to: Qur'an KG

Dear Parents,

Today each student recited Surah Al-Fatiha and we reviewed all the letters by playing games. I did not assign any homework for next week but please make sure your child practices reciting surah Fatiha. Some students had a hard time remembering the verses but with practice they will be able to learn. 

Thank You,

Sibel Yasar 

to: Qur'an 2

Assalam alikm dear parents, In class,we did page #12 and 13 from Arabic for begginers,we practiced lesson #8 from noorani qaida,memorized Islamic month name Rajab and Shaban and revised Dua"ALLAHUMME SALLIALLAH..."(Durwood e Ibrahim). For Home work, practised lesson 8 from noorani qaida I will be take test on next Sunday InshaAllah. JazakaAllah

to: Qur'an 6

Dear Parents,

Today we memorized suratul Mulk ayah number 1-6. We also reviewed last 10 surahs of juzz Amma.

Homework for next week: Study ayah 1-6 of suratul Mulk.

to: Islamic Studies 6

files: 2017Oct_IS6_StudyGuide_for_Test1.pdf

Dear Parents,

Today we covered lesson 5 (Previous Scriptures and the Qur'an). Here are the main points students are supposed to remember from today's class:

  • We believe in all the prophets Allah (SWT) sent from Adam (AS) to Muhammad (SAW) and their books (scriptures)
  • How are the previous scriptures different than Qur'an
  • What are the names of the four main scriptures and which prophet were they sent to?
  • Know the following vocabulary: al-Muhaimin, al-Furqan, lauhe mahfuz

Since we have our first test next week, I've handed out the study guide for the test (also attached to this update) and went over questions together with the class.

Test 1: Our first test of the semester will be given next week, Oct 22nd. Please see the study guide attached (above).

Homework for Oct 22nd: Study for the test.

to: Islamic Studies 2 

AA Parents,

Today kids took their first test. Alhamdullillah it went great!

We did lesson #6 The five pillars of Islam. Many kids had stories to share about Hajj and fasting.

Home work due : Pages 37, 38

Next week, Mr. Dheen my husband will subsitute for me due to my work schedule. He will concentrate more on salah potion for this class. Insha allah they will complete wudu check list and they will get a home work assignemnt based on that. They will also get a instruction paper that will explain their first project. So please look out for those things in your kiddos backback :) He will also go over how to pray a 2 Rakat salah with the class Insha Allah 

Thanks!

to: Qur'an 5

files: Presentation on Surah Al-Alaq.docx ,   Surah Al-Qalam Memorization Chart - HW4.docx

Assalamu Alaikum: Today I listened to students recite verses 1-19 of Surah Al-Alaq for homework 4. Most needed help and only a few got the perfect score (19). Please make sure your child continues revising the surah and get it memorized entirely; they can recite is again next week for an improved score in HW #4. I will also update their scores in HW1-3 based on their score in HW4 next week (inshallah).

Test 1 (reciting complete Surah Al-Alaq) is on October 29, so there is still 1 class period left to perfect the memorization. Please continue to encourage your children to keep up the good work!

Just a reminder that Surah Al-Alaq Presentation is on Nov 5. If your child will be absent that day, they can do the presentation on Oct 29. There are 3 outlines due for the presentation on Oct 15, Oct 22 and Oct 29 (please see the attached handout for more details). Some students handed in their outline today while some others promised to email it to me this evening. Please remind your children to hand the the outlines in on due dates. There are no points for accuracy and completeness; they will receive full credit for just turning the outlines.

Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.

Best Regards,

Ishfaq

Email: ishfaq.ahmad786@gmail.com

Cell: 412-417-3826

to: Qur'an 3

Salam, Shanzey Kamal substituted my class today. Quran: they started Surah Al Qariyah. Ayyah 1-5 H.W: memorize 1-5 Arabic: page 39-45 H.W: do the pages assigned for homework. Noorani Qaida: TEST NEXT WEEK LESSON 13.

to: Islamic Studies 4

Assalamoalaikum parents,

 Today in class we finished lesson 7  EARLY LIFE OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD.

we finished homework in class,

In salah we did we revised Rakah of salat

Kids were given a study guide both for ISLAMIC STUDY and Salah for test next sunday. Test include lesson 1 to 7.

Test format will be  multiple choice,fill in the blanks.

H.W;  Help your child for preparing  test .

If have any question please contact me any time.

jazakAllah 

 

 

to: Qur'an 7

files: Quran7 Fall17 week6 Lesson.pdf

Salaam Qur'an7 Parents,

Please ensure your student is completing the reading (should take less than 15 minutes, iA) so they are able to contribute to the discussion in class.

Reminder: Level 7 Service porject is at 2pm on 10/22, please see announcement from earlier this week with details 

See below:
- update from 10/15 class
- homework for 10/22 class

See attached:
- lesson from 10/08 class

-Omar

________________________________________________

Homework due on 10/22
- Be prepared for Service Project on Oct 22
- Read the following verses of surah Ali-Imran with their meaning:  3:7 – 3:11
- Identify the names / attributes of Allah within the following verses of surah Ali-Imran: 3:7 – 3:11
- Read the following pages from the textbook: 70-71, 75-76, 93-94, 201-203, 209-210
- Complete WRE (optional; x8 WREs are required per semester)


Update from 10/15
- We learned about the beauty of the Arabic language and why the Quran could not have been revealed in any other language
- Ask your student: what makes the Arabic word "Allah" especially beautiful?

to: Qur'an 7

files: Quran7 Class Norms.pdf

The Quran7 students went through an exercise to agree on certain class norms (guiding principles) that we will follow during class in order to maximize everyone's learning while having fun!

to: Qur'an 1

Dear Parents,

This week kids  were re-tested on Surah Fatiha. Also we started Surah Falaq and worked on first three ayahs. Here is the link for memorization: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElGwQobvqBc    

We talked about the message of the surah and watched a video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl52G34sky8&t=5s .

We are on lesson 2 from Noorani Qaidah, and we did page 6 from Arabic for beginners. If your child did not finish the writing at school, please remind he/she to finish by him/herself.

HW: Please help your child to memorize Surah Falaq ( first three ayah is assigned for this week but doing more is better). Also, please encourage them to read the surahs before he/she goes to sleep.

Daily practice is recommended on Noorani Qaidah: Lesson 1 ( please make sure he/she can read the letters out of orders as well.)

JAZK,

Duygu Marasli

 

 

to: Islamic Studies 3

CW: We have finished chapter 5 and we studied how to make intention before starting Salat. HW: Exercise at the end of chapter 5. TEST 1: on 10/22/17. There will be a test on Ch 1-5 of WLS IS 3 book. Please prepare your children from the exercises at the end of the chapters. Test format: Fill in the blanks and match withthe right answer.

to: Qur'an 7

Salaam Level 7 Parents and Students,

As mentioned over the last couple weeks, there is a Service Project scheduled for Level 7 this Sunday (Oct 8) iA. There are two Service Projects for Level 7 each semester. For Quran7, each Service Project is 10% of the student’s grade.

For our first Service Project, we will be visiting the elderly residents at St. Barnabas, a nursing home,  this Sunday 10/22 iA. More info on the St Barnabas here:
https://stbarnabashealthsystem.com/

Here is the schedule:
- 2:00pm leave MAP
- 2:15pm: gather at St Barnabas (address to be confirmed) to remind everyone of logistics and discuss activities
- 2:30pm: start  visit w/ St Barnabas residents
- 3:30pm: depart St. Barnabas

Some important items:
- I must receive explicit permission from parents via email re: your ability to participate. Please complete the attached Field Trip Form by Thursday, October 5th
- The St. Barnabas visit is after Sunday School -if you cannot attend due to lack of permission from your parents, they must send me an email indicating their concern or issue.
- 2  parents volunteers are needed to transport the students to the facility (5 mins away from MAP) at 1:50 pm and to pick up the children and transport back to MAP at 3pm or to be picked up by their parents at the facility at 3pm.
- Parents are welcome and encouraged to come and participate in the visits.
- See attached for some ideas on how to meet the residents of St. Barnabas

I’m looking forward to a worthwhile visit to St. Barnabas, iA.

If you have any questions or recommendations, please feel free to reach out.

-Omar
703-582-0208

to: Islamic Studies 5

Aoa, just a friendly reminder for the test on 10/15/2017.

Test includes chapter 1,2,3 and 4. I was not in town and the class was conducted by the substitute teacher. Chapter5 was covered Homework is to answer the questions at the back.

to: Islamic Studies KG

Salam, This Sunday we covered pages 28-31 Beautiful names of Allah. Circle time: I am a Muslim Nasheed. Salah: Names of five daily prayers. Homework: Color the Bismillah page.

to: Qur'an 4

Practice recitation and memorization of Surah At-Teen (Ayah #1,2&3) with translation and words to know with meaning (the fig, the olive) Start working on the short essay project (due on Nov 5th)

to: Qur'an 1

AS Parents, 

This week we have reviewed Noorani Qaidah lesson 1 and will move to lesson 2 next week.We worked on Arabic for beginners page 5  please remind your child complete it as HW.

Also Surah Falaq has been introduced  to class . We will be working the tafseer of the surah and memorization of the first two ayah next week. So please make sure your child is listening the surah daily so he or she can memorize it.

Thanks,

Duygu Marasli

to: Islamic Studies 1

Dear parents, Assalamu alaikum. This Sunday we covered Lesson # 5, "The Quran". In Salah we revised the five daily prayers names. We also went over the steps of Wudu and they were also sent home with the kids to practice at home. The concept of Azan was the new lesson we went over. Homework: Students have to answer the questions at the end of lesson # 5, pages 31 and 32. For Salah students have to practice doing Wudu at home and memorize all the steps in order. Test #1: We will be having our first test on 10-22-17 from Lessons 1 -5. In Salah they will be tested on the names of the five daily prayers and the steps of Wudu. The last make up date for the test will be 10-29-17. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Thank you

to: Qur'an KG

files: The Letter Tha.pdf

Dear Parents, 

Today we covered the letter Tha and continued to study Surah Al Fatiha. I also gave a quiz on previously learned letters -from Alif to Taa-. I was impressed to see the students’ performance. All did well, MashAllah. if your child missed the class, please have them complete the missing homework for that week and the following week.


Homework for Oct 15th: Review the letter Tha, trace, color and write.  You can print from the attached file. Next week, we will have a test on Surah Al Fatiha. Please help your child memorize Surah Al Fatiha.

 

Sibel Yasar

 

 

to: Qur'an 2

Assalam alikm dear parent, Homework of noorani qaida is lesson 8 page no:15.In arabic for begginers,practice page no:10,11 and 12.Memorized Islamic month name "jumaadaa-ath-Thaani".Memorizing first ayah of dua"ALLAHummai sallah Allah...."(durood-e-Ibrahim ). JazakaAllah

to: Islamic Studies 6

Dear Parents,

Today we reviewed lesson 3 (Objectives of the Qur'an) and finished lesson 4 (Compilation of the Qur'an). Here are the main points students are expected to know from Lesson 4:

  • When did our Prophet start receiving the verses (ans: 610)? When was the last time he received any verses (ans: two months before he passed away)?
  • How did he receive them (ans: via Angel Jibril)
  • How did he preserve the verses (ans: he memorized them, asked his sahaba to write it, and memorize it)
  • What is a "hafiz"? (ans: someone who memorizes the whole Qur'an)
  • When was Qur'an compiled for the first time? Why?
  • When was Qur'an reproduced as a book and distributed to other cities?

We also talked about five daily prayers, their names, and how many rak'ah is each. Students are expected to know them by heart.

Test 1: Our first test of the semester is coming up in two weeks (Oct 22nd). I'll hand out a study guide next week, but it will pretty much the compilation of the bullet points I send out every week as part of the weekly updates. Please make sure you go over those with your child.

Homework for Oct 15th: Read lesson 4 and answer the questions at the endof the lesson (page 25). Some students turned in the wrong homework today. Instead of Lesson 3, they did Lesson 2. I gave them an extra week to turn in the correct homework. Also, if your child missed the class today due to travel, please make sure they turn in both this week's and next week's homework next week without penalty.

 

to: Islamic Studies 2

The lesson on the 8th was Hadith and Sunnah (not salah) My mistake

to: Islamic Studies 2

AA,

Sister Azra was the subsitite teacher 

She covered lesson on hadith and salah, homework was page 33

She passes out a wudu check list, this is not homework, we will work on this in class

The test is next sunday 10/15. Kids were given a study guide. A great way to prepare for the test is to do the homework from lessons 1 through 5 and also practice the material on the study guide. 

Please let me know if you have any questions

Thank you

Hashna

to: Qur'an 5

files: Surah Al-Qalam Memorization Chart - HW4.docx ,   Presentation on Surah Al-Alaq.docx

Assalamu Alaikum: Today I listened to students recite verses 1-14 of Surah Al-Alaq for homework 3. Many needed a little bit help and only a couple got the perfect score (14). I forgot to mark the scores on their HW sheets (many did not bring them); write to me if you would like to know your children's score in HW and I will email it to you (inshallah).

I handed out HW #4 sheets which consists of verses 1-19 (complete Surah Al-Alaq); it is also attached with this message. This HW is due next Sunday (Oct 15). Please work with your children to make sure they memorize the surah and do the necessary practice. I will go back and revise their HW #-13 grades based on their performance in HW 4.

Test 1 (reciting complete Surah Al-Alaq) is on October 29, so there are two class periods still left to perfect the memorization. Please continue to encourage your children to keep up the good work!

Just a reminder that Surah Al-Alaq Presentation is on Nov 5. If your child will be absent that day, they can do the presentation on Oct 29. There are 3 outlines due for the presentation on Oct 15, Oct 22 and Oct 29 (please see the handout for more details). These are to encourage students to start working on the presentation ahead of time and not cram on the last day. Please remind your children to hand the the outlines in on due dates. There are no points for accuracy and completeness; they will receive full credit for just turning the outlines.

Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.

Best Regards,

Ishfaq

Email: ishfaq.ahmad786@gmail.com

Cell: 412-417-3826

to: Qur'an 3

Salam, We had a test of Surah Al-Humaza. Absent students will take their test next week. Dua: Allah o Akbar “ Allah is the greatest” Arabic: page 31,32,36,37 H.W: page 33,34,35 Note: I will not be in town for Oct 15th and Oct 22 Shanzey Kamal will teach my class. If you have any question or concern shoot me an email at fayizamuddassar@gmail.com Please note the date Oct 29 for test of Noorani Qaida Lesson 13.

to: Islamic Studies 4

Assalamoalaikum Parents,

 On this sunday Oct. 8th calss was taken by substitue teacher(sister Jabeen).She covered  lesson 6   "YEAR OF ELEPHANT".

IN Salah she did Rakahs of salat.

H.W ; Islamic studies  page 32

salah ; Memorize  fard and sunnah of salah

TEST will be on oct.22nd InshAllah

 it will include first 7 lesson of islamic studies and salah.

if you have any question call me or text me on 724 900 3297

 jzk

to: Qur'an 7

files: Quran7 Fall17 week5 Lesson.pdf

Salaam Qur'an7 Parents,

Several students did not complete the required reading. Please ensure your student is completing the reading (should take less than 15 minutes, iA) so they are able to contrinute to the discussion in class. 

See below:
- update from 10/08 class
- homework for 10/15 class

See attached:
- lesson from 10/08 class

-Omar

________________________________________________

Homework due on 10/15
- Be prepared for Service Project on Oct 15
- Read the following verses of surah Al-Baqara with their meaning:  2:284 – 2:286
- Identify the names / attributes of Allah within the following verses of surah Al-Baqara: 2:284 – 2:286
- Read the following pages from the textbook: 67-68, 98-99, 173-174, 177-180
- Complete WRE (optional; x8 WREs are required per semester


Update from 10/08
- We learned about the beauty of the recitation Quran and some deeper insights into the bauty of Ayat-ul-Kursi.
- Ask your student: what are some of the class norms that the Quran7 students agreed to ?

to: Level 2

AA, 

On october 8th Sister Azra was the substitue teacher 

She did lesson on Hadith and Salah, Home work was page 33

She also passed out the study guide for the test next week. The test is on lessons 1 through 5. If kids practice the material on the study guide and also study the homework questions from each week, this is a great way to prepare. 

She passed out a wudu check list this is not home work, we will work on this in class next week. 

Any questions please email me, Thank you

Hashna Dheen 

to: Islamic Studies 4

Assalamoalaiku Dear Parents. 

  On sunday we did lesson 5 'Pre Islamic Arabia'

 H.w .exercise on page 28

In salah we did Kinds of salah

Farad( farad ain  ,fard Kifayah)

Wajib

Sunnah(mukkaddah; ghar muakkadah)

 Nfil.

HW .memorise timing of salah.

 

 

 

to: Qur'an 5

files: Presentation on Surah Al-Alaq.docx

Dear Parents, 

Assalamu Aalikum: I have attached the handout for a presentation that each students is supposed to deliver on Nov 5. Please review it with your chlidren to make sure they are clear on what is expected. Feel free to contact me with any questions.

Thanks,

Ishfaq Ahmad

Email: ishfaq.ahmad786@gmail.com

Cell: 412-417-3826