THEME OF THE MONTH: RAMADAN/FASTING

HADITH: Prophet Muhammad (S) said: Whoever does not give up telling lies and evil deeds in Ramadan, Allah is not in need of his fasting.

THEME OF THE MONTH: RAMADAN/FASTING

HADITH: Prophet Muhammad (S) said: The people will remain on the right path as long as they hurry to open the fast on time.

THEME OF THE MONTH: RAMADAN/FASTING

HADITH: Prophet Muhammad (S) said: When Ramadan arrives, the gates of Jannah are opened and the gates of Jahannum are closed.

Thank you to all the students who participated in our annual Qirat Competition. Alhumdulillah it was a wonderful program. Many thanks to the school administrations, to Aziz Ali and team, and everyone else on and off the screen that helped in making it a successful event.

Congratulations to all the participants and especially the winners listed below. A JOB WELL DONE! Winners will be receiving an amazon gift card via email.

MEC Qirat Competition – Online
April 3, 2021
RESULTS

Inshallah we will be conducting our annual inter-school Qirat Competition this coming Saturday (April 3rd, 2021) via Zoom. Please see below for a list of participants from our school, the zoom links, and judging criteria. If you have any questions, please contact our Tajweed Department Head Aziz B. Ali (aziz.ali@mecsundayschool.org).

 Please make sure the participating students have dressed appropriately, are on time, prepared, are in a quiet area, and paying attention to when their names will be called.

Grades 1-4
8:30am CST

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwldOyqpzIvE90dGXe4vegvPaf4uXnNVczP

Grades 5-7

8:30am CST
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkfuioqzIoEtUwoWfC5bYaNXHigPh4Eoum

Grades 8-10

10:30am CST
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkcu-rpj4pE9Kd-zoghnvwx2pNordixCrR

Huffaz

10:30am CST
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUpduisqzgjH9FDhQ4SoWB5-jpjeCSPEsNf

Awards Ceremony

1:30pm CSThttps://zoom.us/j/95458422329

Rules for 1^st to 7^th grades: 
  ·         recite from any Surah or any portion of the Quran
  ·         recitation must be limited to 3 minutes
  ·         recite from memory or from a copy of the Quran
  ·         no extra points for longer Surahs or more difficult rukus
  ·         no extra points for memorization
  ·         Judging Criterion for 1^st to 4^th grades:  Lahn/Fluency
  ·         Judging Criteria for 5^th to 7^th grades:  Makharij and Lahn/Fluency
  
  Rules for 8^th to 10^th grades:
  All 8th, 9th and 10th graders must practice all three rukus given below because you do not know which ruku will be assigned to your grade.  On the day of the competition, one of these three rukus will be assigned to the 8th graders, one to the 9th graders and one to the 10th graders:
   
              a.  Surah Al-Fath (Surah #48) Ayaat 27-29 (Ruku 4)             
              b.  Surah Hud (Surah #11) Ayaat 36-44 (Ruku 4)
              c.  Surah Luqman (Surah #31) Ayaat 12-19 (Ruku 2) 
  
  Judging Criteria for 8^th to 10^th grades:  Makharij & Sifaat, Laam-ul-Jalaalah, Rules of Ra, Noon Sakin & Tanween, Meem Sakin, Madd, Waqf & Ibtida, Lahn/Fluency
   
  Rules for Huffaaz or Hifz students:
  ·         purpose of this separate competition is to ensure that Huffaaz or Hifz students will not compete against non-Hafiz students in the same competition
  ·         will be judged on their Tajweed and Qirat, NOT on their memorization  
  ·         judges will select one ruku from anywhere in the Quran for the Huffaaz or Hifz students to recite during the competition
  ·         recite from memory or from a copy of the Quran
  ·         no extra points for memorization
  ·         Judging Criteria for Huffaaz/Hifz Students:  Makharij & Sifaat, Laam-ul-Jalaalah, Rules of Ra, Noon Sakin & Tanween, Meem Sakin, Madd, Waqf & Ibtida, Lahn/Fluency.

Participant List

THEME OF THE MONTH: IMPORTANCE OF QURAN

HADITH: Prophet Muhammad (S) said: Allah does not look at your appearance or wealth, rather he looks at your heart and accomplishments.

THEME OF THE MONTH: IMPORTANCE OF QURAN

HADITH: Prophet Muhammad (S) said: Recite the Qur’an. The one who has difficulty reciting Qur’an but still keeps trying will have double the reward.

THEME OF THE MONTH: IMPORTANCE OF QURAN

HADITH: Prophet Muhammad (S) said: Beautify the Qur’an with your voices.

THEME OF THE MONTH: IMPORTANCE OF QURAN

HADITH: Prophet Muhammad (S) said: Recite the Qur’an. It will come as a witness for its reciters on the Day of Judgment.

THEME OF THE MONTH: GOOD DEEDS

HADITH: Prophet Muhammad (S) said: Make things easy for people, cheer them up, and do not drive them away.