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Ramadan Mubarak! Ramadan Kareem.

Alhamdulillah, we are once again in the Holy Month of Ramadan, a time of spiritual renewal as we make efforts to increase our spiritual devotions through prayers, Qur’an reading and good deeds. Ramadan is also a time of giving, as Prophet Muhammad once said, “It is the month of charity, and a month in which a believer’s sustenance is increased.”

For the third year running, SimplyIslam is organising the annual Ramadan Charity Basket program. This year, SimplyIslam is pleased to support the Muslim Kidney Action Association (MKAC) and also the Ang Mo Kio FSC (AMK-FSC).

The MKAC is a registered charity and has been in the forefront of providing care and support to Muslims who are suffering from kidney failure and chronic ailments and providing financial assistance to their families. The AMK-FSC runs three family service agencies which provide family and welfare services to residents of Ang Mo Kio and Seng Kang housing estates.

Insha’Allah SimplyIslam hope to raise $10,000 to provide food provisions and financial assistance to some of MKAC and AMK-FSC most needy welfare recipients. The food provisions include rice, milk, sugar, dry foods and other basic amenities including Eid novelties.

Let’s reach out and help them in their needs for Ramadan and Hari Raya (Eidul Fitr), Insha’Allah.  Your donations would bring much needed relief for the poor and needy.  You may donate through any of the following means:

Cash or Cheque
Payment, by cash or cheque, can be made personally at SimplyIslam during office hours.  For cheque payment, please issue a crossed cheque payable to As-Siddiq Centre for Islamic Studies Pte Ltd.  Please write your name and contact number on the reverse side of the cheque indicating “Ramadan Charity Basket”.  Please post the cheque to:

As-Siddiq Centre for Islamic Studies Pte Ltd
No. 152 Still Road
Singapore 423991

ONLINE – Credit Card, Charge Card, PayPal
For payments by credit card, charge card or PayPal, please visit the website http://ramadancharity2010.eventbrite.com or [click here].

Bank Transfer

As-Siddiq Centre for Islamic Studies Pte Ltd
DBS Current Account 027-902298-1

We would be distributing the food provisions and financial contributions to the poor and needy on SUNDAY 29 AUGUST 2010.  For those who wish to volunteer and distribute the food provisions, call 65474407 to register your interest and keep yourself free on Sunday 29 August 2010, from 1.30 to 6 pm.

For all enquiries, please contact Sis Saira Elley at Tel 65474407 (email saira@simplyislam.sg) or Bro Mohamed Nassir at 90703200. Looking forward to your participation in the forthcoming Ramadan Charity Basket program.

Please donate generously.  May Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala reward you for your kind contributions with His Blessings and Bounties in perpetuity, Ameen.

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Join us from 11 ~ 13 July 2010. Admission is FREE.

FUNDAMENTALS OF TASAWWUF (SUFISM)
A Short Seminar
Date: Sunday 11 July 2010
Time: 2.30 pm ~ 6.30 pm
Topics:
1. The History & Legacy of Tasawwuf by Ustadh Muhammad Umar (UK)
2. The Practice of Tasawwuf by Ustadh Mohd Iqbal Abdullah (Singapore)

THE LEGACY OF SAYYIDINA ABU BAKR AS-SIDDIQ
A Lecture by Ustadh Muhammad Umar
Date: Monday 12 July 2010
Time: 8 pm ~ 9.30 pm

WHY DO WE FOLLOW A MADHHAB?
A Discussion with Ustadh Muhammad Umar
Date: Tuesday 13 July 2010
Time: 8 pm ~ 9.30 pm

All the above programs will be held at SimplyIslam.sg located at 152 Still Road Singapore 423991. Entrance is FREE for all the above programs, all are welcome.  Please REGISTER and select the appropriate classes for participation.

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Alhamdulillah, SimplyIslam.sg is pleased to announce a special screening and discussion of “DeenTight” a documentary film produced by Tabah Foundation and directed by an American film-maker, Mustafa Davis.  The discussion will be with Film Director Mustafa Davis, and Ustadh Usama Canon, a young and prominent Islamic scholar from Zaytuna Institute and Ta’leef Collective, USA.  The event promises to be an engaging event, Insha’Allah, with anticipated lively discussions with Bro Mustafa Davis and Ustadh Usama Canon, and the participants.

Date: Tuesday 6 July 2010
Time: 8 pm (Maghrib prayer facilities provided)
Fee: $15 each
Venue: Singapore Post Auditorium (Eunos Post Centre, 10 Eunos Road 8, next to Paya Lebar MRT)
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For details, registration and online payment, visit http://www.simplyislam.asia. For enquiries, call 65474407 or email saira@simplyislam.sg

Limited seats. Register now.

Lecture Synopsis
Music, considered taboo practice by many traditional Muslims, has also become one of the most prominent methods for Muslims to share their faith internationally through Muslim Hip Hop. Hip Hop is a global phenomenon reaching from the skyscaper laden skies of New York all the way to the deep deserts of Arabia and beyond. It is a subculture that transcends boundaries of language, gender, and religion. Deen Tight brings to the screen the untold story of Western Muslims struggling to find a balance between their culture and their religion. Filmed on location with Muslim rappers, DJs, slam poets, breakdancers and a graffiti artist in concerts, recording studios, at homes and in the streets. The documentary focuses on the perceived conflict between traditional religious ideals and modernity, as well as both the positives and negatives of Western Pop culture on todays’ Muslim youth, and discusses intimately the challenges they face trying to balance their faith, culture, and the pressures of daily Western life.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib-Xz-mc2DA

Conversational Arabic course.

Description
Learning to speak Arabic can actually be enjoyable and fun! The SimplyArabic Conversational course has been specially designed for those who wish to acquire a basic proficiency in spoken Arabic.  The course imparts basic communicative skills in spoken Arabic and covers basic conversational topics for everyday situations from airport to hotel, eating to clothing, restaurant to shopping and more.

The course provides conversational practices with important phrases and words that are commonly used by tourists, business travellers and people dealing with Arab travellers and visitors (e.g. sales and retail staff).  In just over 1 month the participant will learn enough Arabic phrases and words to conduct typical conversations with confidence. This Basic Conversational course is conducted over 10 lessons.

SIMPLYARABIC CONVERSATIONAL (BASIC)

Commencement Dates:

Batch 1 – Monday 25 January 2010 [COMPLETED]
Batch 2 – Monday 5 July 2010 [COMPLETED]
Batch 3 – Monday 27 September 2010
Batch 4 – Monday 1 November 2010

Time: 8 pm to 9.30 pm
Frequency: Every Monday & Wednesday (twice a week)
Teachers: Mohamed Lamchichi / Ustaz Muhammad Salleh
Medium of Instruction: English/Arabic
No. of Lessons: 10
Fee: $20 book/notes + $120 course fee
Venue: SimplyIslam.sg (152 Still Road) [click here for map]

Course Requirement
No knowledge, exposure or familiarity to the Arabic language is required. Although this is a short course, it is important that the student has an interest to learn about the Arabic language, either for personal reasons (e.g. travel, etc) or otherwise (e.g. business, etc).  Students completing this course may then pursue the SimplyArabic Conversational (Intermediate) or SimplyArabic Beginners courses.

Who should attend the course?

• Individuals who are beginning an interest in learning the Arabic language.
• Individuals who plan to travel to an Arabic-speaking country (e.g. Saudi Arabia, Syria, Qatar, etc)
• Business professionals who are in liaisons with Arabic speakers, as the skills learned will enhance the association.
• Company staff that will be stationed in an Arabic speaking country or region.
• Retail staff who regularly or intermittently service Arabic-speaking clients.

Course Overview

• Introduction & History of Arabic Language
• Alphabets
• Masculine & Feminine
• Simple Writing
• Arabic Numerals (1-1000)
• Verbs & Nouns
• Getting to know
• Places Around Town
• Transportation
• Directions & Instructions
• At the Airport
• In the Hotel
• In the Restaurant
• In the Bank
• At the Post Office
• The Hospital
• In a Shopping Mall
• A Holiday
• Sightseeing
• Months & Seasons
• Days and Timings
• Islamic & Arabic Culture
• Culture & relations in Arabic-speaking countries
• Exercises, Games & Assessments

The Teachers

Mohamed Lamchichi
Mohamed Lamchichi was born in Morocco and graduated with a Degree in Arabic Literature from University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah (Morocco).  He is of the lineage of Prophet Muhammad, salallahu alaihi wasallam, and a direct descendant of a Abd as-Salam ibn Mashish, rahmatullah alaihi (d. 1227 AD), a grand saint from Morocco. Ustaz Mohamed Lamchichi is married to a Singaporean citizen.  He is a full-time staff with SimplyIslam.sg as its Arabic Language Consultant.  He conducts Arabic language courses – Conversational, Beginners, Intermediate and Advance. He also conducts translation and interpretation assignments. While Arabic is his native language, he is also proficient with English and French.

Ustaz Muhammad Salleh
Ustaz Muhammad Salleh is a graduate of Madrasah Aljunied Al-Islamiah and has completed his full-time pre-university studies at the madrasah. He also studied at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He is an accredited Asatizah (religious teacher) certified by the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore and the Asatizah Recognition Board, and currently teach at SimplyIslam’s weekend Islamic school.  He is working full-time with SimplyIslam as its Arabic Language Coordinator and regularly conducts translation and interpretation assignments for Arab trainees in Singapore.  He is also an expert on Prophetic healing and medicine and regularly conducts the popular “Prophetic Healing” course at SimplyIslam.  He is proficient in Arabic, English and Malay.

Join us on Sunday 4 July 2010! Free of Charge. Register Now!

The aptly-named “Book of Assistance” (Arabic: “Risalatu’l Mu’awanah”) is today in widespread use among Islamic scholars and teachers in Arabia, Southeast Asia and East Africa. The book is a manual of prayers and practical ethics that is invaluable to all who love the Prophet and wanting to emulate his exalted character.

The author Imam Abdallah Ibn-Alawi Al-Haddad (d. 1720), lived at Tarim in the Hadramaut valley between Yemen and Oman, and is widely held to have been the ‘renewer’ of the twelfth Islamic century. A direct descendant of the Prophet, his sanctity and direct experience of God are clearly reflected in his writings, which include several books, a collection of Sufi letters, and a volume of mystical poetry.

The genius of this book is that it condenses the collected wisdom of centuries of Muslim spiritual doctors such as Imam-al Ghazali into a handy, brief manual. For centuries books like this have shaped men and women of all races, from Indonesians to Swahilis, into shining examples of godliness and beautiful conduct.

Anyone who implements the advice of the book is on the path of the perfection of character, characterized by everything from kindness and charity (including a cheerful countenance), to waking up in the middle of the night to worship, to inward states such as thankfulness and trust in God’s will. Like all men of God, Imam al-Haddad’s writing is clear, sober and eloquent.

The workshop will be conducted by Ustadh Usama Canon.  Born and raised in California, Ustadh Usama Canon embraced Islam in 1996. Since then, he has had the honor of studying various Islamic Sciences both at home and abroad under some of today’s foremost scholars in America, Morocco, Egypt and Yemen. Currently he serves as an Instructor at Zaytuna Institute and as a Muslim Chaplain for the State of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.  He is also the Director of the Zawiya Outreach Program and teaches a popular “Intro to Islam” class series at Zaytuna Institute. Usama Canon is also the Founding Director of Ta’leef Collective and maintains an active role in various facets of outreach and education, concentrating on issues facing Muslim youth, assisting converts, and developing support systems for Muslim ex-offenders. “The Book of Assistance” classes are among his popular programs.

Date: Sunday 4 July 2010
Time: 2 pm ~ 7 pm
Venue: SimplyIslam.sg (@ Madrasah Al-Khairiah)
152 Still Road Singapore 423991
Fee: Free of charge, all are welcome. Registration mandatory.

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For details and other programs by Ustadh Usama Canon in Singapore, visit www.simplyislam.sg. For enquiries, call 65474407 or email saira@simplyislam.sg.

SimplyIslam is pleased to organise Traditional Islamic Art Workshops with a visiting artist from United Kingdom, Sister Unaiza Karim.  There is a workshop for teenagers and another workshop for parent and child.

Unaiza Karim has a Masters Degree from Princes School of Traditional Arts, London.  She also trained with a Master Illuminator In Istanbul, Turkey.  Her work generally centres on the pages of the Holy Qur’an, which she presents with the elements of calligraphy, geometry and Islimi (arabesque), reflecting the rhythm of nature.  In 2004 she was the Winner of Barakat Prize 2004 for Arts and Heritage: Ashmoleum Museum Oxford.  Her works have been exhibited in the UK and internationally.  With a Distinction in her Bachelors Degree in Education, she regularly runs workshops for both children and adults, specialising in teaching arts and crafts from the east, using traditional methods and materials in a range of Traditional Islamic Arts.  Unaiza is British and lives in London.

Teens Workshop (Age: 13+ yrs)
This hands on workshop introduces teenagers to the art of manuscript illumination from the Islamic tradition.  Artist Unaiza Karim will offer students an opportunity to produce a small decorative roundel ’shamsa’ or ornamental tree motif ’shujaira’ on hand treated paper (both motifs are commonly found in the decorated margins of illuminated Qurans).
Date/Time:  Friday 25 June 2010, 2.30 ~ 6 pm
Venue:  SimplyIslam (152 Still Road)
Fee:  $20 per student
Only 10 spaces. To register, email saira@simplyislam.sg

Parent-Child Workshop (Age: 8~12 yrs)
This fun-filled workshop offers a unique opportunity for parents to work with their child (age 8 to 12 yrs) on a collaborative artwork.  During the workshop participants will practice the  traditional art of ‘halkar’ painting (its orgins are found in Ottoman Turkey) and compose a decorative panel with embellishment.
Date/Time:  Saturday 26 June 2010, 2 ~ 4 pm
Venue:  SimplyIslam (152 Still Road)
Fee:  $30 per parent/child
Only 10 spaces. To register, email saira@simplyislam.sg