Sisters Only Jumuah Night Special - Muharram

Hàmil al Quràn in association with Qiràat al Quràn Presents

🌙 Jumu’ah Night Programme – Muharram Special 🌙
Online Sisters-Only Gathering | Zoom Registration Required

All our beloved sisters are warmly invited to join us once again for a beautiful and spiritually uplifting Jumu’ah Night Programme (Muharram Special).

In this blessed gathering, we will come together to renew our intentions and hearts as we step into a new sacred month following the completion of Dhul Hijjah. This is a moment to pause, reflect, and reconnect with our purpose.

✨ Programme Highlights:

• Heartfelt Qur’an recitation with our beloved reciters from the UK and South Africa
• A short, meaningful reminder by Ustadha Aakifah, focusing on seeking knowledge and renewing intentions for the coming year
• A special Qira’at demonstration, exploring the beautiful variations in Qur’anic recitation and deepening our appreciation of Allah’s Book
• A dedicated segment on Qasā’id, continuing our cherished tradition from our Jumu’ah Night programmes

This gathering comes at a deeply meaningful time, as we enter a month filled with remembrance and spiritual opportunity—especially the day of Yawm al-‘Ashura, a day of mercy and gratitude in which we remember the deliverance of Prophet Musa عليه السلام, and a moment in which we are encouraged to fast, reflect, and draw closer to Allah.

Let us gather our hearts in remembrance, knowledge, and nurture our love for the Qur’an.

📅 Date: Thursday, 18th June (Online – Zoom)
🕢 Time:

• 7:30 PM (UK Time)
• 8:30 PM (South Africa Time)

🌍 Global Time Guide (approx.):

• New York (USA): 2:30 PM
• Toronto (Canada): 2:30 PM
• Dubai (UAE): 10:30 PM
• Karachi (Pakistan): 11:30 PM
• Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia): 2:30 AM (next day)
• Sydney (Australia): 4:30 AM (next day)

🔒 Important: Registration via Zoom is compulsory (sisters only).
Please ensure you register early and share the invitation with other sisters who may benefit.

We would be honoured by your presence and gently encourage you to share this invitation with other sisters who may benefit and find comfort in attending.

We ask Allah to make this gathering a source of light, acceptance, and renewed hearts, and to allow us to witness the blessings of Muharram and Yawm al-‘Ashura in the best of ways.

Speaker's Bios

Ustādhah Aakifah is a teacher at Madrasatus Ṣāliḥāt Arabic Girls College in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, where she also completed her studies. She has been teaching for over 12 years, specialising in Nahw and Ṣarf for second- and third-year ʿĀlimiyyah students. In addition, she teaches several classical Arabic texts in Ḥadīth, Fiqh, and Tafsīr of the Qurʾān.
Beyond her role at the Madrasah, Ustādhah Aakifah also conducts private online Maktab classes and supervises afternoon Ḥifẓ classes. She combines her Islamic scholarship with a strong background in secular education, having completed N4 in Business Studies and an NQF Level 4 in Early Childhood Development.
Her teaching is marked by dedication to nurturing both the intellectual and spiritual growth of her students, making her a valued educator in her community and beyond.

Ustadha Kauthar Brenner is from Cape Town, South Africa. Alhamdulillah she learned basic tajweed from the masjid near to my home and when she was 16 years old (2015) she started studying full time hifth. Alhamdulillah after completing her hifth at Dar Ahlil Qur’an under the tutelage of Muallimah Maahirah Abdulrazaak, Kauthar read to Shaykh Ighsaan Abrahams for a sanad and ijaazah in the riwaayah of Hafs and the following year (2019) a khaatam in the riwaayah of Sūsī. In 2021 she did a bridging course in Qira'at with Shaykh Munowar Harneker and Alhamdulillah the following year she was fortunate enough to begin saba'ah qira'at studies with the esteemed Moulana Mustaqeem Paulse. Thereafter, she began to study Arabic with her beloved Shaykhah Rukayya Samsodien who is the founder of Baseerah Institute in Cape Town. Kauthar is currently furthering tajweed studies and teaching part time with Muallimah Gadija Bester at Alif Academy as well as learning traditional Chinese Arabic calligraphy with Deen Arts Foundation South Africa.

Ustadha Khadeejah Mapara  has a Mathematical Sciences degree from City University London, and has taught as a primary school teacher and a maktab teacher in the local masjid. She is currently busy with personal studies alongside looking after her young children.

She has studied Tajweed with Hamil Al Qur’an and Ebrahim College and is currently reciting for Ijazah in Riwayah Hafs-An-Asim under the guidance of Ustadha Shafaq, Alhamdulillah.

Ustadha Humaira Ahmed is a dedicated teacher of Tajweed and Quranic studies, committed to helping sisters develop a deep and beautiful connection with the Book of Allah. She studied Tajweed under the tutelage of Ustadha Amina Sultana and went on to memorise the Qur’an, receiving an Ijazah in the recitation of Āsim from Shaykh Ayad Guemar. Her studies further encompassed a rigorous grounding in Islamic sciences, culminating in the completion of her Alimiyyah degree at Ebrahim College.

With a passion for Quranic recitation and teaching, Ustadha Humaira is dedicated to supporting sisters in refining their Tajweed and deepening their relationship with the Qur’an, ensuring that they recite with excellence and confidence.

Ustadha Aaminah Yousuf embarked on her Hifdh journey at the age of 10, completing this journey with the Quran at the age of 14. She then pursued her Alimiyyah studies at Madressa Tarbiyyatul Banaat in Lusaka, Zambia.

She is currently teaching Alimiyyah at Jamiah Islamiyyah lil Banaat as well as taking a Hifdh class while furthering her own studies in Tajweed and Qira'ah.

She has received Ijazah in Hafs 'an 'Aasim from Qari Mustaqeem Paulse as well as various other texts in Tajweed, including Rasmul Qur’an. She is currently pursuing her Ijazah in the Sab'ah Qira'ah under his guidance.

Ustadha Shakera Hikmatulla is an Aalimah graduated at Jaamiatul Imaam M.Zakaria in Bradford, she is a dedicated secondary school Religious Studies teacher aswell as a recently qualified first aid instructor with a passion for both education and community service. With a commitment to personal growth, Shakera has been studying Tajweed with Ustadha Shafaq since 2012 and is currently working towards earning her Ijazah in riwayah Hafs an Asim.

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