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1 April 2024
We would like to inform our community that the Qiyam Ul Layl program will be commencing from today’s Monday, 1 April for the last ten days of Ramadan, inShaAllah. Qiyam Ul Layl means spending the night, or part of it, even if it is only one hour, in prayer, reading Quran, remembering Allah dhikr and other acts of worship. It is not… Read more
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29 March 2024
Our successful Ramadan Lunar Bazaar will be returning to Al Siraat for the final two market days on tonight’s Friday and tomorrow, Saturday 30 March. From sunset till midnight, indulge in diverse cuisines, shop for unique treasures, and revel in the joy of community once more. As on the previous nights, the Lunar Bazaar will be held from… Read more
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26 March 2024
We invite our school community to a very special Bayan session with visiting scholar Dr Mufti Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera at our Al Siraat Musallah this Thursday, 28th March 2024. Dr. Shaykh Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera is a British Muslim scholar educated in both the Islamic and Western traditions. He memorised the Qur’an by heart… Read more
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26 March 2024
The presence of esteemed Sheikh Ishaq have been the most beneficial for Ilm department. Sheikh Ishaq not only taught students Ilm subjects such as Usul Fiqh, Usul Hadith, Usul Tafsir and Mantiq but also he was running multiple workshops for all Ilm students every Saturday morning. He covered many aspects of a life of a student of the… Read more
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21 March 2024
The Al Siraat Hifz Competition was held on the 4th day of Ramadan on last week’s Friday, 15 March 2024. Mr Mubashir welcomed our esteemed guests, parents of participants, all Hifz & teachers & all Hifz & Ilm students, followed by a beautiful Quran recitation from Sheikh Ishaq and the welcome speech by College Prinicipal Mr Fazeel. Our… Read more
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12 March 2024
Our free Haramayn Fitness Program kicked off last Saturday. The program is tailored for members of our school community, including some staff, who will be performing Hajj to fulfil their 5th pillar of Islam. To prepare for the increased step count and to get our fitness levels up in general, our Head of PE Mr Saleh will be leading a… Read more
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7 March 2024
Alhamdulillah, we hosted our final session of Islamic Storytime for Term 1 this week. We are taking a break for Ramadan. The mums and bubs group shared in nursery rhymes, a stroy about showing gratitude with Alhadulillah and, since it’s the week before Ramadan, the craft activity for our mini Muslims was making Ramadan cards for their… Read more
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7 March 2024
The Ladies Islam Essentials program by Nur Ul Ilm hosted their first Orientation session this week with over 30 sisters registered. This program is only available in Urdu this year. It is a year long program facilitated by Alimah Hareem Jaffar. For all new registrations we recommend joining the program via the zoom link as there’s… Read more
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7 March 2024
This morning Sheikh Waseem gave a talk on the virtues of Ramadan to our esteemed Ilm Program students. He mentioned the importance of fasting for a muslim, and pointing out that what we gain from the fast is Al-Taqwa ie. fear of Allah. He encouraged students in the recitation of the Quran and completing the Khatam of the Quran. He shared… Read more
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6 March 2024
Our ILM and Year 10 students recently attended a workshop by renowned scholar of Qur'an and hadith Dr Mahmoud Hussain, currently visiting Melbourne from Jordan on the perfection of Surah Al Fatiha. Allah’s Messenger ﷺ said: "There is no Salat prayer for him who does not recite Ummul-Qur'an Surat al-Fatiha.". Our students and attending… Read more
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2 March 2024
We are very excited to announce that this year Al Siraat College is partnering up with Nur Ul Ilm Academy to host a ladies-only "Essentials of Islam" course offered in Urdu language. This course is facilitated by Alimah Harem Jaffar and includes Qur'an Tafseer, Hadith, Jurisprudence, Seerah & Adab Self Development. - Days: Tuesdays &… Read more
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27 February 2024
Islamic Storytime celebrated a wonderful session today including the salaam song, nursery rhymes, stories, games and bubbles. We had a special art and craft activity making paper lanterns ahead for Ramadan. Please note that our session day is going to change: From next week onwards, we will run Islamic Storytime on MONDAYS at 8.30am. We… Read more
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21 February 2024
At Al Siraat College, we value our Hifz program Qur'an Memorisation highly. We therefore offer the "Pathway to Hifz" program to prepare our youngest Primary students for the requirements to successfully apply for our intensive Hifz program from Year 3 onwards. At present, the program is only offered for current students in Year 1 and Year… Read more
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21 February 2024
This week Al Siraat hosted a very special Islamic Storytime launch program for 2024, with over 20 mini Muslims and their mums celebrating the occasion. The session was facilitated by Ms Maheen and included wonderful nasheeds and nursery rhymes, a sensory play as well as arts and craft activities. The program ended with a delicious morning… Read more
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14 February 2024
Our Hifz Department hosted a Meet and Greet session for parents on Saturday, 10th February 2024 where parents had the opportunity to hear directly from their child/children’s Hifz teachers as well as Principal Mr Fazeel Arain and Sheikh Waseem and ask questions. The sessions commenced with a warm welcome to all by Ustadha Hafsa who was… Read more
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8 February 2024
We are thrilled to be re-launching our popular Islamic Storytime program for the 7th consecutive year in 2024. Islamic Storytime is suitable for young children aged 0 – 4 years old and offers a fun and engaging platform to share in stories and nasheeds, craft activities and free play. We warmly welcome mothers, grandmothers and women who… Read more
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12 December 2023
The College hosted the end of the year awards ceremony for our esteemed ILM program on Monday, 11 December 2023, where we also welcomed new ILM students for the coming year. The MC for this special ceremony was Shafiqah ILM Level 1. The event started with the recitation of the Quran from Surah Al-Fatir by Aminah ILM Level 1, followed by a… Read more
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11 December 2023
The College hosted the end of the year awards ceremony for our esteemed Hifz program on Thursday, 6th of December 2023, where we also welcomed new Hifz students for the coming year 2024. The MC for this special ceremony was our Head of Primary School Mr Mohamed Elbotaty. The event started with the beautiful recitation of the Quran by Hifz… Read more
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29 November 2023
Al Siraat hosted the final Islamic Storytime session for 2023 this week with a wonderful morning tea and an adorable visit to the College farm, facilitated by Br. Shareef. A delicious morning tea was supplied by the College. The Islamic Storytime program was originally launched in 2018 and has consistently been a popular program over the… Read more
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23 October 2023
We have an opportunity to apply for funding towards running Islamic Storytime at the College in different languages in 2024. These Storytime programs could be in Urdu or Arabic or any other language. They are fun and engaging programs for mums and small children aged 0 to 4 years old. Please complete the survey below to let us know which… Read more
