STANDARD SCIENCES CURRICULUM

Al-Maqasid Academy powered by Sanad Prep’s school of choice will be Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School (PALCS). PALCS is a state-approved public cyber charter school for students in KG – 12. In addition to the support and guidance from qualified, trained Al-Maqasid Academy Learning Coaches, the students will receive access to standards-aligned courses, taught by certified teachers through PALCS. Teachers post engaging lessons, teach live virtual lessons, and offer daily assistance as students progress through their coursework. Enrolled families may also receive, on loan, a laptop computer, access to educational online resources, physical textbooks, workbooks, and kits as needed. PALCS is highly ranked among online schools and has also consistently been a top performer for standardized testing results. For more information, check out PALCS’ school profile.

SACRED SCIENCES CURRICULUM

We are blessed to have the guidance and support of Shaykh Yahya Rhodus and the Al-Maqasid Executive Team, who work directly with the Al-Maqasid Academy team to develop the sacred sciences learning modules. The Sacred Science curriculum includes classes and modules in Qur’an recitation and memorization, and various Islamic sciences. 

The morning classes cover the foundational Islamic sciences, mostly based on a series of texts that are a part of the first-year curriculum of Dar al-Mustafa, the acclaimed school in Tarim, Yemen; as well as lesson content from the Al-Maqasid Firm Foundations curriculum. Through these classes, students have a well-rounded exposure to essential concepts in Hadith, Aqida, Fiqh, and Shama'il taught by Al-Maqasid’s very own respected teachers.  

In the afternoon Qur'an class, teachers gear their instruction around student needs, with emphasis on three areas: strengthening students' tajwid and fluency; memorization; and reviewing what students may have previously memorized; while simultaneously cultivating a deep reverence and appreciation for Allah’s Book.

Additional Details

Academy students have studied the following texts in Hadith, Fiqh, and Aqidah classes in previous years:

  • Mukhtar al-Hadith al-Sharif, a compilation of ahadith by Habib Umar bin Hafiz

  • Aqida al-Mujmala, a brief summary of the beliefs of Ahl as-Sunnah wa al-Jama'at by Imam al-Haddad. 

  • Aqidat al-'Awwam by Shaykh Ahmad al-Marzuqi, a renowned poem that goes into further detail about beliefs

  • Al-Risala al-Jami’a, a well-known and widely-studied text that touches on the essentials in each core science (Aqida, Fiqh, and Tasawwuf)

Additionally, all students actively participate and take part in the recitation and memorization of daily invocations (adhkar) and supplications (du'as). During the month of Rabi al-Awwal, students study the Shama'il ﷺ, as well as stories of the Companions and righteous predecessors throughout the year. 

We pray that these classes prove to be a source of meaningful, long-term benefit by framing students' days with immersion in the Prophetic inheritance.