Back from camp!!

Alhamdulillah we all had a wonderful time at camp!

Now back to our fruitful Youth Group meetings :)

Please join us this Saturday, January 2 @ 10:00 am at Masjid Al-Othman where we will:

-have an interesting/interactive activity
-award the winning team from camp
-discuss out plans for the new year
-and much more!!

Be there or be square ;)

Camp Registration Closed

Registration is now closed as we have reached the maximum capacity for the camp.

Insha Allah we will have many more activities and programs very soon!

If you would like to get information on future Youth Group events, please email Youth@ickuwait.com so we can add you to our mailing list and join our group on Facebook- Islamic Center of Kuwait Youth Group.

Youth Camp Registration now open!

Congratulations!

Congratulations to the boys for winning our game of Jeaopardy last week.
And thanks to the girls, for giving them extra points ;)
See you all next week for the Halaqa at 10 am!

Logo Contest!!

We are planning to print ICK Youth Group Sweatshirts, but we need your help!

If you have any creative ideas for a logo please draw one up and bring it on Saturday or email youth@ickuwait.com. If you win, your logo could be used on all flyers, printouts, shirts and more!!!

Meeting this Saturday!! Don't miss out!

This Saturday, December 12th at 10:00 we will resume our Youth Group meetings with fun and exciting activity!!
Make sure to be there and bring your friends!

Feel free to email back if you have any questions, comments or concerns.

See you ALL then!

Upcoming Meetings

1. This Saturday, November 21, join us to learn about the benefits of the first 10 days of Dhul Hijjah. We will also complete any of the food packages that are not done. After the meeting, at 12:00, we will distribute the food packages for the the "Drive to Provide". For those who would like to come along for distribution, please let us know so we can make neccessary transportation arrangements.

2. Next Saturday, November 28, we will NOT have a meeting as it is Eid. Please check www.ickuwait.com to see what the community will be doing that day.

3. We will resume Youth Group on December 5 with the Halaqas. If you were not part of the first halaqas and would like to join one, please let us know!

4. On December 12, we will have a Youth Group meeting full of activities!! Be there as we have lots to discuss and plan!!

The first 10 are approaching!

Among the great seasons of worship are the first ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah, which Allah has favoured over other days. It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas (ra) that the Prophet (saw) said: “There are no days on which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allaah than these ten days.” They said: “Not even jihad for the sake of Allaah?” He said: “Not even jihad for the sake of Allaah, unless a man goes out himself for jihad taking his wealth with him and does not come back with anything.” ~Al Bukhari

As these days approach us, remember to pay attention to doing good deed including (but not limited to) the following:

1 – Fasting

2 – Reciting tahmeed, tahleel and takbeer a great deal

3- Give Charity

4- Pray extra prayers

5- Read Qurán and do lots of dhikr

Halaqas Begin this Saturday!!

During our last meeting, we packed nearly 200 bags of dry food supplies for the "Operation: Drive to Provide" Jazakum Allah for all your help! Insha Allah you will all be rewarded for your efforts!!Insha Allah we will be distributing the packages on the 21 of November. An email with details and timing about that will be sent later.
This coming Saturday, we will begin our Halaqa curriculum. Please note the following:
1- We will have two time frames for the Halaqas. One will be 10:00 am. The other will be at 3:00 pm.
2- The Halaqas will require a strict attendance as we have a curriculum to follow. Missing one session may throw things off. (Halaqas meet every two weeks)
3- All the neccessary readings/topics will be sent to you via email. If you do not have access to the internet often , please let us know so we can get hard copies for you.
*If you will be coming to the Halaqa, please email back and we wil send you the required readings/assignments for this week.
In the email, please note which timing you prefer.
See you all Saturday insha Allah!

Upcoming Activities-

1. Bake Sale- Last Friday we had a bake sale at Masjid Al-Redhan in Fintas and collected nearly 85 kd Alhamdulillah. This week, we will have a bake sale and Masjid Al-Othman in Kuwait City. For those of you who would like to bring things to sell, please let us know. All bake sale proceeds will go toward our Operation: Drive to Provide"

2. Food Drive assembly- This Saturday, November 7, at 10:00, we will be assembling the food drive packages during part of the youth group meeting. Please join us!

3. Timings- If you have not already done so, please take a minute out of your schedule and vote on the poll for the timing of the meetings

*during the last meeting, we discussed the halaqa curriculum and format. For those of you who would like to join a halaqa, please let us know and we will give you more details

New Facebook Group!

We would like to announce that, as per the request of many, we have created a group on facebook-"Islamic Center of Kuwait Youth Group". Please join and feel free to invite your friends. We will use that group as a discussion forum as well as a place for youth group announcements and updates. (if you do not have a facebook account, we will also be sending reminders via email and the blog)

Youth Group Resumes on Saturday October 24!

Hope you are all energized and ready for a brand new year of meetings and activities with Youth Group!
We will have a meeting this Saturday October 24 from 10:00-12:00 at Masjid Othman insha Allahplease come on time as time is of the essence :)

Masjid Othman is in Kuwait City on Gulf Road next to Majlis Al Ummah.

We look forward to seeing you all!!

Bring your friends!

Wa Salaam

Message regarding Fun Day

Asalmo Alikom,

In sha Allah you're doing well.
I am sorry for inform you that the Fun Day event is canceled. Our coordinator sister Aisha had an accident and she won't be able to attend, Alhmadulillah she's doing well now, please keep her in your duas.
Please keep in touch through the summer break.
We will update you with more information soon in sha Allah

wasalam
Ahmad

Final Youth Group meeting before the break!

This is a reminder that we will insha Allah have our final youth group meeting this Saturday at Masjid Othman from 10:30-12:30

We are aware that some of you have exams to study for, so please study for your exams. If you are unable to make it, don't worry! We will insha Allah update you thru the blog and emails. :)

*don't forget we'll be having a bake sale at Masjid Redhan after Jum'ah tomorrow insha Allah!

Ahmad Al Mutawa's "Relating to the Sahaba in Times of Hardship"

During exams, we sometimes feel we are in great hardship. Let's look back and reflect on some of the hardships that some sahaba used to go through

Battle of the Trench خندق

1. Ali bin Abi Talib
2. Safiyah bint Abd AlMuttalib
3. Abdullah bin Huthafa Al Sahmee

Dr. Ali Ansari's 6 Tips for an Awesome Presentation

(the tips below were given during the Youth Group Meeting on Saturday May 23 to help with the "Poster Project" group presentations

1. Have good eye contact with your audience. Face the people when you speak, not the board!
2. Know your material well. Knowledge is key when presenting anything!
3. A picture is worth a thousand words. Have visual aids and make them interesting.
4. Be Enthusiastic!! We know you have energy... show us how much!
5. Be confident. You are the master of your presentation!
6. Be prepared to answer all sorts of questions!

Third Weekly Youth Group Meeting

We hope you all enjoyed the last meeting with our guest Shiekh Suhaib Webb. We have saved the questions that were not answered. We'll ask a Sheikh the questions and once we receive the answers, we will post them.

This is a reminder for this weeks Youth Group meeting:
Where: Masjid Othman in Kuwait City
Date: Saturday May 23, 2009
Time: 10:30-12:00

Duas for Exams! + some study tips

We hope you are all doing wonderful!! May Allah (swt) help you during this time of test taking and exams and make it easy.

Below are a few duaas and tips that you may find beneficial while studying.

May Allah (swt) grant you every happiness and success in your academic endeavors and help you to fulfill your aspirations and achieve your goals. Ameen!!

Duas before/while studying:

اللَّهُمَّ لا سَهْلَ إلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلاً وَ إنْتَ تَحْعَلُ الْحزْنَ إذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلاً
Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja'altu sahla, wa 'anta taj-alul hazna idha shi'ta sahla
O Allah! There is nothing easy except what You make easy, and You make the difficult easy if it be Your Will


اللَّهُمَّ الْطُفْ بِىْ فِىْ تَيْسِيْرِ كُلِّ عَسِيْرٍ فَاِنَّ تَيْسِيْرَ ; كُلِّ عَسِيْرٍ عَلَيْكَ يَسِيْرٌَ
Allahumma Tufiltuf bi fi taysiri kulli 'asirin, fainna taysirra kuuli 'asirin 'alaika yassirun
O Allah! Make easy for me every difficult thing, with Your special favour and Kindness, for it is easy for You to make every difficult thing easy


اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا , وَ رِزْقًا طَيَّبًا , وَ عَمَلاً مُتَقَبَّلاً
Allahumma inni as'aluka 'Ilman naafi'an, wa rizqan tayyiban, wa 'amalan mutaqabbalan
O Allah! I ask You for knowledge that is of benefit, a good provision and deeds that will be accepted.

If giving a speech or presentation in class:

رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي
Rabb-ishrah ii sadri, wa yassir li 'amri, Wah-lul 'uqdatam-mil-li-saani, Yaf-qahuu qawlii
O my Lord! Expand me my breast; Ease my task for me; And remove the impediment from my speech, so they may understand what I say
[Surah Ta-Ha; 20:25-28]

Duas for Knowledge:

اللَّهُمَّ اِنِّى اَسْئَلُكَ الْفَوْزَ فِى الْقَضَآءِ
Allahumma inni as'alukal fauza fil qadaai'
O Allah! I ask You for success concerning my destiny


اللَّهُمَّ اِنِّى اَسْئَلُكَ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ كُلِّه عَاجِله وَ اجِلِه مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ وَ مَا لَمْ اَعْلَمْ
Allahumma inni as'aluka min al khairi kullihi 'ajilihi wa ajilihi, ma 'alimtu minhu wa ma lam a'alam
O Allah! I ask You for all the good which is in the present or in the future, which I know and which I do not know


اللَّهُم¡ اِنِّى اَسْئَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَجِيْحًا
Allahumma inni as'aluka 'ilman-naaji'han
O Allah! I ask You for useful Knowledge


سُبْحَانَكَ لاَ عِلْمَ لَنَا إِلاَّ مَا عَلَّمْتَنَا إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَلِيمُ الْحَكِيمُ
Subhanaka la 'ilma lana 'illa ma 'allamtana 'innaka 'antal-'Alimul Hakim
Glory be to you, we have no knowledge except what you have taught us. Verily, it is You, the All-Knower, the All-Wise (surah Baqarah 2:23)


رَبِّ زدْنيِ عِلْماً وَ رْزُقْنيِ فَهْماً
Rabbi zidni 'ilman war zuqni fahman
O Allah! Advance me in Knowledge and true understanding


يَا عَلِيمُ عَلِّمْنِىْ
Ya Alimu, alimni
O All-Knowing, grant me knowledge

رَّبِّ زِدْنِى عِلْمًا
Rabbi zidni ilma
O my Lord! Advance me in Knowledge
[surah Ta-Ha; 20:114]

After Studying:

اَللَّهُمَّ ذَكِّرْنِىْ مِنْهَ ، وَ عَلِّمْنِىْ مِنْهُ مَا جَهِلْتُ
Allahumma zakkirni minhu, wa 'alimni minhu ma jahiltu
O Allah! Assist me to remember it, and teach me whatever I am ignorant of it

اللهم إني أستودعك ما قرأتُ وما حفظتُ. فرده عليّ عند حاجتي إليه

Allahhumma inni astaodeeuka ma qara'tu wama hafaz-tu. Faradduhu 'allaya inda hagati elayhi
O Allah! I entrust You with what I have read and I have studied. (O Allah!) Bring it back to me when I am in need of it.

6 Study Tips!

1. Eat a healthy breakfast the morning of your exam
2. Get a good night rest before the exam
   
3. Pray a 2 rakat nafl prior to exam
4. Say بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ (Bismillahi Al Rahman Al Rahim) - before commencing the exam (and before anything that you do).
   
5. Recite some du'as (like the ones listed above) while studying and before the exam
   
6. Pray 2 rakat nafl after the exam for shukr (offer thanks to Allah) for granting you the strength and persistence and ability to complete the exam and accomplish goals inshaAllah

Special Youth Question & Answer session with guest Sheikh Suhaib Webb!

Do you have questions that need to be answered? Do you know things that confuse you?
Join us this week for a Question and Answer session with our guest, Sheikh Suhaib Webb!


Where: Masjid Uthman in Kuwait City
When: Saturday, May 16
Time: 10:30-12:00

First Weekly Youth Group Meeting

As decided in the planning meeting, the ICK Youth Group will insha Allah be meeting every Saturday for the next month insha Allah. After that, we will begin our summer break.
Please join us for our first weekly meeting!


Where: Masjid Othman in Kuwait City
When: Saturday May 9
Time: 10:30-12:00

Welcome!!

The youth in any community are the future of that community. To nurture our future as good and pious Muslims, The Youth Committee of The Islamic Center of Kuwait is planning to organize programs and activities for the youth on a regular basis, Insha Allah. This will be done through the Youth Group.

As announced on Friday, a planning meeting to start the Youth Group has been scheduled. Please find details below:

When? Saturday,May 2

Time? 10:30 am to 12 Noon (*please be on time so we can make most out of the meeting)

Where? The Grand Mosque (Masjid Al Kabeer)

Who? Youth aged 14 - 20 yrs

The Youth Group will cater to boys and girls between the ages of 14 and 20 yrs. It will be a platform for the youth to become leaders of tomorrow through different programs and activities.

For any youth who are interested in planning for the youth group or have ideas to share, please join us at the planning meeting.

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