| 9th Grade Islamic Studies 1 (1 Credit) | |||
| 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter |
| Tafsir 1 (1/4 Credit) | Hadith 1 (1/4 Credit) | Fiqh 1 (1/4 Credit) | Spirituality 1 (1/4 Credit) |
| Course Name: Tafsir 1 | ||
| Course Credit | Course Duration | Course Textbook: |
| 1/4 Credit | 1 Quarter | Essentials of The Islamic Faith, M. Fethullah Gulen |
| Week | Duration | Chapter | Lesson | Material |
| Week 1 | 50 mins | Ch.1. Introduction to the Methodology of Qur’anic Exegesis | Go over the syllabus with students 1.1 Definition of Qur’anic Sciences 1.2 The History of ‘Ulum Al-Qur’an 1.3 General Topics of ‘Ulum Al-Qur’an 1.4 Benefits of Studying the Sciences of the Qur’an | Usul Al- Tafsir 3-11 |
| Week 2 | 50 mins | Ch.1. Introduction to the Methodology of Qur’anic Exegesis | 1.5 Origin of the Term Qur’an 1.6 What Kind of Book is the Qur’an 1.7 Concepts of Exegesis, Interpretation and Translation (Tafsir and Tawil) | Usul Al- Tafsir 11-22 |
| Week 3 | 50 mins | Ch.1. Introduction to the Methodology of Qur’anic Exegesis | 1.8 The Differences between interpretation (Tafsir) and Translation (Tarjama) 1.8.1 Two Types of Translation (Tarjama) 1.8.2 Meal | Usul Al- Tafsir 22-30 |
| Week 4 | 50 mins | Ch.2. The Notion of Revelation (Wahy) | 2.1 The Nature of Revelation 2.2 The Meaning of Revelation (Wahy) 2.2.1 The First Revelation 2.2.2 Receiving the Revelation | Usul Al- Tafsir 31-40 |
| Week 5 | 50 mins | Ch.2. The Notion of Revelation (Wahy) | 2.3 The Forms of Revelation 2.3.1 Revelation without an Intermediary 2.3.2 Revelation with an Intermediary 2.3.3 The Stages of Revelation 2.4 The Wisdom behind the Gradual Revelation of the Qur’an | Usul Al- Tafsir 40-46 |
| Week 6 | 50 mins | Ch.2. The Notion of Revelation (Wahy) | 2.5 The Scribes of the Qur’an and the Materials for Writing the Qur’an 2.6 The Spoken and Written Word of God | Usul Al- Tafsir 46-54 |
| Week 7 | 50 mins | Ch.1 and Ch.2 Review | Ch.1 and Ch.2 Test | Usul Al- Tafsir 3-57 |
| Week 8 | 50 mins | Ch.3. Transmission of the Qur’anic Revelation | 3.1 Memorisation and Oral Transmission of the Qur’an 3.2 The Written Text of the Qur’an at the Time of the Prophet (pbuh) 3.2.1 The Preservation of the Written Materials 3.2.2 The Collection of the Qur’an (Jam’ al-Qur’an) | Usul Al- Tafsir 57-65 |
| Week 9 | 50 mins | Ch.3. Transmission of the Qur’anic Revelation | 3.2.3 The Collection of the Qur’an during Abu Bakr’s Time 3.2.4 Zayd ibn Thabit and the Collection of the Qur’an 3.2.5 The Reasons for Choosing Zayd ibn Thabit for the Collection of the Qur’an 3.2.6 ‘Umar’s Role in the Dissemination of the Qur’an | Usul Al- Tafsir 64-74 |
| Course Name: Hadith 1 | ||
| Course Credit | Course Duration | Course Textbook: |
| 1/4 Credit | 1 Quarter | Essentials of The Islamic Faith, M. Fethullah Gulen |
| Week | Duration | Chapter | Lesson | Material |
| Week 10 | 50 mins | Chapter 10 The Sunnah and its place in Islamic Legislation | The Sunnah and its Role Categories of the Sunnah | The Messenger of God – 313-317 |
| Week 11 | 50 mins | Chapter 10 The Sunnah and its place in Islamic Legislation | The Sunnah in the Quran The Sunnah in the Traditions The Sunnah’s Functions | The Messenger of God – 318-324 |
| Week 12 | 50 mins | Chapter 11 Establishing the Sunnah | The Sunnah had to be established Other Motives | The Messenger of God – 327-333 |
| Week 13 | 50 mins | Chapter 11 Establishing the Sunnah | The Companions and the Sunnah Further Remarks of the Sunnah’s Importance Relating the Traditions | The Messenger of God – 333-339 |
| Week 14 | 50 mins | Chapter 11 Establishing the Sunnah | Literal Narration Verification | The Messenger of God – 339-345 |
| Week 15 | 50 mins | Chapter 11 Establishing the Sunnah | Ensuring the Authenticity Examples | The Messenger of God – 345-357 |
| Week 16 | 50 mins | Chapter 11 Establishing the Sunnah | The Number of Authentic Traditions Recording the Traditions | The Messenger of God – 357-366 |
| Week 17 | 50 mins | Chapter 12 The Companions and the Tabiun | The Companions Factors in their greatness Relation to messengership The benefits of company Truthfulness The atmosphere created by revelation The difficulty of the circumstances The companions in the Qur’an The Companions in Hadith | The Messenger of God – 369-379 |
| Week 18 | 50 mins | Chapter 12 The Companions and the Tabiun | The Companions who excelled in narrating traditions The Tabiun | The Messenger of God – 379-397 |
| Course Name: Fiqh 1 | ||
| Course Credit | Course Duration | Course Textbook: |
| 1/4 Credit | 1 Quarter | Essentials of The Islamic Faith, M. Fethullah Gulen |
| Week | Duration | Chapter | Lesson | Material |
| Week 19 | 50 mins | Chapter 2 – at-Tahara (Cleanliness or Purification) | The Importance of Cleanliness The Purity of Water Types of Impurities Ways of Purification and Useful Points | LSI – Pages 15-24 |
| Week 20 | 50 mins | Chapter 2 – at-Tahara (Cleanliness or Purification) | Acts That Correspond to Human Nature Mensturation and Post-Childbirth Bleeding Istihadha (Non-Menstrual Vaginal Bleeding) | LSI – Pages 25-30 |
| Week 21 | 50 mins | Chapter 2 – at-Tahara (Cleanliness or Purification) | Ghusl (Major Ablution) Things Forbidden to a Ritually Impure Person What Makes One’s Ghusl Valid? Tayammum (Ablution with Clean Soil) Wudu’ (Ablution) Wiping Over Clean, Indoor Boots (Khuffayn) | LSI – Pages 30-35 |
| Week 23 | 50 mins | Chapter 3 – as-Salah (The Prayer) | The Prayer’s Meaning and Importance Kinds of Prayer Who Must Pray? | LSI – Pages 37-44 |
| Week 24 | 50 mins | Chapter 3 – as-Salah (The Prayer) | The Times of the Five Daily Prescribed Prayers The Times When Prayers Cannot Be Performed Praying in the Polar or Similar Regions Combining the Two Prayers The Meaning of Different Prayer Times | LSI – Pages 44-56 |
| Week 25 | 50 mins | Chapter 3 – as-Salah (The Prayer) | Adhan (Call to the Prayer) The Obligatory Acts Before the Prayer The Obligatory Acts during the Prayer Necessary Things to Complete the Prayer | LSI – Pages 56-63 |
| Week 26 | 50 mins | Chapter 3 – as-Salah (The Prayer) | Sunna Acts Disliked and Discouraged Things Things That Invalidate the Prayer How to Pray The Dawn (Early Morning [Fajr] Prayer) The Noon, Afternoon, and Night (Zuhr, ‘Asr, and ‘Isha) Prayers The Evening (Maghrib) Prayer | LSI – Pages 63-71 |
| Week 27 | 50 mins | Chapter 3 – as-Salah (The Prayer) | Prostrations of Forgetfulness Prostrating While Reciting The Prayer of the Sick (Salatu’l-Marid) The Prayer in Times of Fear or Danger (Salatu’l-Khawf) The Prayer of a Traveler (Salatu’l-Musafir) | LSI – Pages 71-76 |
| Week 28 | 50 mins | Chapter 3 – as-Salah (The Prayer) | The Sunna Prayers Tahajjud and Witr Prayers Tarawih Specific Sunna Prayers The Prayer to Ask for What Is Good (Salatu’l-Istikhara) The Prayer of Glorification (Salatu’l-Tasbih) The Prayer in Times of Need (Salatu’l-Haja) The Prayer of Repentance (Salatu’l-Tawba) The Prayer during a Solar or Lunar Eclipse (Salatu’l-Kusuf and al-Khusuf) The Prayer for Rain (Salatu’l-Istisqa’) | LSI – Pages 76-84 |
| Course Name: Islamic Spirituality 1 | ||
| Course Credit | Course Duration | Course Textbook: |
| 1/4 Credit | 1 Quarter | Essentials of The Islamic Faith, M. Fethullah Gulen |
| Week | Duration | Chapter | Lesson | Material |
| Week 29 | 50 mins | Introduction – Sufism and Its Origin – I | About the Author – Sufism and Its Origin | EHotH – pages vii-xvii |
| Week 30 | 50 mins | Sufism and Its Origin – II | The Origin of Sufism | EHotH – pages xvii-xxvii |
| Week 31 | 50 mins | Tawba, Inaba and Awba | Tawba, Inaba and Awba | EHotH – pages 1-6 |
| Week 32 | 50 mins | Muhasaba (Self Criticism or Self Interrogation) | Muhasaba (Self Criticism or Self Interrogation) | EHotH – pages 7-10 |
| Week 33 | 50 mins | Tafakkur (Reflection) | Tafakkur (Reflection) | EHotH – pages 11-13 |
| Week 34 | 50 mins | Qalb (Heart) | Qalb (Heart) | EHotH – pages 24-29 |
| Week 35 | 50 mins | Khawf and Khashya (Fear and Reverence) | Khawf and Khashya (Fear and Reverence) | EHotH – pages 34-38 |
| Week 36 | 50 mins | Raja (Hope and Expectation) | Raja (Hope and Expectation) | EHotH – pages 39-42 |