“We love you for the sake of Allah”

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

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 Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Assalam alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

The Quran Competition would like to thank all our brothers, sisters, youth and children who participated and attended the Seventh Annual Central Virginia Quran Competition testing and Awards Ceremony. Your support and enthusiasm goes a long way towards instilling, by the Grace of Allah (subhanahu wa ta’ala), a love of the Quran in the hearts of our children and solidifying their Muslim identity. Events such as this encourage our children to feel a sense of pride in their deen, and we hope they will look back upon these formative experiences as having a very positive impact on their Islamic identity and connection with the Book of Allah.

Our deepest gratitude is to Allah (subhanahu wa ta’ala) who, through His infinite mercy, facilitated every step of the process and showered His abundant blessings upon it. After that, our heartfelt thanks go to all the wonderful volunteers who worked tirelessly to make this event a success.

From the ones that diligently packed the goody bags for hours while patiently resisting the urge to eat the contents, to the team of brothers and sisters who helped with setup and stayed past the event to help with clean-up, From the dedicated sisters who cooked and worked tirelessly in the kitchen boxing and serving food and the sisters who spent hours wrapping the gifts, to the brothers and sisters who ran errands, picked things up, dropped things off and donated generously from their time, effort and resources, may Allah reward you all with the best of rewards in this world and the next.

And to those amongst our dear brothers and sisters who chose to take on the noble responsibility to donate financially towards this event (some of you consistently, year after year) – your contributions are the cornerstone and foundation of this event and, inshaAllah, a means of eternal reward and compensation. It is only through the support and contributions of generous people like you that this annual event is possible. May Allah, the Most Generous, repay your generosity with the choicest of His bounty in this world and the next. Jazakum Allahu khairan!

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May Allah (subhanahu wa ta’ala) shower His blessings upon all of

youand your families. Ameen.

Jazakum Allahu khairan,

  

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The 7th Annual Central VA Quran Competition poster

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

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Testing for both Memorizing and Reading will take place

The 17th of March 2012
From 9:30 am – 2:00 pm
At the Islamic Center of Virginia
1241 Buford Road • Richmond, Virginia • 23235-4644

This year, there will be no final judging at the Award ceremony.
The winners from each category will be determined
on the day of testing, March 17th, 2012.
The names of the winners will be announced at the Award Ceremony
Saturday, March 24th, 2012 at the Islamic Center of Virginia.

The judging will be done by qualified judges. Imams, Hufadh and Quran Teachers are not allowed to compete

Winners from Category 1 – 7 will receive prizes

All participants will receive a gift

All  children attendees of the Award Ceremony will receive a goody bag

The Rules of Judging
The Memorization Competition

In each category the contestants will be asked to recite three different sections from three Surahs that will be selected by the judges:

The grades are from 100 points and will be determined as follows:

The quality of the memorization……………………………………………………………………………..75%
The proper pronunciation of the letters and words …………………………………………………..15%
Tarteel (rhythm), presentation and ability to control the voice………………………………….10%

Contestants must receive a minimum score of 90% to qualify as a winner.If no contestants in a particular category earn 90% or above, there will be no winners in that category.

The Reading Contest

Contestants ages 16 or older can participate in the Reading Contest, the Memorization Competition, or both.

Contestants under the age of 16 must participate in one of the Memorization Categories to be eligible to participate in the Reading Contest.

The Reading Contest will be in chapters Two and Three only
(Al-Baqarah & Ali-‘Imran)
The contestants will be asked to read two passages from surah
Al-Baqarah or Ali-‘Imran that will be selected by the judges.

The grades are from 100 points and will be determined as follows:

A- The quality of Reading including …………………………………………………………………….. 80%
The proper pronunciation of the letters and words (articulate correctly each makhraj ) The proper pronunciation of The vowels ( Fatha, Damma, Kasrah and Tanween) The saken and Mushadad (with Shaddah) letters. The proper pronunciation of Al-Lam Al-Shamsiyah and Al –Lam Al-Qamariyah and Hamza-tu Al-wasl.

B- The Tarteel (rhythm), presentation and ability to control the voice………………………..15%

C- The Etiquette (Adab) of reading the Quran …………………………………………………………..5%

Implementing Tajweed rules is a bonus.

The Contestants must receive a minimum score of 90% in reading to qualify as a winner.

The top three winners of the reading contest will recite on the day of the Award Ceremony.

The memorization and reading tests will be judged according to the rules of
Riwayat Hafs ‘an ‘Asim.

 

 

Posted on January 9, 2012 by