All course materials are available at: www.understandquran.co.in October 2015 From the Director's Desk Dear Brothers and Sisters: Assalamu-alaikumwa-rahmatullah Alhamdulillah, the most important news of this month is that our program is going on in these days in Al-Masjid Al-Haram; in one of the teaching halls in the basement of the Masjid. A team of teachers, especially the volunteers from Jeddah are teaching the courses in Urdu, Bangla, Tamil, Malayalam, and English. The first program was conducted by Br AbdulRaheem Nayeemuddin, who was performing Hajj this year. May Allah reward all of those who helped us in arranging the program, collecting the people, preparing the materials, and most importantly in delivering the program. Based on the feedback that we are getting, the audience is indeed excited to know this method and inshaallah they will continue learning further based on the materials provided and through the related institutions in their countries or through our website. Please remember us in your prayers. Abdulazeez Abdulraheem For more details, you can write to us at: understandquran.newsletter@gmail.com In this Newsletter! 1. UQA syllabus in 140 Schools(The list is given on page # 9 to 11 ) 2. UQA syllabus in 14 Madaaris 3. UQA syllabus in 13 Study Circles (only those that we are following; there are many others, inshaallah) 4. Teachers Training Courses (TTC) Trained 1524 Teachers so far. 5. Activities at Hyderabad Head Office. 6. Research & Development at UQA. 7. Update on Qur an Campus and Dream-39 project 8. Teachers Section 9. Selected photos of some of our activities. Page 1
1. UQA syllabus in 140 Indian Schools: This month we have got 6 new schools in Hyderabad. Some schools insist that we pay salary for the teacher. For new schools, we do provide our teacher (and therefore we pay the salary) but want them to take over in a couple of months. We can t continue supporting them for all times. We would have done that, had we had more resources! We ask Allah to bless us with more resources. Following is the number of schools in different states/cities and countries. Within brackets, cities are shown: Schools in India : 140 Telangana: 76 (Hyderabad +RangaReddy:66, Nizamabad:8, Adilabad:2 ) Maharashtra: 42 (Mumbai: 35; Aurangabad: 3; Nanded: 3, Pune: 1) Karnataka: 3 (Bidar:1, Bangalore:1, Mangalore:1, ) Tamil Nadu: 2 (Chennai: 2) Kerala: 3 (Calicut: 2, Mukkam:1) West Bengal: 1 (Calcutta: 1) Rajasthan: 1 (Tonk 1) Uttar Pradesh: 11 (Moradabad:5; Rampur:4, Lukhnow:1, Raigarh:1 ) Delhi: 1 (Jamianagar:1) Schools Abroad: Saudi Arabia: 3 ( Jeddah:1, Riyadh:1, Dammam:1 ) Mauritius: 1 ( Curepipe Mauritius: 1 ) Hongkong: 1 ( Chai Wan HK : 1) 2. UQA Syllabus in 14 Madaaris: Fourteen Madaris have already adopted UQA Course. No new Madarsa is added this month. Further efforts are being made to introduce our course in other Masajid/Madaris. We request you to introduce our course in Madaaris that you are familiar with. It will inshaallah make their start of Arabic learning very easy, smooth, and interesting. 3. UQA syllabus in 13 Study Circles: Qur an Study Circles are informal small groups. Most of these are sisters gathering together on weekly basis to study UQA Courses. By this program, UQA has been able to reach out to 100 s of Muslim homes with the message of Holy Qur an in past few years. Alhamdulillah, the participants are excited to learn Arabic with this new style. Below is the list of those that we are following up with them. Telangana:11 (Hyderabad:8, Warrangal : 3) Maharashtra: 2 (Pune:1, Yewatmal:1) There are many others which we could not follow up. Now Br Qurram (qurram.q@gmail.com) is offering his help to organize the study circles and update them with the guidelines etc. Please do write and email to him if you are conducting a study circle or attending it. 4. Teachers Training Courses (TTC) Trained 1524 teachers so far: In September we conducted 1 TTC Program Alhamdulillah as detailed below: - TTC 37 th Batch held at UQA Hqrs. Hyderabad. 14 Teachers are trained. - The demand for TTC is so huge that the Year-2015 is almost booked. Page 2
5. Activities at Hyderabad Head Office: Weekly Teachers Training (every Friday). NLP in Classrooms Training Sessions Regular inspection of the teachers at schools. Promotion for our courses in Schools & Madaris. Parents workshops and their counseling at various schools Staff at Hyderabad Head Office: Teachers at Hyderabad 54 (includes volunteers/sponsored) Total Staff at Hyderabad: 37 (Scholars in R&D:9; Trainers for Study Circles & Teachers Training Program: 8; HR & Finance Dept.: 3; Administration: 3; Books Dept. (Sales & Distribution): 2; Marketing & Promotions: 5; IT & Website: 4; Quran Campus & Dream-39 project: 3(it includes volunteers also). 6. Research & Development at UQA: Number of projects completed last month: 4 1. 85% Book Hindi & Urdu (First Edition) 2. Hindi Quran (5th Edition) 3. Book 4 English (3rd Edition) 4. Hisnul Muslim Urdu (Word for Word) Number of Ongoing Projects: 10 1. RQ Urdu new edition (Text Book, Work Book) 2. 85% Book (Roman) 3. Grammar Book 4. 50% Export Quality DVD Cover Printing 5. RQ English New edition 6. Course Sort advertisement (Surah fatiha, Ikhlas, DuroodBrochure) 7. Sarf-e-Sagheer 8. SC-1 Telugu Roman 9. SC-1 Malyalam 10. SC-2 Malyalam Number of Re-print Projects: 3 1. Book-2 Urdu (RQ) 2. Sc-1 Poster (Urdu) 3. Sc-1 Booklet (Urdu/English/Hindi) Number of Not Started Projects: 3 1. RQ-Hindi Video 2. Mushaf 3. Urdu word for word Quran Number Pending Projects: 3 1. RQ- urdu first 12 lesson Recording 2. Sc-1 Hindi Video Recording 3. 33rd lesson Recording SC-2 (E/U) Page 3
IT Team Activities: UQA Indian Portal Mobile App beta testing, bug resolving and published on Google's Play Store. Implementation of Newsletter at Indian Portal for the subscribed members. Working on Dream-39 / Quran Campus Project. http://www.understandquran.co.in/quran-campus/ Support and Maintenance of Indian Portal. Working on Security Counter measures of Indian Portal to resist hacking attacks. 7. Update on Qur an Campus and Dream-39 Project: The work on Qur an Campus is progressing Alhamdulillah. In view of urgent requirements, additional members from UQA are working on executing the project. Construction activity is in full swing, Alhamdulillah. Block B is near completion and the Elevation work of Block A is ongoing. The UQA team has decided to start with the following courses as soon as the building is ready: 1. Teachers Training Course 10-days course 2. Understand Qur an & Salah Course 1 (50% of the words of the Qur an) 3 days course 3. Understand Qur an & Du aas Course 2 (70% of the words of the Qur an) 3 days course 4. Read Al-Qur an 5 days course 5. Learn Tajweed the Easy Way 3 days course For Dream-39 course, we pray to Allah to bless us with the resources so that we can construct the following: An auditorium that can accommodate 300 to 400 people (50% gentlemen and 50% ladies) A hostel for men A hostel for women A kitchen and dining facility with separate dining halls for men and women. May Allah bless those brothers who have especially dedicated their time, resources, and efforts to help us complete this facility. Page 4
8. Teachers Section: Scoreboard as motivator Scoreboard has scored the top position among all types of classroom motivation techniques. Appreciating, rewarding the student and generating the competitive spirit are the key deliverables of this simple yet effective method. Students learn the subjects as long as they are interested in and they are interested as long as they are motivated. Teachers face huge challenge in keep the students motivated all through their lecture. Example of Scoreboard How it works ا ي ك م ا ح س ن ع م ل ا 1. Scoreboard is based on Qur anic Verse 2. Create a positive competitive spirit in class 3. Post the Scoreboard in classroom with student names 4. Explain the stickers to students 5. 1 week of performance will be on board 6. Give some points to each sticker 7. Frowny face will deduct points 8. Reward students judicially. More reward will slacken student performance. 9. Remind students to say Alhamdulillah! When he/she get reward sticker, while other students should say Mash Allah! 10. You can download the scoreboard pdffrom www.understandquran.co.in in teacher resource link. Job Opportunities Understand Al Quran Academy is looking for teachers with B.Ed Qualifications. They should know how to read Quran fluently and also communicate in English. We are hiring in the cities of Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune and suburbs of Telangana and Andhra. Those interested please send their resumes to jobs@understandquran.co.in Page 5
9. Selected photos of some of our activities: -: Teachers Training Program (TTC) at UQA Hqrs. in Hyderabad & Mumbai:- SC-1 Exam at TTC 37 th Batch at UQA Hqrs. Hyderabad Final Exam at TTC SC-1 at UQA Hqrs. Hyderabad TTC Read Quran (Tajweed ) Exam at Ayeshabai Trust Mumbai Students taking RQ Final Exam in TTC Aiyeshabai Trust Mumbai Br. Dalee Khan is giving UQA Introduction at Khidmat Trust Mumbai A Motivation talk is given to Khidmat Trust student in Mumbai Page 6
-: TTC, RQ & Study Circles in & outside Hyderabad :- Br. Mubeen is giving RQ Presentation at Khidmat Trust Mumbai Br. Daleel saab elobrating UQA course at Khidmat Trust Mumbai Br. Daleel Khan Giving UQA Introduction at Mesco Mumbai Br. Afzal Umri teaching SC-1 at TLA Moghalpura Hyderabad Br. Abdul Khaliq Teaching SC-1 in Pioneer High School Baradari Hyd Br. Afzal Umri taking SC-1 class at Teaching Learning Academy, Hyd Page 7
-: School Programs & other events conducted in India & abroad :- Br. Mahtab Alam teaching SC-1 in Jubilee Convent School Aghapura Hyderabad Dr. AbdulAzeez AbdulRaheem is being felicitated for Innovative Approach To Teach Arabic Language at 2nd Intl-conference-Teaching Quran, Bahrain. Br. Abdul Raheem giving presentation of UQA SC-1 to Hajis in Al Massah Hotel at Makkah Mukarramah. Br. Abdur Raheem is teaching UQA Course 1 in the Basement of Haram-e- Ka ba at Makkah Mukarramah. Residential Complex Block B Front view elevation work is almost complete Masjid Falah under construction at Quran Campus Manneguda Page 8
List of School in India and abroad S.No. School Name Location State Telangana 1 Ahad Technical School Tappa Chabutra, Hyderabad Telangana 2 Alliance International School Jinsi Bazar,Golconda,Hyderabad Telangana 3 St. Maaz High School Saidabad, Hyderabad Telangana 4 Neo Holy Fatima School Brindawan Colony, Hyderabad Telangana 5 Quest International school Om nagar, Langar house, Hyd. Telangana 6 Genius Grammar High School Md Line Tolichowki, Hyd Telangana 7 New Era Mission High School Saidabad, Hyderabad Telangana 8 Jubilee High School Vijaya Nagar Colony, Hyd. Telangana 9 Unique High School (B) Badabazar, Yakut Pura, Hyd. Telangana 10 Unique High School (G) Badabazar, Yakut Pura, Hyd. Telangana 11 Unique High School Edi Bazar, Hyderabad Telangana 12 Florida High School Talabkatta, Hyderabad Telangana 13 Nelofer High School Nampally, Hyderabad Telangana 14 Ayesha Girls High School Yousuf Guda, Hyderabad Telangana 15 New Rosary Convent High School Riyasath Nagar, Hyderabad Telangana 16 Adams High School Mustafa Nagar, Hyderabad Telangana 17 Abraham Techno School Kishanbagh, Hyderabad Telangana 18 Iqra Mission High School Nawab SaB Kunta, Hyderabad Telangana 19 St. Angles High School Malakpet, Hyderabad Telangana 20 Discovery Talent High School Santosh Nagar, Hyderabad Telangana 21 St Rose Mary High School Golconda, Hyderabad Telangana 22 Unison International School Ambar pet, Hyderabad Telangana 23 Mohammadiya English School Golconda, Hyderabad Telangana 24 Lohia Little High School Agha pura, Hyderabad Telangana 25 Indian Star Grammar High School kishan Bagh, Hyderabad Telangana 26 Crescent High School Devandedhi, Hyderabad Telangana 27 Glorious High School Langar House, Hyderabad Telangana 28 Kalimay-E-Tayyaba(G) Murad Nagar,Hyderabad Telangana 29 Ilm school of Excellance Borabanda, Hyderabad Telangana 30 Spectrum High School 7 Tombs, Tolichowki, Hyd. Telangana 31 Kalimay-E-Tayyaba(B) Murad Nagar, Hyderabad Telangana 32 St. Angles High School Baba Nagar,Hyderabad Telangana 33 The Noble High School Nanal Nagar, Hyderabad Telangana 34 Diamond Mission High School Bahadur Pura, Hyderabad Telangana 35 Al Iqra Concept School Santosh Nagar, Hyderabad Telangana 36 Paragon High School Khilwat, Hyderabad Telangana 37 Aim International School Hashemabad, Hyderabad Telangana 38 Iqra Islamic School Hasan Nagar, Hyderabad Telangana 39 Colonal High School Barkas, Hyderbad Telangana 40 Modern High School Hussaini Alam, Hyderabad Telangana 41 Peace High School Edi Bazar, Hyderabad Telangana 42 Holy Town High School Hasan Nagar, Hyderabad Telangana 43 Ahad High School Tabba Chabutra, Hyderabad Telangana 44 Holy Spring High School Nawab Sab Kunta, Hyderabad Telangana 45 Salalah High School Barkas, Hyderabad Telangana 46 Jubilee High School Agha Pura, Hyderabad Telangana 47 Hira High School Vijaya Nagar colony, Hyd. Telangana 48 Prerna High School Vijaya Nagar colony, Hyderabad Telangana 49 Farah High School Baba Nagar, Hyderabad Telangana 50 Millennium Stars High school Purani Haveli, Hyderabad Telangana 51 United Public School Hasan Nagar, Hyderabad Telangana Page 9
S.No. School Name Location State 52 Crescent High School-1 Hafez Baba Nagar,Hyderabad Telangana 53 Crescent High School-2 Hafez Baba Nagar,Hyderabad Telangana 54 Pioneer High School Chandulal Baradari,Hyderabad Telangana 55 Sublime Ideal High School Yakut Pura,Hyderabad Telangana 56 St Lawrence High School Hafez Baba Nagar Telnagana 57 Morale Model High School Eidi Bazar,Hyederabad Telangana 58 Jubilee Convent High School Agha Pura,Hyderabad Telangana 59 Vision High School Saidabad,Hyederabad Telangana 60 Firdous High School Yakut Pura,Hyederabad Telangana 61 Indian Digital Exclusive Academy School Phisal Banda,Hyderabad Telangana 62 New Crescent High School Mallepally,Hyderabad Telangana 63 Indian Rising School Phisal Banda,Hyderabad Telangana 64 Genius Techno School Golconda,Hyderabad Telangana 65 St Amin s High School Yakut Pura,Hyederabad Telangana 66 Ms High School Mallepally,Hyderabad Telangana 67 Iqra High School Nizamabad Telangana 68 Nizamia High School Nizamabad Telangana 69 Knowledge Park High School Nizamabad Telangana 70 Unique High School Nizamabad Telangana 71 Crescent High School-1 Nizamabad Telangana 72 Crescent High School-2 Nizamabad Telangana 73 Crescent High School Bodhan, Nizamabad Telangana 74 Sunrise High School Nizamabad Telangana 75 Shama Urdu School Adilabad Adilabad Telangana 76 RIMS Rajiv Gandhi Inst. Medical College Adilabad Telangana Maharashtra 77 Eden Academy Mumbai Maharashtra 78 Limra English School (Nallasopara, Mumbai Maharashtra 79 Iqra High school Mumbai Maharashtra 80 Shivaji Nagar No 1 Naik Nagar, Mumbai Maharashtra 81 Shivaji nagar No 2 Vikhroli Park, Mumbai Maharashtra 82 Shivaji nagar No 2 Kurla, Mumbai Maharashtra 83 Shivaji nagar No 3 Ghatkopar, Mumbai Maharashtra 84 Shivaji nagar No 6 Kurla, Mumbai Maharashtra 85 Shivaji nagar No 8 Vikhroli Park, Mumbai Maharashtra 86 Shivaji nagar No 9 Ghatkopar, Mumbai Maharashtra 87 Sanjay nagar No 2 Ghatkopar, Mumbai Maharashtra 88 Sanjay nagar No 2 Kurla, Mumbai Maharashtra 89 Chembur Station School Mumbai Maharashtra 90 Star school (privat) Kurla, Mumbai Maharashtra 91 Ideal High School (Mankhurd) Mazgaon, Mumbai Maharashtra 92 Awami (Privat) Docyard Road, Mumbai Maharashtra 93 Bombay Girls(privat) Mumbai Maharashtra 94 Sewri Cross Road (BMC) Thakurpada, Mumbai Maharashtra 95 Anjuman Kherul Islam (Madanpura) Madanpura, Mumbai Maharashtra 96 Anjuman kherul Islam (Madan pura) Byculla, Mumbai Maharashtra 97 Momin Pura School Mumbai Maharashtra 98 East Byculla Mazgaon, Mumbai Maharashtra 99 Tank Bandra Mumbai Maharashtra 100 J.R Mumbai Maharashtra 101 Imamwada Mumbai Maharashtra 102 Cummoo Jaffer (Private) Mumbai Maharashtra 103 National Girls Bandra (Private) Mumbai Maharashtra 104 Anjuman Bandra (Private) Jogeshwari, Mumbai Maharashtra 105 Bandra Anjuman (Private) Mumbai Maharashtra Page 10
S.No. School Name Location State 106 M.P.S Mumbai Maharashtra 107 Malad Town Ship Primary Mumbai Maharashtra 108 Cama Road Andhaeri Mumbai Maharashtra 109 Anjuman Kherul Islam (Vikhroli) Private) Mumbai Maharashtra 110 Shivaji Nagar No 4 Mumbai Maharashtra 111 Shivaji Nagar No 7 Mumbai Maharashtra 112 Span international Academy Pune Maharashtra 113 Mount Valley English School Aurangabad Maharashtra 114 Mount Valley English School Aurangabad Maharashtra 115 Blooming Bird English High School Aurangabad Maharashtra 116 Al Rizwan English High School Nanded Maharashtra 117 Sana Anglo Urdu High School Nanded Mahartashtra 118 Jamiat-al Muslimaat Nanded Maharashtra Karnataka 119 Shaheen Talent School Bidar Karnataka 120 Kannada English school Banglore DJ Halli Karnataka 121 GHSS Mangloru Karnataka Tamil Nadu 122 I-Max School Chennai Tamil Nadu 123 Iqra Islamic School Chennai Tamil Nadu Kerala 124 SCHOOL OF QURAN AND SCIENCE Chaina Manglu YR Mukkam Kerala 125 SMART ENGLISH SCHOOL Calicut Kerala 126 GUPS Calicut Kerala West Bengal 127 Aulad-e-Hussain Academy-1 Calcutta West Bengal Rajasthan School 128 Al Hidaya school Tonk Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh 129 Rahat Public School Moradabad Uttar Pradesh 130 Iqra Public School Moradabad Utter Pradesh 131 St. Stephen Public School Moradabad Uttar Pradesh 132 Modern Public School Moradabad Uttar Pradesh 133 Moulvi Sadat Ali Memorial P.S Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 134 Hadi Public School Rampur Uttar Pradesh 135 Asian Public School Moradabad Uttar Pradesh 136 Iqra High School Raigad Uttar Pradesh 137 Sunway Sr. Sec. H.S. Rampur Uttar Pradesh 138 Darsgah-e-Islami-1 Rampur Uttar Pradesh 139 Darsgah-e-Islami-2 Rampur Uttar Pradesh New Delhi 140 The Green School Jamia Nagar New Delhi International Schools 1 Islamic kasim Tuer Memorial Collage Chai Wan, HK Hong Kong 2 Darul Marif Islamic School Eau Coulée, Curepipe Mauritius 3 Al-Khozama International School Dammam Saudi Arabia 4 Al-Wurood International School Jeddah Saudi Arabia 5 Al-Yasmin International School Riyadh Saudi Arabia Page 11
Our Vision: To remove the illiteracy of the Qur an from the current generation and to bring up a Qur anic generation for future so that they can practice as well as be able to convey the message of Qur an to the whole humanity. To present the Qur an in its reality, i.e., the most interesting, the most relevant book for day-to-day activities as well as the most important book for success in this life as well as in the hereafter. Please note that: The objective is not to produce scholars of the Qur an. There are many institutions, which are doing this. It is for a common non-arab Muslim so that he is aware of Allah s guidance. Our mission: Teach the Qur an in the easiest possible way for adults, teens, and children from schools and colleges, and madrassahs. Prepare Qur an Centric Islamic studies. Sponsorship & Donations: Sponsoring a Quran Teacher is Sadaqa-e-Jariya that brings an unlimited rewards and multiple credits to your account. The No. of students benefitted from a Quran Teacher and their future on-going students & beneficiaries rewards will equally go on crediting your account as well. May Allah give us Tawfeeq for spreading Quranic Message to all. Your support will make a great impact for our community. Bank Account Number - MMF PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK Account Name Mount Mercy Foundation - Operations Account No. 1565002100009027 Bank Address: 9-4-84/8, Plot No.8, Kakatiya Nagar, 2 nd Lancer, Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad-8, Telangana State. RTGS/NEFT IFS Code : PUNJAB 0156500 For Further details plz.contact: Br. Ahmed Muddassir +91 88 97 59 44 40 E mial ID : ahmed.uqa@gmail.com An introduction to our courses is given in the next page. Page 12
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