Memory and Memorising have a great importance and status in Islamic Scholarship. From memorising Qur'an to memorising volumes of Hadeeth (with their long chains of narrations) to memorising poetry, syntax and 'mutoun', scholars of Islam excelled in this skill. Their competence was measured against their memory first, and then later by their understanding and interpretation or [...]
Ramadan returns in few days time to be embraced by believers who long for their Lord's Mercy and closeness. Some of our blessed youth will be choosing to fast the long summer days of the month while revising and setting their GCSE or Al-Level exams. And some may also be striving to memorise Quran in [...]
The Rize State of North East Turkey witnessed a graduation ceremony in one of its major Mosques (Jami' Al-Sahil) last August to celebrate the accomplishments of 542 Hufaz who completed memorising the Quran. The ceremony was attended and supported by many reputable figures, including members of the Religious ministry, mayors of several cities and representatives of the [...]
Three hundred youth were honoured last week at a Quran memorisation ceremony on the outskirts of Idlib, Syria. One hundred and eighty female Hafizaat and a hundred and twenty male Hufaaz completed their hifz in local Madrassahs and institutes run by Ahrar Al-Sham organisation. The Hufaz had migrated from various cities and villages across Syria and settled in the liberated [...]
Madrassahs are created for big ambitions- raising generations of Muslim children with sound knowledge and practice of Islam and good conduct. However, these are often undermined due to absence of a Behaviour Management Strategy; one that emphasises expectations, curbs low and high levels of disruptions and monitors progress. A successful Madrassah Behaviour Management Strategy must [...]
A meriting system in a Madrassah classroom is one whose aim is to motivate students to reach their potential in terms of behaviour and performance by: Meriting positive behaviour Demeriting negative behaviour For it to be successful, the system must be simple and linked to a set of disciplinary consequences and a set of motivational [...]
Children in many Muslim households are spending more and more hours on the Internet and social media every day, often with minimal or no supervision from parents and guardians. With an increase in cyber-bullying, sexting, online pornography and grooming, children are more likely to become victims of those types of harms, unless parents and guardians [...]
Protecting children and young people against physical, emotional, psychological and intellectual harm is an Islamic obligation upon parents and guardians. All those types of harm -especially the last three- are existent online and some may be just a finger-tip away from your child. Intellectual harm includes indoctrination and brainwashing of a young person’s mind into [...]
Having Madrassah policies and procedures written and documented in one place will improve the way the Madrassah functions, because it will enable all teachers -new or old- to access them and understand the standards that are expected of them. It will also prevent potential problems and conflicts arising. Given the importance of teaching to children [...]
Parents who volunteer their time to help out at their child’s Madrassah on a regular basis are known as classroom or parent helpers. They are not the same as classroom assistants, who are paid staff. Parent helpers are a great asset to teachers and children at a Madrassah. They can make a big difference to [...]
