4/26/26

Hujurat ayahs 11-13 + Revision 

Students have completed learning about Surah Hujurat (ayahs 1-13). We also went over reflection questions for Surah Hujurat. 

Homework 📚

Finish answering/going over the study guide questions and review slides for Surah Hujurat (linked below).

Assessment on Surahs Nas-Fil (not memorization, but understanding the stories, background, lessons, etc.) and the lessons in Surah Hujurat on May 10th!

Week 13 - Quiz + Revision - 12/14/25

Students were quizzed individually on the translation of Surah Fatihah, and also played Jeopardy with the Roots class.

Homework 📚

No homework this week!

Week 12 - Surah Fatihah Revision - 12/7/25

This week we revised the tafsir of Surah Fatihah. 

Homework 📚

No homework this week!

Weeks 10 and 11 - Thanksgiving Break - 11/23/25 and 11/30/25

Homework 📚

No homework this week!

Week 9 - Community Service - 12/15/25

Homework 📚

No homework this week!

Week 8 - Intro to Surah Hujurat - 11/09/25

Revised Quranic words from Surahs An-Nas to Al-Fil. Introduced Surah Hujurat (ayahs 1-2). 

Homework 📚

No homework this week!

Week 7 - Surah Fatihah - 11/02/25

Reviewed and finished the translation of Surah Fatihah. 

Homework 📚

Finish memorizing the translation of Surah Fatihah.

Week 6 - Surah Fatihah - 10/26/25

Importance of Fatihah

• It's a conversation with Allah

• It's a summary of the Quran

• It reminds us to ask Allah for help

• It's in every prayer

Homework 📚

Understand the importance of Fatihah, in addition to the translation of the first 3 ayahs. 

Week 5 - Surahs Quraysh and Fil - 10/12/25

Surah Quraysh:

Surah Quraysh was revealed to remind the Quraysh tribe of Allah’s blessings and to encourage them to worship Him alone.

Main Takeaway:
Be grateful to Allah and worship Him alone because He is the One who gives us safety, food, and every blessing we have. Allah made Makkah a safe place, there was no violence or fighting allowed around the Ka‘bah.

Surah Fil:

Surah Al-Fil was revealed to remind the Quraysh of Allah’s power and protection. He saved the Ka‘bah from being destroyed when an army of elephants came to attack it, by sending birds to defeat them.

Main Takeaway:
Allah protects what belongs to Him. Just as He protected the Ka‘bah, He can protect believers and truth.

Homework 📚

Have Surahs Nas - Fil memorized. We will have a test on recitation next week.

Surah Quraysh

• Rihla - trip

• Li 'ilaf - to get used to

• Saif - summer

• Shitaa - winter

Surah Fil

• ja'Ala - to create (transform something that exists)

• khalaqa - to create (out of nothing)

Week 4 - Surahs Kawthar and Maun - 10/5/25

Surah Kawthar:

After the Prophet ﷺ lost his son, the Quraysh mocked and hurt him deeply. In response, Allah revealed Surah Al-Kawthar as a beautiful gift to comfort and honor him ﷺ. This surah is often associated with the Prophet’s radiant smile, reflecting joy and divine reassurance.

Main Takeaway:
Whenever we experience grief, we should remind ourselves of the blessings we still have and practice gratitude, just as the Prophet ﷺ was comforted with this surah.

Surah Maun:

Surah Al-Ma’un was revealed about those who lacked true faith. The first half describes the disbelievers who deny the Day of Judgment and, as a result, become hard-hearted toward orphans/needy. The second half refers to the hypocrites (munaafiqun) who pray only to show off, neglecting the poor and mistreating orphans. 

Main Takeaway:
This surah teaches us to be generous by helping others with our time, money, or care, and to be sincere by ensuring that our prayers and good deeds are done solely for the sake of Allah.

Homework 📚

Have Surah Kawthar and Surah Maun memorized.

Surah Kawthar

• Kawthar - Abundance

• 'aAtaa - To gift

• Salli - Pray

Surah Maun

• Maun - Small acts of kindness

• Miskeen - Needy/Poor

• Yateem - Orphan

Week 3 - Surahs Nasr and Kaafirun - 9/28/25

Surah Nasr:

For more than 20 years, the Prophet ﷺ invited the people to Islam, even though the Quraysh hurt and mocked him. After moving to Madinah and facing many battles, Allah finally gave him victory, and the Muslims returned to Makkah. This surah showed that the Prophet’s ﷺ mission was complete, so he increased in prayer and repentance.

Main Takeaway:
When Allah gives us success, we should stay humble, thank Him, and seek His forgiveness.

Surah Kaafirun:

The disbelievers wanted to stop the spread of Islam and try to compromise with the Prophet ﷺ. The deal was that they schedule days where everyone would worship Allah on some days, and worship the idols the other days. Obviously, it was not the intention of the kuffar to actually worship Allah, they just wanted to silence the Prophet ﷺ without intense conflict. Of course our Prophet ﷺ did not accept this deal and Allah gave him this surah to recite to the kuffar to tell them that the muslims would never worship idols.

Main Takeaway:
Muslims stay true to their religion and don't change for other people; however, muslims can coexistence with other religions. 

Homework 📚

Have Surah Nasr and Surah Kaafirun memorized.

Surah Nasr

• Nasr - Victory

• Sabbih - To Glorify

• Astaghfir - Seek forgiveness

Surah Kaafiroon

• Kaafirun - Disbelievers

• A'bud - To worship

• Deen - Religion