Halaqa # 183

Dhu’l Qi’dah 7, 1442 AH

Hasbi Allah wa ni’mal wakeel

Year 8

Attendance:  

3 Sisters

Location: Online via Google Meet

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

Note: During our Halaqa’s, Allah willing,  we encourage discussion after each section.  Sisters can share their reflections, thoughts and questions.

 

 

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

*Part of ayah 114 Surah Taha(20)

Quran: Reciting

Sister Alia read Surah Fatihah aloud; then she recited from Surah al-Anbiyaa verses 58-72, followed by Sister Rim, reading the English Approximation by Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran.  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-Anbiyaa verses 58-72

We have chosen to use Tafsir Ibn Kathir   Volume 6 

Sister Alia read all three sections.

1. How Ibrahim broke the Idols 

Verses 57-63

2. The People's admission of their gods' incapability, and Ibrahim's preaching

Verses 64-67

3. How Ibrahim was thrown into the Fire and how Allah controlled it 

Verse 68-70

Discussion:  gecko, 40 days, more research

Learn A Dua

A sixteen-year-old boy was put in front of a fire. The fire was so huge that he had to be placed into a catapult in order to be thrown from a safe distance. This boy was the Prophet Abraham `alayhi as-salaam (peace be upon him), whose people wanted to burn him alive because he challenged their views on God and their way of life. Before he was thrown in, he said the following words with a heart full of conviction:

 

“Hasbuna Allah wa ni`m al-wakeel.”

“Sufficient is Allah for us, and He is the best Trustee.”

[Bukhari]

Read more: Allah is Sufficient

Nurturing Eman in Children  

We read the following: 

Part Three: Developing an Islamic Personality

Chapter 12       Additional Keys to Developing an Islamic Personality

Be Good Role Models   

Demonstrate and encourage pride in being Muslim

1 ¼ pages

Pdf Page 168-169

Discussion:  We had a very thorough discussion about Islam in the Media and Schools and in Society.

News and Schedule

Summer July Schedule     2nd and 4th Thursday’s of  July
Second Thursday of the month Thursday, July 8th	Outdoor Halaqa,  Mississauga Valley Park
Special Eid Halaqa   Saturday, July 24th	Outdoor Halaqa,  Mississauga Valley Park

Off the Record

A few minutes set aside before the Halaqa ends for sisters to share personal observations from their life. 

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..

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