Madrasah Irsyad Zuhri Al-Islamiah

Madrasah Irsyad Zuhri Al-Islamiah
مدرسة إرشاد زهري الإسلامية
Crest of Madrasah Irsyad Zuhri Al-Islamiah
Address
Map
277 Braddell Road
Singapore 579711

Singapore
Coordinates1°20′34″N 103°50′59″E / 1.342666°N 103.849825°E / 1.342666; 103.849825
Information
Former nameMadrasah Al-Irsyad Al-Islamiah
TypeIslamic, primary
MottoStrength and Honour
Founded1947 (1947)
SessionSingle session
AreaToa Payoh
Colour(s)   Teal, White
Websiteirsyad.sg
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Madrasah Irsyad Zuhri Al-Islamiah is a full-time co-educational madrasah offering primary education in Singapore.[1] Madrasah is an Arabic word that means "school" but in the present context a madrasah means an Islamic religious school.[2] "Irsyad" means rightly guided in Arabic.[3]

Like the five other full-time madrasahs in Singapore (Aljunied Al-Islamiah, Alsagoff Al-Arabiah, Al-Arabiah Al-Islamiah, Al-Maarif Al-Islamiah and Madrasah Wak Tanjong Al-Islamiah),[2] Irsyad is a private school which offers students an education comprising both ukhrawi (Islamic religious) subjects such as Arabic and Revelation studies, as well as duniawi (secular) subjects like English, Mathematics and Science. Irsyad's students take both secular and ukhrawi national exams.[3] Many of its graduates move on to further their studies in Islamic Universities overseas and return to become asatizahs (religious teachers), while others attend the local polytechnics and universities.[3] The school celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2007 and is operating at its permanent campus at the Singapore Islamic Hub.[4]

  1. ^ Nostalgia Irsyad 1947–2007. [E-book] Singapore : Madrasah Al-Irsyad Al-Islamiah, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "MUIS: Our Madrasah". 16 April 2013. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Razak Mohamed Lazim. SHINE; Student Handbook for Irsyadians. Singapore : Madrasah Al-Irsyad Al-Islamiah.
  4. ^ The School; milestone. Madrasah Al-Irsyad Al-Islamiah. [Online] [Cited: 12 April 2008.] http://www.irsyad.sg/xweb/web/sub_cat1.asp?id=ART00112-2006&pgno=1&keyword=&srch= Archived 2 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine.