Halaqa # 33

Shawwal 20,  1436

Istiqaama

Year 2

Attendance:

• 7  Sisters
• 3  Junior Sisters
• 3  Junior Guests

Location:  Celebration Square

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

• 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. Ameen

• QURAN RECITATION

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 An-Nissa  from Ayat 80  

till Ayat 94 . 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.

• SISTERS TALK

Keeping It Going After Ramadan: Istiqaama

by :Khalil Abdur-Rashid

• LEARNING ARABIC

Istiqamah  استقامه  is often translated to mean ‘uprightness, correctness, integrity, soundness’ and so forth. It comes from the root word قام (qama) meaning ‘to rise’ or

‘to stand upright’ and it’s from this that we derive words like       مستقيم (mustaqeem)

as in ‘Sirat al-Mustaqeem’ (Straight Path).

Istiqamah is in our words, actions, intentions, and state (our condition). It is 

what our character builds upon and it is what determines our destiny on the 

Day of Judgment.

source: http://www.islam21c.com/spirituality/9154-istiqaama-the-way-of-the-believer/

• SISTERS TALK

Hadith 21: The concept of Istiqamah

• NEXT HALAQA

In sha Allah, our next Halaqa will be held on Thursday August 20th, 2015 outdoors 

at the Celebration Square in front of the Mississauga Library from 10 am-12 noon. 

Sisters and children are encouraged to attend.  

• SISTERS TALK

8 Tips to Stay Connected to the Qur’an Post-Ramadan by Aishah Iqbal

Click to read more: http://productivemuslim.com/connected-to-quran-post-ramadan/#ixzz3hwPRpKah

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• TECH TALK

Just highlighting two websites taken from today’s Halaqa

one from Japan.   Muslims in Japan
one from Australia  Islamic Dawah Center

• VIDEO

Oh Muslim! Be Steadfast - Abu Hamza 5:39

• 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.

Following the Halaqa, sisters present enjoyed wandering the Farmers Market which was 

set up in Celebration Square that day.