160 Hawthorne Road, Barrington, IL 60010

Sunday School


AIF Sunday School 2024-2025 Academic Year Information

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
 رَبَّنَا وَٱبۡعَثۡ فِيهِمۡ رَسُولٗا مِّنۡهُمۡ يَتۡلُواْ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ءَايَٰتِكَ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ وَيُزَكِّيهِمۡۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ١٢٩

سورة البقرة

Our Lord! 

Send among them a messenger, one of them, who shall 

recite to them your signs, 

teach them the book and wisdom, 

and purify them; 

You are the mighty, the wise. 

Dear parents,

1- introduction

With the above Dua from the above Ayah from Surah Al Baqarah we start. Asking Allah SWT to increase our knowledge of this beautiful universal faith for us as a community, parents, and our children. 

Allah, SWT, who blessed us with so many blessings, among them is our community. Where we, individually and collectively, worship and remind ourselves how to live our best lives and aim for the best in the hereafter, insha Allah.
To thank Allah, SWT, that He provided us with a school where we keep the word of Allah, SWT, and the teachings of prophet Mohamed (S) alive and vibrant, not only in ourselves, but also in the next generations.

2- Mission Statement

•Allah, SWT, is the Lord of the creation, where all humans are honored and equal.

•AIF Sunday school’s goal is to provide a quality education of the universal message of Islam that is based on the Quran and true Sunnah.

•Where the applications of this universal message can relate, thrive and add value to all people, places, times, religions and cultures including in our present American context.

3- Notable Changes

We made some changes to this academic year at AIF Sunday schools.  To highlight some.

a- Drop off Time 10:00 AM (SHARP) and 

    Pick up Time  1:30 PM (After Salat Al Zuhur). 

b- Quran, Islamic Studies and Arabic are the subjects that will be studied. 

c- Arabic language has two tracks for children ages 10 years and above.  Parents have the option to put their children on either track: 

 i- Arabic language Class (reading, writing, and speaking) 

OR 

 ii- Quranic Arabic Class (Qaida Noorania, reading Quran and introduction to Quranic Arabic vocabulary).

d- Tuition structure has changed lowering the fees for multi-children families.   

1 Child $500/Year

2 Children $800/Year

3 Children or more in one family $1,000/Year

AIF will provide tuition assistance on a case by case basis.

Books and other materials are extra.

Registration is a 2-step process (BOTH steps have to be completed)
1. Fill in the registration and waiver application: https://forms.gle/KwsKyFsAjRTWz5gHA <==


2. Send the tuition by either:

a) QuickPay® with Zelle® to aifschool@azharamerica.org email.
OR
b) Mohid system for AIF https://us.mohid.co/il/nwcs/aif/masjid/online/donation
Under “Sunday School Donation” category.

  • Once registration is completed and reviewed by the school staff, parents will receive a confirmation email with the details of school information.
  • Books and other materials are not covered by tuition.
  • Lunch will be provided.

4- School Information

Each class will have 3 sessions on Sundays with (Break, Lunch, and Salat).

  1. Quran Memorization and meaning
  2. Arabic Language has 2 tracks for children and above.
    • Either Quranic Arabic (Nooraniya Method)
    • or Modern Classical Arabic
  3. Islamic Studies
  • Academic Calendar

School Times

  • School starts at:           10:00 AM (Drop off).
  • School Ends                1:30 PM (Pick up)

5. Other Info

Students will be performing Salat/Prayer and expected to be wearing clothes that are required for Salat.

If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to email [aifschool@azharamerica.org] .

The AIF Sunday School educators, admin staff, and I are looking forward providing continued quality Islamic education to our children.