“To impart to our students, knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of Islam, in order that they may take a valuable place in society as responsible youth, focused teams, and committed parents.”

…and the Mission

Shia Ithna’Asheri Madressa aims to provide its students a foundation in Qur’an, Islamic Law (Fiqh), Islamic History (Tareekh), and Islamic Conduct (Akhlaq). Further to this, the Shia Ithna’Asheri Madressa’s focus is not only on the teaching of Islam, but in its practice and in its understanding and this is inculcated in our motto:

“Teach by actions rather than words!”  [Imam Ali(as)]

The aim of the Madressa is to teach a core syllabus of Islam based on the Shia Ithna’Asheri faith. The Madressa takes on this responsibility with a view that it is supplementing the individual efforts of both parents and children. You, the teacher, will play an important role in this effort and the relationship that develops between yourself and the student will form the basis of the student’s relationship with the Madressa.

Teaching, in and of itself is an immensely rewarding undertaking both in the satisfaction and understanding that one can gain through it, as well as in the eyes of Allah(swt).

"The virtue of knowledge is more beloved with Allah than the virtue of worship." [Holy Prophet(saw)]

At the same time however, all of us are volunteers and only a handful have professional teaching experience. Despite this, with care and planning, the voluntary teacher can achieve excellent results with the children. The Madressa itself will try to aid your task by providing adequate training, plenty of resources, a structured syllabus and a pleasant teaching environment.

We appreciate that teaching at the Madressa can be a daunting task for new as well as experienced teachers. We hope that the information contained in on this site will go some way to making that task a little easier.

This site has been based on the work done by several Madressas around the world, notably those in East Africa and North America, as well as ideas developed at our own Madressa over the years.

Please read through this site carefully – it contains details of the minimum standards that the Madressa wishes to set. We have all embarked together on a noble work to teach the religion of Allah(swt) to our children. We have to be mindful of the responsibility we have undertaken, and to achieve His pleasure by discharging this responsibility to the best of our abilities.

We respectfully request that, after reading through this site, if you feel that you will be unable to comply with these standards, you should reconsider your intention to teach at the Madressa.

Do not hesitate to give us feedback, with suggestions, on information you would have wished us to include on this site.

Wasalaam,

Administration