Apr. 18th – Hadith of the Week – Ramadan 5th
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: 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
Grade | Place | Name | School |
1st | 1st | Aliya Yu | As-Safwah Program |
2nd | Abdulrahman Sabera | Al-Iman Institute of ICCD | |
3rd (tie) | Ameen Haque | Homeschooled | |
3rd (tie) | Haroon Suhail | IIE Sunday School | |
2nd | 1st | Hanaa Hashmi | Al-Ihsan Academy ISNS |
2nd | Ahmed Nadeem | IIE Sunday School | |
3rd | Fathima Huda M Sukry | As-Safwah Program | |
3rd | 1st | Hamza Salem | Al-Iman Institute of IFN |
2nd | Faiz Haq | Al-Huda Sunday School | |
3rd | Zayan Hassan | Al-Iman Institute of ICCD | |
4th | 1st | Sumayyah Vaseem | Rahmah Foundation |
2nd | Karim Soltana | Al-Iman Institute of ICCD | |
3rd | Yusuf Shariff | Sacred Learning Maktab | |
5th | 1st | Ibraheem Younus | Al-Iman Institute of IFN |
2nd | Fabeha Khan | MCC Academy | |
3rd | Zahra Beig | Al-Iman Institute of ICCD | |
6th | 1st | Anessa Dawud | Al-Iman Institute of ICCD |
2nd | Khadeja Abdeldayem Ebeed | As-Safwah Program | |
3rd | Youssef Habib | Al-Iman Institute of IFN | |
7th | 1st | Aimad Sami Ourahou | Al-Huda Sunday School |
2nd | Walid Musleh | Al-Iman Institute of ICCD | |
3rd | Nour El Houda Belhandouz | Al-Iman Institute of ICCD | |
8th | 1st | Yusuf Patel | MCC Academy |
2nd | Rayane Elkachy | Al-Iman Institute of ICCD | |
3rd | Moumina Alkhan | MEC Adult Tajweed Class | |
9th | 1st | Fareehah Siddiqui | Glenbard West High School |
2nd | Amenah Alkhan | MEC Adult Tajweed Class | |
3rd | Hamza Alsawaf | Al-Iman Institute of IFN | |
10th | 1st | Umaimah Siddiqui | Glenbard West High School |
2nd (tie) | Maha Marfani | MEC Sunday School | |
2nd (tie) | Buthaina Rahaby | Al-Iman Institute of IFN | |
3rd | Ayesha Mohiuddin | CPSA | |
Hifz | 1st | Abdalrahman Hassan | CPSA |
2nd | Zaid Quraishi | CPSA | |
3rd | Amina Yu | As-Safwah Program |
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 1st to 7th 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 1st to 4th grades: Lahn/Fluency
· Judging Criteria for 5th to 7th grades: Makharij and Lahn/Fluency
Rules for 8th to 10th 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 8th to 10th 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
First Name | Last Name | Grade |
Khubaib | Ahmad | 1 |
Mayeda | Munshi | 1 |
Taha | Mohammed | 2 |
Rumaisa | Mumtaz | 2 |
Nawal | Chowdhury | 3 |
Javeria | Khan | 3 |
Zoha | Raheem | 4 |
Hamza | Mohammad | 4 |
Zacaria | Gallo | 4 |
Bilal | Abdullah | 5 |
Safwaan | Aqeel | H |
Alina | Gen | 5 |
Hamza | Karin | H |
Riad | Sawalha | 5 |
Ayla | Tariq | 5 |
Nabiha | Gen | 5 |
Imran | Anwar | 5 |
Amreena | Fatima | 5 |
Haroon | Mandur | 6 |
Ahyan | Chowdhory | 6 |
Kiswah | Kareem | 7 |
Zoha | Rahman | 7 |
Afeefa | Rahman | 7 |
Hamza | Mandur | 8 |
Zaid | Ali | 8 |
Hamza | Ansari | H |
Sana | Jafri | 9 |
Abdulrehman | Munshi | 9 |
Murad | Sawalha | 9 |
Elyan | Jamal | 9 |
Saima | Ashrafi | 10 |
Mahum | Ansari | 10 |
Salwa | Mohiuddin | 10 |
Maha | Marfani | 10 |
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.