Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (pbuh) said, “Whoever does not give

up forged speech and evil actions, the Almighty is not in need of his

leaving his food and drink (i.e. The Almighty will not accept his fasting)”

(Sahih Bukhari)

The Al Risalah Times

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Junior Maths Challenge

2

Al Risalah Fun Day 2

Rendezvous at the National Portrait

Gallery

3

Ramadan 3

Activity Page 6

Peeking into Parliament

7

Sports Day 8

And much much more!!!

July 2014

Volume 1 Issue 2

As'salaamualykum!!!

Welcome to the new updated Al Risalah Newsletter. This is a newsletter created by

the students for the Al-Risalah School community. Read about the latest news at Al-Risalah and our students’ work and efforts.

Enjoy our cartoons, try our quiz, and enter in our crossword competition to be

in with a chance to win a prize!!!

Press Gang

All Praise belongs to the Almighty, Lord of the worlds, and to Him belongs all praise.

I am pleased to inform you that our students once again have done extremely well in the Junior Mathematical Challenge 2014.

May the Almighty bless us and our students and enjoin you all in good for your support.

May the Almighty continue to guide us on the right path and increase us and our students with beneficial knowledge.. The winners for this year's Junior Mathematical Challenge are:

Silver Abdulhakim Ahmed 8B (Best in Year) Abdirahman Ali 8B (Best in Year) Abdijabar Mursal 8B Ahmed Favre 7B (Best in Year) Mohid Khan 7B

Bronze Mahamed Mohamed 8B Ayub Ali 8B Sitra Hadafow 8G Ghadar Osman 7B Salman Nur 7B Mohammed Chowdhury 7B Mahamed Mohamed 7B

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BEST WISHES TO OUR YEAR 11’s !!! We would also like to give recognition to the year 11s for all their hard work and for generally being amazing people! You have been a fantastic and we will never forget you! Also Thanks to Mrs Hunna and Mrs Shakeba for doing an tremendous job of taking care of the year 11s!

Quiz Q1: Which group of days does laylatul qadr fall in?

A. 1-10 of Ramadan B. 11-20 of Ramadan C. 21-30 of Ramadan

Answers on page 6

Quiz Q2: How many times is Ramadan mentioned in the Quran?

A. 3 times B. 9 times C. 1 time

Here it is, its finally happened the event of the year that everyone who's anyone has been talking about! Here’s to the Al-Risalah fun day! A day where lessons don't exist, teachers flip burgers and the mental screams from the rides are deafening. Lets get real guys, where else would you want to spend your Sunday!

We’d like to thank everyone that came, especially the teachers and students who helped out in the stalls and just generally everyone who showed up. Your generosity and bright smiles was much appreciated.

Answers on page 6

Hana Khan 8G

Brother Abdulkadir

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The Student Council went on a trip to the Houses of

Parliament to see the place where British laws are made.

On this trip we were given a tour of the Houses of

Parliament. One thing which I learnt is that the Queen is

forbidden from entering the House of Commons and

cannot go further than the House of Lords. The

difference between the House of Lords and the House of

Commons is that the people who sit in the Commons are

elected by the public, whilst the people in the House of Lords are appointed. Overall during this trip

we have been given an insight into an important part of British democracy and we hope we can take

what we have learnt to be used in our student council.

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EnglishEnglish CreativeCreative WritingWriting The lucky year 8 and 9 girls had the rare opportunity of meeting the author of a book that has been capturing their interest for quite a while . The author, Sumayah Lee along with Sr Shenaz had arranged a creative writing workshop where they

learnt about the rich history of South Afr ica and i t s Inhabitants. The girls also carried out fun creative writing tasks which exercised their brains. One of the lucky students, Sohaiba Hussaini a budding author quoted “ I

found it very intriguing to hear about the history of South Africa, and I hope read Mrs. Lee’s book soon”

We would like to thank Ms Sumayah Lee for going out of her way to join us!!!!

Ramadan has approached us, and that means time for fasting. We know it’s tough, especially now that we have these long hot summer days BUT and it’s a big but, even though fasting is hard, the reward that’s given to us is so gigantic that we would probably fast every single day of our lives if we knew how much it was!. So here they are, some of the virtues of Ramadan:

1. Worshipping the Almighty on the night of Laylatul Qadr is better than worshipping Him for a thousand months, i.e. 83 years and 4 months; most of us don't even live that long! (The Quran, 97:3)

2. Whoever spends Laylatul Qadr in prayer out of faith and in the hope of reward, will be forgiven for his previous sins. (Bukhari and Muslim)

3. Fasting in Ramadan is equivalent to fasting ten months. (The Quran, 6:160)

4. All the good deeds that are committed in Ramadan are multiplied by 70.

5. In the blessed month of Ramadan, an opportunity is given to every Muslim to draw near to The Almighty, and lets get real, who in their right mind would want to pass down that opportunity!!!

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Hudeyfa Nur 9B

Ikram Ahmed, Aisha Asfar 9G

Syeda Hussaini, 8G

Ikram Ahmed, Aisha Asfar 9G

As the first Sun streaks thread through the grey, damp and paved streets of London; a group of

students could be seen just outside the baby-blue gate, alongside two teachers. Soon they advanced,

and made their way towards the first steps to an unforgettable journey. The France Trip!

As the group entered the aerodynamic EuroStar, their eyes peered out the sleek, crystal windows

embedded within train to gaze on the sight of leaving London, not just in style, but in lightning speed

(300 mph to be exact)!

As the handful of students regained themselves after a few hours in the

train, they made their way to the gates of a place most of them knew not,

a place which was similar but different and a place in where they were

guests but treated better. The first stop was the infamous Tour De Eiffel

(Eiffel Tower). Towering the streets of Paris with the unimaginable height

of 324 metres (1063 feet), as much as an 81-storey building! Its sheer

size had found the miniscule students dumbfounded, and the 1710 steps

had found them utterly exhausted. However, the view at the top was a

beauty to behold as the true bulk of France could be seen; the lush trees,

the ancient architecture and the busy buzz of a rush hour.

After making the way back down the Tour Eiffel, it was off to the Seine

(the river through Paris), which there waited a boat to be boarded by the

students along with their teachers.

The picture of Paris taken at the 2nd floor of the Tour Eiffel

The motor-blades slowly spun within the rippling water as the boat gradually began gaining speed.

Before long, the passengers were submerged in a serene, tranquil and glorious boat ride through the

waves in the water. Archaic architecture scattered the bank lines and beautiful bridges connected

the islands whilst the boat slowly advanced through the Seine. Luckily, no one got seasick!

BoysBoys FranceFrance TripTrip Syed Aamer Hussaini 10B

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He was perfect

Did nothing wrong

Was loved

He was the chosen one

He had bright black

eyes

And hair curly and black

Eye brows thick with a vein of anger

And a neck like a doll

His cheeks were full and fleshy

His face was full of Mubarak

and Baraka

He will always be in our souls

TheThe PerfectPerfect ManMan Yasmin Abdirahman 10G

After the boat had halted, the group made their way to the Arch De Triomphe via public transport.

Its detailed sculpture could effortlessly give the students an insight into the pain-staking

procedure of producing 50 meters (164 feet) of architectural masterpiece. After that, hungry as

they were, the students went for a quick meal alongside their chaperoning teachers. Having seen the

wonderful landscape of Paris at hand, and having had their stomachs full; the group went to their

final sightseeing location- Le Mosque De Paris (The Mosque of Paris).

The Mosque was quite simply amazing and it gave the bunch of students a place to relax and pray

before heading back to the EuroStar and making their way back to London

Unfortunately this was the last place the students needed to visit, and so, having seen the many

wondrous, magnificent and amazing places within Paris, it was time to head back.

The journey seemed longer as the students conversed within themselves the many exciting

experiences they have witnessed, and though this was the end of a very memorable experience, it

was the beginning of something new…

We would like to thank Brother Fouad for arranging this amazing trip for us and for Brother Adam

for accompanying us.

Quiz Q3: What is the first

penalty if you break a fast deliberately?

A. Fast 60 days B. Free a slave

C. Feed a poor person

Answers on page 6

Riddles:

ActivityActivity PagePage 1. I'm tall when I'm young and I'm short when I'm old. what am i?

2. What comes down but never goes up?

3. What has a foot but no legs

4.Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it you die. What is it?

5.What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment and never in a thousand years?

Answer for the riddles!

1.Candle

2.Rain

3.Snail

4.Nothing

5.The letter M

This summer will be jam packed with events

and things to do with the tournament that

every football fan loves—the World Cup!

And this year is no exception with all the

excitement coming from the football mad

nation of Brazil. HOWEVER!!! Even more

important—the summer will also see a

testing month of Ramadan. Lets all sort out

our priorities making sure that worship and

good deeds tops the list before the

football.—no matter how good a match

sounds.

Across

3 The month the Quran was revealed

5 The England goalkeeper for the World Cup

7 This football player needs to fast from eating people!!!!

9 The main city of the World Cup 2014

10 Frozen water

11 Fasting is which pillar of Islam?

12 The first surah to be revealed

14 The gas around us

15

This was spun to protect the prophet from the Quraysh in a cave in Medinah

17 Give in charity even if it is half a _______??

18 The opposite of dry

19 To be persistant in something

20 Home

21 We use this to see

Down

1 The fourth prayer of the day

2 This night is better than 1000 months

4

Algeria beat this team 4-2 in the World Cup

6

England lost 2-1 to this team in the World Cup

8 A South African country

13 Mario's green partner

16 Al Nahl

Congratulations to last issue’s winner— Alamin Chowdhury!!!

Complete the crossword and rearrange the letters in yellow to find the word(s). Hand it in to Brother Raihaan with by 16:00

Sep 19 to be entered into a prize draw!!! Clue: Fasting was prescribed for the Muslims as it was to who?

Crossword Competition:

Quiz answers

Q1: C

Q2: C

Q3: B

Q4: B

Quiz Q4: At which time do we pray tarawih?

A. After fajr B. After the fardh of isha

C. Before maghrib

Ubaid Rahman 9B Imtehal Ali 7G

Brother Raihaan

Answers at bottom of page

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No, we have not hit our heads on rocks and gone mad; that happened a long time ago! But selected students from Al-Risalah a c t u a l l y h a d t h e opportunity to go and meet the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. Including yours truly. Al Risalah was invited to the National Portrait Gallery to celebrate cultural diversity. During

this the students learnt the history of quite a few portraits; met a lot of important MPs, and even got the opportunity to meet Nick Clegg. The students quoted: “ It was a fantastic experience, one that we definitely wouldn't have passed for anything. We had a brilliant time and really enjoyed it”.

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That’s right we’re talking about everyone's favourite trip! THORPE PARK!!! Yay , we don't know about you guys but Thorpe park in our opinion is definitely THE place to be, with Stealth, Saw and plenty of doughnuts—what's not to love! Don’t just take it from us though, here are some quotes we got, from the Al-Risalah students “Going to Thorpe Park was really a FUN experience . I enjoyed it, I hope we can go next year!”

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Don't be lazy in Ramadan! Make the most of your time that you are given.

Days are long but nights are short

Brother Adam selected me and other students to visit Chelsea’s Asian Star competition.

I went and it was amazing. We completed all sorts of stuff such as running and speed

tests, matches and football tournaments. I went and enjoyed myself, and at the end of

the day they had told me I had been scouted by Chelsea. I was so shocked and my family

were amazed. I now have a time schedule of when I need to go for training and have been

going regularly since. I would like to really thank Brother Adam for making this

outstanding thing possible for me.

StudentStudent Success!!!Success!!! Abdurrahman Shah 7B

Try to keep practicing your good habits that you pick up during ramadhan throughout the rest of the year. Such as spending in

charity, speaking good words, helping others

and praying on time!!!

Hana Khan 8G

Hana Khan 8G

Sports DaySports Day The end of the year means its also time for a day in the sun where students showcase their sports and athletic abilities—Sports Day!

On the boy’s Sports Day, The track and field events saw some amazing

performances and effort by some of our students. Hussein Ali Gesei showed his

quick speed by winning a few medals in the running events, Abdijabar Mursal

showed his ability in long distance running by outperforming his peers in the

400m race, and Humza Raja threw an amazing javelin throw just short of 25

metres! The year 10s also performed brilliantly with Mahdi Ibrahim, Kamaal

Mohamed, Ishaq Osman and Ahmad Bahauddin sharing a great chunk of medals together. Yasin

Mahmutoglu also took home 3 Gold medals and Abdinasir Omar won 4 gold medals on the day to add

to their collections.

Ahmad Bahauddin lead his house team in the tug of war event to beat the other teams which lead

onto one of the highlights of the day - the tug of war between the teachers and students, an event

which was won by the teachers even though the students tried their best to win by hook or crook!!!

In the annual football tournament Hichem Alem showed brilliant leadership to

captain his house to victory in the final of the football tournament in a 4-2

victory. He linked up well with Zakaria Soltani, great defending from Abdinasir

Omar, Yahya Jama, Mohamed Ali Amer ElKhedoud also performed some amazing

saves on the day to keep their team in front, including a brilliant penalty save to

take them to the final, alongside a vital goal from Muhammad Gangat.

The girls also had their very own sports day, with the 100m showing

some fast and competitive racers. Results in the table on the right. The

winners were put forward for the relay race with everyone gathered

around to cheer their class on, and everyone watched while Ramsha stole

the lead for the year 8s by rapidly increasing her speed towards the end

of the race to beat the other classes. Houda Baiza showed amazing

javelin skills, by throwing an astounding throw just short of 15 meters. Ramsha

Sehrish demonstrated her skills again, by jumping an amazing 2.90 meters in the

long jump, and Sohaiba Hussaini who jumped 2.60 meters. Meanwhile The year

10 girls showed everyone how it’s done by beating their peers at tug of war, and

the rounders tournament, although it was a close tie between year 8 and year

10, Well done girls.

Both days were very enjoyable and pleasant days for both teachers and students. A huge Thank you

to Suweyda, Houda, Hana, Maisa and Sara for helping with equipment on the girls Sports Day. Also a

very big Thank you to year 10 boys and girls for helping set up the field for the Sports days.

Brother Adam

Sister Sadiyah

1st 2nd 3rd

Siham Safa Fatima A 7G

Riyyan Hanan Ramsha 8G

Ikram Fatima S Suweyda 9G

Suad Nadira Anisa 10G

All praise to the Almighty, the

day was a success, and a massive

thank you to the teachers &

office staff who supported us

through the planning and

performance of the event and

the students who without their

participation the day would not

have been possible.

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