The one place to find your monthly dose of Noor

Ayat of the Month

In surat Al-Imran Allah

(swt) says Say (O Muham-

mad to mankind): "If you

(really) love Allah then

follow me (i.e. accept Is-

lamic Monotheism, follow

the Qur'an and the Sun-

nah), Allah will love you

and forgive you of your

sins. And Allah is O%-

Forgiving, Most Merci-

ful." (AlImran 3:31)

Hadith of the Month

A companion of the Proph-

et Muhammad (peace be

upon him) said he had

seen no one more given to

smiling than the Prophet.

Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 1231

Welcome! First Issue of The Monthly Noor

Asalaamu ‘Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi

wa Barakatahu!

This is our first publication of The

Monthly Noor, “The one place to find

your monthly dose of Noor.”

This is a newsletter that has been cre-

ated in order to showcase the enthusi-

asm and creativity of the students at

the Islamic Foundation Sunday School.

We hope to show the community the

potential and excellence of the stu-

dents here as a means for inspiring

others.

Often times, the newsletter will contain

sections including but not limited to: an

Ayat of the Month, Hadith of the Month,

Islamic articles, and any works done by

students.

The management of this newsletter is

being done by Br. Thymur and his

newsletter committee. For any ques-

tions, please contact at

themonthlynoor@gmail.com

If your students, children, or you your-

self (as a student) would like to be pub-

lished in this newsletter, please email

us so we can follow up with more de-

tails.

We would love to publish any work as

excellence requires recognition. We

then hope that the recognition will in-

spire other students to develop greater

aspirations in their goals here in the

Sunday School and in their life.

The Monthly Noor is not affiliated nor

do we support any political agendas.

As such, we will not publish news relat-

ing to such agendas.

This is a newsletter specifically focus-

ing on the students.

We only hope to inspire, unify, and in-

crease our love for our deen, our Is-

lam, our Allah (SWT), and our

Rasulullah Sallallahu ‘Alayhi wa Salim

and his family.

Asalaamu’ Alaykum wa Rahmatullah,

-The Monthly Noor

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In this issue

Welcome! First Issue of TMN P.1

A Student’s Perspective: Tanvir Siddiqui P.2

A Student’s Perspective—Sabrina Tariq P.3

Important Dates P.4

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A Student’s Perspective: The

Importance of Loving

Rasulullah Sallallahu ‘Alayhi

wa Salim

Tanvir Siddiqui, a student of IFSS grade 6B,

beautifully answered a question posed by his

teacher Br. Hussain Jilani. Br. Hussain had asked

his students to describe in any fashion, whether it

be an essay, poster, or poetry, why it was im-

portant to love Rasulullah Sallallahu ‘Alayhi wa

Salim. There were many students with brilliant

works, however, this poster was recommended for

publication.

“I was surprised. The students are going above my

expectations in terms of their understanding of

many important Islamic concepts. I was very hap-

py.” said Br. Hussain after class. Tanvir gave elev-

en reasons as to why everyone should love

Rasulullah Sallallahu ‘Alayhi wa Salim. We will list

them going clockwise on his poster.

1. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) showed us how

we find peace and love in this life and the next

life!

2. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is the best creation

with the most noble character!

3. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) set an example to

mankind by the Almighty!

4. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) came with the truth

and the call to Allah (SWT)!

5. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) taught us to be pa-

tient and to never lose hope in Allah (SWT)!

6. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was the most truth-

ful and sincere in his words and deeds!

7. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) ordered us to speak

the truth even though against over selves!

8. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) brought humankind

together based on the religion of justice!

9. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) commanded us to

enjoin good and forbid evil!

10. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) he showed us to

be good to people even when they are bad to us!

Tanvir had wri�en in beau�ful Arabic calligraphy:

“Bismillah hi Rahman ni Raheem” and “La ilaha

illallah, Muhammadur Rasulullah”, however this

por�on of the poster was not shown out of respect

for those words as this page would be printed and

distributed.

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“My name is Sabrina bint Tariq...I think that my

mom named me this because she wanted me to

have patience”

Sabrina Tariq, smiling in the picture above, is a

student in the 2B grade. In her third period Islamic

Studies course, Br. Thymur gave his students a

project that would help the younger generation of

Muslims define themselves and be proud of their

background and religion. Students were required

to make a poster presentation between one to

four minutes long of what their

A Student’s Perspective:

What does my name mean?

11. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) taught us respect

and mercy towards the aged and mildness to-

wards children!

“So whoever tries to attack his name, should know

that his honor and his nobility is already deep

seated in human history and can never change.”

Br. Hussain commented that Tanvir’s work was

just one out of the many excellent projects he re-

ceived. All his students seemed excited and en-

thusiastic to continue learning and expressing

themselves.

names meant, the ethnic origin of their name,

what their name referred to (whether it was an

object, person, place, or idea), and a brief de-

scription of its history.

Students were also evaluated on the creativity

and neatness of their posters.

Sabrina enlightened her classmates by talking

about her name. She said that her name has an

Arabic origin as it comes from “Sabr” which

meant patience. In addition, she went onto say-

ing that it also referred to a white rose.

Sabrina had received the highest grade in her

class, and thus, was nominated for publication.

She is one amongst over 20 students who pre-

sented.

Below are the names of the students who also

did exceptionally well in 2B. Congratulations!

• Asma Ahmed

• Sinan Anwar

• Emaan Dada

• Mahreen Kamal

• Daaniya Mirza

• Adam Munshi

• Alina Muzammil

• Aqsa Patel

Write to us at themonthlynoor@gmail.com

If you would like to submit any artwork, es-says, poetry, or other student contributions, please contact us for a chance to get pub-lished!

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Important Dates:

January 29th, 2012 Sunday from 2pm-7pm

The Exemplary Life of Prophet Muhammad Sallahu Ala Wa Ala Alaihi Wasalam

Speaker: Shaykh Muhammad Bin Yahya Al-Husayni Al-Ninowy (Syria)

Reciter: Qari Syed Sadaqat Ali (Pakistan)