Darul Atfaal was founded by Maulana Abdul Wahhab in December 2011. Having graduated in 2010, with eagerness to excel and strive for excellence in our Islamic identity, Maulana and his family looked into starting sessions for children and adults based on rich Islamic ta’leem (education) and tarbiyyah (Islamic nurturing). The classiccal maktab system was already in place and running very successfully but the demand was far greater so a breath of fresh air was blown into that which was already set up by our pious predecessors. This resulted in the birth of Newham’s first weekend run Madrasah.
How we began...
We began with approximately 40 students and 6 members of staff, Namely Maulana Abdul Wahhab and his wife Apa Sabiha bint Sulayman (RA), Maulana Zeeshan Qayyum, Maulana Ashraf Madari, Apa Sabirah bint Ayyub (ra), Apa Sajeda bint Yunus and Apa Saleha bint Mustaq (may Almighty Allah preserve them all… Aameen). Alhamdulillah, through the sheer grace of Almighty Allah, in a short space of time we have grown from strength to strength and we currently have over 200 students..
Darul Atfaal runs every Saturday and Sunday from 9.30am to 12.30pm. Children are nurtured according to Islamic Principals and are taught core subjects such as Qaa’idah/Qur’aan, Conversational Arabic, Islamic Studies (Seerah, Aqaaid, Islamic jurisprudence, Inspirational stories etc) and Duas (prophetic supplications) & Sunnahs (prophetic ways).
