The NWFP Education Commission has proposed curriculum in schools to make students good Muslims.
| Get turbans on 'em early... |
The commissionâs report said that courses should be devised so that after passing the primary level students should be able to read a newspaper, write letters and recite the Holy Quran.
| All 6,666 verses? Or just the ones pertaining to jihad? |
The commission recommended the introduction of the Quran at the primary school level and necessary steps should be taken to enable students to recite the Holy Quran with exact pronunciation. Some select verses from the Holy Quran should be included so students can learn them by heart, it said.
| Like the ones dealing with death and destruction... |
The report also suggested the introduction of fundamentals of Arabic at primary school. Islamic economic, social, political, judicial and moral systems should be introduced from class six to class ten while 40 Hadiths (sayings of the Holy Prophet PBUH) relevant to these systems should also be included. A member of the commission has also suggested the translation of five chapters of the Quran in the courses of class six to class ten.
| It'll help them get into medical school... |
The commission also proposed the induction of Islamic history as an optional subject for class nine. For female students in class nine and ten, the commission suggested the informal and additional inclusion of those parts of the book âBahishti Zewarâ by Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanivi that deal with issues related to women. |