For Islamic Schools, Hifz Academies & Mosque Programs
Islamic School Curriculum That Actually Forms Students
Your students already have access to Islamic content. What they need is a curriculum that builds on itself, fits together, and produces a graduate who actually understands what they believe. That is what FISLI does.
The Problem With Most Islamic School Curricula
Most Islamic education in North America starts with behavior — rules, halal and haram lists, memorization without context. Students graduate from Islamic school without knowing how we know what we know in this tradition. Without knowing what Sunni theology actually claims, or why. Without the tools to defend their faith when it gets challenged in college or online.
The solution is not more Islamic content. The solution is a different theory of what education is — one the classical tradition has had for fourteen centuries. The word at the center of that theory is taʾdīb: the formation of persons who know where things belong and place themselves accordingly.
What the FISLI Curriculum Includes
FISLI is a complete five-discipline classical Islamic studies curriculum. Every unit is traced to a named classical source through a verified chain. A claim that cannot be traced to a named source through a verified chain is not Islamic knowledge — it is rumor wearing the form of religion.
Prophetic Sīrah
Eight units. Eight phases of a life that transformed the world. Students meet the Prophet ﷺ before they study revelation. Primary source: Ibn Hishām.
ʿAqīdah
Classical Sunni theology from Al-Sanūsī and Al-Nasafī. Not a memorization list — a coherent picture of Islamic belief students can explain and build their lives around.
ʿUlūm al-Qurʾān
How the Qurʾān was revealed, preserved, compiled, and read. Most students who have memorized the Quran have never studied it. This discipline changes that.
Ḥadīth Sciences
No civilization built anything like the isnād system. Students understand not just what the collections contain but why they deserve the authority they carry.
Manṭiq: Islamic Logic
The tool that makes every other discipline intelligible. Al-Ghazālī identified thirty valid syllogistic forms in the Qurʾān before any European logician named them.
Built for North American Islamic Schools
FISLI is designed for the institutional realities of North American Muslim education: limited instruction hours, mixed-background student populations, administrators accountable to boards and parents, and teachers who need clear scope and sequence documentation they can use immediately.
- Full-year and multi-year Islamic Studies curricula for Islamic schools and charter schools
- ʿAqīdah sequence for middle and high school
- Sīrah curriculum, full academic year
- Complete teacher guides for every unit
- Assessment instruments and student diagnostics
- Teacher training and curriculum coaching available
- Distance and international delivery fully supported
Scholarly Governance You Can Report to Your Board
Every administrator asking "Is this theologically sound?" gets a clear answer: FISLI curriculum is governed by a scholarly board of Princeton PhD and al-Azhar trained scholars. The board includes Shaykh Dr. Tarek Elgawhary — Princeton doctorate in Islamic Law, al-Azhar seminary formation, resident scholar at ICCP, and founder of Making Sense of Islam. Every unit passes a four-gate scholarly audit. Gate 3 — theological compliance — is governed entirely by the human scholarly board. No exceptions.
This governance model is publicly documented and available upon request. It is the governance model that makes FISLI different from every other curriculum on the market.
Teacher Certification Included
FISLI includes a three-tier teacher certification program — a transmission standard, not just a teaching credential. Tier 1 authorizes any qualified teacher to use FISLI materials. Tier 2 is a substantive scholarly credential with classical text examination, reviewed by an Azharī scholar. Tier 3 trains and certifies other teachers.
A teacher with FISLI Tier 2 certification brings something to the room that a slide deck cannot replicate — and that credential carries weight in accreditation review.
Licensing and Pricing
Annual institutional license from $2,500/year. Zakat-eligible for institutional buyers. The license includes the complete five-discipline curriculum, teacher guides, and assessment instruments. Founding partner pricing is available — founding partners receive a permanent license structure and founding attribution in all program documentation.
To request a curriculum overview, pricing sheet, or sample unit, contact us through the form below. We respond to every serious inquiry within 48 hours.
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Contact The Foundations PressFrequently Asked Questions
What Islamic school curriculum does The Foundations Press offer?
The Foundations Press offers the FISLI curriculum — a complete five-discipline classical Islamic studies program covering Prophetic Sirah, Aqidah, Ulum al-Quran, Hadith sciences, and Mantiq. Designed for Islamic schools, hifz academies, and mosque programs in North America.
How is FISLI different from IQRA or Weekend Learning?
FISLI is built on the classical ta'dib sequencing principle — disciplines in the order classical Islamic scholars have always used. Every unit passes a four-gate scholarly audit governed by Princeton PhD and Al-Azhar trained scholars. Other curricula cover topics; FISLI produces formation.
Does the curriculum include teacher guides?
Yes. Every FISLI unit includes a complete teacher guide, student content, assessments, and a classical scholar feature. The license includes teacher certification training and the Formation Assessment Kit.
Is FISLI available for online Islamic schools?
Yes. The curriculum is architected for both in-person and fully remote delivery. Online academies and international Islamic schools are fully eligible.