Foundations of Faith

Programme Outline

This Islamic Studies Programme is designed to provide students with a structured and progressive understanding of Islām across beliefs, worship, islamic history, and personal development. It aims to nurture strong faith, correct understanding, and practical application of Islamic teachings in everyday life.

The programme is delivered through engaging, age-appropriate learning methods including discussion, storytelling, reflection, practical demonstrations, and guided revision. Students are supported in developing both knowledge and character in a balanced way.

The core areas of study include:

- Aqīdah (Beliefs)

- Fiqh (Worship and Practical Islamic Law)

- Sīrah

- Islamic History

- Personal Character Development and Islamic Mannerism

Open to Boys and Girls

12- 15yrs

Programme Days and Times:

Wednesdays, 6:00pm – 7:15pm

Instructors:
Ustadh Zakariya Abu Maryam

Visiting mashaykh/lecturers

Year 1

Overview

Year 1 builds a strong foundation in core Islamic beliefs, purification, prayer, and essential concepts of the Hereafter. Students are introduced to key rulings, prophetic stories, and practical aspects of worship in a clear and structured way.

Core Areas of Learning:

> Core Beliefs and Foundations

Names of Allāh

Angels, books, and messengers

Signs of the Last Day

Death and the reality of the Hereafter

Description of Paradise and Hellfire

> Islamic Practice

Types of Islamic rulings

Wuḍūʾ: farḍ, sunnah, and makrūh

Ghusl: farḍ, sunnah, and makrūh

Times of ṣalāh and prayer regulations

Forbidden and disliked times of prayer

Tayammum and alternative purification

Sunnah and witr prayers

Farḍ acts of ṣalāh and invalidators of prayer

Disliked actions in ṣalāh

Fasting: rules and rewards

> Sīrah & Islamic History

Prophet Ayyūb عليه السلام

Prophet Yūnus عليه السلام

Prophet Dāwūd عليه السلام and Dāwūd & Jālūt

The letter to Heraclius

The conquest of Makkah

> Personal Development

Understanding of Islamic dress

Making ṣalāh part of daily life

Good character and avoiding sins

Year 2

Overview

Year 2 expands students’ understanding of Islamic theology, worship, and prophetic history while strengthening their spiritual connection to Allāh and His Messenger ﷺ. Greater emphasis is placed on application, reflection, and personal development.

Core Areas of Learning:

> Core Beliefs and Foundations

Who Allāh is and the purpose of creation

Tawḥīd and shirk

The character of the Prophet ﷺ

Obedience to Allāh and His Messenger ﷺ

Seeing Allāh in Jannah

> Islamic Practice

Ḥalāl and ḥarām consumption

Rulings of wuḍūʾ and ghusl

Adhān and Iqāmah

Ṣalāh practical training (drill)

Adā and qaḍā in worship

Janāzah prayer (model)

Sajdah al-sahw

Congregational ṣalāh and sutrah

Translation and understanding of ṣalāh

Rulings of fasting

> Sīrah & Islamic History

Prophet Sulaymān عليه السلام

Prophet Isḥāq and Yaʿqūb عليهما السلام

The battles of Ḥunayn and Ṭāʾif

The final days of the Prophet ﷺ

> Personal Development

Love for the Qurʾān

Ṣalāh as a connection with Allāh

Concentration in ṣalāh

Personal hygiene and maturity (age-appropriate guidance)

Year 3

Overview

Year 3 provides a holistic study of Islām, combining foundational beliefs, detailed worship rulings, prophetic stories, Sīrah, ethics, and contemporary Muslim life. The focus is on understanding Islām as a complete way of life and applying it in modern contexts.

Core Areas of Learning:

> Core Beliefs and Foundations

The basics of Islām

The ḥadīth of Jibrīl

Belief in Allāh and the truth of Islām

Qadar (divine decree) through the story of Mūsā and Khiḍr

The Qurʾān as guidance for humanity

> Islamic Practice

Purification and wuḍūʾ

The Qiblah

Advanced rulings of ṣalāh (including doubts, masbūq, and lāhiq)

Ṣalāh in exceptional circumstances

Jumuʿah prayer

Fasting and iʿtikāf

Eid rulings

Zakāh and ṣadaqah

> Sīrah & Islamic History

The life of the Prophet ﷺ as a timeline

Prophet Yūsuf عليه السلام (Part 1 & 2)

Prophet Zakariyyā, Yaḥyā, and Āl ʿImrān

Prophet ʿĪsā عليه السلام

The ten companions promised Paradise

> Personal Development

Entering adulthood (boys and girls)

Muslim contributions to civilisation

Being Muslim today

Social customs and etiquette

Technology and social media

Journey of the soul (life, death, and afterlife)

Following the Prophet ﷺ in eating and drinking

Back

Foundations of Faith

Programme Outline

Year 1

Overview

Core Areas of Learning:

> Core Beliefs and Foundations

> Islamic Practice

> Sīrah & Islamic History

> Personal Development

Year 2

Overview

Core Areas of Learning:

> Core Beliefs and Foundations

> Islamic Practice

> Sīrah & Islamic History

> Personal Development

Year 3

Overview

Core Areas of Learning:

> Core Beliefs and Foundations

> Islamic Practice

> Sīrah & Islamic History

> Personal Development

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