Principal’s Message
بسم هللا االرحمن االرحيیم االحمد 5 ووصلى هللا على سيیدنا محمد ووعلى ءاالهھ ووصحبهھ ووسلم
As-‐Salamu ^Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Dear parents, students, teachers and volunteers, we have come to the end of the year and it is time to bid you all farewell until we meet again in September. It has been a wonderful school year for the students, filled with a wealth of education about the obligatory religious knowledge. Parents hold your chins high and be very proud of the dedication and hard work these children and make sure to always encourage them to keep up with their Islamic learning for their sake and yours.
The children this year enjoyed several events at An-‐Noor Learning Center including: Adha Eid festival, Bake Sale, 1st An-‐Noor Soccer Tournament. They showed a spectacular performance at An-‐Noor and AICP celebration of the Mawlid birth of Prophet Muhammad . They read poems and chanted in Arabic and in English, while hundreds of audiences watched and cheered joyfully. I would like to take this opportunity to remind you to check the school website at http://annoorlearning.com or at http://facebook.com/annoor.learningcenter for the upcoming school year 2014-‐2015 registration, and for our summer events. I wish you all a great summer with your families and remember to always remind your children of our Islamic manners and the importance of following al-‐sunna in everything they do, and should you face any challenges that we can assist you with I urge you to contact me directly or any of our teachers. I look forward to seeing all of you again in September 2014.
Dr. Raafat El-‐Hacha, Principal
MMiirraacclleess ooff IIssrraa '' && MMii^̂rraajj The miracle of al-‐Isra' is confirmed in al-‐Hadith and al-‐
Qur'an. Allah said in Surat al-‐Isra', Ayah 1: Which means: [Praise be to Allah Who enabled His slave, Muhammad, to make the Isra’ journey at night from Masjid al-‐Haram in Makkah to Masjid al-‐Aqsa in Jerusalem, which is surrounded a blessed land, to show him our great signs.] All scholars agreed that Prophet Muhammad ملسو هيلع هللا ىلصملسو هيلع هللا ىلص
journeyed in body and soul the night of al-‐Isra' from Masjid al-‐Haram in Makkah to Masjid al-‐Aqsa in Jerusalem. Angel Jibril came with al-‐Buraq (an animal from Paradise) for our Prophet to ride it. Our Prophet prayed in Tayba, in Toor Sina’, in Bayt Lahem where Jesus was born, and in al-‐AQasa Mosque where he led all the Prophets (Imam) in prayer. Then our Prophet ملسو هيلع هللا ىلصملسو هيلع هللا ىلص ascended to the seven skies (Mi^raj) on al-‐Mirqat. At the first heaven, he saw Prophet Adam, then he saw Prophet Jesus, and Prophet Yahya in the 2nd heaven. Then he saw Prophet Yusuf in the 3rd heaven. He met Prophet Idriss in the 4th heaven. Then he saw Harun in the 5th heaven. After that he saw Prophet Musa in the 6th heaven. Then he saw Prophet Ibrahim; Khalilullah in the 7th heaven. He also saw al-‐Bayt al-‐Ma^mur with many angels and he saw Sidrat al-‐Muntaha tree, and Paradise where he saw al-‐Hoor al-‐^een. He also heard the Kalam of Allah which is not a letter, language or sound. And that’s when the five prayers were ordained. As mentioned in the Ayah, the purpose of this great miracle is to show our Prophet the great signs and wondrous creations of Allah. When our Prophet returned, he described al-‐Aqsa mosque in exact detail, even the blasphemers admitted that the description was exact. All of these events happened in one third of a night by the will and power of Allah.■
أأهھھھالً بكم !االسالمم عليیكم
Welcome back to the 19th Edition
of An-Noor newsletter.
An-Noor Learning Center is focused on providing a fun Islamic learning
environment for the students between the ages of 5 and
older. School Contacts:
Principal: Dr. Raafat El-Hacha
(403) 830-3939
Administrator: Sarah Nachar
(403) 235-1249 Questions? Email us:
[email protected] School Website
AnnoorLearning.com
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Student & Parent Educational Newsletter. Vol. 19 – April-June 2014
Upcoming Events An-‐Noor Graduation and Isra’ & Mi^raj Celebration o Date: June 14th, 2014 @ Forest Lawn High School
An-‐Noor 7th Annual BBQ o Date: August 3rd, 2014 (9AM-‐3PM) o Place: Edworthy Park (Picnic Site # 9) o Limited tickets available on sale. Contact school admin.
An-‐Noor Summer Camp o Location & date to be announced on the school website
An-‐Noor Islamic Seminar o Date: Monday to Thursday in Ramadan (6PM-‐9PM) o Place: Musalla Ahlus-‐Sunnah (3515 17Ave SE)
Registration & First Day of School – September 13th 2014 (for more details contact school admin).
Previous Events
“We liked the idea playing outside and we enjoyed the time”
Sulaiman Butt “The soccer tournament was fantastic! I loved that everyone got to have an awesome game before the end of the school year. The game with the Teachers vs. Students was great - I saw my Quran teacher score a goal - Way to go teacher Abdul Fatah! I also liked the An-Noor Soccer Cup, it was awesome! Hope to do this again next year” Salihah-ruh Butt “The soccer tournament was really good, and I got to play in two games, and we tied 2-2. I also got to see my cousins play, and they did very well. It was nice to see all the students out. The soccer cup like the FIFA World Cup trophy, it was amazing!. I really enjoyed the tournament, and would like to do it again”
Jasmine El-Hacha “The soccer tournament was spectacular. Even though I didn't play it was so fun to watch (especially when the teachers played). Can’t wait for next years awesome events!” Ayah El-Karaouni “It was a fun day for everyone. The weather was nice and I really enjoyed it. The school year went by fast but looking forward to September.” Ahmad Ghanem “It was an amazing soccer event, I loved it! Can't wait until next year and for the new semester to start!”
Hussein Kahn “We should do more activities as a school together not only soccer but other sports as well. I think everybody had a great time together. We should have more than one class playing at the same time so everybody gets a chance to play more... I certainly had a lot of fun playing, and hope for more activities”
Class 1: Arabic: Safae Zakari Religion: Lamyse Rafih Qur’an: Omar ElRafih Athlete: Yassin Hassan Sumeya Alwan
Class 4: Arabic: Salihah-Ruh Butt Religion: Sulaiman Butt Qur’an: Maryam Abou ElNasr Athlete: Salihah-Ruh Butt Omar Aden
Class 2: Arabic: Adam Abou ElNasr Religion: Yakub Dugsiye Qur’an: Bahyia Ghanem Athlete: Azouz Chamsdean Meera El-Lahib
Class 5: Arabic: Noura Hassan Religion: Jasmine El-Hacha Lamees Mowed Quran: Lamees Mowed Athlete: Jasmine El-Hacha Saleem Ghanem
Class 3: Arabic: Noah Dugsiye Religion: Islam Hussein Qur’an: Saja Wamidh Athlete: Omar Harb Mariam Essid
Class 6: Arabic: Arwa Smaili Religion: Hassan Khan Quran: Muhammad Mowed Athlete: Muhammad Mowed Batoul El-Lahib
