Quran Classes for Grades Four to Six Proposed

TDT | Manama

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A proposal to teach the Holy Quran to students in grades four, five and six in Bahrain’s schools has been recommended for approval by Parliament’s Services Committee.

The plan, put forward by MPs Mohammed Moosa, Hamad Al Doy, Bader Al Tamimi, Mohammed Al Rifai and Najeeb Al Kuwari, calls for Quran teaching to be applied in the second cycle of schools across the kingdom.

The second cycle covers grades four to six, after the first three years of primary school.

The committee urged MPs to approve the proposal after all members present agreed with it, saying the public interest grounds given by its authors were valid.

The MPs said the move would build on Quran teaching in the first cycle, which they said had led to better recitation and memorisation among pupils, as well as growth in religious awareness and Islamic and moral values.

They argued that pupils in the second cycle are at an age when ideas, habits and values are still taking shape, making it an apt stage for Quran teaching to carry on as a separate subject.

The proposal calls for pupils to be taught recitation, memorisation and Tajweed rules, along with a simple reading of verses and their link to everyday conduct.