Syllabus Aims
The aims of the syllabus are to enable candidates to:
- acquire a knowledge of the major sources of Islām, its main beliefs and its early history
- develop an enquiring approach to the study of Islām
- identify and explore the religious, historical and moral questions raised in the material they study.
Assessment objectives
Candidates should be able to demonstrate that they have closely studied the topics set. They should be able to:
AO1: Recall, select and present relevant facts from the main elements of the faith and history of Islam
AO2: Demonstrate understanding of their significance in the teachings of Islām and in the lives of Muslims.
The following two grids give descriptions of the expected levels of response in the examination, and the marks allocated in the parts of Questions 1 (8 marks) and Questions 2–5 (14 marks). Read more here.
Paper 1:
1) Major themes of the Qur’ān
2) The history and importance of the Qur’ān
3) The life and importance of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
4) The first Islamic community
Paper 2:
1) Major teachings in the Ḥadīth of the Prophet ﷺ
2) The history and importance of the Ḥadīth
3) The period of rule of the Rightly Guided Caliphs and their importance as leaders
4) The articles of faith and the pillars of Islām
Teacher: Mawlānā Mahmud
Day/ Time: Saturday and Sunday | Morning AM
Week 1 - Introduction + Writing
Week 2 - Writing p2
Week 3 - Writing p3
Week 4 - Book 1 Lesson 1
Week 5 - Book 1 Lesson 2
Week 6 - Book 1 Lesson 3
Week 7 - Book 1 Lesson 4
Week 8 - Book 1 Lesson 5
Week 9 - Book 1 Lesson 6
Week 10 - Revision
Week 11 - Book 1 Lesson 7
Week 12 - Book 1 Lesson 8
Week 13 - Book 1 Lesson 9
Week 14 - Book 1 Lesson 10
Week 15 - Revision
Week 16 - Examinations
Week 17 -
Week 18 -
Week 1 - Book 2 Lesson 1
Week 2 - Book 2 Lesson 1
Week 3 - Book 2 Lesson 2
Week 4 - Book 2 Lesson 2
Week 5 - Book 2 Lesson 3
Week 6 - Book 2 Lesson 3
Week 7 -
Week 8 - Book 2 Lesson 4
Week 9 - Book 2 Lesson 4
Week 10 - Book 2 Lesson 5
Week 11 - Book 2 Lesson 5
Week 12 - Book 2 Lesson 6
Week 13 - Book 2 Lesson 6
Week 14 - Book 2 Lesson 7
Week 15 - Book 2 Lesson 7
Week 16 -
Week 17 -
Week 18 -
Week 1 - Book 2 Lesson 8
Week 2 - Book 2 Lesson 8
Week 3 - Book 2 Lesson 9
Week 4 - Book 2 Lesson 9
Week 5 - Book 2 Lesson 10
Week 6 - Book 2 Lesson 10
Week 7 - Eid
Week 8 - Book 2 Lesson 11
Week 9 - Book 2 Lesson 12
Week 10 - Book 2 Lesson 13
Week 11 - Revision
Week 12 - Examinations
Teacher: Mawlānā Mahmud
Day/ Time: Saturday and Sunday | Morning AM
Week 1 - Book 3 Lesson 1
Week 2 - Book 3 Lesson 2
Week 3 - Book 3 Lesson 2
Week 4 - Book 3 Lesson 3
Week 5 - Book 3 Lesson 4
Week 6 - Book 3 Lesson 5
Week 7 - Revision
Week 8 - Revision
Week 9 - Book 3 Lesson 6
Week 10 - Book 3 Lesson 7
Week 11 - Book 3 Lesson 8
Week 12 - Book 3 Lesson 9
Week 13 - Book 3 Lesson 10
Week 14 - Revision
Week 15 - Revision
Week 16 - Examinations
Week 17 - End of Term Break
Week 18 - End of Term Break
Week 1 - Story 1
Week 2 - Story 2
Week 3 - Story 3
Week 4 - Story 3
Week 5 - Story 4
Week 6 - Story 4
Week 7 - Story 5
Week 8 - Story 5
Week 9 - Revision
Week 10 - Story 6
Week 11 - Story 6
Week 12 - Story 7
Week 13 - Story 8
Week 14 - Story 9
Week 15 - Story 10
Week 16 - Examinations
Week 17 -
Week 18 -
Week 1 - 10 Ahadith
Week 2 - 10 Ahadith
Week 3 - 10 Ahadith
Week 4 - 10 Ahadith
Week 5 - 10 Ahadith
Week 6 - 10 Ahadith
Week 7 -
Week 8 - 10 Ahadith
Week 9 - 10 Ahadith
Week 10 - 10 Ahadith
Week 11 - 10 Ahadith
Week 12 - 10 Ahadith
Week 13 - Examinations
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Abdur Rahim
Qisas an-Nabiyyeen is a compilation of short and entertaining stories about some of the Messengers. It was written by Shaykh Abul Hasan Ali an-Nadwi for students starting to learn the Arabic language. This publication has the original text of the first four parts, and includes over 2500 words of Arabic vocabulary with English and Urdu meanings.
