Students need to learn Quran to extend and enhance their Islami

Students need to learn the Holy Quran to extend and enhance their Islamic Knowledge. Using the resources for Quran in a variety of ways prepares students to develop Quranic skills and Knowledge, which will insha-Allah safeguard their strong faith, bring about the enjoyment of a secure Islamic environment and fulfil the ethos of the school.

Therefore the school is committed to provide appropriate, authentic rich Quran resources in order to offer the highest level of Quranic knowledge to all students.

Our aim is to help students revive hearts and cleanse souls by sustained intimacy with the Quran and perseverance in understanding the Quranic teachings and its cultural profundity, based on the Prophet's directions.

In summary we try to: 

• develop a sound knowledge of the history of the Quranic Text,
• develop a sound knowledge of the studies of the Quran, including Balagah (Rhetoric), moral and social values,
• develop a great respect for the Quran,
• enable students to become autonomous readers of the Quran, gaining confidence and enjoyment from various activities including memorisation, Tafseer, and recitation
• use Quranic studies as a tool to support moral teaching

Our Objectives

To achieve the above aims, we will insha Allah ensure students:

• understand that the learning and teaching of the Quran should be for the sake of Allah, appreciating that the purification of one’s intention and correcting one’s desire is obligatory.

• be encouraged to utilize the authentic resources’ guidelines in understanding the Quran

• be encouraged to avoid interpreting the Quran by personal opinions

• share the propagation of the message of the Quran in the family, our school, and community

• be introduced to instances of the miracle of the verses and scientific prophesies of the Quran

• encourage and invite students to 'Tadabbur-i-Qur' (Reflection on the Qur')

• understand that every verse or group of verses and every brah has a definitive context and that interpretation of any portion of the Qur' must be based on a correct understanding of that context

• discuss Quranic issues and organize Quranic affairs such as memorisation competitions

• use knowledge available to help understand the wisdom behind certain Qur'anic teachings

• use knowledge to understand new areas that were never known before

• be aware that some Quranic verses have been taken out of context to prove particular juristic opinions or sectarian notions and that some of its terms and phrases have been misconstrued by those who come to it seeking support for views they have already formed on other than Qur' grounds

• develop the ability to purge the lies, fabrication and confusion created by uninformed people who use the Qur'an as a reference to pass their lies

• understand the principles of Tajweed, i.e. articulating every letter from its articulation point and giving the letter its rights and dues of characteristics.

• apply Tajweed rules to guard and preserve the Qur'an from distortion

Each class has one 1-hour lesson a week in the Quran room or the computer suite to access on-line and digital resources and develop their work.

Assessing, monitoring and recording students’ progress in Quran is carried out regularly on a lesson by lesson basis, based on the lesson objectives and outcomes in the Quran scheme of work. These are conducted informally by the class teacher and are used to inform future planning.

Written tests are planned at the end of each of all the units of work to enable summative assessments that are used in reporting to parents.