Hizb-ur-Rehman Islamic Academy introduced a new curriculum for

Why is character development important for students?

Apart from the mentioned curriculum, in the field of education Hizb-ur-Rehman Islamic academy has also introduced a new curriculum for character building; its purpose is to instil consciousness of Islam through education and make them (students) leaders of their Islamic identity from a practical point of view. This curriculum is based on and is a mix of the awareness of the five pillars, learning prayers (duas) from the Sunnah, preaching of beyond obligatory (Nafl) worship, to show respect towards the principles of honourable Sheikhs, qualities of a pure committed religious person, training for thinking and contemplation, methods of meditation and seeking goodness from Allah (Itikhara), and awareness of the reality of spirituality (tasawwuf), so that everyday behaviour of students including the way they sit and walk, eat and drink, sleep and wake up, and the way they carry themselves is in accordance with the Quran and Sunnah and their character displayed is that of a true Muslim.

This additional curriculum is for year one to five. Approximately one hour of character building will be given to students daily.