About Ameen · ESTD. 2025

Faith, values and practical learning together

Ameen Islamic Institute is an educational institution in Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. We see education as the relationship between what a child knows, how a child thinks and how a child acts. Academic learning builds understanding. Islamic learning gives a framework for purpose and conduct. Tarbiyah helps children practise these values in daily life.

Vision

To nurture knowledgeable, principled and capable young people who learn with dignity, act with responsibility and use their abilities to benefit others.

Mission

We connect Islamic learning, modern education and tarbiyah to support children’s academic and personal growth, strengthening literacy, sound judgement, wellbeing and the confidence to participate.

Our educational model

How the elements connect

Being documented during the pilot

Element	Educational purpose	Connection to values
School & Qur’anic learning	Build knowledge and establish learning habits	Purpose, effort, honesty, responsibility
Screen-supported phonics	Literacy and pronunciation	Careful communication, commitment to learning
Growing Up Well (girls’ health)	Age-appropriate understanding of puberty and menstrual health	Dignity, care, cleanliness
Safe and Strong (safety & self-defence)	Body boundaries, a clear voice, the SAFE steps and simple release skills	Self-control, care for oneself, respect for others
Educational gaming	Media literacy, decisions, problem solving	Thoughtful judgement, responsible use of information
Child protection	Adult responsibilities and routes for seeking help	Duty of care, protection of the vulnerable
Student profiling	Strengths and next steps across six dimensions: physical, social, emotional, educational, moral and intellectual	Attention to the whole child, fairness in teaching

Each element needs an agreed learning outcome, a suitable age group, a responsible teacher and a place in the timetable. Specialist content is reviewed by a qualified Islamic scholar and, for health content, a health professional.

Learning at Ameen today

School education

Classroom teaching, practice and assessment build the foundations children need for continued learning. Ask us for the classes available at each campus.

Qur’an & Hifz

Qur’anic learning and Hifz are part of institutional life. Families can contact us to discuss the available routes and how they connect with school education.

Reading foundations

Phonics materials for Classes 1–3 cover sound patterns, word reading and oral reading.

Understanding progress

Written and oral tasks at different levels help us see what a child understands and plan next steps.

Values in practice

Faith and integrity

Connect learning with honesty, accountability and good conduct.

Dignity and care

Treat children respectfully and share responsibility for their wellbeing.

Knowledge and enquiry

Encourage understanding, questions and thoughtful use of evidence.

Responsibility

Complete duties, acknowledge mistakes, take appropriate action.

Participation and service

Give students chances to contribute and consider others.

Partnership and trust

Work with families, teachers and qualified reviewers.

Leadership

One vision, two disciplines

Ameen Islamic Institute is led by an engineer of software and an engineer who is also a scholar of the deen. Together they hold the school to one standard: faith and skill, side by side.

Message from the Principal

Our children will grow up beside machines that can think. Our task is to raise children who think for themselves, and know why they think.
ہمارے بچے سوچنے والی مشینوں کے ساتھ بڑے ہوں گے۔ ہمارا کام ایسے بچے تیار کرنا ہے جو خود سوچیں، اور یہ جانیں کہ وہ کیوں سوچتے ہیں۔

Assalam-o-Alaikum,

As a software engineer, I have seen technology change how the world works, learns and decides. As an educator in Swat, I know what no technology can give a child: faith, character and purpose.

At Ameen we refuse to choose between them. We want every child to read the Qur'an with understanding and the world with curiosity, and to use technology wisely without being used by it. Every programme we run has an open profile on this site, and we report what really happens.

Our aim is simple: a child who begins in Swat should be able to stand anywhere in the world with skill, confidence and a firm sense of who they are.

Software Engineer Abbas Khan Principal, Ameen Islamic Institute

Message from the Director

Knowledge is an amanah. We teach children to carry it with both hands: the hand of faith and the hand of skill.
علم ایک امانت ہے۔ ہم بچوں کو سکھاتے ہیں کہ اسے دونوں ہاتھوں سے تھامیں: ایمان کے ہاتھ سے بھی اور مہارت کے ہاتھ سے بھی۔

Assalam-o-Alaikum,

The first word revealed was Iqra: "Read in the name of your Lord who created" (Al-'Alaq 96:1). Our tradition never separated knowledge of the Creator from knowledge of His creation.

As an engineer and a student of the deen, I have lived on both sides of a wall that should never have been built. At Ameen, Qur'an, Hadith and akhlaq are not an extra period; they are the ground the whole timetable stands on. Science and technology are ways of serving Allah's creation with ihsan.

We want our students to be honest in their work, gentle with the weak, firm on what is right and skilled enough to build what Swat needs. May Allah make this institute a source of 'ilm nafi', beneficial knowledge.

Engineer Maulana Irfan Ali Director, Ameen Islamic Institute

Registration Private Schools Regulatory Authority, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Main Campus · PSRA-SWT-00096646-25 Girls Campus · PSRA-SWT-00096846-26

How we intend to improve the model

Parent feedback, teacher observations, activity records and learning checks will guide revisions and any decision to extend the work.

Explore the Programme Plan