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