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The
publication of Islam Beliefs and Teachings in 1980 with almost all
basic aspects of Islam has been the most significant achievement of the
Trust since its establishment in 1966. 254,000 copies of this book,
which is now in its 7th edition, has so far been printed in English. It
has also been translated into Romanian, Chinese, Norwegian, French,
German and Bengali. This book has contributed to the conversion of
scores of non-Muslims to Islam. All praise is for Allah
(Alhamdulillah). It is also widely used as a basic reading for the
English-speaking new Muslims all over the world.
The Trust's another significant milestone was the preparation of a mode
3 syllabus for Islamic studies in 1983, which was upgraded to mode 2 in
1986. Seven years after this, the Trust succeeded in preparing a mode 1
syllabus (mainstream syllabus) in 1993 and got it approved by the then
ULEAC (University of London Examinations and Assessment Council now
called Edexcel. The syllabus went through the rigorous security of the
SEAC (Secondary Examination and Assessment Council, now replaced by the
QCA (The Qualification and Curriculum Authority).
Succeeded in persuading the Local Education Authorities (LEAs) in the
UK to recognise and accept special needs of Muslim Pupils in Schools
eg. dress for Muslim Girls, halal food, exemption from mixed swimming
lessons, appropriate dress for P.E. for Muslim boys and girls,
exemption from those parts of sex-education where explicit sexual
material (video, film etc.) are shown, facility for wudu and prayer at
schools with substantial number of Muslim pupils and keeping Islamic
books in the school library.
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