| Course Name: Character Education 1 (9th 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 |
Statue of our Souls, M. Fethullah Gulen The Words, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi Social Morality in Islam, Asim Sark The Gleams, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi The Letters, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi |
| Course Duration | ||
| 4 Quarters | ||
| Week | Duration | Topic | Chapter and Lesson | Material |
| Week 1 | 50 mins | Dua | The Greatest help from a fellow believer to another:Prayer | Endeavor for Renewal Pages – 167-173 |
| Week 2 | 50 mins | No Compulsion in Religion | The Qur’an Says There is no compulsion in Religion, What does this mean? | Q&A.1 – pg. 27 – 32 |
| Week 3 | 50 mins | Questions and Answers | How should we deal with mockery, ridicule especially young trying to practice religion by peers? As God already gives His blessings and peace to Prophet Muhammad, what is the wisdom in our invoking God’s blessings and peace upon him? Does he need our invocations? | Q&A Vol.2 Pages – 95-100 |
| Week 4 | 50 mins | Neighbors-Bigotry | Rights of neigbours – Bigotry | NobleIdeals – pgs. 103 – 113 |
| Week 5 | 50 mins | Understanding Qur’an | Guest Speaker | Download Article |
| Week 6 | 50 mins | Ilm and Deed | Tranforming knowledge into practice | Journey to Noble Ideals Pages – 97-102 |
| Week 7 | 50 mins | Prayers | In Surah Ikhlas… – Some philosophers argue… – You have explained that…-We frequently pray to our Lord…- If prayers are rewarded… | NRFD – pg. 34 – 46 |
| Week 8 | 50 mins | Slavery | Why does Islam allow slavery? | Q&A.1 – pg. 71 – 78 |
| Week 9 | 50 mins | Sins – Repentance | How can we avoid Sins and how can we show sincere repentance? – How can moderation be defined? — | Q&A.2 – pg. 53 – 62 |
| Week 10 | 50 mins | Biography | Bediuzzaman Said Nursi | The Statue of Our Souls Pages – 74-83 |
| Week 11 | 50 mins | Science and Religion | Guest Speaker | Download Article |
| Week 12 | 50 mins | Importance of Faith | Chapter: 23rd Word Lessons: Virtues of Belief Remarks on Our Happiness and Misery First Chapter First Point 2nd Point | Words Pages – 327-330 |
| Week 13 | 50 mins | Importance of Faith | Chapter: 23rd Word Lessons: 3rd Point 4th Point 5th Point | Words Pages – 330-335 |
| Week 14 | 50 mins | Good Manners | Chapter: Truthfulness, Honesty, Veracity, and Keeping Promises Lessons: What is loyalty What is the straight path Our beloved Prophet was trustworthy The Holy Qur’an enjoins truthfulnes | Social Morality in Islam Pages – 61-69 |
| Week 15 | 50 mins | Good Manners | Chapter: Truthfulness, Honesty, Veracity, and Keeping Promises Lessons: The Muslim is Honest and Trustworthy Reading Text A Loyal Person can keep secrets Why is lying a Cardinal Sin Lying is the primary sign of hypocrites Lesson Questions | Social Morality in Islam Pages – 69-84 |
| Week 16 | 50 mins | TBD | Guest Speaker | Download Article |
| Week 17 | 50 mins | Ikhlas | Chapter: 20th Gleam Lessons: Whole Gleam | Gleams Pages – 209-222 |
| Week 18 | 50 mins | Ikhlas | Chapter: 21st Gleam Lessons: On Sincerety and Purity of Intention Your First Principal Your Second Principal Your Third Principal Your Fourth Principal | Gleams Pages – 225-231 |
| Week 19 | 50 mins | Ikhlas | Chapter: 21st Gleam Lessons: Things Destroying Sincerity | Gleams Pages – 231-235 |
| Week 20 | 50 mins | Ridha | The Purpose of Life | Endeavor for Renewal Pages – 83-87 |
| Week 21 | 50 mins | TBD | Guest Speaker | Download Article |
| Week 22 | 50 mins | Job (pbuh) | Chapter: 2nd Gleam Lessons: Whole Gleam | Gleams Pages – 13-19 |
| Week 23 | 50 mins | Futuwwa | Spirit of Chivalry | Journey to Noble Ideals Pages – 15-21 |
| Week 24 | 50 mins | Keeping away from wrongdoing | Not inclining towards those who do wrong Becoming the soil for roses | Journey to Noble Ideals Pages – 33-40 |
| Week 25 | 50 mins | Proofs of Prophethood | Chapter: 19th Word Lessons: 14 Droplets 1st thru 10th Droplet | Words Pages – 247-251 |
| Week 26 | 50 mins | TBD | Guest Speaker | Download Article |
| Week 27 | 50 mins | Proofs of Prophethood | Chapter: 19th Word Lessons: 11th thru 14th Droplet Question Answer | Words Pages – 251-256 |
| Week 28 | 50 mins | Istigna | Lifelong Contentedness | Journey to Noble Ideals Pages – 29-32 |
| Week 29 | 50 mins | Ghulul | A major sin Ghulul (defrauding) | Endeavor for Renewal Pages – 31-38 |
| Week 30 | 50 mins | Why Adam was sent out of Paradise? Why Satan was Created? Why God afflict the innocent with misfortune? | Chapter: 12th Letter Lessons: Whole Letter | Letters Pages – |
| Week 31 | 50 mins | TBD | Guest Speaker | Download Article |
| Week 32 | 50 mins | Our Prophet (pbuh) | The Sultan of Hearts The perfect guide in every area of life | Endeavor for Renewal Pages – 97-103 |
| Week 33 | 50 mins | Our Era and Hijrah | Our Era and the ways leading to God. | Journey to Noble Ideals Pages – 133-137 |
| Week 34 | 50 mins | Ramadan and Fasting | What is the wisdom in fasting? Favoring the heart as opposed to the Flesh Spiritual Practices during Ramadan Muhasaba Tafakkur Shukr | Q&A Vol.2 Pages – 21-24 |
| Week 35 | 50 mins | TBD | Guest Speaker | Download Article |
| Course Credit: 1 Credit – Course Duration: 4 Quarters | |
| Course Textbooks: | |
| 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 Statue of our Souls, M. Fethullah Gulen The Words, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi Social Morality in Islam, Asim Sark The Gleams, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi The Letters, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi |
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| Week 1 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Dua | |
| Chapter and Lesson: The Greatest help from a fellow believer to another:Prayer | |
| Material: Endeavor for Renewal Pages – 167-173 | |
| Week 2 | 50 mins |
| Topic: No Compulsion in Religion | |
| Chapter and Lesson: The Qur’an Says There is no compulsion in Religion, What does this mean? | |
| Material: Q&A.1 – pg. 27 – 32 | |
| Week 3 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Questions and Answers | |
| Chapter and Lesson: How should we deal with mockery, ridicule especially young trying to practice religion by peers? As God already gives His blessings and peace to Prophet Muhammad, what is the wisdom in our invoking God’s blessings and peace upon him? Does he need our invocations? | |
| Material: Q&A Vol.2 Pages – 95-100 | |
| Week 4 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Neighbors-Bigotry | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Rights of neigbours – Bigotry | |
| Material: NobleIdeals – pgs. 103 – 113 | |
| Week 5 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Understanding Qur’an | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Guest Speaker | |
| Material: Download Article | |
| Week 6 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ilm and Deed | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Tranforming knowledge into practice | |
| Material: Journey to Noble Ideals Pages – 97-102 | |
| Week 7 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Prayers | |
| Chapter and Lesson: In Surah Ikhlas… – Some philosophers argue… – You have explained that…-We frequently pray to our Lord…- If prayers are rewarded… | |
| Material: NRFD – pg. 34 – 46 | |
| Week 8 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Slavery | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Why does Islam allow slavery? | |
| Material: Q&A.1 – pg. 71 – 78 | |
| Week 9 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Sins – Repentance | |
| Chapter and Lesson: How can we avoid Sins and how can we show sincere repentance? – How can moderation be defined? — | |
| Material: Q&A.2 – pg. 53 – 62 | |
| Week 10 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Biography | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Bediuzzaman Said Nursi | |
| Material: The Statue of Our Souls Pages – 74-83 | |
| Week 11 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Science and Religion | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Guest Speaker | |
| Material: Download Article | |
| Week 12 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Importance of Faith | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 23rd Word Lessons: Virtues of Belief Remarks on Our Happiness and Misery First Chapter First Point 2nd Point | |
| Material: Words Pages – 327-330 | |
| Week 13 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Importance of Faith | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 23rd Word Lessons: 3rd Point 4th Point 5th Point | |
| Material: Words Pages – 330-335 | |
| Week 14 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Good Manners | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: Truthfulness, Honesty, Veracity, and Keeping Promises Lessons: What is loyalty What is the straight path Our beloved Prophet was trustworthy The Holy Qur’an enjoins truthfulnes | |
| Material: Social Morality in Islam Pages – 61-69 | |
| Week 15 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Good Manners | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: Truthfulness, Honesty, Veracity, and Keeping Promises Lessons: The Muslim is Honest and Trustworthy Reading Text A Loyal Person can keep secrets Why is lying a Cardinal Sin Lying is the primary sign of hypocrites Lesson Questions | |
| Material: Social Morality in Islam Pages – 69-84 | |
| Week 16 | 50 mins |
| Topic: TBD | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Guest Speaker | |
| Material: Download Article | |
| Week 17 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ikhlas | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 20th Gleam Lessons: Whole Gleam | |
| Material: Gleams Pages – 209-222 | |
| Week 18 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ikhlas | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 21st Gleam Lessons: On Sincerety and Purity of Intention Your First Principal Your Second Principal Your Third Principal Your Fourth Principal | |
| Material: Gleams Pages – 225-231 | |
| Week 19 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ikhlas | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 21st Gleam Lessons: Things Destroying Sincerity | |
| Material: Gleams Pages – 231-235 | |
| Week 20 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ridha | |
| Chapter and Lesson: The Purpose of Life | |
| Material: Endeavor for Renewal Pages – 83-87 | |
| Week 21 | 50 mins |
| Topic: TBD | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Guest Speaker | |
| Material: Download Article | |
| Week 22 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Job (pbuh) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 2nd Gleam Lessons: Whole Gleam | |
| Material: Gleams Pages – 13-19 | |
| Week 23 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Futuwwa | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Spirit of Chivalry | |
| Material: Journey to Noble Ideals Pages – 15-21 | |
| Week 24 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Keeping away from wrongdoing | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Not inclining towards those who do wrong Becoming the soil for roses | |
| Material: Journey to Noble Ideals Pages – 33-40 | |
| Week 25 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Proofs of Prophethood | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 19th Word Lessons: 14 Droplets 1st thru 10th Droplet | |
| Material: Words Pages – 247-251 | |
| Week 26 | 50 mins |
| Topic: TBD | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Guest Speaker | |
| Material: Download Article | |
| Week 27 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Proofs of Prophethood | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 19th Word Lessons: 11th thru 14th Droplet Question Answer | |
| Material: Words Pages – 251-256 | |
| Week 28 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Istigna | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Lifelong Contentedness | |
| Material: Journey to Noble Ideals Pages – 29-32 | |
| Week 29 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ghulul | |
| Chapter and Lesson: A major sin Ghulul (defrauding) | |
| Material: Endeavor for Renewal Pages – 31-38 | |
| Week 30 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Why Adam was sent out of Paradise? Why Satan was Created? Why God afflict the innocent with misfortune? | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Chapter: 12th Letter Lessons: Whole Letter | |
| Material: Letters Pages – | |
| Week 31 | 50 mins |
| Topic: TBD | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Guest Speaker | |
| Material: Download Article | |
| Week 32 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Our Prophet (pbuh) | |
| Chapter and Lesson: The Sultan of Hearts The perfect guide in every area of life | |
| Material: Endeavor for Renewal Pages – 97-103 | |
| Week 33 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Our Era and Hijrah | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Our Era and the ways leading to God. | |
| Material: Journey to Noble Ideals Pages – 133-137 | |
| Week 34 | 50 mins |
| Topic: Ramadan and Fasting | |
| Chapter and Lesson: What is the wisdom in fasting? Favoring the heart as opposed to the Flesh Spiritual Practices during Ramadan Muhasaba Tafakkur Shukr | |
| Material: Q&A Vol.2 Pages – 21-24 | |
| Week 35 | 50 mins |
| Topic: TBD | |
| Chapter and Lesson: Guest Speaker | |
| Material: Download Article | |