Pray as you see me pray

The following is a homework assignment for Group Nouman due May 24th

This assignment 3 lecture series. Please listen to the 3 lectures to complete the answers below:

Pray as you see me Pray

1. What is the journey of al-Isra.

2. What is the journey of al-Maraaj. 

3. Salah is obligatory  _____ times a day, each rewarded as ______, thus making the reward equivalent to _________. 

4. There are ____________ Muslims in the world: ______________ in Africa, ______________ in the North America, ___________ in China, ___________ in Australia, ______________in South Asia, ____________ in Europe and they all respond to _____________. 

5. How should Muslim perform Salah (methodology. 

6. Which people are the beloved to Allah. 

7. List some component of physical hygiene. 

8. Why would Hassan ibn Ali (r.a) wear his best clothes for Salah. 

9. Translate Quran 5:6. List the steps of wudu according to the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w). 

10. Why is it necessary to perform wudu. What is the reward for making wudu. 

11. What is an intention. 

12. Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) performed the entire wudu with only _______ of water. 

13. What is the duaa after wudu. What is the benefit of making this supplication. 

14. What is Tayamum.  When is it permissible. List the steps of Tayamum according to the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w). 

15. What nullifies wudu. 

16. List the steps for bathing according to the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w). 

17. What are the virtues of Salah. Translate: Quran 13:28, 20:14

18.  What are the medical benefits of wudu and Salah. 

19. What is the proper Salah dress for men and women. 

20. Why is it obligatory to offer Salah. 

21. In which places is it impermissible to offer Salah. 

22. What is the Salah direction. Translate 2:149

23. What is the intention for Salah. 

24. How does one enter Salah. 

25. How are the hands folded during Salah and where are they placed. 

26. Describe the ruku and Sajdah positions. 

27. Describe the sitting position between the two sajdah and the sitting position for tashahud. 

28. How should one recite the Quran and supplication in Salah. 

Come to Salah, Come to Success

The following is a homework assignment for Group Nouman due May 24th. 
This homework assignment has 6 lecture parts. Please listen to all the parts to answer the questions below. 

Come to Salah and to Success 

1.What is the connection between Salah and Islam.
2 Who has the guarantee of Paradise and who does not.
3. What will be the first question on the Day of Judgement.
4. Saying __________________________________ is the key to Paradise.
5. Salah is the greatest _______________________ that is done with the body.
6. One cannot have a ________________without offering Salah. Whoever leaves Salah ______.
7. Salah is mentioned in the Quran more than _________ times.
8. Salah stops people from ___________ and _____________ deeds.
9. Should we be lazy in establsing Salah.
10. What are the 5 advises Shaykh Ibrahim ibn Adham (Abu Ishaaq) gave to the young man against sinning.
11.  The Prophet (s.a.w) said, the _____________ before Fajr are better than _____________.
12. What is true love. ___________________________________________.
13.  Love of Allah necessitates ______________________ and therefore praying ________________.
14. What is the result of those who are too arrogant to worship Allah. __________________________.
15. How should we stand before Allah in Salah. Why.
16. What did Nufail ibn Muawiyah (r.a) say about the people who do not pray or delay their Salah.
17. What is al Ghayi
18. What did Abu Sinaan say about Salah.
19. When do Kiraam al Katibeen change their duty and what do they say to Allah about us when they meet Him.
20. What are the punishments in this world, for the people who do not offer Salah.
21. Which people will not be able to prostrate (do sajdah) to Allah on the Day of Judgement. Such people are like ______________ and _________________.
22. Describe how the hypocrites offer Salah. Which is the punishment for the hypocrites.
23. What is Saqr. 
24. What is Way-el.
25. What is the consequence of missing Fajr Salah.
26. When does Salah become easy and when does it become heavy.
27. What is the best position for human being. 

Why do we worship God? -The Journey of Worship

The following is a homework assignment for Group Nouman due May 24th, 2014 in class. 

Please bring completed answers to class. 

Why do we worship God? -The Journey of Worship - Yasir Qadhi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OKEef1_bV4

1. What is the purpose of life? Prove with reference from the Qur’an.

2. What is the Kalimah (statement describing the Islamic faith)? Write in Arabic and English.

3    3. What is the primary reason for worship? _____________________________________________

4    4.  What is the secondary reason for worship? ___________________________________________

5    5.  What did the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) about worshipping Allah?

6    6. How do the angels worship Allah? What will they say upon their death?

7    7. What are the benefits of learning the Names and Attributes of Allah? ____________________

8    8. Translate: Qur’an 14:34

9    9.  How can we worship Allah?

1    10.  What is ehsaan? ________________________________________________________________

1    11. How can we perfect our Salah? ____________________________________________________

      12.  Why do some people get full reward of their Salah and others get only half the reward or no reward at all?

      13.   What are the benefits of making wudu?

      14.   What are the best deeds? ______________________________________________________ _

      15.   What are the three levels of worship?______________________________________________

      16.   What are the three types of Muslims? ______________________________________________

      17.   What is the difference between a Mu’min view of the world and a Muhsin’s view of the worlds?

      18.   Why does a Mumin eat food and take care of her family?

      19.   Mu’adh ibn Jabal (r.a) hoped for reward for which two deeds? Why?

      20.   Summarize the lecture in two statement.

Muslim Family Olympics Winners

Al-Fawz Academy hopes to bring families - students and parents - together to spend quality time and share quality experiences. On April 27, 45 family groups and teams of friends played competitive games and had a ton of fun -  finding clues, shooting hoops, constructing paper mosques, racings while balancing marbles on choppticks = FAMILY MUSLIM OLYMPICS was a success alhamdulillah. 

Alhamdulillah we had games for children and couples along with prizes and medals for the winners. 

Shifa and Hamza received a medal and a gift for  Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt was a two player game. Each team received an envelope with a list of items which they had to find under 7 minutes. Shifa and Hamza were the sister-brother team to find all the items.  

Rafeea and Muaz received a medal and a gift for  Guess the Word 

Guess the Word was a two player game. Player 1 from each team drew a card and acted-out the clue written on the card. Player 2 had to guess the clue. Rafeea and Muaz's brother-sister team guessed the most words within 1 minute. 

Faris and Uzair received a medal and a gift for Sharpshoot

After a tie breaker, the two-friend team of Faris and Uzair scored the most baskets from the foul line in less than a minute. 

Br. Mohammed Ali (dad) and Ayyan Ali (son) received a medal and a gift for  Math-a-thon

The two player father-son team solved current elementary math questions including additino, subtraction, multiplication and division. Under 2 minutes, they complete 10 questions without calculator, internet or phone aids. 

Br. Amer and Sr. Sadia were the lucky medal and gift winners forCouples Tournament

A special jazakAllahu khayran for the parents who came out and supported the Family Olympics  

Sr. Samia and sons Uzair and Zayan received a medal and a gift for Paper Wars

They constructed a beautiful 3-D masjid made completely out of paper under 7 minutes. Their art-work received majority votes from the audience. 

MashaAllah, great job Ladan and cousion Samira for winning a medal and a gift for Chopstick Pass Along.

This was the last and the most challenging sporting event of the day. The girls races across the gym while balancing marbles on chopsticks. 

Alhamdulillah at Al-Fawz we love the competition spirit. The cheers and applauds from the audiences were especially motivational for the players. Alhamdulillah everyone went home a winner. We didn't just play to have fun, during the Olympics Br. Asharib encouraged us to continuously do dikhri (remember Allah) to plant beautiful trees in Jannah. 

Our main intention behind hosting Muslim Family Olympics was to encourage communication between parents and their children. When kids are young, they are very keen to impress their parents and win their recognition. Sometimes parents don't have enough opportunities during the day to show their presence and love. Family Olympics  helped facilitate dialogue  and compassion between parents and their children.. They not only just played together, but learned to talk better and enjoy each other's talents. 

Br. Asharib reminded the parents to raise their kids on reward and honour system. Give kids rewards when they wok hard. Desserts and video games should be privileges that kids earn for doing good in school or completing their chores on time. The reason why children today do not study enough is because they don't have any rewards to look forward too. 

Br. Asharib explained that Imaam Shafaai became a Mufti at the age of 13. Early Muslim generation had a lot of high expectations from their children. We expect very little from our kids, which is why they perform the bare minimum.

Finally, the family which prays together says together. When we build a home for Allah, Allah will build a home for us in Paradise. Al-Fawz Academy is a home where the religion of Allah is studied. Please support it to support your Hereafter. 

 Once again... CONGRATULATIONS to all the Contestants and the Winners!

May Allah's mercy, guidance and blessings be forever with you! aameen

Tree Planting Trip

Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) was a beautiful man. He was a spiritual teacher and a leader for ecological welfare. He was concerned for preserving nature. He participated in planting date palm trees and harvesting. 

Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) categorically taught people to live on less, to protect animal and plant life, and to worship the Creator by being merciful to the creation. He (s.a.w) said, "Planting a tree is a charity when humans, animals and birds benefit from it - find shade, shelter and food from it" [Muslim]. 

I wanted to share some pictures from Al-Fawz Academy Tree Planting Trip on May 10, 2014 

Alhamdulillah we planted 125 trees at Jalaluddin Park at 490 Mississauga Valley Blvd. 

Mississauga Park Personnel demonstrating tree planting techniques to Al-Fawz students

Alhamdulillah the weather was beautiful today. In general, April and May are the best times to plant in the Northern hemisphere, because the tree get a lot of rain and have all summer to grow.

The students were actually digging holes on a hill. It was quite a challenge to crack through the solid rocks. Carrying the shovels in itself was hard. MashaAllah our youngest students were proud at the end of the day for completing the rare Sunnah of Tree Planting.

First you prepare the hole for planting. Dig 10 inches wide into the ground and plant fresh roots. Ease the roots into the soil. 

The tree hole should be a little deeper around the edges but there should be a pedestal of dirt in the center where the root ball sits. Spread wood shavings around the roots. 

Students collecting wood shavings in buckets

Each student planted up to 7 - 10 trees each with the help of teachers and park

The wood shavings (wood chips) was used as compost and fertilizer.It contains an organic mixture that includes micorrhizae, beneficial fungi that enhance a tree's uptake of soil nutrients.

 

Depending on the climate, these roots will take 5 years to settle in the soil. 

Great Work Al-Fawz Academy! Enjoy the trees as they grow over the years. Appreciate their fruits, shade and beauty. We thank Allah for letting you add 125 trees to the world and completing a rare sunnah.