Rashidun means 'the rightly guided ones'. This name has been chosen in the hope of delivering the education necessary for children to live their adult lives as rightly guided people.
The school is weekend based not just because of convenience, but based firstly on an underlying philosophy that children will learn better overal and be happier if they are pressured less; and secondly based on our confidence in our system which ensures that children learn in two days what they can learn in 5 if the learning is structured and enjoyable. Thus Rashidun is more than just a traditional maktab (mosque based weekday Qur'an class).