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RE: Examination Guidelines for Teachers

Respected Mu’allim / ah

Alhamdulillah in a few weeks’ time, the examinations will be here Insha Allah. May Allah make it easy for us all. Aameen.

Please take note of the following important guidelines;

  1. Study the syllabus breakdown carefully and complete your syllabus well before the examination date.
  2. Write the exam dates on the board so that children are aware and are prepared for the examinations.
  3. Draw up a revision program in all subjects for the pupils so that the necessary work can be revised thoroughly.
  4. Give the breakdown to each child in writing and explain to them how to revise their work.
  5. Contact the parents of the children in your class and ask them to assist in the revision program.
  6. Have the names of the pupils written down on the mark sheet on both sides in the same order prior to the exams.
  7. Have the Blue Progress Cards for each pupil filled in and ready for the examiner. Please erase all past year’s comments and symbols.
  8. Encourage the baaligh girls as well as those who are close to buloogh to wear purdah and attend madrasah, especially for the examination. (Better to have a screen and the girls can sit behind the screen when the exams are taken).
  9. Those girls who are in their menses should be indicated with a star (*) on the mark sheet. They should not be embarrassed in front of the entire class. They will be tested in Duas and Hadith.
  10. Ensure that pupils and teachers come early to Madrasah on the day of the exams.
  11. Conduct a mock exam by asking your principal or co-teacher to examine your class and point out any weak areas.
  12. Make dua for the children in your class as well as for the entire Ummah.

Please take note of the dates for the written exams;

Fiqh – 12 June – Thursday
Aqaaid – 18 June – Wednesday
History – 24 June — Tuesday

2025-05-12T17:45:33+00:00May 12th, 2025|Categories: NOTICE BOARD|

Favouritism & Victimisation (Two Sins Teachers should beware of )

Bismihi Ta’ala

Teaching little children in a maktab is a great blessing of Allah Ta’ala. Allah Ta’ala has favoured us by sending these children to us to learn Deen. Teaching them is an Amaanat regarding which we will be questioned about on the Day of Qiyaamah.
Many a times, as teachers we fall into the sin of favouring pupils we like, or victimising pupils we dislike. Favouritism means giving unfair preferential treatment to one child over another and victimisation is where we single out a student and be cruel or unjust to him for no valid reason.

Allah Ta’ala has commanded us in the Qur-aan Shareef to be fair and kind. Every pupil deserves our fair attention. If we end up favouring or victimising a child because of a problem we had with their parent, no one in the classroom may realise it nor will anyone in the Madrasah know about it. But remember, Allah Ta’ala who is closer to us than our jugular veins, knows what is deep in our hearts;

يَعْلَمُ خَُائِنَةَ اُلْاَعْيُنِ وَمَا تُخْفُِ اُلصُّدوْرُْ

He knows what is deep in your hearts

At times, we award better marks to a child not because of merit but as a favour to him, or we deprive a child of some awards because we dislike them. Is this fair?

On the day of Qiyaamah when we stand before Allah Ta’ala we will have to answer as to why we favoured a particular child or why we mistreated and victimised him. That will take place on the day of Qiyaamah, but many a times in this world also, we will have to face the consequences of our behaviour. Remember, what goes around, comes around. We also have children and grandchildren who may have to suffer at the hands of some teacher because of our doings.
In the Qur-aan Shareef Allah Ta’ala says;

  يَسْتَخْفوْنَ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَلاَ يَسْتَخْفُوْنَ من الله

“They can hide from people, but they can’t hide from Allah.”

Therefore, as a teacher, as an Apa and as a Moulana, we have to be fair to every pupil in our class. We will be rewarded for this by Allah Ta’ala.

Every Sahaabi who learnt under Nabi (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) felt as if he was the favourite of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam). This was because of how fair and just Nabi (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) was towards them.

As a maktab teacher, let us be fair to all our students.
One easy, practical way to save ourselves from these kinds of sins is to review our intentions daily and review ourselves on a weekly basis.

Check the following aspects in your life as a teacher. My attitude towards every student;

  • Am I polite and nice towards my pupils or am I nasty and bad towards them?
  • Am I fair to all the pupils in my class or do I have a few favourites?
  • Do all the pupils in my class feel special or there are some who wish they were never in my class?

Give yourself a rating for the above:

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2025-04-10T05:36:31+00:00April 10th, 2025|Categories: Articles|
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