The Noticeable Characteristics of Grade 8

1. The Pillars of Faith
2. The Pillars of Islam
3. Aayat al-Birr
4. Luqman’s advice to his son
5. The Light Verses
6. Sujood at-Tilawah
7. Stories of the Prophets: Moosa
8. Life of the Prophet – 6 Parts
9. Stories of the Companions
10. Islam and Science
11. Drinks and Drugs
12. A great emphasis has been placed on values like Keeping Promises, Playing Fair, Patience, and Backbiting

Given the dire need for English Islamic studies material in schools, Darussalam has endeavored to publish an Islamic Studies series covering all grades from grades 1 through 12. This series covers all areas of Islamic studies: tafseer, hadeeth, tawheed, fiqh, seerah, and general etiquette relating to different areas and situations. Given the importance of Islamic knowledge, every effort has been made to ensure that the material presented in the series is authentic. Also, given the importance of Arabic Islamic terms, most are presented in their original Arabic script, transliteration, and translation. This also applies to supplications which must be memorized in their Arabic version. The aim is to help the students read the original text and understand its meaning. Each lesson is followed by exercises with questions about the lesson.

One striking feature of this series is the use of colorful artwork. It is appealing to students and teachers. This is certainly bound to attract young readers' attention, stimulate them, amuse them, and most importantly to educate them.

This series aims to acquaint the student with the teachings of Islam in every aspect: beliefs, practices, and moral conduct. Its unique features fill a gap in the area of English Islamic curricula, which has long been neglected.

Learning Islam is a series of Islamic studies textbooks that introduces Middle School Muslim students to the essentials of their faith, and brings to light the historic and cultural aspects of Islam in elaborate manner. The series covers grades sixth through eighth, and includes a student textbook and workbook as well as a teacher’s edition. This series builds upon the ISF’s primary series “I Love Islam” which covers grades 1-5. The Islamic Services Foundation is undertaking this project in collaboration with Brighter Horizons Academy in Dallas, Texas. Extensive efforts have been made to review the enclosed material. However, constructive suggestions and comments that would enrich the content of this work are welcome. All Praise is due to Allah (God), for providing us with the resources that have enabled us to complete the first part of this series. This is an ongoing project, and it is our sincere wish and hope that it will impact our Muslim children today, and for many years to come.

This parent/teacher guide is intended to assist instructors/parents throughout the teaching process. It guides the instructor/parent to focus on the main idea in the lesson, allowing them to effectively deliver the message to the student(s). The parent/teacher guide also provides key content summaries of each lesson and supplies answers to the critical thinking/study questions from the textbook.

Islamic 'Aqidah and Fiqh the textbook by Hajiyah B. Aisha Lemu in the 1980s, offers a new approach to the teaching of Islamic Studies, especially for younger students. It offers authentic information on Islamic 'Aqidah and Fiqh in simple English, combining the spirit of the teachings of Islam with their moral and social values. This work handles Islamic belief ('Aqidah) by covering the articles of faith in detail and presenting the Fiqh involving the Five Pillars of Islam. Issues of common concern, such as honest business and marriage and divorce are discussed in detail. Given that the original textbook was written primarily for West African audiences, it covered only the Maliki School of Thought. Moreover, the author has used her wealth of knowledge of other subjects in putting facts across to the students effectively. She has also employed rational arguments in helping the reader to understand the lessons thoroughly. IQRA' International Educational Foundation has this revised and expanded edition of very popular textbook. They thoroughly revised the series to cover all major schools of Fiqh, which increases the effectiveness of this book for use, especially in Muslim institutions of the West, where we have students of all madhahib studying, learning and growing up together. However, IQRA' has here fully revised the work to cover other schools of Sunni Fiqh and all 5 schools of Islamic jurisprudence. Sister Lemu has made a great contribution towards the effective dissemination of the knowledge of Islam, especially among the young ones. I recommend this textbook for use in schools. I also recommend it to the older reader who may wish to acquaint himself with the basic teachings of Islamic 'Aqidah and Fiqh.

The "Islamic Studies" series of books by the prolific writer and scholar Dr. Bilal Philips are part of a meticulously written series intended to guide young Muslims in a manner that helps them acquire a thorough practical and spiritual foundation. This series have been generally acknowledged as an excellent introduction set to the principles of the Islamic faith, with core sciences discussed and explored, for both the new Muslim as well as the "old" Muslim wishing to brush up on the fundamentals. The series equip the young believer with reliable information, based purely on the Qur'an and Sunnah, about the tenets of Islam as well as introduce him to some of the fundamental fields of learning, like the sciences of 'Aqidah, haddith, Tafsir, and Fiqh. These volumes dedicated to the understanding of Tawhid, Tafsir, Haddith and Fiqh for older students where each volume consists of number of lessons and tests. Dr. Bilal draws the student's attention to the world around him and compares and contrasts the wisdom of Allah with what is currently enacted or believed in today's society. An excellent curriculum which speaks to youth in the language and concepts they understand. The third in a series of 4 primarily books designed for high school (secondary) school students (ages 12-18) and to identify and build Islamic character, Islamic Studies Book 3, delves deeply into important details related to Tawheed (Islamic monotheism) and the pillars of prayer and fasting. The chapters about the Qur'an, specifically, impart upon the reader vital information that plants in the heart of the reader a newfound admiration and appreciation for the miracle and authenticity of the Noble Qur'an. Finally, this third book does also focus on four areas of Islamic knowledge: Aqidah, Tafsir, Haddith and Fiqh and is presented in simple language. It is also suitable for new-Muslims and adults seeking an easy explanation of the basic areas of Islamic disciplines. All texts are supported by evidence from the Quran and authentic haddith.

Professor Abdur Rahim, Director of the Translation Centre of the King Fahd Quran Printing Complex and former Professor of Arabic at the Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia, has authored texts designed to impart a knowledge of classical Arabic through applied grammar. Each lesson, based on a conversation, illustrates distinctive language patterns. These patterns are elucidated by a variety of helpful exercises. The vocabulary ranges from classical and Quranic Arabic to modern Arabic. This series of books is currently being utilized at various schools to prepare students for the University of London (UK) GCE O-Level and A-Level examinations.

The Arabic language, our mother language, is the language of connecting and communicating between grandparents and grandchildren, old and new, tradition and modernity. For this reasons, it must be given the importance it deserves. It must be cared for, loved with devotion, and looked after like a mother cares for her child, or as a farmer protects his field.
Language is not a goal, but a tool to transfer feelings and thoughts between people. Thus, it is not an object, but a living entity that evolves, just like thoughts and feelings change from generation to generation.
The Arabic language has the ability to adjust and develop because of its structure and multiple features such as carving, shaping, painting, and metaphor. What’s more, it has evolved and succeeded in fostering communication between people. It is a social agent that cannot be underestimated.
People who have the ability to influence their listeners are those that have mastered the skills of writing and speaking. To be an effective speaker or writer among people, one must learn how to develop good rhetoric expression models.
While we may take for granted that lingual creativity is a talent or gift from Allah, we cannot forget that training and culture are the indispensable basis for nurturing and promoting creativity. Therefore, we put this three-part educational book Al-Muin - Composition and Writing into the hands of our dear readers, hoping to achieve this desired goal.

General Writing Instructions

1. Read the subject carefully, at least twice. Underline the words or sentences that represent the main ideas of the subject.
2. Ask yourself, "What did they ask me to write?"
3. Beware of straying off subject.
4. Think before you write.
5. Have a plan for your subject.
6. Start with a small focused introduction.
7. Finish your subject one passage at a time, following the plan you have created.
8. Take advantage of fluent expressions and quote suitable proverbs.
9. Conclude the subject with a focused sentence that best summarizes your chosen subject.
10. Don't neglect punctuation marks.
11. Correct all grammatical and spelling errors.
12. Reread what you have written to ensure you have thoroughly covered the subject.
13. Finally, copy your subject.

This collection includes the following books: the school Express dictionary, thesaurus, conjucation dictionary, opposites dictionary, student guide in expression and spelling.

.and it meets the need of students to learn the secrets of language in relation to the expression of its vocabulary and sentences. It also provides a simplified bases clearly, do not overburden understanding, so it helps the student to experience in Arabic grammar. It provides the reader with literary material, including all of the eyes poetry.

this collection has a specialized dictionary basic vocabulary and language synonyms, indispensable to the student and researcher alike. It features arranged alphabetical articulation, and easily dealt with. Benefiting the student and the novice writer in exercises of expression and is an essential tool for learning and understanding words .

The collection also includes distinctive lexicon in his evolving and methodology that facilitate the students and researchers the trouble of understanding how conjugation in all its facets, and weights. The morphological rules also provides clear words. Presents a large number of tables for each formula it applied and clarification.

This unique series is designed for students 9–14 years old to develop their various skills in the Arabic language.

This book consists of 108 pages, divided into 15 chapters. It focuses on developing students' aesthetic appreciation of various types of texts, such as stories, poems, proverbs, and other styles of literature. This text addresses the following important skills:

• Critical thinking skills
• Analyzing a text
• Classification of various types of literature
• Drawing conclusions
• Making comparisons
• Identifying differences in the texts

This book includes exercises and activities that help students develop an aesthetic appreciation of different types of Arabic literature and also aims to instill a love of the Arabic language and encourage them to use Arabic regularly and in various situations.

This book is appropriate for developing an aesthetic appreciation of various types of literature for students who are non-native speakers but have completed advanced levels of studying Arabic as second language. It is also intended for students in Arab countries, and it takes into account the mainstream Arabic curriculums adopted by educational systems in various countries.

This book was developed by a team of educators and academic professionals including academic counselors, distinguished university professors, and highly qualified experts in education curriculums.

Our Arabic Language for Grade Seven follows the curriculum for Arabic language and its general framework; it includes eight units. The writer was careful to choose a variety of reading texts such as poetry, narration, Quranic verses, hadiths, samples of scientists’ biographies, cultural, nationalistic, and Islamic essays, in addition to scientific, social, and literary articles, stories, plays, and tales. The book includes samples of feminist literature so that students can become familiar with different social issues and be equipped to communicate with others about these issues, while listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The units are handled in the following way:

1. Reading Skill, and it includes:
• The text, which is presented with full vowelization (tashkeel) and citation of the source
• The context, which includes a full introduction of the author, their most important achievements, and a brief description of the text and its context
• The reading, which includes exercises that focus on timed silent reading, expressive reading, and good recitation, taking into consideration the appropriate voice, and when to pause and how to continue
• The glossary, which includes exercises that explain new vocabulary through the following methods: using a dictionary, using antonyms and synonyms, and using other appropriate methods such as guessing meanings and using related words and context clues
• Reading comprehension and analysis, which includes questions and exercises to help students name the primary idea and secondary ideas, discover relationships and build conclusions, connect the texts with real situations in students’ lives, create secondary summaries for paragraphs, suggest alternative suitable titles for the text, and answer questions that build the student’s critical and creative thinking, problem solving, and appreciation of beauty
2. Grammar: This unit includes grammatical exercises that reinforce Grade Six material. Grammar and morphology should be taught through the texts that include the grammar, followed by study: eliciting the grammar rule from the students through conversation and demonstrating self-learning. Several grammar and morphological exercises are included so that students can learn from the examples. The complementary method was used: it combines inductive and syllogistic methods.
3. Texts: This unit includes a selection of poems students use to increase their ability to read aloud expressively, to understand and enjoy literature, and to maximize their linguistic outcomes. The poetry they memorize also helps them enrich their ability to communicate and express, in addition to introducing them to a new group of authors.
4. Speaking: The units include exercises and activities connected to the content of the text to develop students’ speaking skills and verbal communication.
5. Writing: The units include applications of some of the spelling issues presented in texts or sentences, followed by study and exercises.
6. Listening: The units include listening scripts both in the listening scripts booklet and in the dictation booklet. These scripts are followed by questions to develop multiple listening skills.
7. Activity: All units are reinforced with activities related to the unit material.