Qur’an
- Need and significance of Divine guidance
- Finality of the Qur’an and the Prophethood of Muhammad
- Revelation of the Qur’an, recording, compilation and codification
- Authenticity of the Qur’an Significance of the Qur’an - impact on modern life and society
- Read, recite and memorize verses of the Qur’an
- Qur’anic subject matter
- Tafsir (Exegesis)
Hadith
- Significance of Hadith in Islam
- Hadith codification process
- Major Hadith collections
- Study and memorization of certain Ahadith
Arabic Language
- Basic and Intermediate conversational Arabic
- Reading and writing Arabic for reading and memorizing the Qur’an
- Standard (Qur’anic) Arabic – vocabulary, grammar, reading, writing, speaking and listening
Faith
- Tauhid (Oneness and Unity of God)
- Allah and His Attributes
- Angels of Allah
- Books of Allah
- Messengers of Allah
- Creations of Allah and the purpose of creation
- Man’s Relationship with Allah
- The Hereafter
- Day of Judgment, Heaven and Hellfire
- Comparative religion (multi-ethnic context of Singapore)
- Islam and science – importance, significance and relevance
The History of Islam
- Stories of the Prophets
- History and Life of Prophet Muhammad (Seerah)
- Political, economic and cultural system of Islam
- The Prophet’s companions
- The Caliphate (Khilafah)
- Islamic civilisation - achievements and the contributions of Muslims in the development of human civilisation
- Muslim scholars, scientists, thinkers and professionals
Essentials And Practices
- Pillars of Islam – prayers, fasting, etc
- Acts of worship (‘ibadat) – prayers, cleanliness, etc
- Significance and implication of worship practices
- Madhahib – Hanafi, Shafi’i, Maliki and Hanbali
- The lawful and the prohibited
- Islamic laws (Shari’ah) – laws of inheritance, business, etc
- Business and Finance
- Islamic Governance
Social Studies, Morals and Ethics
- Social studies – values education, community studies and multicultural history
- Morals and ethics, lessons from the Qur’an, Hadith and history
- Personal qualities, conduct, behaviour, attitudes and manners
- Relationship to family, community, society and country
- Treatment of people, animals and Creation of Allah
- Education and knowledge
- Environment
- Contemporary social and ethical problems
- Deviant practices: extremism, terrorism, intolerance, etc
- Geography, culture, music, art and architecture of the Muslim world