WELCOME RAMADAN (ISLAMIC SEMINAR) ANCHORING SCRIPT BY ASIF SULTAN MATTA

“WELCOME RAMADHAN”.

International Islamic School

Arabic

Welcome note: -

Honorable Chairman, Revered Board of Directors, Esteemed Principal and vise Principal, respected guests and teachers and my dear brothers and sisters a very warm welcome to you on behalf of International Islamic School.

 I welcome you all, with the Islamic Greetings assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarkatuhoo. ..May peace, mercy and blessings of Allah Subhana hu wa ta’aala, of Almighty God be on all of you.

 I Zunain Bin Nazir will be your host for the day. This Seminar, 2^nd of its kind,  is exclusively intended to Welcome the upcoming sacred month of Ramadan. I assure you that this programme will be Islamically very enlightening and will in sha Allah acquaint us with many things regarding Ramadhan and fasting. What we’re ought to do and what we are supposed to desist from, In sha Allah our speakers will be telling us during their insightful speeches.

 The month of Ramadhan is fully abound with blessings and mercy. Ramadhan,,, the month of magnanimity, the month of charity and kindness, the month of Quran… that is the chosen month by Allah (swt), about which our beloved Prophet says,

 “When the first night of Ramadan comes, the devils and demons are chained up, and the gates of Hell are closed and not a single gate of it is opened. The gates of Paradise are opened and not one gate of it is closed. And a caller calls out: "O seeker of good, come to Allah; O seeker of evil, desist." Allah will have ransomed some people from the Fire, and that happens every night." (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Maajah).

Ramadan is the most important month of the year. It is the month that the believers await with eagerness. At the beginning of Rajab --- two full months before Ramadan --- the Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) used to supplicate thus: "O Allah! Bless us during Rajab and Sha'ban, and let us reach Ramadan (in good health)."

Ramadhan is that blessed month in which the most blessed gift has been granted to this last Ummah, the Quran, the word of Allah, the guidance for whole of humankind till the Day of Judgment.

Allah says in Quran, in Surah Baqarah, Chapter 2, verse 185,  which was recited by brother Zamin.

“The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it;

The month of Ramadan is the month of kindness, charity and generosity

Abdullah bin Abbas says, “The Prophet – peace be upon him - was the most generous person, but in Ramadan he used to be more generous when Gabriel used to meet him. Gabriel used to see him during Ramadan every night and he used to read the Quran with him. The Prophet –peace be upon him - was then more generous with goodness than the blowing wind." (Al-Bukhari)

So my dear brothers and sisters let’s warmly welcome this blessed month with an affectionate welcome.

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Ø    For that I would like to call upon our Al-Muslimat Nasheed Group, of class 5^th A, to recite a beautiful Nasheed on Ramadhan.  Please welcome them with a good round of applause.  

 

1… Our first speaker for the day is 10 years old Sister Toiba Qayoom, a 5^th Standard student of IIS, will be speaking on the topic “Ramadhan, Quran and us”. Sister Toiba Qayoom  was born on 10^th January 2004. Toiba is a smart and intelligent child, having strong hold on science and Islamic studies. Her hobbies include reading Islamic books and writing short stories and poems. She aspires to be a Scientist, so that she can explore the creation of Allah, in order to increase her faith in him.

Ramadhan is the most blessed and the most revered month in the sight of Allah (swt) because the most blessed book, the Quran, was sent down on this most holy month. Quran is the book, the month it was revealed in is concerned as blessed month, the night it was sent down is deemed as lailatul Qadr, the night of Power, and person it was revealed upon is regarded as the best of whole humankind, Mohammad ur Rasoollah (sallalahu alaihi wasallam).

I call upon Sister Toiba Qayoom to speak on the topic “Ramadan, Quran and Us.

Please welcome sister Toiba Qayoom with big applause.  

Jazakillah sister for your insightful talk.

2.  Moeed (Arabic)

 

3. Sophia (Urdu)

 

4.  Our next speaker is Sister Shamael.

A priceless treasure that Ummah possesses, a precious present bestowed upon us by  Allah (swt), a gift that a  prophet held close to his heart…yes.. This gift is nothing less than and all encompassing promise of forgiveness for all those who repent. Indeed repentance is a true gift. Its divine tool with it we are able to wipe our hearts clean, free from regret and guilt.

Repentance is not only the last support of a drowning sinner with pile of sins but the crown of righteous… No one can enter the mercy of Allah (swt) without repentance...Indeed repentance has immense power..

I call upon sister Shamael of standard 3^rd to speak on the topic “The Power of Repentance”

Please welcome sister Shamael with a big round of applause.

 

5.  MAEEN (ARABIC)

 

6. Now I Request Sister Umaidah to present a Prophetic hadith before us.

7. To listen to one more hadith, I call upon brother Kamil  to present a hadith.

  8. Muthareen (Arabic).

 

9.  For Hadith Shareef, I call upon Sister laika to come up and present a hadith of Prophet.

10.  our next speaker is ………………………….Sister Uzma Mir of standard 5^th who will be speaking on the topic “Lailatul Qadr” “the night of Power”.

11. Mohammad Wasi (Arabic)

12. Let me call upon brother Muzain of standard 2^{nd B},  to present before us a hadith shareef.

13. Rabeeha (Arabic)

 

14. our next English speaker is Sister Syed Aaliya of standard 2^nd A.

Ramadhan is the ample virtues and good things. Ramadhan comes with innumerable blessings and gifts with it. It comes with glad tidings of mercy, peace, forgiveness and tranquility.

So let’s know more about the virtues of this blessed month, I call upon sister Syed Aaliya, to speak on the topic Virtues of Ramadhan.

Please welcome Sister Aaliya with a good round of applause.

 

15. Zainab Hassan ( ARABIC)

Session 2^nd.