Necessary knowledge

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al-Ilm al-Dharoori - You must seek the necessary knowledge. The Prophet (saw) said,

“Seeking the knowledge (of the Deen) is Fardh (an obligation) upon every Muslim.” Saheeh al-Bukhari and Saheeh al-Muslim

It is obligatory upon every Muslim to learn what is known by necessity from the Deen (Ma’loum min al-Deen bil Dharoorah), that is the meaning of the above Hadith, it could not of course mean to learn everything inclusively as nobody can achieve to know everything except Allah (swt), nor can it mean to learn the affairs of the Kuffar or about Mathematics, Chemistry etc as firstly it is not from the criteria mentioned earlier, furthermore because many of the Sahabah did not study them nor was it ever considered a sin to be ignorant of it.

However it is Fardh upon us to study and know about what is known from Islam by necessity and to command and forbid it, Imam al-Shafi’i said:

“To seek the necessary knowledge is compulsory on everyone…”

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English (National Curriculum)

(KS1 > English (National Curriculum) > Reading > Understanding Texts) :- focus on meaning derived from the text as a whole View games for this curriculum aim
(KS2 > English (National Curriculum) > Reading > Non-fiction and non-literary texts) :- identify the use and effect of specialist vocabulary View games for this curriculum aim
(KS2 > English (National Curriculum) > Reading > Reading for Information) :- scan texts to find information View games for this curriculum aim
(KS2 > English (National Curriculum) > Reading > Reading for Information) :- skim for gist and overall impression View games for this curriculum aim
(KS2 > English (National Curriculum) > Reading > Reading for Information) :- obtain specific information through detailed reading View games for this curriculum aim
(KS1 > English (National Curriculum) > Reading > Breadth of Study) :- dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference materials. View games for this curriculum aim
(KS2 > English (National Curriculum) > Reading > Breadth of Study) :- print and ICT-based reference and information materials [for example, textbooks, reports, encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries, thesauruses, glossaries, CD-ROMs, internet] View games for this curriculum aim
(KS2 > English (National Curriculum) > Reading > Breadth of Study) :- texts drawn from a variety of cultures and traditions View games for this curriculum aim

Arabic (Islamic Curriculum)

(KS3 > Arabic (Islamic Curriculum) > Reading > More Meanings of words and reading & Writing following on from Stage 1) :- Advanced Shari'ah Terminology and their meanings. View games for this curriculum aim
(KS2 > Arabic (Islamic Curriculum) > Reading > More Meanings of words and reading & Writing following on from Stage 1) :- Meanings of Islamic terms related to Islamic rules View games for this curriculum aim

Islamic Concepts (Islamic Curriculum)

(KS3 > Islamic Concepts (Islamic Curriculum) > Man and his relationships with others > Himself / Herself) :- You must seek the necessary knowledge View games for this curriculum aim

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1. Thankfulness

You must be thankful to Allah for all his blessings upon you.

2. Praise

You must praise Allah.

3. Remembrance

You should invoke Allah (or remember him through praise and glorification or other acts of worship).

4. Glorifying Allah

You should glorify Allah.

5. Supplication

You must supplicate to or ask Allah only. Du’a is supplication; calling and asking Allah (swt) it is a ritual act that cannot be performed to anyone else nor via anyone or anything else (even Muhammad) i.e. nor by intercession but rather must be directl