Instructor: Wafa Mardi

Email: Wafa Mardi

Every Saturday 12:00-1:15

This is an advanced course in learning the Quranic Arabic. The student should know how to read the Quran. The meaning of the words in the Quran are explained by going back to the roots. Other words which are related and have the same roots will be explained and referenced in the Quran (Surah and Ayah). In addition, some simple grammar like pronouns, types of verbs, plurals and propositions and how it affects the meaning of the word. The following textbook needed for the class: Al Mu'jam Almufahras and the Al Nahu Alwadih.

1. The lecture before Friday prayer is called a Khutbah. During a Khutbah silence needs to be observed. One should even abstain from replying verbally to salaam.
2. Salah in Jam’a always has an Imam or prayer leader. This person is responsible for the proper performance of the Salah of the group. A person who prays behind the Imam is called a Muqtadi or follower.
3. The Imam is the sutra for the prayer; therefore it is perfectly all right to walk between the lines.
4. It is also recommended to pick up a crying child and sooth him/her and not disturb the jam’a. You can join the prayer once the child calms down.
5. The Blessed Prophet Muhammad personally taught us how to line up properly. He pbuh said that the “best rows for men are in the first rows and the best rows for women are in the last rows.”
6. If a congregation is made up entirely of women, then one of the women will act as the Imam and stand in the middle of the first row of women.
7. The lines should be filled towards the Imam or the center whether you come from the right or the left.
8. There should be no gaps in any rows as the Blessed Prophet pbuh once warned that Shaytan would creep in between our gaps.

Attending Mosque
http://www.sunnah.org/fatwa/Wisdom_for_women/attending_mosque.htm

Download Salat Movie:
http://www.islam.com/salat/salatfinal.html

Effective Islamic Parenting
http://islamic-world.net/papers/parent.htm

Islamic Parenting
http://www.missionislam.com/family/dealinghusband.htm

An Islamic Perspective on Divorce
http://www.islamicgarden.com/page1061.html

Luqman’s Advice to his son from the Chapter of Luqman from the Quran

1. Encouraging his son to work for his own benefit in this world and the community's benefit.
2. Giving Tauhid (Belief in the Oneness of Allah) priority in teaching and warning against Shirk (polytheism) because it constitutes injustice, which nullifies good deeds.
3. The requirement of expressing gratefulness to Allah and to parents, and the children's duty of being kind to parents.
4. The requirement of following the believers' way, and the prohibition of following those astray.
5. Awareness of Allah in public and private, and warning against taking lightly good deeds or sins regardless of how minute they may be.
6. The requirement of performing Salat (prayer) and observing all of its prerequisites perfectly.
7. The requirement of enjoining good manners and forbidding wrong, with knowledge and kindness according to one's capacity and applying wisdom and effective persuasion.
8. Endure patiently the consequences of enjoining the good and forbidding the wrong, which is a serious responsibility.
9. Prohibition of pride and arrogance.
10. Moderation in everything.

Marriage
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/humanrelations/womeninislam/marriage.html

The Waleemah (Wedding Feast) in Islam
http://www.zawaj.com/articles/waleemah_aiman.html

Dealing with the Critical Husband
http://www.missionislam.com/family/dealinghusband.htm

An Islamic Perspective on Divorce
http://www.mwlusa.org/publications/positionpapers/divorce.html

• Cleaning the Masjid
• Distributing gently used items
• Helping the needy
• Ramadan iftars
• Eid prayers
• Helping with Friday prayers
• Helping with Taraweeh Prayers
• Baby Sitting during Friday Night activities
• Baby Sitting during Jummah Prayers
• Baby Sitting during Taraweh prayers

Please contact Sister Iffat Alam if you are interested in any of these volunteer activities email us at iffatshamim@gmail.com or IAR_WC@yahoogroups.com. ]]> 2006-06-16T18:35:28Z 2006-06-16T14:35:28-05:00 tag:www.islam1.org,2006:/iar/women//14.453 2006-06-16T18:35:28Z