In The Name Of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful
In The Name Of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful
“Islamic education is concerned with the protection of the fitrah.
With the fitrah in place, knowledge can be easily acquired.”
Imam Fode Drame
(2018) Lecture at Medina Montessori, Falls Church, VA
We believe that each human being is endowed with a perfect inner guidance at birth called the “fitrah.” The main goal of the Islamic Montessori Society is to preserve and protect the child’s connection with the “fitrah.” We believe that the best way to preserve the connection with the 'fitrah" is to follow the divine guidance that has been sent in the form of the Quran, the final message to mankind, and the perfect example (Sunnah) of Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him).
Dr. Maria Montessori described what she called "The Secret of Childhood" as the natural tendency of the child to be in a state of inner harmony with the self, others and the environment. We believe that what she discovered is what is referred to in Islam as the "Fitrah" and that the techniques, protocols and even the materials that she developed can be valuable tools for the adults around the child to acquire in order to preserve and protect the child’s connection to the “fitrah.”
"Our goal is not so much the imparting of knowledge as the unveiling and developing of spiritual energy." (Child in the Family: vol. 8, p. 53).
We believe that the purpose of a wholistic education is assist in the emergence of a whole person. A whole person is one whose heart, mind and body are in harmony and act in unity with the divine guidance of the spirit (fitrah).
**the spelling of the word "Wholistic", originally coined by, naturopathic practitioner Dr. Jeanette Hablullah is based on the word "Whole" which implies completeness, and unity.
The mission of the Islamic Montessori Society is to promote educational programs that are wholistic in nature and support the child’s “Fitrah” as a source of divine guidance by following the perfect guidance found in the Quran and Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
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