ISSUE NO. 5

July 2007

MESSAGEThe potential of education as a tool to bring prosperity in the lives of the disadvantaged and marginalized had been recognized by the Jamaat a er the election of Shaheed Hamid Bhojani in 1988. Since then our emphasis has been on activities related to growth through edu-cation, dissemination of infor-mation and skill development. Fatimiyah Education Network is a manifestation of our com-mitment to bring a change in the community.

A er ardent eff orts, FEN has been able to successfully build its image and gain the respect of all the stake holders. It is impera-tive to maintain the enabling environment functional by pu ing extra eff orts by the Board and the Faculty which has come out with outstanding colour. The recently organized Academic Con-ference “School Improvement through Teacher Leadership” by FEN was a remarkable achievement and has elevated its status as a contemporary learning institution. I congratulate the Executive Director and the Faculty of FEN on this remarkable accomplish-ment.At our end in the Jamaat, we realize the signifi cant role of creat-ing a conducive environment for the Board and the Network to engross itself into creative activities that helps to develop a pow-erful community. The needs of the community are assimilated and parental involvement ensured. It should be realized that we can not work in isolation from either stake holders.With the completion of the ECE (Early Childhood Education) and Teacher Training Centre, soon the foundation of Fatimiyah Sports Centre will be laid which will promote extra curricular activities in the community. If donations for purchasing the ad-jacent plot materialize, the ECD (Early Childhood Development) and a concerted programme of integrated vocational training for women, higher education scholarships, career counseling and skill development programme would be on the board. It is now widely acknowledged that there is a need to invest in hu-man resource through teachers training programmes. A trained and experienced teacher is assumed to be a rare commodity and its worth should be acknowledged as such. The community needs to be strengthened through education and skill development. There is a wide spread need to send our youth to public and private universities for higher education in various disciplines by awarding generous and across the board scholar-ships and educational loans. The recent step in inducting a ca-reer counselor would lead to help in making the right choice by our students in pursuing their career path. At FEN we propose to provide a holistic approach to educate our wards to meet the challenges in future course of their lives. With the fast pace of academic activities at FEN, our ambition to provide education from early days of childhood to graduate level along with auxiliary skills will soon materialize. The support by our donors, well wishers, the faculty and the parents has been overwhelming. We are grateful to them and look forward to an extraordinary relationship.

Altaf Hussain BhojaniHon. SecretaryKPSIAJ

Dignifi ed Status of WomanIslamic law bestows upon woman the right of inheritance and the right of possessing and disposing of her property, when other communities of the world deprived her of her basic human rights. Islam placed the eternal reward of Paradise under the feet of woman, in her capacity as mother. The Prophet emphasised in his sermon on the mount Arafat, during his last pilgrimage to Makkah, as well as, in his last will on the death bed, that woman must be treated with kindness. Islam also gave equal rights to men and women to acquire knowledge. The Messenger of Allah said : “Acquisition of knowledge is an obligation on every be-lieving man and every believing woman.” The key to any development is knowledge. By giving woman a complete right to prog-ress in the fi eld of knowledge, Islam con-siders woman an indispensable partner of man for building a healthy and constructive society. One of the outstanding achievements of the mission of Prophet Muhammad (saww) was to upli the status, honour and dignity of woman, who was meted out a brutal and inhuman treatment in the pre-Islamic era. Islam prepared woman to fulfi l her social duties and become a dignifi ed daughter, a respectable wife and a loving mother. At each phase of her life, Islam elevated pro-gressively, the respect to be given to wom-anhood. She was not to be considered a mere cha el. Greatest Woman of IslamIslam presented a model character of wom-anhood in the great personalities of Lady Khadij ah, the Mother of the Believers, and her daughter Fatima, the truthful. The former sacrifi ced the power and glory of abundant wealth for the sake of Islam, and adopted a life of poverty. The la er fol-lowed the footsteps of her mother and le an immortal legacy of human greatness, expressed in her a ributes of purity, sincer-ity, unshakeable faith and contentment with

the pleasure of Allah, in happiness and af-fl ictions.Lady Fatima was born on 20th Jamadi-ul-Thani, fi ve years a er the declaration of Prophethood. Ibn ‘Abdul Birr quotes ‘Ai-sha, the wife of the Prophet as saying, “I have seen no one whose words and speech were as similar to that of the Prophet as Fatima’s. “ (Al-Isti’ab). The overwhelming love and respect which existed between the Prophet and his daughter, were based at the apex of human compassion. When ‘Aisha was asked : “Who was the most beloved to the Prophet among men?” She replied : “Ali”. When she was asked : “Who was the most beloved to him among women?” She replied : “Fatima”. The Prophet normally welcomed his daughter by rising, taking her hand, kissing her and seating her in his place. She was the last person the Prophet used to see when leaving Madina; and was the fi rst person the Prophet used to visit on returning back to Madina.The Knowledge and Wisdom of the Leader of the Ladies of Para-diseFatima, the truthful lady of the house of the Prophet, derived her knowledge and wisdom directly from the Prophet, who derived his through the Revelation. Lady Fatima (a.s.) watched closely all the actions of her father, who was commissioned by the Almighty to guide humanity towards the Right Path. She was brought up by the Prophet and taught how to be a perfect example for womanhood, as he was for man. The Prophet said, “Fatima is my part. Whoever pleases her, pleases me, and whoever displeases her, displeases me.” There are many ahadith (traditions) of the Prophet narrated in the authentic books of Muslims, which emphasise clearly the special position enjoyed by her in the Islamic upbring-ing (tarbiyah) of the Muslim community (um-mah). Indeed, Lady Fatima was an integral part of the mission of Prophet Muhammad (saww) and she remained totally commi ed to that status as long as she lived.

FATIMA (S.A.)Jewel In The Crown of Womanhood

The Management, Faculty and Students of Fatimiyah Education Network wishes Wiladat Mubarak to all the

readers on the auspicious occasion of Wiladat of Bibi Fatima Zehra (S.A.) beloved daughter of Holy Phophet (P.B.U.H).

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STUDENT’S CORNER STUDENT’S CORNER

When speaking about the greatness of a personality, one needs a gold standard with which to compare the strengths and weakness of the individual. However, if that person is herself the gold standard, then it makes it impossible to adequately describe her greatness. Hazrat Fati-ma Zehra (SA) was such a personali-ty. Her merits are unmatched by any women known in history and Allah (swt) Himself testifi es in the Qur’an about her purity and piety. The great lady, Hazrat Fatima Zehra (SA) was the dear daughter of the Prophet, Muhammad (SW).Imam Jaff er As-Sadiq (AS) said: Fati-ma has nine names near (to) Allah (swt), they are: Fatima, As-Siddiqa (the honest), Al-Mubarakah (the blessed one), at-Tahirah (virtuous), Az-Zaakiyah (the Chaste), Ar-Rad-hiyatul-Mardhiah (who is gratifi ed and shall be satisfi ed), Al-Muhad-dathah (the one to whom angels speak), and Az-Zehra (the slended).

Fatima’s (SA) genius is considered an example of a Muslim woman’s adherence to noble traits. She is a perfect example of how a daughter, a wife, and a mother should act while keeping her decency and pure char-acter. She also shows us the Muslim women’s role in social fi elds within the limits of religion in virtue her confi rms that Islam does not de-prive women of acquiring scientifi c, cultural and literally knowledge. She was the symbol of womanhood. She embodied in her translucent personality all those qualities that made her a paradigm of virtue.The Prophet saluted at her door. The celestial angels sang her praise. Even God Almighty calls her the blessed fountain of Kowsar and vouchsafed her virtue in the Verse of Purity (Holy Quran 33:33)Fatima (SA) had a pivotal place in the family of the Prophet (PBUH) She had the distinction of: being the daughter of the most beloved

Prophet (PBUH) of Allah (SWT); the wife of the 1st Imam who was the purifi ed one, and the only one to bear the title of Ummul Aimma; the mother of two Imams who are leaders of the youth of paradise. She is the one from whose progeny 11 infallible imams came. She herself was purifi ed and infallible, granted divine knowledge bestowed with wisdom, reasoning, intellect and grace. The Tasbih formula that was a gi to her by Allah (SWT) through his Prophet (PBUH), the recitation of which is a source of forgiveness, mercy, and reward for her followers. Allah has promised her the privilege of Intercessions on the Day of Judge-ment, on behalf of those who love her, send salutations on her, and ad-here to the teachings of the fourteen Infallibles. No woman comes to her exalted status. May we be among these who earn the intercession of Hazrat Fatima (SA). Aameen.

Role Model: BIBI Fatima Zehra (AS)

By: Anum Zehra Asif (VII-FGS)

God has sent twelve Imams for the guidance of mankind. Bibi Fatima-tuz-Zehra (SA), the only daughter of our Holy Prophet (SAWW) is a role model for all women. She had no teacher to teach her. All she learnt was from her Father. She was the mother of eleven Imams. As a daughter she had no match. At the age of 5, all the responsibilities fell on her. She looked a er her father and the house. As a mother she looked af-ter her children well and both her sons sacrifi ced their lives for the sake of Islam.She is the perfect model for the women of the world. We should follow her path to live a success-ful life.

Fatima (AS) was born in the fi h year of Muhammad’s (SAWW) Prophethood. Her father was the Holy Prophet (SAWW) and her mother was Khadij a (Khadij a was the fi rst women to become Muslim, and she truly believed in God and his Prophet. She was loyal and rich and had spend all her wealth for the progress of Is-lam). The Holy Prophet Muham-mad (SAWW) loved his daughter Fatima very much and used say about her “Fatima is part of my body. Whoever troubles her trou-bles me, and whoever makes her happy makes me happy”.At the beginning of her youth, Fatima (SA) married Hazrat Ali (AS). She was the ideal women of Islam and excelled all women in worship, manners and morals. For her husband she was the best wife and for her children was the best mother.Hazrat Ali (AS) used to say, “By God I never did anything in all my life which made Fatima un-happy or angry, and Fatima too never did anything which made me unhappy or angry.

The descendants of the Proph-ets are from the children of Holy Fatima. Our eleven Holy Imams are descendants of the Lady Fati-ma (SA).Bibi Fatima Zehra (SA) loved her children very much. She cultured them with Islamic morals, man-ners and etique es.

Bibi Fatima (SA) As a Role Model

By: Zehra Mohsin Raza (V-A FGS)

Muslims regard Fatima Zeh-ra (daughter of Holy Prophet P.B.U.H) as the greatest woman that has ever lived. The leader of all women in paradise and a para-gon of female virtue. She was the fi rst wife of Hazrat Ali (AS) our fi rst Imam. The mother of second and third Imams, and the ancestor of all the succeeding Imam. Muslims call her Zahra which means The Lady of Light.She was a loving and devoted daughter, mother and wife, a true Muslim and an example for Mus-lim women.

FATIMA -The GraciousMuhammad Ali (Class VII-A, FBS)

The Ideal Lady of IslamBy: S. Farheen Hassan (VIII-A FGS)

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Bibi Fatima (S.A.)By: Kinza Rizvi (III-A FGS)

Hazrat Muhammad (SAWW) had a daughter named Hazrat Fatima (SA). She was born on 20th Ja-madi-us-Sani. She was not only a good mother but also a good woman. She was so hearted lady who helped needy and poor people. She lived a simple life. She did a lot of work for Islam. She had a good nature. She is the leader of all women in heaven. When ever a woman faced any problem, she went to Bibi Fatima (AS) who would help her to solve the problem.

Fatima Zehra (SA): The Supreme Example of a Perfect Human Being

By: Farzeen Zehra (VII-A FGS)

Wiladat Bibi Fatima (SA)By: Zehra Mohsin Raza ( V-A FGS)Welcome WelcomeMothers of all Mothers of the World

The city of Madina is full of fl owersFrom the fl ower of Ahmed (Fatima (SA))

Bring fl ower because the fl owerOf Ahmed (SAWW) has come

The house of Mustafa is illuminatedHeaven, Earth and the Sky are full of light

The whole Universe, Heaven And the Skies were dark

They became brilliantFrom the face of motherOf the Sayyeds

EditorialThis issue of Focus Fatimiyah is dedi-cated to the Wiladat of Bibi Fatima Zehra (AS).The personality of the great daughter of the holy Prophet (PBUH) needs no introduction. Her wisdom and knowledge, piety, generosity and be-nevolence, hospitality, forbearance and patience, self sacrifi ce, will power and determination serves as beacon for all the generations to come.The students especially girls can take a lesson from her life to fulfi ll their role and responsibilities as daughters, wives and mothers. As the daugh-ter of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) she holds the exalted position of being a leader of Muslim women. As a leader she was strong, focused and deter-mined to strive for excellence.Her response to the challenges she faced during her short life indicates that Islam encourages and exhorts Muslim men and women to struggle for their rights, to endeavor to acquire knowledge, education and participate in cultural and literary activities to strengthen the intellectual and spiri-tual fabric of Muslim society.To pay homage to the great lady Bibi Fatima (SA), we requested our stu-dents and teachers to contribute their tributes for the special issue. We ap-preciate the overwhelming response received from the students and teach-ers.The other highlight of the issue is the Academic Conference on “School Im-provement through Leadership” and the annual examination 2006-07 re-sults. We hope you will enjoy reading this issue.

Happy Holidays to all,!

Bibi Fatima (SA) as a Role Model

By:S. Umm-e-Aymon Haider Raza Naqvi (VII-B FGS)

In my view, Bibi Fatima (AS) is the greatest personality of the world, it may be daughter, mother or as a wife, she is the one who teaches all the women of the world that how life should be spent.Her father stood up in respect when she came. When people of Makkah misbehaved with Haz-rat (SAWW) she was the only one who took care of her father. As a wife, she was so co-opera-tive with her husband that she also lived happy in starvation and didn’t complain about it. In fact, she didn’t wish anything in her life from her husband Hazrat Ali (AS).As a mother, her nurturing and upbringing of her children was an example for society. If today’s generation would adopt Bibi Fatima (SA) as a role model they wouldn’t face diffi culties in their lives.

Bibi Fatima (SA) belongs to the noblest family. Her father was the last messenger of Allah, a person-ality that the Holy Quran intro-duces him as ‘Oswatun Hasanah’ (the Best Paradigm). The mother of Bibi Fatima (SA) was a pure lady named Khadij a, a godly woman with unparalleled virtues and merits, who dedicated all her wealth for the sake of promotion of Islam. Bibi Fatima (SA) was the only daughter of Prophet Hazrat Mu-hammad (SAWW) and Bibi Khad-ij a, she was the wife of Hazrat Ali (AS) and mother of Hazrat Imam Hassan (AS), Hazrat Imam Hus-sain (AS), Bibi Zainab and Bibi Umm-e-Kulsoom. She was born on 20th of Jamaad-us-Sani on Friday in Makkah Mukarrama. She was very intelligent and pos-sessed the excellent virtues. Bibi Fatima (AS) led a simple life. She performed all the domestic chores with her own hands for instance grinding the wheat with millstone, baking bread, looking a er children etc. But she leav-

ing a side every thing would only think about God.Bibi Fatima (SA) was a tree, which grew in the shade of revelation of God bringing forth fruits of freedom and justice in its deep shadow. In Islam a person’s value depends on virtues and whoever has the exalted human virtues he or she will be a valuable member of the society. In applying this rule there is no diff erence between man and woman. We hope that this historical re-minder will awaken our fellow Muslims, so that they put the nec-essary eff orts into the upbring-ing of their children and thus elevate the social and spiritual position of men and women. We also hope that all of us, making use of lo y teaching of Islam and following the conduct of the dis-tinguished role models which Islam has introduced to us, take action to correct our perceptions, our view points and our practices in line with God’s command-ments.

STUDENT’S CORNER

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The Management of Fatimiyah Edu-cation Network (FEN) organized an Academic Confer-ence on “School Im-provement through Teacher Leadership” held at APWA Audi-torium on 16th June 2007. A large num-

ber of Government Offi cers, Community lead-ers, Educationists and Teachers a ended the program with great enthusiasm and fervor. The proceedings started with the recitation of Holy Quran by Jarry Haider of Fatimiyah College. To pay our tribute to our Prophet’s beloved daughter Bibi Fatima Zehra (SA), Qaseeda was recited by Mohammad Sadiq of Fatimiyah College.Welcome address was given by Mr. Minhas Te-jani Executive Director FEN. The Professional Development Teachers of Fatimiyah Education Network gave an over-view of the network and the various academic initiatives and the Organizational Develop-mental Plan. They also shared the objectives of the conference which were:1. Refl ect on the implementation of initiatives

taken in the areas of assessment, profes-

sional development and Early Childhood Education.

2. Identify the impact of ‘teachers as leaders’.3. Share the experiences, challenges and suc-

cess stories.4. List/highlight practical suggestions for fur-

ther improvements.5. Plan a way forward. The keynote address was given by Dr. Mehr Rizvi Assistant Professor Agha Khan Univer-sity Institute for Education and Development. Dr. Rizvi highlighted the importance and need of developing “Teacher Leadership”. Presentations were given by FEN Faculty. The fi rst presentation was “Stepping Ahead to-wards a Strong Foundation” was given by ECE Team, which elucidated the concept of Early Childhood Education. Viewpoints about the presentation were given by Session Chair Dr. Shahida Mohiuddin who is serving for ITREB Pakistan.The second presentation was on the topic “From Numbers to Learning”, in which the importance of assessment was shared. The Ses-sion Chair Mr. Tahir Javed, Director Al-Mur-taza Professional Development Centre and he gave his views on the presentation.The third presentation was on “SPEAC Pro-gram: An initiative to bridge between off ered and desired learning”, the presenter enlight-

ened that how students and teachers were benefi ted by SPEAC –Programme, by sharing and enhancement of knowledge in a creative way. Session Chair Prof. Dr. Abdul Aziz Act-ing Director Hamdard Institute of Education and Social Sciences gave his perspective on the presentation.The last presentation was on “Empowering Teachers-Strengthening Systems”, sharing an experience that how introduction of Lead Teachers has made the staff of FEN more di-rected and focused. Session Chair Dr. Shehzad Mithani of Agha Khan Education Service, Pak-istan gave his outlook on presentation.This was followed by a lunch.There was Panel Discussion on “The Role of Teacher Organization in Developing Teacher Leadership”. The members of the panel were Dr. Muhammad Memon, Prof. Zakia Sarwar, Prof. Abbas Hussain, Sr. Margare e Madden, Mrs. Farah Kamal, Mr. Aziz Kabani and Mr. Mohsin Tejani as the moderator.A Certifi cate Distribution Ceremony for the participants of Pre-Service Teacher Train-ing Program and Early Childhood Education Theory and Practice was held. The proceed-ings ended with Vote of Thanks given by Ms. Nasreen Niamatali, Chairperson Education Board.

ACADEMIC CONFERENCESchool Improvement through Teacher Leadership

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Teachers’ Development – Need of the DayTeachers are the backbone of any educa-tional institution and the management always wants and invests on professional development of their teachers. Fatimiyah Education Network has always strived for excellence and has given priority to Pro-fessional Development of its faculty. The recent establishment of Fatimiyah Teach-ers Training Centre is a good example of our commitment towards this cause. At FEN there is a two fold strategy for professional development of teachers. One of these is to provide in-house pro-fessional development support to the fac-ulty. The in house support is provided by our qualifi ed and experienced Profession-al Development Teachers. The other focal point of intervention is to have teachers training courses for the novice teachers so as to make them good classroom practi-tioners. This objective is achieved through our two very popular courses i.e. Pre Ser-

vice Teachers Training Program and Early Childhood Development- Theory and Practice. Uptil now more than 200 teach-ers have been trained and more than 50 % of them are teaching in schools.The core objective of both the Teachers Training Programs was to make the com-munity realize the importance of teaching as a noble profession as well as the im-portance of professional development for teaching. Alhamdolillah these programs have made a positive impact. The courses were designed in a professional manner and the course facilitators were renowned educationists. The courses were coordi-nated by Mr. Mohsin Tejani CEO of Te-jani Educational Consultants. Some of the prominent course facilitators were Prof Zakia Sarwar, Dr Shahida Mohiuddin, Ms Saulat Majid, Ms Huma Thaver, Ms Re-hana Lokhandwala, Mr. Zahid, Mr. Saeed Nasim, Mr. Tahir and others.

Successful candidates of the Pre Service Teachers Training Program and Early Childhood Education Theory and Practice course were given certifi cates in the Aca-demic Conference of Fatimiyah Education Network. Certifi cates were distributed by Dr. Muhammad Memon, Director Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development, Prof. Zakia Sarwar Found-er Member Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers, Prof. Abbas Hussain Director Teachers Development Centre, Sr. Margare e Madden Director Notre Dame Institute of Education, Mrs. Farah Kamal Country Coordinator Internation-al Education and Resource Network, Mr. Aziz Kabani Deputy Director Sindh Edu-cation Foundation Mr Dilawar Shaban of Humanity Welfare Trust and Mr. Nisar Virani President KPSIAJ .

Few samples of Story Books developed by Course Participatants of Teacher Training Programme

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Annual Result Day at FENFatimiyah Education Network announced Annual Examinations Results 2006-07 of Fatimiyah Schools (ECE to class VIII) on 2nd June 2007. The overall rate of success was 98.30%. To encourage and appreciate the eff orts of the students, the fi rst three position holders were awarded gi s and certifi cates. Certifi cates were also awarded to students for full a endance throughout the session.

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VISITORS Dr. Ahmad Hemani, Professor in Design of IT Systems,

KTH Information and Communication Technology Swe-den, visited FEN ED-Offi ce. Executive Director briefed him about achievements and future plans of FEN. Dr. Hemani briefed about posibility of scholarships for higher studies. Mr. Mustafa Gokal, Mr. Baqar Gokal, and Mr. Mohammed Rajpar along with members of managining commi ee and education board were present during the discussion.

Ali Hussain Ghoghai of Singapore along with Mr. Riaz Premjee, visited Fatimiyah Education Network. Executive

Director gave an overview of the network’s various academic initiatives and shared network achievements with them.

Sajjad Ibrahim Chairman Sajjadi-

yya Trust (Canada) along with Mr. Ami-rali Patel Chairman Friends Education Trust, and Mr. Altaf Kikeryawala Elected Counseler World Federation of KSIMC visited Fatimiyah Education Network. They were briefed about the network ac-tivities and future plans.

Highlighting the qualities of Bibi Fatima Zehra (SA) is not an easy task for a li le person like me on the auspicious occasion of the wiladat of Khatoon-e-Jannat, Sye-dat-ul-Nisa Alameen; Bibi Fatima, the daughter of Sardar-e-Ambia (SAW). She possesed such God-gi ed qualities since her birth, that cannot be matched by any women in the world. Her family speaks a lot about her superior-ity. Her father is Syed-ul-Ambia, mother is Malikat-ul-Arab, sons are Sardar-e-Janaat of all the youth and husband is Tajdare-e-Imamat and Wilayat.The Great Lady of the universe was born on 20th Jammad-us-Sani in Mecca a er fi ve years of Baasat. Hazrat Fatima (SA) inherited the genius and wisdom; the determi-nation and will power; the holi-ness, the generosity and kindness; the devotion and worship of Al-lah; the self-sacrifi ce and hospital-ity; the self-control and patience and the knowledge and nobility

of nature from her illustrious fa-ther (SAW) both in words and deeds. Imam Hussain (AS) says, “I o en see my mother, absorbed in prayers from dusk to dawn.” Imam Hassan (AS) quotes “My mother happily gave her bread in charity to the needy people inspite of considering that she had also not taken any meal for the whole day.” Moula Ali (AS) always re-called the sacrifi ces of his beloved wife by such inspiring thoughts, “It is true, that no woman is be er than Syeda and I am the luckiest person in this world, who has got this precious gi from God.” Holy Prophet (SAW) appreciated his be-loved daughter and said, “Fatima is the leader of all the women of heaven.”For her countless qualities, many titles have been conferred upon her like Tahira, Siddiqua, Mirziya, Masooma, Rafi a, Raziya, Batool, Bizat-ul-Rasool, Umm-e-Abiha and Mubaraka.

Hazrat Fatima Zehra (SA) Chief of Women of Paradise, Earth and Ummah

By: Mrs. Rubina Jawad Coordinator, FC (Girls Campus)

Hazrat Fatima (S.A) is a female created by Allah to be a sign of His marvelous and unprecedented might. For, the Almighty Lord cre-ated Muhammad (SAW) as a sign of His might among Prophets(AS); and created from him his daugh-ter Hazrat Fatima Zahra (SA) to be a sign of His ability to create a female possessing all moral excel-lence and talents. In fact, Allah Al-mighty bestowed Hazrat Fatima (SA) with a vast share of majesty, which no other woman can ever claim to have reached.She is one of the prominent people close to Allah, whose greatness was acknowledged by Heaven before the creation of mankind; and in whose regard verses from the Qur’an, that are and will be read day and night until the Day of Resurrection, were revealed. Hazrat Fatima (SA) inherited the genius and wisdom, the determi-nation and will power, the piety and sanctity, the generosity and benevolence, the devotion and worship of Allah, the self-sacri-fi ce and hospitality, forbearance and patience and the knowledge and nobility of disposition of her illustrious father, both in words

and deeds. “I o en witnessed my mother” says Imam Hussain (SA) “absorbed in prayer from dusk to dawn”. Her generosity and com-passion for poor was such that no destitute or beggar ever returned from her door una ended.Hazrat Fatima Zahra’s (SA) life speaks of many events from which many morals can be learned, through which one can familiar-ize oneself with the true believers’ lifestyle and the viewpoint.“I have not seen a person more similar to the Prophet’s (SAW) ap-pearance, conduct, guidance and speech whether si ing or stand-ing than Fatima (SA). When she enters, the Messenger of Allah stands up, kisses and welcomes her, then takes her hand and asks her to sit in his place”.Among the Islamic teaching to which Fatima (SA) gave special at-tention, was protecting women’s honor and beauty through observ-ing the Islamic way of dressing. Fatima (SA) realized that crimes, social disasters and humiliations were mainly due to unveiling, de-basement, dissoluteness and mix-ing of the sexes.

Hazrat Fatima (SA): The Exemplary Figure for Women

By: Ali Muhammad Jandan, Hasnain Javed, Anwer Khan, Khashif Siddiqui, FBS

Students of Fatimiyah Boys School presenting a tableau on “Ittehad Bein-ul-Muslemeen”

at Mehfi l-e-Murtaza

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Is Career What Planning?Career planning is a lifelong pro-cess, which includes choosing an occupation, ge ing a job, growing in our job, possibly changing ca-reers, and eventually retiring. The Career Planning Site off ers cover-age of all these areas. This article will focus on career choice and the process one goes through in selecting an occupation. This may happen once in our lifetimes, but it is more likely to happen several times as we fi rst defi ne and then redefi ne ourselves and our goals.

Career Planning: A Four Step ProcessThe career planning process is comprised of four steps. One might seek the services of a ca-reer development professional to help facilitate his or her journey through this process. Whether or not you choose to work with a professional, or work through the process on your own is less impor-tant than the amount of thought and energy you put into choosing a career.

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The Career Planning ProcessFrom Dawn Rosenberg McKay,

Taking It Step-By-StepFatimiyah Education Network is proud to establish a compre-hensive career center which will cater to all the students as well as community’s needs. We plan to introduce the following fa-cilities: resume writing, how to write cover le ers, career assess-ments for undecided students on career planning, inviting promi-nent career professionals, con-ducting a career seminar, mock interviews (behavioral and tra-ditional), educational advice for students applying to overseas institutions both at the Bachelors and Masters level, how to con-duct informational interviews, job search strategies for Pakistan as well as overseas, scheduling company visits- a day in the life of a professional, job shadow-ing- mentoring with profession-als, how to represent yourself at a job fair. Career development is the fi rst phase while in the second phase Fatimiyah is plan-ning to launch scholarships for higher education at reputed in-stitutions in Pakistan as well as foreign scholarships.

Raza Abbas, a Graduate of The Univer-sity of Arizo-na, USA with dual degrees in Business Administra-

tion and Communications has been appointed as the Manager Careers and Scholarship. He has also acquired certifi cation in stu-dent leadership programs and is a Graduate of The Arizona Blue Chip Program(Only 4 year student leadership program in the United States)

During his stay at The Univer-sity of Arizona he was highly involved in various professional leadership associations namely President of Toastmasters (Inter-national Public Speaking Associ-ation), Executive Vice President of Management Information Systems Association (Bringing Fortune 500 companies to cam-pus on a weekly basis).Raza through his involvement with The University of Arizona Career Services offi ce has worked with numerous stu-dents on their career planning. He was constantly involved in promoting the career develop-ment of his fellow students. He was instrumental in proposing and coordinating many “career mixers” and other events over the years through his extensive activities both inside and out-side of the classroom. Career Counselling and coaching is his passion.Raza has a ended three inter-national conferences namely Comdex (IT Exhibition) NAFSA (Association of International Educators) and Toastmasters Regional Conference in Flag-staff , Arizona. Raza is single and lives with his parents in Karachi. He has traveled to 18 countries worldwide. His hobbies are hik-ing, cooking, cricket, travelingand photography.As we are still in the develop-ment phase please feel free to provide any suggestions you would like to see at the Career Center at the following email: fen@kpsiaj.orgFatimiyah Education Network, 174, Bri o Road, Near Numaish, Karachi- 74400

Career Guidance & Scholarship Center:

Admission Test for Class XI was held at Fatimiyah College. About 300 girls and boys appeared for the test.

Parents appreciated the management on conducting a well organized test.

Leadership Excellence Award by KFC to Ms Sameera Ramzan

Vice Principal Fatimiyah Girls SchoolEvery year KFC gives excellence awards to out-standing teachers and educational leaders of Educational Institutions. Fatimiyah Education Network nominated Ms Sameera Ramzan Vice Principal of Fatimiyah Girls School who was the recipient of the Leadership Excellence Award this year. She was amongst 10 recipients out of 69 nominations. Fatimiyah Education Network is very proud of her and congratulates Ms Sameera on this outstanding achievement.