Oct 5, 2021 | Qur'an Connection
Hijra of the Heart: Our Journey to our Higher Selves 1,443 years ago Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, made the first Hijra or journey from Mecca to Madina. The prophet ﷺ and his companions made that hijra to practice Islam and for the sake of Allah SWT. In His...
Sep 21, 2021 | Qur'an Connection
Choosing the Company You Keep All of Allah’s messengers had the same message of Islam – Adam, Noah, Ibrahim, Moses, David, Jesus, Muhammad, peace be upon them all, are among those mentioned in the Qur’an. In Surah Al-Ma’idah (5 The Table Spread),...
Aug 27, 2021 | Qur'an Connection
Who is Allah? Each of the prophets sent by Allah delivered the same message: believe in one God. Ustadh Michael Wolfender shares from Allah’s Book how He reveals Himself to us. In particular, Ustadh Michael references the short surahs from the end of the Qur’an, such...
Aug 20, 2021 | Qur'an Connection
Islam is a Way of Life that Will Lead You to Find Peace As a new school year begins, Ustadh Michael Wolfender remarks on the blessing of a full audience of students after a year of separation and distance learning. He reminds us how Allah dictates Islam is the only...
Jun 4, 2021 | Qur'an Connection
Appreciating Allah’s Design and the Purpose of His Book What do IKEA furniture, LEGOs and nature have in common? UstadhMichael Wolfenderexplains how they can help us appreciate and understand Allah’s Design, including how Allah references in Surah At-Tariq the falling...
May 28, 2021 | Qur'an Connection
The Dividends of Spending Time with The Qur’an Ustadh Michael Wolfender has words of encouragement for Good Tree Academy students to spend their summer building on what they’ve learned this school year from Allah’s Book. The Qur’an is Allah’s Book with benefits from...
May 14, 2021 | Qur'an Connection
7 Ways to Receive Protection from Angels Ustadh Michael Wolfender reminds us how angels will visit us when it is our time to return to Allah. It can be a time to be happy to see and meet them, especially if you’ve taken advantage of seven times when angels pray for...
May 10, 2021 | Qur'an Connection
Lessons of Surah Al-Qadr (97 The Power) Sister Yummah’s first graders teach us lessons from Surah Al-Qadr (97 The Power). Jennah introduces us to the first two verses where Allah begins to reveal the significance of the Night of Power. Tayyab helps explain how Allah...
May 9, 2021 | Qur'an Connection
Learn the Meaning of Surah Al-Qadr (97 The Power) Unays from 4th grade and Amina from 5th grade share the meaning of Surah Al-Qadr (97 The Power). In just five ayah or verses, Allah teaches us the significance of why Surah Al-Qadr introduces us to the ‘Night of...
May 9, 2021 | Qur'an Connection
Learn How to Recite Surah Al-Qadr (97 The Power) The 97th surah in the Holy Qur’an advises on the benefits of searching for the Night of Power Allah describes as better than a thousand months. Rayyan’s 7th grade recitation of this surah helps us understand more about...
