Exploring Islam | |||||
Exploring Islam is a
series of free online textbooks for elementary level Islamic studies teaching.
The curriculum was devised
by a group of educators at Universal School in Chicago to provide a much
needed Islamic studies texts for young Muslim children born and raised
in the United States.
Each level builds upon the
one before to provide a complete set of teachings in Quran, Sira,
Islamic manners and worship.
It teaches through stories
featuring children and animals in fictional and historically based tales to captivate
the imagination of a curious and eager young mind.
The stories teach by
example rather than through a list of dos and don’ts.
These series were
first used in 2005.
The initial texts were in
print with limited illustrations.
After numerous revisions,
the textbooks are now made available online flipbooks
provided free of charge for all who wish to use. All text, images and sounds are protected by copyright. Textbooks may be used through this website at no cost, however, it is unlawful to extract portions of the text or images for any use. The intention is to provide the books in its entirety, free of charge. Schools and individuals who wish to print these books can download the pdf copies of these texts here. Notification for printing these texts is desirable, however, permission is not required. Resale of these texts to cover printing and distribution cost is not prohibited. To contact the author you may write to: rabdulla@rush.edu We ask the kind Lord
to bless all who worked to make these book series a reality.
May Allah guide our children
to truth and happiness through Islam.
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Textbooks Click the icons below to open flipbooks for each of the five elementary grade levels. |
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Workbooks Click the icons below to transfer to the workbook's webpage. Workbooks can be downloaded as whole or each chapter separately. ------ |
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Teacher's Guide Click the icons below to transfer to the Teacher's Guide webpage. Teacher's Guide can be downloaded as whole or each chapter separately. |
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Curriculum Exploring Islam is a series of 5 textbooks. Each textbook contains 5 repeating topics, these are: Quran, biography, belief, worship and Conduct. Typically, each textbook has approximately 30 chapters, the topics listed here are repeated 5-6 times within each textbook. |
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To visit each topic's webpage, please click on the links below: | |||||
Dedication
To
My son Muhammed
رحمةُ الله عليه
May Allah forgive his sins and grant him the
everlasting Paradise for his efforts in editing these books.
His loving and happy nature was a fresh
breeze Allah
سبحانه و تعالى
graced us with during the 22 years of his life before he returned to his
Lord.
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