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Teaching

Enrolments are open for KL Kuttāb!

Raidah Shah Idil

If you’re looking for a supportive, warm and holistic English-medium weekend madrasah in KL, look no further – please click here to enrol your child the first term of KL Kuttāb! I’m one of the teachers there and I’m excited to dive into the new teaching term. Please share widely with your contacts 🙂

From the website:

2024 | KL Kuttāb Saturday School Registration

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Registration is now open for KL Kuttāb’s 2024 school year! Since the end of 2021, KL Kuttāb has operated as an English language children’s weekend school. Our goal is to assist children with reading and memorization of the Quran as well as teach them their moral and legal obligations as Muslims (farḍ ʿayn). This year we are excited to announce an introductory Arabic language class for ages 5.5-13. In keeping with our mission to provide children with a holistic education, KL Kuttāb also offers a wrestling class, an extracurricular activity inspired by the Prophetic Sunnah. 

This registration form is for all three terms of the 2024 school year. If you would like to register more than one child, we do offer sibling discounts. You will need to fill out this form for each child individually. We have updated our school policies and tuition terms and conditions for this year. These changes are outlined in our new prospectus.. Before registering, kindly review our website:

www.klkuttab.com

OVERVIEW 

Kuttab Classes (Qur’an + Islamic Studies + Arabic) will take place on Saturdays, from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. 

Each term of 2024 will be 13 sessions. 

Classes will commence on January 13th, 2023. 

CALENDAR 

For a regularly updated academic calendar see this link:

http://tinyurl.com/5kda54x7

SCHEDULE

TUITION (per term) 

Quran + Islamic Studies only……………………………..RM 1260

Beginner’s Arabic (add-on)………………………………. RM 630 

Wrestling (add-on)……………………………………………RM 355

Sibling discount……………………………………………….RM 300/sibling

LOCATION 
Classes are held at Mukha Ba (IG: https://tinyurl.com/2xwbb547). Mukha Ba is a community space located on the third floor above Mukha Cafe (15, Lorong Rahim Kajai 13, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, 60000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).

SCHOOL SUPPLIES & BOOKS
Children are expected to bring a water bottle, pencil, notebook, and their school-issued textbooks (unless you have been asked on the group to . Kindly leave sugary snacks, electronics, and distracting toys at home. For a more detailed list of school supplies, please consult the prospectus.

DRESS CODE
Children should wear comfortable, light-weight, logo-free clothing that covers their arms and legs. We would like to accustom children to the practice of dressing appropriately for sacred spaces. Please have your child bring a hijāb/veil (for girls) or a kopiah/prayer cap/topi (for boys).  

Life

#prayforMH370

Raidah Shah Idil

sky-1438001-2-m“Pray for MH370,” a Malaysian friend wrote on our Whatsapp group chat, on Saturday morning.

I was in Singapore at the time, getting ready to catch the bus back to KL. My husband’s uncle turned on the television and we watched the breaking news on the missing MAS flight.

Since then, TV channels and radio stations have been updating us on the search and rescue mission. There isn’t much new information, reflecting the vast expanse of ocean which the rescue teams are searching. It’ll take time for anything concrete to surface. All we can do is wait and pray.

To make things worse, Twitter and other forms of social media were generating false leads – the false rumour about the plane landing at Nanming being an example – showing the danger of speculation during this stressful time. Click here for the official media statement from Malaysian Airlines.

As I write this from KL, I can testify to the general mood of anxiety and concern, and the heartfelt prayers murmured by everyone I speak to. So many of us are frequent fliers, and what happened to the passengers of MH370 speaks to a subconscious fear within many of us. Ultimately, there is so much beyond our control.

I’m praying for the missing passengers and their families. I can’t begin to imagine the uncertainty and fear faced by everyone involved. Whatever the outcome, I pray that eventually, our hearts will find rest.

Life, Permaculture

Water cut in KL

Raidah Shah Idil

kampungUnbelievably, while living in tropical Malaysia, I’ve found myself in the middle of a water cut.

There was barely enough water from the tap for me to make wudu. And we actually have a water storage tank! I thought my water-rationing Jordan days were over.

SubhanAllah. Having uninterrupted tap water is a blessing that is so easily taken for granted, especially in countries that ordinarily have a lot of rainfall.

This news article explains the reason for the water cut, which started yesterday morning. Alas, one of the MRT construction works accidentally burst a water main. This translates to no municipal water for folks like me – 1 million residents, in total. Meanwhile, there are also water cuts in Hulu Langat because of ammonia contamination in Langat River.

Please pray for us and for others in countries with little or no access to clean water. With all this lack of rain, think of ways to harvest rainwater for yourself and your families.

Based on the weather forecast for KL, from the Malaysian Meteorological Department website, it looks like there’ll be rain on Wednesday and Thursday. InshaAllah, Ya Rabb!

Islam, Life, Seekers Guidance

From Madinah To Malaysia – my SeekersGuidance blog post

Raidah Shah Idil

imagesCheck out my first SeekersGuidance blog post: From Madinah To Malaysia: Reflections by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil.

It’s been such a blessing to be present in Kuala Lumpur during the Haul (ceremony of remembrance) of Imam Al-Haddad. Being here at this time has been very serendipitous – when my husband and I booked our tickets to Malaysia, we had no idea so many events would be held! Alhamdulilah for Divine Providence. It’s been so inspiring to be in the presence of scholars, and a beautiful reminder of what really matters in life. Meeting the different sisters from the KL gatherings has been lovely too.

We had a brief reunion with Imam Afroz Ali today after his talk at UTM Masjid. We got to meet Professor Dr. Muhammad Zainy Uthman too! I’ve been watching his videos on Professor Al-Attas, and it was so cool to meet him in person. And then we got slightly lost on the way to another meeting lol. Thunderstorms here are intense, and traffic jams take on a whole new meaning when there’s almost zero visibility.

In other news, we attended the Questions For The Tall White Man event last night and it was so, so awesome to talk about the hard stuff with Shaykh Yahya. He really did keep it real. The night ended with beautiful Qasidah recitations, with the foot-tapping beat of Malay drums (kompang). FUN! More about this later, inshaAllah.

Random note: There is so much amazing food here! And so affordable. Talk about needing to restrain the nafs lol.