| Course Name: Character Education 2 (10th Grade) | ||
| Course Credit | Course Textbooks: | |
| 1 Credit | Endeavor For Renewal, M. Fethullah Gulen Questions and Answers about Islam (Vol.1), M. F. Gulen Questions and Answers About Islam (Vol.2), M. F. Gulen Journey to Noble Ideals, M. Fethullah Gulen No Room for Doubt, Abdullah Aymaz Terror and Suicide Attacks, Ergun Capan |
Statue of our Souls, M. Fethullah Gulen The Words, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi The Gleams, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi The Letters, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi The Essentials of The Islamic Faith, M.F.Gulen Tradition Witnessing the Modern Age, Mehmet E. Ergene |
| Course Duration | ||
| 4 Quarters | ||
| Week | Duration | Topic | Chapter and Lesson | Material |
| Week 1 | 50 mins | Islam and Peace | Islam as Religion of Peace and Tolerance | TERR – pgs. 9 – 16 |
| Week 2 | 50 mins | Salah | Chapter: 21st Word Lessons: Two Stations 1st Station 2nd Station | Words Pages – 283-287 |
| Week 3 | 50 mins | Waswasa | Chapter: 21st Word Lessons: 2nd Station | Words Pages – 287-292 |
| Week 4 | 50 mins | Questions and Answers | How Should Believers Invite Others to Faith? Parts I, II, III, IV | Q&A Vol.2 Pages – 75-84 |
| Week 5 | 50 mins | TBD | Guest Speaker | Download Article |
| Week 6 | 50 mins | Questions and Answers | How Should Believers Invite Others to Faith? Parts V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI | Q&A Vol.2 Pages – 84-93 |
| Week 7 | 50 mins | Ego | Chapter: 30th Word Lessons: Two Aims First Aim | Words Pages – 553-565 |
| Week 8 | 50 mins | Tawakkul | God is sufficient for us. Confidence in God | Journey to Noble Ideals Pages – 1-6 |
| Week 9 | 50 mins | Hijab | Chapter: 24th Gleam Lessons: Whole Gleam | Gleams Pages – 275-286 |
| Week 10 | 50 mins | TBD | Guest Speaker | Download Article |
| Week 11 | 50 mins | Existence of God and Tawhid | Chapter: 22nd Word Lessons: First Station Twelwe Proofs 1st thru 7th Proof | Words Pages – 295-300 |
| Week 12 | 50 mins | Existence of God and Tawhid | Chapter: 22nd Word Lessons: 8th thru 12th Proof 2nd Station | Words Pages – 300-306 |
| Week 13 | 50 mins | Existence of God and Tawhid | Chapter: 22nd Word Lessons: 2nd Station Introduction Twelve Gleams First thru 4th Gleam | Words Pages – 306-313 |
| Week 14 | 50 mins | Existence of God and Tawhid | Chapter: 22nd Word Lessons: 5th thru 12th Gleam Conclusion | Words Pages – 313-323 |
| Week 15 | 50 mins | TBD | Guest Speaker | Download Article |
| Week 16 | 50 mins | Avoiding Sin | How should people avoid sins, distractions and temptations? | Q&A.2 – pg. 63 – 74 |
| Week 17 | 50 mins | Satan | If Satan is a means for human beings to make progress…-Religious decrees state that it is forbidden for siblings to marry…(Adam’s children)-What would you say to those… | NRFD – pg. 7-18 |
| Week 18 | 50 mins | Evil | What would you say about all the evil… | NRFD – pg. 46 – 52 |
| Week 19 | 50 mins | Thanking God – Shukr | Chapter: 28th Letter Lessons: Fifth Issue – The Treatise of thanksgiving | Letters Pages – 371-374 |
| Week 20 | 50 mins | TBD | Guest Speaker | Download Article |
| Week 21 | 50 mins | Angels | Angels and their functions — Some people ask: If God does not need anything…-Why did God create the Angels?-In the Qur’an why God use terms like Us or We? | TEoIF – pg. 63 == NRFD – pg. 20-22 |
| Week 22 | 50 mins | Belief in Angels | Chapter: 29th Word Lessons: Introduction Two Aims First Aim First Fundamental Second Fundamental 3rd Fundamental 4th Fundamental | Words Pages – 527-535 |
| Week 23 | 50 mins | Biography | Who is M. Fethullah Gulen? | Tradition witnessing the Modern Age Pages – 6-13 |
| Week 24 | 50 mins | Ihsan | Horizons of Spiritual Knowledge | Journey to Noble Ideals Pages – 77-82 |
| Week 25 | 50 mins | TBD | Guest Speaker | Download Article |
| Week 26 | 50 mins | Qadar | Divine Decree and Destiny, and human freewill – Introduction | TEoIF – pg. 91-95 |
| Week 27 | 50 mins | Qadar | Can we choose our actions? — Can our intention save us? | Q&A.1 – pg. 157-160 / pg. 205-208 |
| Week 28 | 50 mins | Qadar | Since God Knows What we will do, why does he send us to the world? What is the point of worship, why does it have to be done in a certain way? | Q&A.1 – pg. 21-22, pg. 33-37 |
| Week 29 | 50 mins | Importance of Dua | Chapter: 23rd Word Lessons: Second Chapter First Remark Second Remark | Words Pages – 335-339 |
| Week 30 | 50 mins | TBD | Guest Speaker | Download Article |
| Week 31 | 50 mins | Importance of Dua | Chapter: 23rd Word Lessons: Third Remark Fourth Remark Fifth Remark | Words Pages – 339-347 |
| Week 32 | 50 mins | Enduring the tests in life | Self Criticism and Asking Forgiveness from God | Journey to Noble Ideals Pages – 63-69 |
| Week 33 | 50 mins | Jonah (pbuh) | Chapter: 1st Gleam Lessons: Whole Gleam | Gleams – pgs. 3-7 |
| Week 34 | 50 mins | Worldly Life and Nafs | Those who become dizzy with worldly pleasures and remain behind | Journey to Noble Ideals Pages – 83-87 |
| Week 35 | 50 mins | TBD | Guest Speaker | Download Article |
| Course Credit: 1 Credit – Course Duration: 4 Quarters | |
| Course Textbooks: | |
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Endeavor For Renewal, M. Fethullah Gulen Questions and Answers about Islam (Vol.1), M. F. Gulen Questions and Answers About Islam (Vol.2), M. F. Gulen Journey to Noble Ideals, M. Fethullah Gulen No Room for Doubt, Abdullah Aymaz Terror and Suicide Attacks, Ergun Capan Statue of our Souls, M. Fethullah Gulen The Words, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi The Gleams, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi The Letters, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi The Essentials of The Islamic Faith, M.F.Gulen Tradition Witnessing the Modern Age, Mehmet E. Ergene |
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| Week 1 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Islam and Peace | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Islam as Religion of Peace and Tolerance | |
| Material: TERR – pgs. 9 – 16 | |
| Week 2 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Salah | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 21st Word Lessons: Two Stations 1st Station 2nd Station | |
| Material: Words Pages – 283-287 | |
| Week 3 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Waswasa | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 21st Word Lessons: 2nd Station | |
| Material: Words Pages – 287-292 | |
| Week 4 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Questions and Answers | |
| Chapter and Lesson: How Should Believers Invite Others to Faith? Parts I, II, III, IV | |
| Material: Q&A Vol.2 Pages – 75-84 | |
| Week 5 | 50 mins |
| Topic: TBD | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Guest Speaker | |
| Material: Download Article | |
| Week 6 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Questions and Answers | |
| Chapter and Lesson: How Should Believers Invite Others to Faith? Parts V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI | |
| Material: Q&A Vol.2 Pages – 84-93 | |
| Week 7 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ego | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 30th Word Lessons: Two Aims First Aim | |
| Material: Words Pages – 553-565 | |
| Week 8 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Tawakkul | |
| Chapter and Lesson: God is sufficient for us. Confidence in God | |
| Material: Journey to Noble Ideals Pages – 1-6 | |
| Week 9 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Hijab | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 24th Gleam Lessons: Whole Gleam | |
| Material: Gleams Pages – 275-286 | |
| Week 10 | 50 mins |
| Topic: TBD | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Guest Speaker | |
| Material: Download Article | |
| Week 11 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Existence of God and Tawhid | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 22nd Word Lessons: First Station Twelwe Proofs 1st thru 7th Proof | |
| Material: Words Pages – 295-300 | |
| Week 12 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Existence of God and Tawhid | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 22nd Word Lessons: 8th thru 12th Proof 2nd Station | |
| Material: Words Pages – 300-306 | |
| Week 13 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Existence of God and Tawhid | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 22nd Word Lessons: 2nd Station Introduction Twelve Gleams First thru 4th Gleam | |
| Material: Words Pages – 306-313 | |
| Week 14 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Existence of God and Tawhid | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 22nd Word Lessons: 5th thru 12th Gleam Conclusion | |
| Material: Words Pages – 313-323 | |
| Week 15 | 50 mins |
| Topic: TBD | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Guest Speaker | |
| Material: Download Article | |
| Week 16 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Avoiding Sin | |
| Chapter and Lesson: How should people avoid sins, distractions and temptations? | |
| Material: Q&A.2 – pg. 63 – 74 | |
| Week 17 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Satan | |
| Chapter and Lesson: If Satan is a means for human beings to make progress…-Religious decrees state that it is forbidden for siblings to marry…(Adam’s children)-What would you say to those… | |
| Material: NRFD – pg. 7-18 | |
| Week 18 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Evil | |
| Chapter and Lesson: What would you say about all the evil… | |
| Material: NRFD – pg. 46 – 52 | |
| Week 19 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Thanking God – Shukr | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 28th Letter Lessons: Fifth Issue – The Treatise of thanksgiving | |
| Material: Letters Pages – 371-374 | |
| Week 20 | 50 mins |
| Topic: TBD | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Guest Speaker | |
| Material: Download Article | |
| Week 21 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Angels | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Angels and their functions — Some people ask: If God does not need anything…-Why did God create the Angels?-In the Qur’an why God use terms like Us or We? | |
| Material: TEoIF – pg. 63 == NRFD – pg. 20-22 | |
| Week 22 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Belief in Angels | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 29th Word Lessons: Introduction Two Aims First Aim First Fundamental Second Fundamental 3rd Fundamental 4th Fundamental | |
| Material: Words Pages – 527-535 | |
| Week 23 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Biography | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Who is M. Fethullah Gulen? | |
| Material: Tradition witnessing the Modern Age Pages – 6-13 | |
| Week 24 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ihsan | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Horizons of Spiritual Knowledge | |
| Material: Journey to Noble Ideals Pages – 77-82 | |
| Week 25 | 50 mins |
| Topic: TBD | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Guest Speaker | |
| Material: Download Article | |
| Week 26 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Qadar | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Divine Decree and Destiny, and human freewill – Introduction | |
| Material: TEoIF – pg. 91-95 | |
| Week 27 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Qadar | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Can we choose our actions? — Can our intention save us? | |
| Material: Q&A.1 – pg. 157-160 / pg. 205-208 | |
| Week 28 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Qadar | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Since God Knows What we will do, why does he send us to the world? What is the point of worship, why does it have to be done in a certain way? | |
| Material: Q&A.1 – pg. 21-22, pg. 33-37 | |
| Week 29 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Importance of Dua | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 23rd Word Lessons: Second Chapter First Remark Second Remark | |
| Material: Words Pages – 335-339 | |
| Week 30 | 50 mins |
| Topic: TBD | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Guest Speaker | |
| Material: Download Article | |
| Week 31 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Importance of Dua | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 23rd Word Lessons: Third Remark Fourth Remark Fifth Remark | |
| Material: Words Pages – 339-347 | |
| Week 32 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Enduring the tests in life | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Self Criticism and Asking Forgiveness from God | |
| Material: Journey to Noble Ideals Pages – 63-69 | |
| Week 33 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Jonah (pbuh) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 1st Gleam Lessons: Whole Gleam | |
| Material: Gleams – pgs. 3-7 | |
| Week 34 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Worldly Life and Nafs | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Those who become dizzy with worldly pleasures and remain behind | |
| Material: Journey to Noble Ideals Pages – 83-87 | |
| Week 35 | 50 mins |
| Topic: TBD | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Guest Speaker | |
| Material: Download Article | |