“The firmness of the religion is due to enjoining what is good and forbidding what is wrong, and observing the limits of Allah (swt).”
Imam Amir-ul-Mu’mineen Ali (a)
Reference: Qurar-ul-Hikam, p. 236
Salaamun Alaykum,
On behalf of the Al-Haadi Managing Committee, we wish you and your family Wiladat Mubarak on the birth anniversaries of Imam Husayn(a), Hazrat Abbas (a), and Imam Ali Zaynul Abideen (a).
We are excited to have our first in person workshop since March 2020, for students in Grades 8-12 (Youth Forum), on Sunday, March 6. Students in Grades 1-7 should join online classes, as usual.
There will be no classes on Sunday, March 13th due to March Break; online classes for all grades will inshaAllah, resume on March 20th.
This update includes:
1. March 6th onsite workshop for Grades 8-12 (Youth Forum)
2. March Break Challenge
3. Charity Initiative – water aid & support for orphans, widows & vulnerable children
4. Tips for success
5. Key Upcoming Dates
Grades 8-12 March 6th Onsite Workshop at JCC (10:30 am – 2:30 pm)
InshaAllah, we will be conducting an onsite workshop for Grades 8-12 (Youth Forum) students on Sunday, March 6th, at JCC (9000 Bathurst Street). The topic is on ‘Being a Resilient Muslim’ and our guest speaker and teachers have planned an interesting and interactive workshop to help students handle the challenges of being a practising Muslim. A session on Bulugh will also be included for students in Grades 8-10.
Parents of Grade 8-12 students, please drop off your child(ren) at 9000 Bathurst, Door #2, by 10:30 am at the latest, and pick them up at 2:30 pm. Students must wear a mask at all times expect while having lunch. There will be no online classes for Grades 8-12 on March 6th.
Online classes will be held as usual for Grades 1-7; inshaAllah, an onsite workshop for these grades will be held in the coming months based on parent response; watch out for a survey in the coming weeks.
A lot of planning and preparation is required to conduct the workshops and classes; many thanks to all the volunteers for helping with these initiatives.
March Break Challenge
The March Break Challenge is based on reciting the Holy Quran and reflecting on what has been learnt/can be applied for at least 6 days between March 12 – 20. Further details will be posted in the Quran Google Classrooms before March 12th. Please encourage your child(ren) to participate in this challenge.
Al-Haadi 2021/2022 Charity Campaign
MashaAllah, total collected as of Mar. 1, 2022: $8,567.65.
In the past couple of weeks, someone donated $1,000 but did not specify any class; if you know who the donor was, please ask him/her to forward the receipt to admin@al-haadi.ca along with a message indicating which class(es) to allocate the donation.
See below for the classes’ leaderboard. D7B has stayed in the lead, with D10B, D12/YF, D1B and D11A not far behind. Good job, all classes. Thank you for your fundraising activities and donations to help provide WATER AID in remote areas and to SUPPORT ORPHANS, WIDOWS & VULNERABLE CHILDREN.
Donate online via https://zahrafoundation.ca/al-haadi/ , select package, and when checking out, enter ‘Al-Haadi’ and the student’s dinyat class (e.g. Al-Haadi D6A) in the Additional Information section, so we can track donations by class.
All donations will receive a tax receipt from The Zahra Foundation. The winning class will win a prize at the end of the campaign!
Class fundraising leaderboard:
| Position | Class | Total to date | Position | Class | Total to date |
| 1 | D7B | $898.66 | 11 | D9B | $215.00 |
| 2 | D10B | $781.67 | 12 | D2B | $170.66 |
| 3 | D12/YF | $770.00 | 13 | D3B | $150.00 |
| 4 | D1B | $766.67 | 14 | D5A | $130.00 |
| 5 | D11A | $730.00 | 15 | D5B | $115.00 |
| 6 | D8B | $515.00 | 16 | D6B | $50.00 |
| 7 | D4A | $500.00 | 16 | D11B | $50.00 |
| 8 | D4B | $370.00 | 17 | D1A | $40.00 |
| 9 | D7A | $330.00 | 18 | CC | $30.00 |
| 10 | D2A | $250.00 | No Class specified | $1,455.00 | |
| 10 | D8A | $250.00 |
Tips for Success
InshaAllah, we’ll try to provide a tip for success in each of our upcoming updates. We hope that this will be helpful. If you have any tips you would like to share with parents, please send them to admin@al-haadi.ca, subject “Tips for Success”.
Today’s tip:
Fill your car drives with short surahs and duas. While doing the pick-ups and drop offs, ask children to recite out loud, the smaller surahs they have memorized. Start with Surah Fateha and send recitation as a gift to the marhumeens. Add the 4 Quls and Ayatul Qursi to the recitation as a means of getting protection.
Key Upcoming Dates
Mar. 6: Wiladat celebration for all classes & onsite workshop for Grades 8-12 at JCC
Mar. 13: Closed – March Break
Mar. 12-20: March Break Challenge
Mar. 27: March Break Quran Challenge Summary Due
Thank you for your support. If you have any questions or suggestions, please send an e-mail to admin@al-haadi.ca.
JazakAllah,
Fatima Khimji & Amjad Datoo
Principal Vice Principal
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