CREDENCE HIGH SCHOOLISLAMIC EDUCATION

NEWS LETTERSEPTEMBER 2020

VIRTUAL QUR'AN HIFZ COMPETITIONCompetition objectives:

The main objectives of the competition are:

❖ To raise the overall standards of recitation amongst the Islamic students in credence high school Dubai.

❖ To encourage Islamic students to work harder on memorizing the Holy Quran.

❖ To increase the acquaintance with theHoly Quran.

❖ To enhance collaboration and Unity betweenIslamic students in the school.

What is Quran recitation?Reciters of the Quran are promised to be among

Allah’s favourites as mentioned in the following Hadith:It was narrated that Anas ibn Malik said, “The Messenger of Allah said, ‘Allah has His own people among mankind.’ they said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, who are they?’ He said, ‘the people of the Quran, the people of Allah and those who are closest to Him’.” And Allah knows best.”

Virtual Qur’an Hifz Competition

Quran recitation in the light of Hadeeth & verses:It is not unknown to anyone the merits of reciting and memorizing the Quran. There are many Ayas and Hadiths that highlight this fact, examples of which are:

first of all we pray to Allah to make it easy for you to read Quran and obtain its reward. Allah the Almighty says, “Indeed, this Quran guides to that which is most suitable.” (Al Israa: 9).

بن جعفر عن،سفيانعن،المبارك ابنأنبأناقال،الل عبد بنعتبةأخبرنا :قال

يقلللسلمعليهاللهصلىالل رسللكانقال،الل عبد بن جاب ر عن،أب يه عن،محمد

يقللثملهأههلب ماعليه ليثن يالليحمدخطبت ه ف ي ” ه من لفلالليهد لهمض

ييضل لهلمن يث أصدقلهإ نفلهاد تالحد الل ابك

Jabir ibn Abdullah (ra) reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said;

“…The most accurate and truthful speech is the Book of Allah.

Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As (ra) reported that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said;

“Whoever recites the Qur’ān secures (knowledge of) prophethood within his ribs (bosom), though Divine Revelation has not been sent upon him. It does not befit one endowed with the Qur’ān that he should be indignant with those in anger, nor should he indulge in any act of ignorance with those who are ignorant, while the Speech of Allah Almighty is with him in his chest.”[12]

The judge of the competition was Sir Junaid Sulaiman. He was

impressed with the participants and their achievements and advised our

students about the ways to improve their recitation. He encouraged

students to recite the Quran with Tajweed and to recite each letter

precisely from its source of origin in order not to change the meaning of

the Quran. He also advised students to learn rules that are related to

stopping whilst reading the Quran. Students were also encouraged to

memorize more from the holy Quran and to practice their memorization

regularly.

Credence High School Dubai, would like to thank all the students for participating in this year’s virtual Quran competition. We also would like to thank all the teachers, and staff members of the School, for making this year’s virtual Quran competition a success. May Allah accept all of our efforts for his Deen and make us from the people of the Quran in this world and in the hereafter.

In the Qur’an, a pious Muslim hears God’s

voice guiding and encouraging, consoling

and reproaching, promising the righteous mercy and eternal bliss,

while threatening the wicked with wrath and

eternal torment. For Muslims, the Qur’an is the word of God, which

has entered human time to shape history.

According to Muslim sources, the Angel

Gabriel revealed himself to Prophet Muhammad in 610 CE while he was in prayerful retreat in a

cave on Mount Hira, outside Mecca. It is said

that in this initial meeting, the Angel

Gabriel pressed Muhammad so

vehemently that he felt he was being choked. The Qur’an states that

the angel then commanded:

Recite in the name of your Lord

who created, created man from

a blood clot. Recite, for your

Lord is most magnanimous -

who taught by the pen; taught

man that which he did not

know. (Qur’an 96:1-5)

To sum it up, the Holy Quran acts as the basis of Islam, and its teachings are pivotal in understanding Islam. Based on the essay, it can be concluded that the major themes of the Holy Quran are God, prophets, man, divine scriptures, and sin. God is merciful, forgiving and is above all what is on earth and in heaven.

The book teaches Muslims how to live good lives and follow God. The book is kept on a high shelf above other books, and the boys wash before handling it, to show

their respect for the word of God, or Allah.

Flip Class Activity

Flipped classroom strategyIn the process of replacing traditional lectures with more student-centeredlearning, and other forms of group work and peer instruction. Making

students more interactive we introduced flip class to increase

students' interest in Islamic Knowledge. Fatima Zahra from grade 8 prepare and design activities for flip class. She performed her primary role

to monitor, guide and support the learning process of other students.

Flip activities can be most beneficial and relevant. Students actively

participated in virtual flip class. They enjoyed pad let , quizzes, and links of

UAE Well done Fatima Zahra.

Family Tree of Prophet

Mohamed (SAW)

‘Draw a family Tree of Prophet

Mohamed (SAW)’ activity was

conducted for grade 1 students. The

main objective of this activity was to learn about the Lineage of Prophet

Mohamed (SAW). All students

participated. Every child is a different

kind of flower and all together makes

this world a beautiful garden. The

students were excited to show their

best artwork by drawing the Family

Tree of Prophet Mohamed (SAW). The

family tree is about the relatives of the

Prophet Mohamed (SAW) known as a

family member of the family of

Hashim and the Quraysh tribe. This

Activity is the art of learning how to

draw, sketch, coloring and speak about

it correctly.

Educational Games

Web-based Educational games can prove

to be a treasure trove of learning

opportunities. Game-based learning

environments actively involve students and

enable them to learn about certain Topics,

expand concepts, reinforce development

and participate actively. It gives them an

opportunity to share, laugh and have fun in

the Class.

Islamic Studies Department teach the

Students Value based education and Islamic

knowledge. These Islamic fun filled

educational Activities are one sure way to

make learning about Islamic Studies fun for

our Students. Many educational learning

activities such as Islamic games, quizzes,

puzzles, Arabic alphabet games, Islamic

stories and much more.

Honouring Parents Padlet Wall

Wish you all good Luck

Islamic Education Department