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17 March 2020
Alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah! It is with great joy and pleasure to inform our Al Siraat community that the following three students have completed their Hifz revision to become a Hafidh of the Noble Qur'an: - Ameen Sayed Year 7B1. - Tariq Makbool Year 8B1. - Ahmad Qureshi Year 8B1. As per the mashoora, they were resitting their last… Read more
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21 February 2020
We had our very first Islamic Storytime session of this year on Wednesday, 18 February 2020, with a full group of 18 children plus moms attending. We started with the Arabic alphabet on "Alif is for ananas" and also spoke about saying "Bismillah" before starting the day and giving greetings of "Assalamu Alaikum" every day. Our wonderful… Read more
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15 February 2020
Early on Wednesday mornings, curious little feet walk into the Musallah of Al Siraat College. Our wonderful storyteller Ms Serap reads stories, toys fill a chest along the back wall, there are arts and craft activities for little fingers, bubbles, nursery rhymes and nasheeds. We welcome all our 0 – 4 year old children along with their… Read more
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11 February 2020
Due to popular demand, we are relaunching our ladies Qur’an Program. Registration is mandatory. This is a platform which brings together ladies from our community that want to TEACH and LEARN Qur’an reading basics in the Musallah. All volunteers looking to teach Qur’an reading will need to attend an assessment session with one of the… Read more
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20 January 2020
After receiving many requests over the years from parents and students, we are privileged to announce the commencement of an Ilm Program at Al Siraat College, starting in Term 1 of 2020. This program will provide Al Siraat students an opportunity to study the traditional Islamic sciences at an advanced level and graduate as Islamic… Read more
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13 January 2020
On last Friday, 10 January 2020, the Al Siraat and wider community gathered outside in the sports oval after the weekly Jummah to pray for much needed, drought breaking rain in the bushfire ravaged areas across Australia. The special prayer for rain is a well established sunnah of our beloved Prophet Muhammad saw. During the time of… Read more
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11 December 2019
The Islamic Storytime end of year party was an incredibly entertaining and colourful event with over 50 mums and children attending. Ms Serap coordinated three main activity stations for children including play dough art station, fairy-bread little chefs station and fruit loop necklace station. Following the regular Islamic Storytime… Read more
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21 November 2019
A Severe Weather Warning for Damaging Winds has been issued for today, Thursday 21 November 2019 for Victoria by the Bureau of Meteorology. Strong winds can lead to extreme weather conditions. Below are some . Prophetic teachings related to occasions of strong winds: We do not curse the wind. The Prophet SAW said: "Do not curse the… Read more
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8 November 2019
Al Siraat College is privileged to have hosted Shaykh Tariq Jamil, one of the most prominent scholars of the Muslim world. The Shaykh conducted two programs at the College. The first was an exclusive speech and dinner program for key people of the Al Siraat community, as well as various dignitaries. This event took place in the Musalla… Read more
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7 November 2019
Our weekly Islamic Storytime again saw many mother with their bubs under 5 years of age in attendance. This week, the children learnt about Allah’s beautiful and wondrous creations, mashaAllah. The kids had so much fun engaging and learning about Allah’s creations. The session included stories, songs and activities that ended with amazing… Read more
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17 October 2019
We have finally commenced our Islamic storytime in the musallah to our beautiful community and their children from 0 – 4 years old. Alhamdulillah, what a wonderful turn out we had this week at storytelling. We had over fifteen joyful children attend the session. The kids had so much fun engaging and learning about Allah’s creations. The… Read more
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25 September 2019
We relaunched our much awaited Islamic Storytime program in bright and beautiful sunshine on Wednesday, 18 September with a wonderful group of mums and bubs in our newly renovated ladies side of the Musallah. The Islamic Storytime program was originally developed to connect the youngest and cutest members of our community with the… Read more
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8 August 2019
Imagine the sounds of children in ihraam, excitedly proclaiming “Labbayk Allahumma Labbayk!”, the footsteps of hundreds of children hurriedly walking between Safa and Marwa, the congregation at Muzdalifa composed entirely of children, lined cups of Zam Zam water and lined tents full of beaming smiles. You can be forgiven for thinking… Read more
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20 June 2019
On Friday, 7 June 2019, Al Siraat had organised an Eid Festival for Primary students to celebrate Eid with their teachers and friends. It was beautiful and heart warming to see beautiful and happy smiles all around. The amusement rides and the sports activities played a vital role in the success of the event. Students had a lot of fun… Read more
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20 May 2019
Al Siraat College hosted the Annual Interfaith Ramadan Iftar in collaboration with the City of Whittlesea on Thursday, 9 May 2019. The event was MC'ed by College Vice Captain Chakour Sai and was attended by representatives from various local faith communities and local schools. Special guests included members of Victoria Police, MP… Read more
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11 February 2019
Al Siraat College is taking enrolments for our Evening Islamic School. The program commenced in early September 2018, with classes running from Monday to Thursday, 5.30pm to 7.30pm. Maktab classes will recommence on Monday, 11 February 2019. This school, also called the maktab, has opened up doors for youth of the community to learn the… Read more
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3 December 2018
We are pleased to announce that we will have 3 students graduating from our Intensive Hifz program this year. We are having a special event to celebrate their achievement. All are welcome to the event. Brothers will be in the Musallah and sisters in the Junior building at this stage. Mabrook to these inspiring boys and their families. For… Read more
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30 November 2018
This week, the mums & bubs group of 40 people had our very first community excursion to a strawberry farm and orchard in Bacchus Marsh. This Islamic Storytime Mums & Bubs Group initiative was proudly supported by the City of Whittlesea’s "Sustainability Outreach Whittlesea SOW", a City of Whittlesea initiative. The children got to watch a… Read more
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31 October 2018
A special public Jummah prayer was held on Friday, 26 October 2018 at Federation Square in the CBD. Sheikh Mazen Ahram, Imam of Al Aqsa Masjid and Muraqib monitor of all mosques in Jerusalem, was leading the prayer as a special international guest while visiting Melbourne for various programs. Nine students from Years 7 – 9 were selected… Read more
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25 October 2018
For the second year in a row, an Al Siraat College staff member participated in the annual Emergency Services “Blessing of the Fleet” ceremony held by the Council of Whittlesea. The Whittlesea Interfaith Network WIN and Whittlesea Council host the event each year in October at the start of the new fire season. It is a beautiful open air… Read more
