Islamic Schools and Islam in America - Assignment Example

Inconsistency with the Islamic faith when Allah, praise, and glory be unto Him, said ‘I have taught Adam everything’ (Ali 30-34), and the first revelation, ‘gain knowledge’ (Ali 1761-1763), the Islamic Community Center in Illinois was initiated in 2001. This was to cater to the wholesome learning needs of pre-school and kindergarten Muslim children in the area before getting into the standardized American formal education system. At the start, there was only 1 classroom, 1 teacher, and 13 pre-school and kindergarteners.

In as much as the facility is equipped for a Mosque, the children were also taught the 5 daily community prayers, and the five pillars of Islam in addition to basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills. However, today, there are already 1 principal, 10 classroom teachers for the different subjects of the 50 school children, grade1, and grade 2 (ICCI). Islamic schools give ample pre-elementary knowledge to pre-schoolers in America.