Strengthening Quran, Family and Community Connection in São Paulo Mosque

IQNA – The Quran training course being held at the Islamic Center of São Paulo offers a practical model of how to integrate Quran, family, education and community into a single, coherent framework in the mosque environment.

In an amazing educational experience that demonstrates the spread of Islam among immigrants, a Quran course organized by the Mosque and Islamic Center of São Paulo in Brazil has been highlighted as an advanced model that redefines the relationship between child, parents, mosque, and community, according to the Muslimsaroundtheworld website.

This course is held under the supervision of Sheikh Abdulhamid Mutawalli, president of the International Islamic Center for Peace and Tolerance in Brazil and Latin America, within the framework of an educational vision that considers Quranic education inseparable from the individual and the family, and maintains that its impact is not complete without conscious and sustained social support.

The organizers of this course have adopted an educational approach based on the direct participation of parents in the education of their children, and by inviting them to participate in social activities along with Quran education, they bring children together with their parents in the mosque space.

This family presence is not a minor, organizational matter, but has become an essential element in this educational process that strengthens the child's sense of belonging, positively links the learning of the Holy Quran to the family and community, and provides him with psychological support.

This approach has had a clear impact on the participating children, as the presence of parents has helped to increase motivation levels, boost self-confidence and associate the mosque in the child’s mind with a safe and loving place that combines learning and social engagement.

A child who sees his parents as part of his educational experience receives the implicit message that the Quran is a shared value in the family and that the mosque is a natural extension of his daily life, not a space separate from his reality.

One manifestation of creativity in the management of this course is the willingness of the Islamic Center of São Paulo to diversify the dates of its meetings and its activities, taking into account the different circumstances of families, in order to ensure the participation of the largest possible number of parents and to reflect a deep understanding of the nature of the daily life of the Muslim community in Brazil.

This organizational flexibility has helped transform Quranic courses into a socially engaging space and emphasize that the success of religious education in immigrant communities is linked to its ability to engage with people’s realities.

The fruits of this experience goes beyond the educational framework and helps to create strong social bonds between Muslim families, as the sessions of this course have become a platform for getting to know each other, strengthening trust and exchanging experiences, turning the Islamic Center into a true social hub for the Muslim community in São Paulo.

In this project, the mosque reclaimed its place as a comprehensive space, not limited to worship and education, but also encompassing human relationships and fostering social cohesion.

This experience emphasizes that Quranic education, when managed with a holistic educational perspective, can become a community-building project, not just a periodic educational activity.

It shows that the movement of society begins in the family, grows in the mosque, and becomes strong and solid when guided by correct knowledge and conscious educational insight.

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