Madressa 2009 Non-pupil day will be held on 2nd May. Students are given a day off on that day whereas all teachers should attend for the following programme at Lawford Mead School.
1000: Teachers’ Training (Lesson Planning by Sister Akila Manji) 1130: Break 1200: Small group workshop for strategy for the year 1245: Large group discussion 1330: Salaat
All teachers are requested to attend. All parents are requested to pass on their comments, which will be deliberated upon in strategy building.
We are pleased to announce the next venture of madressa, which we committed ourselves to do for this year.
Madressa Workshops will commence from next week 7th February 2009 at current madressa premises.
The format of workshops/Adult classes will be:
* We will commence workshops with the model of Adult Classes.
* We invite all madressa teachers, parents and jamaat adults. We will also invite year 10 and 11 students. Other classes will run as usual.
* The timings of workshops will be from 1245 till 1330.
* We will run the first module of 5 classes on the topic of Pluralism. Pluralism is an important topic and we introduced chapters on this last year in senior classes. Now we want address it with critical analysis.
* First module will be conducted by Brother Imranali Panjwani.
* Handouts will be given to all attendees with description of lecture and reflection of learning
* We will re-evaluate the workshops on the Non-pupil day (2nd May 2009) with evaluation from all concerned.
*The dates for these workshops are:
7th February 21st February 7th March 21st March 4th April
We hope that we continue to grow and respond to the new questions in an organised manner.
On Saturday, 31st January, 4th Safar 1430 AH, the children of the madressa got together to remember the event of Karbala. They organised and recited on the occasion of the 1st annual madressa majlis. All the madressa students, teachers and some parents and Jamaat members also attended the majlis.
Student year 11 Farwa Jeddy opened the proceedings with the recitation of a salaam. She remembered Imam Hussain (AS)'s final farewell to Bibi Zainab (SA). This was followed by a khutba and speech by Student year 8, Hamza Abbas. Hamza declared Surah Al-Hijrat Chapter 49, verse 13, the title of his speech:
'Undoubtedly, the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is the one who is more obedient to the laws of Allah Almighty. And of course, Allah is all knowing and most knowledgeable'.
He explained the concept of equality among the mankind and how we need to be respectful to each other. He related his recited verse to Imam Hussain (AS) and his army and recalled Hazrat Abbas (AS)'s devotion and sacrifice.
Students Class 10 Danial Naqvi and Class 8 Rameez Naqvi recited a noha to remember Imam's sacrifice.
Student Class 9 Zameer Panjwani finished the proceedings with Ziarat.
Children and other attendees were served niyaz after the Majlis. For pictures of majlis, please click here
It was a great occasion to see children getting together to remember Karbala, an event which instils in young children's hearts love and connectedness to our belief.
