History in our curriculum is not a list of dates. We study the lives of the Anbiya and the Masumeen (AS) to draw lessons for our own — to see how truth was preserved generation after generation.
Syllabus
Stories of the Prophets (Ambiya)▾
- Hazrat Adam (AS) — the first man and the first prophet
- Hazrat Nuh, Ibrahim, Musa, Isa (AS) — patience and tawakkul
- Lessons in monotheism, perseverance and sacrifice
The Seerah of the Holy Prophet (S)▾
- Birth, childhood and the years before bi'thah
- Da'wah in Makkah and the hijrat to Madinah
- Major battles and treaties
- Hadith al-Thaqalayn and the day of Ghadeer
The 14 Masumeen (AS)▾
- Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (SA)
- Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS) — caliphate and Nahj al-Balagha
- Imam Hasan and Imam Hussain (AS) — peace and sacrifice
- From Imam Sajjad (AS) to Imam al-Mahdi (AJF)
Karbala — The Eternal Lesson▾
- Background and the events leading to Ashura
- The night of Ashura, the day, and the journey of the captives
- The role of Sayyida Zainab (SA) and Imam Sajjad (AS)
- Karbala and the survival of Islam
Learning outcomes
- Place the major events of Islamic history on a coherent timeline
- Draw practical lessons from the lives of the Masumeen (AS)
- Develop a deep, lifelong attachment to Karbala and its message