Purely hypothetical. If you had a choice, how would you construct the curriculum for a true madrassah - i.e., what type of subjects/courses would you offer at what ages. i’d make it mandatory to study other religions, maybe split it into eastern and western religions. Eastern religions would include the study of Buddism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Taoism and Shinto. Western religions would include the study of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity with emphasis on their shared histories and points of divergence. We’d have speakers come in to talk about the diverse religions and the diverse practices/customs etc. It goes without saying there would be a whole unit on the fundamentals of Islam - beginning from the five pillars, which would be explored in depth; memorizing the Quran would be strongly encouraged with simultaneous comprehension of the Arabic as well. Of course, Arabic itself would be taught - the grammar, syntax, both written and verbal forms of Arabic. Calligraphy would be a separate course. Next i’d like to have a whole separate unit on rights within Islam - what rights each group of people has: nonMuslims, non-monotheists, women, elderly, the poor, children, mothers, husbands, wives, combatants, civilians, etc. There’d be emphasis on Islam’s history and medical/philosophical/astronomical etc contributions - in order for this to be effective, there would have to be a history class on Europe and the dark ages, the crusades, the Spanish inquisition, the Renaissance, etc.
:o Yeah this sounds like a boring madrassah already. To make it more fun, i’d include some archaeology units as well - study the different styles of Islamic architecture. To impress the importance of charity/zakaat, i’d discuss global poverty, Aids, role of NGOs, multilateral institutions etc. To emphasize Islam’s stance on racism, i’d discuss hadiths such as the ones regarding Bilal (the first muezzin), discuss the Hajj, and probably have a whole unit about contemporary Muslim reverts (Yusuf Islam, and Muslim African Americans) and their contributions towards Islam.
To emphasize the importance and sacred nature of marriage, i’d have a senior-level course on how Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) treated his wives… hmm what else. The zakaat unit would deal with corruption and bribery and why it’s a sin in Islam to indulge in those practices.
All of the above would go hand in hand with the ‘conventional’ subjects as well - i.e., Chemistry, English, Geography, Math, Physics, etc etc. An option to take a third language (Spanish, French, etc.) would be highly encouraged, apart from Arabic and English.
This would be SOMEWHAT close to my opinion of a hypothetical “ideal” madrassah (not that i believe such a madrassah would actually ever exist at any time) - an institution not for rata-fication and rote learning, but one that truly explores what it means to live one’s life by Islam.
That’s “fun” for me 
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