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Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Halaqa # 149

Ramadan 14, 1441 AH,
Ramadan Stay Focused
Year 7
Attendance: 
8 Sisters
7 Junior Sisters                                                          
5 Junior Guests
Location: Online


Agenda: (please note, we have included many links where you can read in detail more on each subject)

During the Covid-19 “stay at home” order, we have decided to hold our Halaqa online using Zoom.
In sha Allah, every Thursday, we will have two adjoining sessions with a small break in the middle.   If you would like to join, please get in touch with us. 

Session One 10:30 AM: 




Opening Dua

O Allah, bless this Halaqa, allow us to gain, act upon and share beneficial knowledge. 
Guide us, forgive our sins and grant us Jannah with our families and loved ones. 
O my Lord increase me in knowledge*.  رَّبِّ زِدْنِى عِلْمًا   Ameen

Quran: Reciting

We read Surah Fatihah aloud altogether, then Sister Alia read Surah Al-Kahf verses 35-45 followed by Sister Rim, reading the English Approximation.  In sha Allah, this will be an ongoing part of our Halaqa and one day in sha Allah, we will
have Khatam Quran and begin again.   

Quran: Tafsir

Surah Al-Kahf  verses 35-45 
We have chosen to use Tafsir Ibn Kathir   Volume 6 
Sister Alia read part 3.
Verse 37-41
Verse 42-44
Between Wealth and Good Deeds
Verses 45-46


Discussion: Being stuck at home, has made us realize that a lot of things we thought essential to our lives
are not so important. These things kept us busy all the time, and now we are realizing how wasteful they were,
using up our valuable time and even money.  Probably when things get back to the way they were, we might
fall back into our old habits, but in sha Allah, we will have a renewed perspective and keep all the good habits we are developing now during Ramadan and during our isolation. 
A way to teach children about life and how it renews is to use a simple gardening activity in your home.  
 The miracle of life and the miracles around us that prove the existence of Allah.  How mankind is so wrong
to dispute who is responsible for everything. 

Quran: Tajweed

We are following a book from our library that is not copyrighted.
Tajweed for Beginners  Prepared by Qari Ismail Essack
Sister Shimaa created two mind maps of the lessons we have taken thus far.
Sister Shimaa shared the following video as a review of the letters and an introduction to next week's lesson. 


Break 20 minutes

Session Two 11:30 AM:



Children’s Focus Talking To Allah, swt  

How can we talk to Allah?  How does Allah talk to us?

What could we say to Allah, swt when we feel the following?



 


Make a glitter jar, shake it and try to recite some Dhikr while the glitter settles.




What things do you do before you go to sleep?

بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُوَأَحْيَا     Bismika allahumma amutu wa ahya. 

In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.


Omar & Hana | Dua Before Sleeping | Islamic Songs for Kids | Nasheed 2:04


What do you do if you want to go out for a drive with your parents?

سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا، وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِي وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لمَُنْقَلِبُون

Subhaan alladhee sakh-khara lanaa haadhaa, wa maa kunnaa lahu muqrineena,
wa innaa ilaaa rabinaa la munqaliboon.
Glory to Him who has brought this [vehicle] under our control, though we were
unable to control it [ourselves], and indeed, to Our Lord we will surely return.



Do you know any other dua’s?


Homework:
Try to learn a new dua this week and say it to us in next week’s Halaqa in shaa Allah.

Resources for Moms
For older children:
For Younger Children: 

A Temporary Gift

Sister Bana read: Echoes of you, Growing young
  page 133-134
Link to Purchase a pdf                Link to buy
Discussion:  She is always contemplating how she will get to see Amr again, such great love. How growing old together
is a blessing.  Yet, she is able to turn the opposite of that into a blessing, growing young together.   

Great Women of Islam Who Were Given the

Good News of Paradise

Sister Rim read part of the chapter about
Umm Salamah radi Allahu anha  
In the book, the bottom of page 86 to 88
Discussion:  The great love Sister Asma for Amr is seen in the love of Umm Salamah raa for her husband.  Allah rewarded
Umm Salamah with the best man, Prophet Muhammad. 

Ramadan Health and Fitness

Sister Megan read the recent article written by Sister Raya Haddass. 

Bonus

Muslim Central has many apps (phone and desktop) to help with:

Sisters Share Their Thoughts
Choose one of the following to complete:

Last week, I had difficulty with…….

I learned this week ……..

Starting today, I will …...

My favourite moment last week was …….

News and Schedule

Our upcoming planned Halaqas are: 

Thursday, May 14, 2020
Thursday, May 21, 2020

Follow along with our Ramadan Series on our What’s App Group:
Daily Deen Doses 

Ahmad Jibril – Gems of Ramadan

An Ayah, An Activity and a Ramadan Memory Book

Closing Dua

For the expiation of sins, said at the conclusion of a sitting or gathering. To listen to this dua click here
"How perfect You are O Allah, and I praise You.
 I bear witness that None has the right to be worshipped except You.
 I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance."
سُبْحـانَكَ اللّهُـمَّ وَبِحَمدِك، أَشْهَـدُ أَنْ لا إِلهَ إِلاّ أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتوبُ إِلَـيْك
Subhânaka l-lâhumma wa bi-hamdika. Ash-hadu an lâ ilâha illâ anta, astaghfiruka wa atûbu ilayka..

If any of this information was good and true, know that it comes from Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala.  
If there are mistakes we ask for Allah’s Forgiveness and Mercy.
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Thursday, September 21, 2017

Halaqa # 84

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Muharram 1, 1439
Survey Results


Year 4
Attendance:
  • 9 Sisters
  • 4 Junior Sisters
Location: Sister Sara’s Place
Agenda: (please note, we have included many links where you can read in detail more on each subject)
FORWARD:  We would like to share a few points about why we decided to tweak our halaqa.
  • To ensure authentic material is shared
  • To ease the preparation of the Halaqa
  • To allow for a more in-depth participation if desired yet at the same time, keep it carefree
for those who only wish to attend without follow-up
  • To follow a system whereby we could all see growth and development, ie, completing a book, or learning Arabic/Tajweed
  • To acknowledge the importance of proper recitation of Quran and to work towards improving our recitation and recognition of proper recitation.
  • To recognize and incorporate needs and interests of our halaqa members
  • OPENING DUA
O Allah, bless this Halaqa, allow us to gain, act upon and share beneficial knowledge. Guide us, forgive our sins and grant us Jannah with our families and loved ones.
رَّبِّ زِدْنِى عِلْمًا  “Rabbi zidni ‘ilma” (O my Lord increase me in knowledge)*. Ameen
Note: we made an addition to our opening dua.
  • QURAN RECITATION: TAJWEED/LEARN ARABIC
Alhamdulillah, the overwhelming majority choose to start a learn Arabic/Tajweed session to our Halaqa.  The majority wanted to allot 10 min to this endeavor.


In sha Allah, we will begin with Surah Al-Asr and systematically practice the small Surahs till Surah An Nas. We will in sha Allah, listen to a correct recitation by  Sheikh Husary.  We may spend more than one Halaqa on a specific Surah.


Isa, we will listen to the Surah, then, learn a tajweed rule and then practice our own recitations. Sisters who do not know Arabic will be encouraged to follow along the Arabic letters and Sisters who know Arabic will be encouraged to improve their recitation.


The above link has both the recitation by Sheikh Husary and the individual word pronunciation (click on each word) for our learning Arabic sisters.
Navigating the above webpage:
Click on the settings top right-hand corner:
  • Click Surah Info to get an overview of the Surah.
  • Click Reading Mode to get a have all the Ayaat together (but without the English translation, yet, if you hover over a word you will still see it’s meaning.
  • We chose the reciter  Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary(Muallim)
  • We chose Sahih International English translation
  • We chose translation in the tooltip display.  For learning Arabic, it is best not to use transliteration if possible.
  • You can also adjust the font size.
At the bottom, left-hand side of the webpage are the audio controls
  • Clicking on the circular arrows will open controls to loop and repeat the range you choose and the number of repetitions you would like.
  • When we tested the continuous recitation, we noticed a glitch with the underlining of the words as they are recited.  


Another website useful for seeing the tajweed script and allowing for looping the audio is:
Sisters who practice their reading in sha Allah will have an opportunity at the next Halaqa to have a sister listen to their recitation.
Tajweed rule
Sister Maryam mentioned how to stop at the end of a verse and how to stop inside a verse.


Sister Sara mentioned the difference between thickening letters (tafkheem) and lighter letters (tarqeeq).
During this session, we realised the need to be systematic in our study of Tajweed. Alhamdulillah, Sister Dania has volunteered as a Halaqa Helper in this area.  
Alhamdulillah, we have chosen to follow the course Read with Tajweed which also offers an Android app.  For iPhone users who would like an app, we are suggesting Quran Teacher
  • QURAN RECITATION AND REFLECTION
The sisters voted overwhelmingly to limit the recitation of each sister and also to fix the amount of Quran we cover.  The majority choose one page.  
We have decided to have each sister read at the most one-half page and we will only read from one page each Halaqa, in sha Allah, thus the sisters will be reading the same page, each with her individual ability.  This repetition in sha Allah will help us to improve our recitation and recognition of the Arabic letters in sha Allah.
We read Surah Fatihah aloud altogether, then sisters individually read aloud a few letters/words, ayahs (according to her ability and with the help and encouragement of her fellow sisters). We read Surah Yusuf from Ayah 31 to Ayah 37.  In sha Allah, this will be an ongoing part of our Halaqa and one day in sha Allah, we will have Khatam Quran and begin again.
We read an English Approximation (Sahih International) of the above verses.
We have chosen to use Tafsir Ibn Kathir for our Tafsir.
Volume 5 Page 159-166 (From our library shelf)
We only had enough time to review Ayah 31
  • SURVEY RESULTS: BOOKS TO FOLLOW

We reviewed the survey. The top book was Don’t Be Sad. Three books were next. Two from the Family Category and another Spiritual/Motivational. Women Around the Messenger was ranked highly.  We have chosen 4 of the top books for our Halaqa.  These books will be covered systematically, either through direct readings or summaries prepared by our Halaqa Helpers. In sha Allah, these books will also be the basis of discussion sessions.

Post-Halaqa, the Halaqa Team discussed the issue of copyright and the correctness of sharing free pdf’s available online as the websites may not have the permission of the author.  Some scholars say it is permissible to use these free pdf’s for your personal use or for dawah, but it would be best to purchase. We therefore decided to avoid sharing the free pdf’s so we won't be accountable for sharing somebody's intellectual property without right. Instead, we will provide a link for purchasing the pdf at a low cost, or purchasing the book. Also if the book is available to borrow from our library we will let you know in sha Allah.   There is however one of our books which does not have a copywrite clause in the book.  One of our members has the hardcover version and has confirmed this, so therefore, in sha Allah, we will share the free PDF for that book, NURTURING EEMAN IN CHILDREN.
  • WOMEN AROUND THE MESSENGER
This book is available to borrow short term from one of our members.
Sister Halima has prepared a summary of the Introduction in the Book.
Here is the link
In sha Allah, we will be going through this book systematically using short summaries prepared by our Halaqa Helpers
  • DON’T BE SAD
We have this book in our Library (it is currently borrowed, but you can submit a request to
borrow, in sha Allah)
We read the Introduction to the First Edition (of the Arabic Version) written by the book's
author: ‘Aidah ibn Abdullah al-Qarni  In sha Allah, we will read a small section during each
Halaqa followed by a discussion.
Page 23- 25 on the PDF
  • NURTURING EEMAN IN CHILDREN
This book is available to borrow short term from one of our members.
We decided to begin with this book in the Family Category and in sha Allah, once we complete
it, plans are to move to the “Children Education in Islam” in sha Allah
We read   The Solution from The Introduction: Pages 18-20
  • If any of our members would like to volunteer to prepare summaries for this book, please let us know.
  • A TEMPORARY GIFT
We read the back cover and the inside accolades to introduce ourselves to this book.  In sha
Allah, we will read a small selection during each Halaqa followed by a short discussion. We
hope one day the author will attend our Halaqa and read in person.
  • NEXT HALAQA and News
In sha Allah, our next Halaqa will be on Thursday October 5th at our Headquarters in sha Allah.
Alhamduililah, there is a new intense Free Online Arabic Course starting up very soon in sha Allah.  If you are interested in learning more about this course, please contact us for more details.
In sha Allah we will be starting a private online forum (members only) for post-Halaqa discussions. If you would like to participate please let us know.
  • Dua al Ghayb

We made dua for a family whose son has cancer
  • VIDEO
We quickly mentioned two video series to follow  on a rotating basis:
The Beginning and the End Sheikh Omar Suleiman 8:27
Stories of the Prophets Sheikh  Abdul Nasir Jangda 8:01
  • CLOSING DUA
For the expiation of sins, said at the conclusion of a sitting or gathering. To listen to this dua click here
196 - "How perfect You are O Allah, and I praise You. I bear witness
that None has the right to be worshipped except You. I seek Your
forgiveness and turn to You in repentance."
سُبْحـانَكَ اللّهُـمَّ وَبِحَمدِك، أَشْهَـدُ أَنْ لا إِلهَ إِلاّ أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتوبُ إِلَـيْك
Subhânaka l-lâhumma wa bi-hamdika. Ash-hadu an lâ ilâha illâ
anta, astaghfiruka wa atûbu ilayka.

If any of this information was good and true, know that it comes from Allah subhanahu

wa ta’ala.  If there are mistakes we ask for Allah’s Forgiveness and Mercy.

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