Welcome to the Islamic studies department:

Our Vision and mission:

We are dedicated in empowering learners to explore and deepen their understanding of Islamic culture, history, and faith and become knowledgeable and thinkers.

Our Islamic department is committed to providing an innovative and dynamic Islamic education that reflects the spiritual, intellectual, and social traditions of Islam linked to the UAE Identity and engaging extracurricular activities that foster an inclusive, diverse, and nurturing learning environment. We strive to cultivate lifelong learners who are inspired to make a positive impact on the world through the values and principles of Islam.

Curriculum and approach:

We follow the Ministry of Education curriculum supported by external resources that cover a range of topics that focus on Islamic civilization, Quranic studies, Hadith, Islamic literature, and more. Our department aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of Islam and its role in contemporary society.

Students and teachers will reflect on teaching and learning through different forms of assessments such as: online, paper based, projects and The Holy Quraan recitation and surveys. We evaluate students’ learning and progress according to ADEK requirements using the different forms of assessments: Writing, reciting Quran, performance, and projects. The total grades for all assessments each Term is: 100. The assessments are designed to evaluate specific skills and knowledge: Written assessments 40, reciting Quran 20, applying Tajweed 20, Projects and activities 20. Students complete two Summative assessments for each skill per Term.

Our current learning

The Islamic Studies curriculum aims at confirming the national identity of students as well as strengthening the brotherhood, affection, and cooperation among them. The curriculum also prepares a student to participate effectively in constructing the society and be updated with global changes. It makes a student more open but wisely to other cultures so that the school provides its students a good and rich opportunity to learn Islamic Studies and maximize its role in students’ life. Islamic education standards are divided into six areas of learning according to the National document in UAE that represent the components of the subject, namely: divine revelation (the Holy Qur’an and the noble hadith) and belief, the values ​​of Islam and its etiquette, the provisions and purposes of Islam, biography and personalities, identity and issues of the modern – day, and these areas are being achievable through measurable learning outcomes. It has been decided that the contents of both the Ministry and IGCSE curriculums are to be integrated from Year 7. This decision is the reflection of our belief of the great benefit that students will have through this plan which will give the student the opportunity to do the IGCSE exams test in Year 11 effectively and efficiently.

Curriculum Overview

New Starters

We are welcoming our new starter and recommend few tips to understand more about Islamic classes.

1. Quran app should be downloaded on your device.
2. Below is a list of items required not only for your Islamic lesson but also for all subsequent lessons at BIS Abu Dhabi.
3. Bring your own device so you can access online resources that will be used during the lesson.
4. Make sure you have Microsoft Teams and OneNote downloaded on your laptop as both will be used in the classroom.
5. Stationary; A black or blue pen, an eraser for correcting mistakes and making neat, clean notes and colouring pencils for adding colour to the mind maps and diagrams as needed.
6. You will be provided with a notebook and the ministry book when you arrive in class and your teacher will add you to the class Teams page or OneNote where you will have access to all of the work done previously.

Resources List

Recommended reading and core textbooks required for this subject.

These are the most common websites used withing [Islamic Studies]

Assessments and Revision

Meet the team