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The purpose of this regional regulation, which obliges students to attend Madrasah Diniyah Awaliyah, is to provide those students with Islamic religious competencies to develop their lives as devout, God-mindful, pious, and noble Muslims (art 3(1)). The regulation defines Madrasah Diniyah Awaliyah as a religious education unit outside of school that administers Islamic religious education at the primary level and its teaching, both classical and non-classical (art 1(7)). The duration of Madrasah Diniyah Awaliyah education is four years, for students aged 6 to 12 years (art 4), and the curriculum, at a minimum, includes:

1. the Qur'an;
2. Hadith;
3. creed and morals (aqidah akhlak);
4. legal understanding (fiqih);
5. Islamic cultural history;
6. Arabic langauge; and
7. worship practice (praktek ibadah) (art 9(1)).