Rotation B of the upper-grades character curriculum. Thirty-five lessons across seven units — one a week over a 36-week year, with the last week free.
The Gr 7–9 band runs on a two-year rotation across three years: Grade 7 → Rotation A, Grade 8 → Rotation B, Grade 9 → Rotation A again. This is the middle year.
Like Rotation A, lessons here work from named scholars and primary texts, and each unit closes with a synthesis rather than a review. Rotation B leans toward application and consequence — how sin spreads, how the Salaf handled disagreement, what daʿwah demands of character, what severing family ties actually costs.
Rotation A is in Character & Ethics: Grade 7 & 9 (Rotation A). The two rotations cover the same seven units from different angles — they are not sequential, and neither is a prerequisite for the other.
Logging hours
Grade 8 is middle school and needs no credit. The credit-bearing year in this band is Grade 9, which runs Rotation A.
Course Information
Course Instructor
Unit 1 — Foundations of Good Character
The Three Domains of Akhlaq: With Allah, Creation, and Self
Akhlaq and Aqeedah: Does Correct Belief Guarantee Good Character?
The Heart’s Diseases and Their Effect on Character
Case Study: How the Sahabah’s Akhlaq Reflected Their Iman
Unit 1 Synthesis: Character as the Fruit of Faith
Unit 2 — The Character of the Prophet as Our Model
Al-Ahzab 33:21 — The Command to Take the Prophet as a Model
The Farewell Sermon: A Summary of Prophetic Character
The Prophet’s Consultation (Shura) and Humility in Leadership
Character Under Pressure: The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah
Unit 2 Synthesis: Uswah Hasanah — The Excellent Example
Unit 3 — Manners With Allah
Ihsan: Worshipping Allah as Though You See Him
Shukr as a Pillar of Iman, According to Ibn al-Qayyim
Muraqabah and Its Effect on Hidden Sins
The Adab of Reciting and Reflecting on the Qur’an
Unit 3 Synthesis: Ihsan as the Highest Level of Manners With Allah
Unit 4 — Manners With Self and Others
Tazkiyat an-Nafs: Purifying the Soul as a Daily Practice
Gheebah and Nameemah: The Sins That Destroy Communities
Adab of Disagreement: How the Salaf Handled Differences
Rights of the Neighbor and the Guest in Detail
Unit 4 Synthesis: The Believer as a Source of Safety for Others
Pressure, Substances, and Saying No
Unit 5 — Major and Minor Sins: Avoiding Harm to the Soul
Ibn al-Qayyim on the Stages of Sin and How It Spreads
Public vs. Private Sin and the Concept of Jahr
Sins Against Others: Zulm and Its Special Danger
Renewing Repentance: A Daily Practice, Not a One-Time Event
Unit 5 Synthesis: Building a Heart That Resists Sin
Unit 6 — Praiseworthy Traits: Patience, Honesty and Humility
Sabr and Its Connection to Yaqeen (Certainty)
The Sahabah’s Sidq: Stories of Truthfulness at a Cost
Kibr: Ibn Mas’ud’s Hadith and the Definition of Pride
Ihsan in Worship and Its Effect on Daily Character
Unit 6 Synthesis: Praiseworthy Traits as a Path to Allah’s Love
Unit 7 — Social Akhlaq: Family, Neighbors and Community
The Ummah as a Single Body: Understanding the Hadith
Da’wah as an Akhlaq-Based Endeavor, Not Just Information
Justice (Adl) and Its Priority Over Tribal/National Loyalty
Community Roles: Sadaqah, Waqf, and Collective Responsibility
Unit 7 Synthesis: The Muslim’s Character as a Witness to Others
