23 December 2021
Imam’s Corner
Assalamu Alaikom Wa Rahmatu Allahe Wa Barakatuh,
Dear Parents/caregivers,
School holiday is around the corner, it is importunate to for us as parents to make sure our children use the time effeminately and avoid the detrimental habit of wasting time.
Time is something that is of vital significance in Islam. Its importance is very clear in al-Qur’an when Allah Subhaanahu Wata‘aala swears by it at the beginning of several surahs Al-Asr, Al-Fajr, AlDhuha and Al-Lail. And the Prophet PBUH valued time and encouraged us to be vigilant with time.
On the authority of ibn ‘Abbaas radiyAllaahu ‘anhuma, the Messenger sallAllahu ‘alayhi wasallam said: “There are two blessings which many people lose: (They are) Health and free time for doing good.” • (al-Bukhaari)
Many of our youth and students are wandering off and wasting their precious time without indulging in beneficial activities throughout those periods. Our duties as parents is to make observations of what they normally do. Are they actually beneficial activities or purely a waste of time? Time is something that is very precious. Every single second wasted can never be replaced or compensated to get it back again and remember, the failure in spending time with beneficial activities only means that we have thrown away something very precious and invaluable.
Time is actually our age. Our age is the capital for our lives that has already been predetermined. It must be adequately filled in determining our success in this life and the Hereafter.
The best activities for us all is the Quran, read it, contemplate its verses, learn its Tajweed and implement its teachings in our lives.
May Allah accept from all of us, keep us all steadfast and united and keep away from us any form of division and disunity.
May Allah bring the hearts closer and protect all Muslims from any evil and harm.
AMEEN AMEEN AMEEN.
Wassalam,
– Imam Mohamed Elsayed
Imam of Australian Islamic college Adelaide.
The Annual AIC Quran Competition 1443/2021
The Annual AIC Quran Competition On the 1st and 2nd of September, the Australian Islamic College held its Annual Quran and Azan Competition at the Adelaide campus. Alhamdulillah the Quran Competition was a great success with 73 participants ranging from Reception to Year 12. The main aim for the Quran competition was to encourage students to recite The Holy Quran and to provide them with the opportunity to compete with each other with the best recitation of the words of Allah.
The judges for the competition were; Imam Amin Abu Samaha Imam of Al-Khalil Mosque, imam Reyad El-Rifai of Marion Mosque, Imam Reyad of Bosnian Musjid, Dr. Ahmed Mostafa director of Hifz program and Imam Mohamed Elsayed Imam of AIC Adelaide. We were privileged to have the Imams address the students about the greatness of The Holy Quran and advise them that those people who live their lives in accordance with the Quran are the people of Jannah.
The participants and parents were also very fortunate to have a breathtaking Quran recitation from Imam Amin and Dr. Ahmed who read with his beautiful voice. The college would like to congratulate all the boys and girls who won in this year’s Quran competition. However, in the sight of Allah SWT, everybody is a winner for being part of this competition!
Year 10 Mosque Excursion
On Monday, 30th August 2021, the year 10 boys and girls set out on an excursion with their Religious Studies teacher, Imam Mohamed and Sister Noha Hanifi, to Al-Khalil mosque as part of their SACE assignment. Firstly, they set off to the mosque to learn more about how the body gets washed and shrouded prior to the burial, following the Islamic ritual. The students were brought into the body cleansing chamber where the shaikh explained to the students the steps they normally follow to prepare a body for burial. After which, the students visited the graveyard located in the mosque’s vicinity where they had some time to reflect on their own lives, led by Imam Mohamed. It was an eye-opening experience.
Overall, it was an enriching excursion for the students and teachers.
– Imam Mohamed Elsayed
Islamic Studies and Quran Coordinator