Assalamu Aalikum Wr Wbr, Dear parents, Alhamdulillah! The following was discussed in our last class. Rituals of Hajj-Things we do in Hajj We go around the ka’bah 7 times, this is called  Tawaf Then we walk between the two hills,  As-Safa  and  Al-Marwah,  7 times  this is called   Sa’i After that we go to Mina. In  Mina  people stay in  tents . On the day of Hajj everyone goes to  ‘Arafat  from Mina-We pray to Allah and ask him to forgive us and guide us. After the sunsets pilgrims leave ‘Arafat for  Muzdalifah . They stay the night in Muzdalifah praying and asking dua. In the morning they return to Mina. First they  throw pebbles  at the  Shaitan  and then  sacrifice an animal  like a goat, cow or sheep. After this the  men shave their hair  or cut it,  women only trim their hair . Then we change to  normal clothes  from Ihram. On the  last day of Hajj , p...

  Levels Lesson Links All levels Especially L1-L3 01-Level 1-3 Hajj Stories 02-Level 1-7-Talbiyya 03-Level 1-7-Etiquette of Eid Eid Salat 01-Levels 3-7 Hajar (a) – lessons we can learn from her Levels 4-7 01-Levels 4-7 The Story of Hajj 02-Levels 4-7 Hajj Brief Summary 03-Level 4-7-Importance of the first 10 days of Dhul Hajj Levels 5-7 04-Level 5-7-Hajj Step by Step 04-Level 6-7 Types of Hajj 04-Level 6-7-The 5 Days of Hajj-Summary Chart 05-Level 6-7-Six parts of the Talbiyah  

Assalamu Aalikum Wr Wbr, Alhamdulillah the year has gone by quickly and has been fruitful at CIS. My appologies for not posting earlier on this year due to some issues I had with my log in, however JazzakhAllah Khair for your support in the continuity of learning for your child in Islamic studies where our communication has been through the coloured plastic folder and our parent teacher interviews, Alhamdulillah! We began our Term by looking at the duties of a muslim, the five pillars. The children are very good at naming them both in Arabic and english as well as saying the shahadah and naming all the five compulsory prayers relating it to times they are offered during the day. They have a sound understanding of fasting and Zakah too, Allahu Akbar! MashAllah, last lesson we began to focus on Hajj, the fifth pillar and an event that is taking place presently. Please find below an information worksheet which include all the main points we discussed in class. This will help you encourage...

Please read the following stories in preparations for the quiz on the 17th of September. 01-Levels 4-7 The Story of Hajj 02-Levels 4-7 Hajj Brief Summary 03-Level 4-7-Importance of the first 10 days of Dhul Hajj

  Tanween Kasra and Tanween Dhamma Today we learnt Tanween Kasra and Dhamma. The lessons can be found on pages 55 to 59 of Easy Quran Reading The following exercise was given in class (this needs to be completed at home and stuck in their exercise book):  Tanween-Kasra The following is homework:  Tanween Writing Excercises For those who were away, please catch up with the lesson and complete the homework.

  Quran Learning – Juz ‘Amma Links To help with Quran understanding, recitation and memorization it is very important to spend some time  everyday  to read, recite, understand and memorize. Here are some tools that can be helpful: A parent/teacher to teach, listen and correct recitation and memorization daily/regularly. use a Quran App or CD or online resource to listen-to and repeat the ayaat they have to memorize: Highly recommended for Levels 1-5:  Quran IQ for FREE at  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.quraniq&hl=en . This is a really good app  to learn and understand the meaning of words and ayaat  of surahs that the children are currently learning from Levels 1-5. It comes in the form of short lessons which are marked and can be tracked. For Example: Level 1-3: Lessons 1 to 15 Level 4: Lessons 57 to 79 Level 5: Suratul A’laa – lessons 148 to 157; al-Ghashiya – lessons 139 to 147 al-Fajr – lessons 125 to 138 al-Balad – less...

  Level 3 Quran with Sr Saima Week 1 – 16 July, 2017 Welcome back to CIS in Term 3. Sr Saima is away for a couple of weeks, Sr Sumaiya will be taking her Quran lessons with Level 3, inshaAllah. It was disappointing to see only 10 students back on day one (16 July) out of 28 students! For those who were absent, please use the notes below to help your child catch up. It was noted that many of the students do not have the textbook: Juz ‘Amma Vol 1: If your child has not received the book please collect one from the office before class starts next week. If the book has been lost, you will need to purchase a replacement. LESSON 16 July, 2017 We are studying Surah al-‘Asr and will continue this for the next two weeks, inshaAllah. What we did: recited and repeated the surah together a few times. Please use this link to recite and memorize (or correct memorization):     https://www. youtube.com/watch?v= iFQZ7YNvleo discussed the general story of surah al-Asr: shortest surah ...