATS (eg. SACE registration)

REQUIREMENT Develop Allah consciousness Develop leadership qualities Be a role model Contribute positively to the school Be open to new ideas Be accountable Take the initiative Develop people around you Support leadership of school Educate with passion