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• Principal’s Message 2

• Young Writers 2

• Muslim Pearls 4

• School Awards 5

Al Madinah Newsletter

Newsletter Team: • Sr. Tahira Abdul-Rahman

Editor In Chief • Sr. Riham Hassan

Editor

Inside Community Updates:

Masjid AlNoor organized its first heath awareness

event starting with Dr. Marwan Kaskas, MD lecture about

kidney function and its failure and how to prevent it.

Halaqahs for Ladies are held every Thursday from

12:30 PM to 2:00 PM and every Friday from 5:50 PM to

7:30 PM at Masjid Yassen.

Masjid Yassen is delighted to announce a weekly

ADVANCED ARABIC class. Deadline for registration is

Feb 29, 2012. Class will be held every Sunday, after

Maghrib prayer.

Weekly classes are held in Masjid Yassen from

Friday through Monday after Isha prayer except

Saturday after Maghrib prayer (Winter schedule).

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Principal’s Message: Prophet of All Times

Young Writers: Parents’ love and care

Many people tend to take advantage of what they have. I'm not going to lie but I did the same in the past. Most of the people take things as little as food, shelter and clothing for granted. At the same time, there are people currently living in poor places and countries wish to have basic things and they suffer to get them. In comparison, Most of us – as children - tend to take advantage of our parents/guardians while they work so hard just to give us a good life. Sometimes, we don't worry about how our parents feel. Everyone should be so thankful for their parents because children who have lost their parents due to illness, war, and famine are forced to fend for themselves in this unfair world. We shouldn’t just love our family once a year, but we should love them always because they will have an open door policy for us. Your parents and family are the ones that truly love you and care about you. Thanks Allah for giving me loving parents.

JAK! Amane Ali, 14

If you have an interesting article and you wish to publish it in the next editions of the newsletter, please send it to rihamkam@gmail.com

When asked to write about our beloved prophet (PBUH), mixed feelings of excitement and love over shadows a person followed by a sense of shortcoming as its difficult to find words describing his status with Allah SWT. There is also a fear of not being able to use the words suiting him. He is indeed the best human history has ever known or will know forever to come. What words can we choose better than Allah SWT’s words in Quran describing him as “The mercy to the worlds,” a mercy to mankind, a mercy to angels, a mercy to the animal kingdom and more…. His value and status becomes more clear when we reflect on the ayah: “Allah SWT and his angels send blessings on the prophet (PBUH), O, ye that believe! send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect. His behavior was Quran as was described by Um Almomenin Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her). Allah SWT describes his manners as “great.” To be continued

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Reflecting on the fact that Allah SWT, the creator of the universe, described the manners of his beloved prophet (PBUH) as “great” shows the greatness and high status of his character. His worry was his Ummah, weeping and crying asking Allah SWT to save his Ummah in this world and hereafter. His simple life is exemplary to mankind. His manners at home with his wives are an ultimate guide for us to follow. His balanced life, i.e encouraging reaching the highest degrees in science and the knowledge of this world and at the same time not to indulge into the materialistic world and to rely fully and first on Allah SWT, is indeed a way to success in this world and hereafter. He has left two valuable gifts to us and asked us to preserve them by acting upon them, the Book of Allah SWT and his Sunnah. The description of our beloved prophet (PBUH) is beyond the scope of this newsletter and any book or publication; however, I would end this writing by quoting the following paragraph: “If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astounding results are the three criteria of human genius, who could dare to compare any great man in modern history with Muhammad? The most famous men created arms, laws and empires only. They founded, if anything at all, no more than material powers which often crumbled away before their eyes. This man moved not only armies, legislations, empires, peoples and dynasties, but millions of men in one-third of the then inhabited world; and more than that, he moved the altars, the gods, the religions, the ideas, the beliefs and souls... His forbearance in victory, his ambition, which was entirely devoted to one idea and in no manner striving for an empire; his endless prayers, his mystic conversations with God, his death and his triumph after death; all these attest not to an impostor but to a firm conviction which gave him the power to restore a dogma. This dogma was twofold, the unity of God and the immateriality of God; the former telling what God is, the latter telling what God is not; the one overthrowing false gods with the sword, the other starting an idea with the words. Philosopher, orator, apostle, legislator, warrior, conqueror of ideas, restorer of rational dogmas, of a cult without images; the founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire that is Muhammad. As regards all standards by which human greatness may be measured, we may well ask, is there any man greater than he?” [Lamartine, Histoire de la Turquie, Paris 1854 Vol. II, pp. 276-77.] Indeed not, Peace and blessings of Allah SWT be upon you Ya Rasoul Allah! We ask Allah SWT to make us among those who follow in his footsteps and to resurrect us with him insha’allah on the day of Judgment. Dr. Fereidoon Shafiei

School Principal

Principal’s Message

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The Muslim pearls youth club is a new group of young ladies that come together for a halaqah to learn more about their religion in a friendly environment. It is a great opportunity for Shreveport/Bossier city youth to get together and meet new members from their community. The group meets every Friday from 5:50 PM to 7:30 PM at Masjid Yassen to watch a halaqah that is based upon topics the members choose. After the halaqah, the group starts the discussions and asks questions. There are also games and different activities that members do during the meeting. In one of the meetings, the group went to the park and had a game of ultimate Frisbee and enjoyed every minute of it. Make plans to start joining the group on a weekly basis inshAllah.

Contact persons: Sr. Manal Alwadi

Sr. Summayah Anwar

Muslim pearls: New group with Great Spirit

First Health Awareness Event:

Dr. Marwan Kaskas (Nephrologist)

Masjid Al Noor invited all members of the Muslim community of Shreveport/Bossier City to a lovely evening hosting a new Health Awareness Event. Dr. Marwan Kaskas, MD (Nephrologist) was the guest speaker of the event on Friday, February 10th 2012 after Maghrib prayer. Dr. Kaskas is an active member of Shreveport/Bossier Muslim community. The lecture discussed kidney function and its failure and how to prevent it. Dr. Kaskas answered all relevant questions. Nurses were available for any questions and blood pressure check. It was a lovely evening for all family members even kids. People did enjoy an educational and fun night. Due to the success of the first event, Masjid AlNoor is planning to organize more health awareness events that will benefit all Muslim community InshAllah.

Masjid AlNoor Committee

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Al Madinah School Awards