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This regional regulation states that compulsory attendance at a Madrasah Diniyah Takmiliyah Awaliyah (MDTA) is based on the Pancasila ('five principles' - Indonesian state ideology) and the 1945 Constitution. The regulation states that MDTA is a non-formal educational stream that administers a type of Islamic religious education for three years (art 5), designed for students in grades 3-5 (art 6(2)). The curriculum comprises the study of:

1. the Qur'an;
2. Hadith;
3. creed (aqidah);
4. morals (akhlak);
5. Islamic legal understanding (fiqih);
6. Islamic cultural history;
7. Arabic; and
8. practical worship (praktek ibadah) (art 13(a)).