On Sunday, May 25, 2025, FAITH Publications hosted a presentation promoting its new High School Islamic Studies curriculum to an audience of educators and parents at the annual ICNA Convention in Baltimore, Maryland.
During the hour-long presentation, titled “The Heart of Education is the Education of the Heart,” Imam Safi Khan, Br. Abdul-Qaadir Abdul-Khaaliq, Sr. Dalia Elamawy, and Haroon Baqai discussed the need for Allah-centric education and the impact of Faith Publications’ high school Islamic Studies curriculum. They highlighted how the program strengthens students’ faith through practical learning, shared its positive impact in schools, and outlined the extensive teacher resources and support available for educators and parents.
Al-Huda School 2025 Valedictorian Ahmed Amsa also took to the stage to talk about the impact the FAITH Publications’ Islamic Studies curriculum has had on him as a student.
“Although these books cover very different topics, they do have a common goal: tackling real-world issues that we as Muslims, or I as a student, face today,” he said. “The Aqeedah book (“Adhering to the Straight Path Amidst Confusion”) gave me the confidence and knowledge to engage in meaningful discussions with people from other faiths, while the “Money Management” book taught me how to handle financial affairs with wisdom and integrity. That’s what makes this curriculum so effective — it’s not just about memorizing vats of information, or many different ayahs or ahadith, it actually includes modern and relevant applications that we can keep in mind as we navigate the world.”
Dozens of educators representing full-time Islamic schools and weekend youth programs purchased books and requested more information; several of the schools adopted the new textbooks for their upcoming academic year, Alhumdulillah! Currently, Islamic schools in many parts of the United States including California, Illinois, and Florida are using FAITH’s new Islamic Studies curriculum with amazing results.
“In my experience, it is rare to find Islamic Studies curricula that reach this level of excellence: academically rigorous, spiritually grounded, and genuinely engaging for today’s learners. This work fills a much-needed gap in our schools,”
— Dr. Leila Shatara,
Principal of Al-Hidaya School in Florida
