Arabic Academy Project

RIFAA ARABIC ACADEMY

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH MOST GRACIOUS MOST

RIFAA ARABIC ACADEMY RABITA WELFARE GROUP TRUST

The Trust Is Known In The City Of BANGALORE/INDIA For Its Cause of uplifting the Muslim Sisters from the evils of the society. By the grace of ALLAH in the year 1992 Sofia Abdul Hamid started a tailoring section to train poor Muslim ladies at the premises on North Rd cook town, Bangalore where she was staying that time in the name of Rabita welfare group However soon it was realized that their drunkard fathers or husbands never wanted their women to be trained to be self sufficient rather they wanted them to work day to day in Agarbatti or garment factories or as household domestic help which can fetch them Daily income. After a lot of thinking we came to the conclusion that we have to educate the girl child in Islam and Dunya so that the education will make her independent and bring awareness not be a slave of drunken males dominating the lives of poor destitute women. So came the dream of having a home for destitute abandoned girl child who with education, healthy environment and care can become educated women of the future who cannot only save herself from poverty and misery but will be a help to others like her and be a help to the society.

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Hence this dream came true

Hence Rifaa home for the Girl Child was been formed under the Rabita Welfare Group Trust. Which is Located in Hennur/Bangalore. The School is running by the will of Allah for destitute and abandoned girls, where the children live in peace and harmony Learning their Religion and Academics.

RIFAA ARABIC ACADEMY • Glimpse of the School

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Alhamdulillah (all praises be to Allah), We understand and Affirm that nothing can be thought and done except by the will of Allah, so we try to please him to attain his love and mercy. We seek refuge in him from the Evils of our Souls and Evils of our action and we witness that there is none worthy to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad (salllahu alahi wa sallam) is his slave and messenger. Arabic language is the language in which Allah almighty sent down his book and similarly he also chose his messengers tongue to be Arabic which means the entire knowledge of Al-Islam is based on the language of the Arabs. As Allah says in the Quran: ْ ّ‫] ِبسْمِ الِّ الر‬ • [ِ‫حمَـنِ الرّحِيم‬ •

[‫ك هَـذَا‬ َ ْ‫ح ْينَآ إِلَي‬ َ ْ‫حسَنَ الْقَصَصِ ِبمَآ َأو‬ ْ َ‫ن نَقُصّ عََليْكَ أ‬ ُ ْ‫ نَح‬- َ‫ ِإنّآ َأ ْنزَ ْلنَاهُ ُقرْآنًا عَ َر ِبيّا لّعَلّكُ ْم تَعْقِلُون‬- ‫ن‬ ِ ‫ك ءايَاتُ الْ ِكتَـبِ ا ْل ُمبِي‬ َ ْ‫الر تِل‬ َ‫ت مِن َقبِْلهِ َلمِنَ الْغَـفِلِين‬ َ ‫ن وَإِن كُن‬ َ ‫] الْقُرْءَا‬ . Alif-Lam-Ra. These are the verses of the Book that is clear 2. Verily, We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an in order that you may understand 3. We relate unto you the best of stories through Our revelations unto you, of this Qur'an. And before this, you were among those who knew nothing about it.

RIFAA ARABIC ACADEMY Ibn taymeeah (rahimaullah) one of the major scholars of the Salaf points out the importance of learning Arabic in order to understand the religion • •

The Status of the Arabic Language in Islam By: Shaykhul-Islaam Taqiyyud-Deen Ibn Taymiyyah (d.728H)

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As for becoming accustomed to talking to one another in a language other than Arabic, which is the symbol of Islam and the language of the Qur'an, so that this becomes a habit in the land, with one’s family and household members, with one’s friends, in the marketplace, when addressing government representatives or authority figures or when speaking to people of knowledge, undoubtedly this is makrooh (disliked), because it involves being like the nonArabs, which is makrooh, as stated previously. Hence when the early Muslims went to live in Syria and Egypt, where the people spoke Byzantine Greek, and in ’Iraq and Khurasaan, where the people spoke Persian, and North Africa (al-Maghrib) where the people spoke Berber, they taught the people of those countries to speak Arabic, so that Arabic became the prevalent language in those lands, and all the people, Muslim and kaafir alike, spoke Arabic. Such was also the case in Khurasaan in the past, then they became lax with regard to the language and got used to speaking Farsee until it became prevalent and Arabic was forgotten by most of them. Undoubtedly this is disliked. The best way is to become accustomed to speaking Arabic so that the young people will learn it in their homes and schools, so that the symbol of Islam and its people will prevail. This will make it easier for the people of Islam to understand the Qur'an and Sunnah, and the words of the Salaf, unlike a person who gets used to speaking one language, then wants to learn another, and finds it difficult. Know that being used to using a language has a clear and strong effect on one’s thinking, behavior and religious commitment.

RIFAA ARABIC ACADEMY It also has an effect on making one resemble the early generations of this Ummah, the Companions and the Taabi’een. Being like them improves one’s thinking, religious commitment and behavior. Moreover, the Arabic language itself is part of Islam, and knowing Arabic is an obligatory duty. If it is a duty to understand the Qur'an and Sunnah, and they cannot be understood without knowing Arabic, then the means that is needed to fulfill the duty is also obligatory. There are things which are obligatory on all individuals (fard ’ayn), and others which are obligatory on the community or Ummah (fard kifaayah, i.e., if some people fulfill them the rest are relieved of the obligation). This is the meaning of the report narrated by Aboo Bakr Ibn Abee Shaybah who said: ’Eesa Ibn Yoonus told us from Thawr from ’Umar Ibn Yazeed that ’Umar wrote to Aboo Moosa al-Ash’aree and said: “Learn the Sunnah and learn Arabic; learn the Qur‘an in Arabic for it is Arabic.” According to another hadeeth narrated from ’Umar (), he said: “Learn Arabic for it is part of your Religion, and learn how the estate of the deceased should be divided (faraa‘id) for these are part of your Religion.” This command of ’Umar, to learn Arabic and the Sharee’ah combines the things that are needed, for Religion involves understanding words and actions. Understanding Arabic is the way to understand the words of Islam, and understanding the Sunnah is the way to understand the actions of Islam…” •

Iqtidaa‘us-Siraatil-Mustaqeem (2/207)

Dear brothers and sisters, now that we know the importance of learning Arabic language, it is our Duty to learn and teach Arabic. After a lot of struggle and research Alhamdulillah we now announce our humble start towards the cause. We were encouraged to see the growing interest of our sisters who have graduated from the Convent background and are now keen to learn Al-Islam. To help them in this noble ambition we have organized an Academy where our sisters can learn the Arabic Language with its authenticity for which we have chosen the medium of instruction to be English to make it easier Special classrooms have been designed maintaining the Islamic concept of Hijab yet with the modern amenities.