Imam Zayn Imam Zayn-ul-Abideen - Ahlul

In the name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful
December 2013 - Ottawa, CA
Assalaamu alaikum dear friends
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Imam ZaynZayn-ulul-Abideen
Name Ali
Title
Zayn-ul-Abideen
Alias Abu Muhammad
Father Imam Hussein (AS)
Mother Shahr Banu, daughter of Yazdeger III, the last preIslamic King of Persia
Birth
Medina, on Saturday, 15th Jumadi-1 36 AH
Death Medina at the age of 58, poisoned by al-Walid on Muharram 25th 95 AH
Grave Jannat-ul-Baqi', in Medina
Ali Zayn-ul-Abideen is the 4th apostolic Imam of Ahlul-Bayt
(as). His epithet was Abu Muhammad and was popularly titled
as "Zayn-ul-Abideen". His mother was the royal personage,
Shahr Banu, the daughter of King Yazdeger, the last preIslamic Ruler of Persia.
Imam Zayn-ul-Abideen spent the first 2 years of his infancy in
the lap of his grandfather, Imam Ali, and then for 12 years he
had the gracious patronage of his uncle, Imam Hassan. In 61
AH, he was present in Karbala, at the time of the gruesome
tragedy of the wholesale massacre of his father, his uncles,
brothers, cousins and all the godly comrades of his father. He,
then, suffered a heartless captivity and imprisonment at the
hands of Yazid.
When Imam Hussein had come for the last time to his camp to
bid goodbye to his family, Ali Zayn-ul-Abideen, who had been
very sick since his childhood, was lying semi-conscious in
his sickbed and hence escaped the massacre in Karbala'.
Imam Hussein could only manage a very brief talk with the
inmates of his camp and departed declaring his sick son as
Imam.
Imam Zayn-ul-Abideen, for the almost 34 years that he lived
after his father, he spent it in prayers and supplication to Allah
(swt), in remembrance of his martyred father, and teaching
people about Karbala and the Imamat. It is for his ever being
in prayerful prostration, that he was popularly called "Sajjad".
The knowledge and piety of this Holy Imam was matchless.
He was so mindful of Allah that whenever he sat for ablution for prayers, the complexion of his face would change
and when he stood at prayer his body was seen trembling. When asked why this was, he replied, "Don’t you
know before whom I stand in prayer, and with whom I
hold discourse?"
His charity was unassuming and hidden. After his passing
away, the people said that hidden charity ended with the departure of this Holy Imam. Like his grandfather, Imam Ali, he
used to carry on his own back at night bags of flour and bread
for the poor and needy families in Medina and he so maintained hundred of poor families in the city.
Imam Zayn-ul-Abideen was not given the time to offer his
prayers peacefully, nor could he deliver any sermons. He,
therefore, adopted a third course which proved to be very
beneficial to his followers. This was in compiling supplication
prayers for the daily use of man in his endeavour to approach
the Almighty Lord.
The invaluable collection of his edited prayers are known
as as-Sahifah as-Sajjaddiyyah. The collection is a treasury
of wonderfully effective supplications to the Lord in inimitably
beautiful language. Only those who have ever come across
those supplications would know the excellence and the beneficial effect of these prayers. Through these prayers, the
Imam gave all the necessary guidance to the faithful during
his seclusion.
On the 25th of Muharram 95 AH, when he was in Medina, alWalid, the then ruler had this Holy Imam poisoned. The funeral prayers were conducted by his son, the 5th apostolic
Imam, Muhammad al-Baqir (as) and his body was laid to rest
in the cemetery of Jannat-ul-Baqi in Medina.
Dates to Remember
Dec 12 - 13
Bake Sale
Dec 13
Martyrdom of Imam al-Hassan (AS)
Birth of Imam Moussa al-Kaazim (AS)
Dec 23
Arbaeen (40th day commemoration)
of the Martyrdom of Imam alHussein (AS)
Dec 23 - Jan 3
Christmas Break
Dec 25
An artist’s depiction of one of the many emotional stances of Ashura:
Birth of Prophet Jesus (AS)
The women and children weeping with the now master-less Zuljana, the
Imam’s loyal horse, after returning to the camp without his martyred master.
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Thank You ...
Mrs. Batoul Jomaa
Jomaa, Mrs. Salam Saleh
Saleh, Mrs. Haifa Matar
Matar, Mrs. Fatima Matar,
and Mrs. Bushra Atwi who helped with school field trips.
ABIS is blessed to have such a dedicated, enthusiastic group of volunteers!
Parents for encouraging and supporting your children in participating in educational competitions (Art, Poetry and Ashura competition). These experiences have proven to be beneficial and rewarding for students.
Imam Ja’far As-Sadiq’s (as) said: "Revive our events; Blessed is he who revives our events”
He, then, explained: “To learn our knowledge and teach it to the people for if people knew the goodness of
our words they would surely follow us.”
Your continued support of our children and school is greatly appreciated.
Donations Are Always Welcome…
Please contact Mrs. Haidoura if you would like to sponsor treats or gifts for upcoming Islamic
events.
Our Winter Break
starts on December 23rd.
Students return to school on
January 6th.
Take time to relax and enjoy your winter break.
We look forward to welcoming everyone back in 2014.
Remembrance Day at ABIS
Grades 1-4 teachers and their students organized an amazing, heartfelt Remembrance Day
Ceremony on the morning of November 11th.
We are proud of our students’ involvement and the audience for their respect and thoughtful manner during
this ceremony.
Thank you Ms. Carson, Ms.Erika, Ms. Kaitlyn, Mrs
Tabitha and the grade 1-4 students for coordinating
such an important school event.
Homework Packages Concerning students who
are absent from school due
to vacation.
If a student will be missing school
due to a vacation, a parent needs to
contact the office or send a note with
the dates your child will be absent to
the classroom teacher.
Please note that it is impossible for our teachers to prepare homework packages for students who are absent
from school due to vacation.
If parents decide to remove their children from class in
order to travel, teachers may provide reading materials
for students while away.
The responsibility is on students and parents to
catch up on any work missed during their absence.
Cold & Illness
Many thanks for keeping your children home when they are sick. It is very easy to pass on colds and flu in a
school environment.
Children, who do not feel well, do not learn well, and learning is definitely our goal!
If students are well enough to be at school, then the expectation is that they go outside for recess.
Unfortunately, we do not have staff on duty inside during recess times.
KEEP CALM WINTER IS HERE
With winter weather already in Ottawa, it is important to dress your
child appropriately with winter coats, hats and gloves or mittens daily.
• When snow is on the ground, students are expected to wear boots.
• Students in grades KK-6 are expected to wear snow pants as a great
deal of their winter play involves playing in the snow.
• Students in grades 7 & 8 are required to wear snow pants if their recess activities involve playing directly in the snow.
• We will be going outside in cold weather and proper clothing will
make this activity most enjoyable for our students.
Achieving Student for
November:
Students of the Week:
Ahlul Bayt Islamic School community values a safe and caring school for
everyone. Please review the following expectations with your children.
During the winter months we need to remember:
• Dress warmly wearing a winter coat, boots, mitts, and toques.
• Brush snow off your clothing before you enter the building.
• Bring an extra pair of shoes to wear inside.
JK: Mohamed Lila, Aleena Al-Roumi
SK: Mariam Atwi, Zahraa Badra
Gr. 1: Ahmad Kmaiha. Rayan Hamam
Gr. 2: Ali El-Hadi Zeidan, Rokaya Kazan
Gr. 3: Zahra Farhat, Aya Kassira
Students of the Month:
Special Rules for When We Have Snow
Going out for recess when it’s snowing is part of our everyday lives!
In order to make sure students are safe, please follow our winter rules.
• Keep your hands, feet and objects to self.
• No playing/sliding on the ice
• No throwing, kicking snowballs or ice EVER!
• Building snowmen and snow sculptures is permitted and encouraged!
• Rock salt might be used to make our playground safe.
Please do not pick it up!
• Stay dry! Stay out of standing water or large puddles.
• All the other recess rules still apply!
Gr. 4: Hiba Rashid
Gr.5: Siham Srour
Gr. 6: Zainab Mirjan
Gr. 7: Nizar Hamam
Gr. 8: Hiba Lezzaik
Cold Weather Reminder...
At this time of the year the weather can change drastically from morning
to afternoon or from day to day. Students are expected to go outside at
recess unless it is raining or the temperature condition reaches -20 degrees, with the wind chill factor included.
We will go outside in cold weather as long as the temperature wind chill effect is above -20.
Going outside and getting a little fresh air is a nice change for the students’ classroom activities. Students are expected to dress appropriately
for the weather. Please help keep your child safe by sending winter gear
with them and if possible pack an extra set of mitts and hat in their back
packs.
Thresholds set by Environment Canada:
• Risk of frostbite in prolonged exposure occurs
when wind chill is below -25
• Frostbite possible in 10 minutes at -35
• Frostbite possible in less than 2 minutes at -60
Parent/Teacher Interviews
On behalf of the teaching staff I would
like to thank all of the parents who
were able to make the Parent/Teacher
conferences.
Please continue to stay involved.
The success of our students is reflective
upon supportive parents.
Anytime you have a question, concern
or just want to share information,
please feel free to contact your child’s
teacher.
December’s Character Trait is
Generosity
Generosity is the willing to share with others.
It is giving freely of yourself and your possessions
without expecting anything in return.
“Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride
is taking less than you need”. - Kahlil Gibran
November’s Character Trait was
Citizenship
Students, who demonstrated this character trait
throughout the past month were awarded character awards.
Congratulations to the recipients of this character award:
JK: Jad Srour
Gr. 3: Hawraa Jomaa
SK: Malak Kabbout
Gr. 4: Raneem Zeitoun
Gr. 1: Ali Al-Sayed Ali
Gr. 5: Ali Abdul Amir
Gr. 2: Ali Ajaa
Gr. 6: Serene Cheaito
Tuition Discount Referral Initiative [ UPDATED ]
Introduce new students and receive $125 for every referred student!
Any family, with students in our school, can receive $125, in tuition fee discount, for every referred student, when they introduce a new family to our school.
This initiative is subject to the following conditions:
- Referred family must be new to our school; returning families do not qualify.
- Referred students must complete one full school year.
- Referral fee is provided in the form of a tuition fee discount.
- This discount is awarded at the end of the
completed school year.
- $125 in discount is awarded for every referred student.
Please spread the good word about
your school.
Help make it better for our community and
our children.
www.abischool.com
Islamic Studies Competition
/ 2013 Ashura Competition
Students from grades 5 through 8 were given the
opportunity to participate in Ashura Competition,
as part of the Islamic studies curriculum.
Students were recognized for completing the booklets and for answering the questions correctly.
Students who received $50 cash prizes:
Fatima Hussein Zeidan (Gr. 8)
Ali AlAkbar Hussein Zeidan (Gr. 7)
Students who received glass trophies:
Hiba Lezzaik (Gr. 8)
Nizar Hamam (Gr. 7)
Art, Poetry and Essay
Competition at
Ahlul-Bayt Islamic School
Congratulations to students from grades 1 through 8 who
participated in Art, Poetry and Essay competition.
To recognize their efforts, certificates of participation were
presented at our School Assembly on Friday November 29.
First, second and third place winners were recognized and
awarded engraved medallions in our school assembly.
First Place Winners:
Batoul Jomaa (Gr. 5)
Zeinab Issa (Gr.6)
Rayan Beydoun (Gr.8)
Batoul Elcheikh (Gr.10)
The following students were each awarded $10
cash prize for answering correctly most of the
questions:
Grade 6: Mayah Matar, Rawan Zibara
Grade 5: Ali Abdul Amir, Batoul Jomaa, Zeinab
Hamam, & Hadi Atwi
Please view
participating art
on the following
page Second Place Winners:
Amasi Hamed (Gr.5)
Rayan Turki (Gr.6)
Fatima Hussein Zeidan (Gr.8)
Mohamad Hadi El Hage Ali (Gr.10)
Third Place Winners:
Mohamed Ali El Hage Ali (Gr.5), Janah Choucair &
Zaynab ElKhansa (Gr.6) , Ahmed Abdul Amir (Gr.10)
Why?
You sent the letters
Saying you’ll be with him
Where were you?
Asked Sayada Zeinab.
Why didn’t you sacrifice?
Why didn’t you fight?
You’re the ones to blame.
The arrows, the blood, the bodies
Are you proud with who you are?
Did you have fun?
Are you happy?
Did you hear the news?
He is gone, they’re gone.
They left me alone.
You took them from me.
Why?
Rayan Turki,
Grade Six
Enrichment MiniMini-Courses Program (EMCP)
EMCP is a unique annual event in the world of Canadian education.
Students from grade 8 to 11 are given the opportunity of exploring a field of
study or area of interest in a university or college setting. Students acquire
knowledge and skills that will help them achieve academic success and stimulate their interest in pursuing post-secondary studies.
The mini-course runs during the first full week of May.
Participating post-secondary institutions offer information/orientation sessions
for parents and students on the week before the program begins.
Who is Eligible?
A student who demonstrates excellent academic achievement in all subjects covered in the school year or term.
A student who demonstrates excellent behavior.
A Student who demonstrates good citizenship towards the school, staff,
and fellow students.
Four students from grade 8 have been selected, by the school, according to
the program’s qualifying criteria and the school’s selection criteria.
We are proud to announce the names of the students selected to participate in the program:
Mahdi Al Hussein, Lillian Chahrour, Hiba Lezzaik,
Fatima Hussein Zeidan
Message fr om the School Boar d
Regar ding School Cancelation during
Sever e Weather Conditions
Salam alaikum Dear Parents,
We have noticed, over the years, that a good majority of parents do not bring their children to school during
major snow storms and severe weather conditions. This has lead to low attendance numbers on such days
and, hence, teaching was not effective.
To avoid unsafe driving conditions for our parents and staff, therefore, the school administration has been trying to be proactive by announcing cancelation of the school day prior to storm arrival. This allows the parents to make appropriate childcare arrangements.
This practice has been in place for many years, and our group decision is based on the latest clear forecast and
only when extreme weather conditions are determined.
If this practice is causing difficulty, please do not hesitate to raise your concern by emailing the school board
directly schoolboard@abischool.com.
schoolboard@abischool.com You may, also, contact the office and leave your contact info so that a
member of the school board will contact you at a later time.
Sincerely,
Ahlul-Bayt Islamic School Board
Ahlul-Bayt Islamic School
Web www.abischool.com
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Individual attention for each child.
Private school discipline and work ethics.
Arabic Language taught by native speakers.
French as a 2nd language starting from JK.
Weekly group prayer (salaat Jamaah).
Enrichment & remediation as field trips.
Continuous monitoring of student progress.
A variety of activities & learning experiences.
Innovative holistic education programs.
Qualified,
Qualified dedicated,
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High academic performance standards.
Ontario Ministry of Education inspected school.
Ongoing academic monitoring and assessment via ministry and other standardized exams.
Ontario academic curriculum that starts at JK, covers Junior high school, and into high school.
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Islamic Studies including Quran & Fiqh (Jurisprudence).
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