Al-Furqan School has a long tradition of educating Muslim youth in light of the Quran and the Sunnah and preparing them for life's challenges. Al-Furqan's history began almost twenty four years ago when Brother Mohammad Naeem moved to the Research Triangle Park (RTP) area in 1981 from Rochester, Minnesota. Brother Mohammad Naeem was deeply committed to the Islamic education of Muslim Youth. His father, Brother Muhammad Abdul Ghani, had always emphasized on the education (religious and non-religious) and the Tarbiah of children. He believed that our children are our assets and that it is this asset, which would be beneficial in this world and also in the life hereafter, while any other assets are left behind in this world at the time of death. Brother Naeem remembered his father’s lesson about the education and the Tarbiah of the children very well and he fully believed in it.

In 1985, after his move, he realized that children’s Islamic education was completely missing from the region. He decided to establish a school focusing on educating Muslim youth. Due to lack of resources, he initially took this challenge upon himself and started teaching children on Sundays at his home. At this time there was no curriculum books available in the market for this purpose. To establish structure and methodology to his teaching sessions, he prepared the course material by himself and started teaching. He furthur continued his dedicated service to this community by picking up students from their homes, teaching them, and dropping them off to their homes afterwards.

Br. Muhammad Naeem continued this service until 1986. Later in 1986, Sheikh Baianonie suggested Brother Naeem to move the school into the mosque. It was a great suggestion for the betterment of the children and also to help Brother Naeem. With help of Allah SWT, many brothers and sisters developed interest in participating and enrolling students. It is with the support provided by so many brothers and sisters within the Muslim community that Al-Furqan School prospered into one of the leading Kindergarten through 12th grade Islamic School in RTP. Now over 400 students are getting Islamic education at Al-Furqan School. Br. Muhammad Naeem's legacy of dedicated community service continues today in the form of Al-Furqan School. May Allah reward Brother Naeem and his father, Brother Mohammad Ghani for their initiative and increase their levels in Jannah, Insha-Allah.