Jan 11, 2026 WEEK 1 RT M

Today I attended and participated in class and arrived at 9am. I met the Teacher and Mr. B for the first time. Prior to walking into the classroom, I took a deep breath and told myself that I will give my outmost best participation to make myself a better version moving forward in my Faith, as Muslim.

After my introduction, L asked me a question that got me thinking. Why is your kids prayer important to Allah SWT? I automatically thought about my ending and said, “when I die, I can say that, Ya Allah SWT, you tested me with offspring, and I delivered the message for to them to pray I Arabic.”

The deeper meaning behind this was, just saying something in prayer that I do not know the definition of is meaningless. Understanding what we say to our creator and why we say it is very important. It allows us to grasp the concept of who is Allah SWT.

I have come to class at level 1, having memorized three surehs in Arabic only. I came to find structure in my prayer and with the help and encouragement from L and others in our classroom, I was able to memorize d understand the English behind Sureh Fathia, Nas, and Ikhlas. I felt nervous and out of place at the beginning fo the session, but with everyone else there, I felt a room of safe place to learn.

During halfway of the session, I felt whispers and this voice in my head, telling me I couldn’t read the Sureh and it would be impossible for me to memorize and understand the English and transliteration of the Surehs, but I did it- and it felt great. What a gift that I have given myself to have attended.

I could keep the benefit of this knowledge just for myself, I called my son, and in a matter of minutes he arrived. My son is a smart kid with knowledge of the Arabic Quran scripture. Like me, is now also learning the definition what he says during prayer.

Next week, I look to continue learning and memorizing the English meaning of my prayer and look forward to learning two new surehs in Arabic and then the English.