islamic school assemblies

salam

I would be interested to know if anyone has an 'Islamic Schools Assembly' structure in place.It needs to be suitable for primary aged children and comprise of maybe short stories and ahadith. The assemblies are to be deliverd for about 10-15 minutes a few days a week.

I have found many things I can use, but am just wondering what other Islamic schools use. Perhaps they follow a particular scheme. Any ideas?

Jazakallah khayr

older girls also have assembly but it is probably based on what they need to be lecteured about at their according age.

At the Gloucestershire Islamic School for girls (Run by Mufti Abdullah Patel) we have assemblies daily. Monday's and Friday's, Mufti Sahib leads the assembly himself, giving the girls valuable advice regarding the importance of correcting ones intentions, upholding ones Islamic identity etc.

We also have one assembly a week dedicated for the recitation of Yaseen Sharif, one assembly wherein Chast/Ishraaq namaaz is prayed by the girls, and finally, one assembly dedicated to the studying of the "Fazaail e Aamaal".

All assemblies are lead and supervised by members of the Islamiaat staff.

This structure of assembly compliments a secondary level of teaching, however, I hope it is of some help.

jazakallah khayr for the input May Allah reward you .

Shukran

Maybe a little emphasis on how there is absolutely no success and no good turnouts in wrong doings. Starting at things like speaking back to parents, the anger of Allah on that, using foul language and especially run far far from Haraam. They should know who Shaytaan is and how easy he is to fight when young. (Because we know that once their minds are set an an early age, it's hard to divert them from it in future)

I have definately noticed a different attitude in many of the students who attend islamic schools compared to state.

Regards the assemblies, the kids are between 3 and 8 and alhamdulillah we want them to grasp the beauty of Islam aswell as the prohibitions. I find that too many people dictate and say 'you cant do so and so otherwise you,ll go to hell',etc..

I know of people who turn the other way when hearing about Islam, because they think that all they'll hear is that they are doing wrong and will be punished for it.
So inshallah, we will use positive examples and stories with morals and hadith, as well as implementing the basics.

Shukran

Regular assemblies are an excellent chance to get the children to memorise surahs etc. becasuse the regularity and frequency definitely help set things in their minds. After a year of daily recitation of Surah Yaa Seen, more than half the class had memorised the entire surah, with some of them moving on to the translation too.

In another school I've worked at, the 99 names of Allah were recited daily (in chunks of 3 at a time) ... this was also beneficial.

I think it's crucial for the assembly to be suited to the age group... i.e. repetitive memorisation and general etiquettes explained simply would be most appropriate for the younger children (Early years, reception and key stage 1)

Reading short sections of classic Islamic texts would be more appropriate for the older KS2 / KS3 age group.

Tapes of stories of the prophets are available in a simple child-friendly format... I think it's a 'Rabab' production - the guys who did the 'Young boy, young girl' series.
These can be played and then questions asked on what was heard.

Hope that's helpful, insha Allah. Sorry for being repetitive at times.

Fee amaanillah

Wassalaam

Repetition is a good thing!! The names of Allah are great actually.Just today i heard a boy of 6 recite all of them Mashallah. I think I myself only know 20!!

I was actually looking for child friendly story tapes too. Further details would be greatly appeciated. I do have some, but they are geared towards an older audience.

Shukran wassallam