RIFAA ARABIC ACADEMY

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH MOST GRACIOUS MOST

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RABITA WELFARE GROUP TRUST

The Trust Is Known In The City Of BANGALORE/INDIA For Its Cause of

uplifting the Muslim Sisters from the evils of the society.

By the grace of ALLAH in the year 1992 Sofia Abdul Hamid started a tailoring
section to train poor Muslim ladies at the premises on North Rd cook town,
Bangalore where she was staying that time in the name of Rabita welfare group
However soon it was realized that their drunkard fathers or husbands never
wanted their women to be trained to be self sufficient rather they wanted them
to work day to day in Agarbatti or garment factories or as household domestic
help which can fetch them Daily income. After a lot of thinking we came to the
conclusion that we have to educate the girl child in Islam and Dunya so that the
education will make her independent and bring awareness not be a slave of
drunken males dominating the lives of poor destitute women. So came the dream
of having a home for destitute abandoned girl child who with education, healthy
environment and care can become educated women of the future who cannot only
save herself from poverty and misery but will be a help to others like her and be
a help to the society.
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• Hence this dream came true

Hence Rifaa home for the Girl Child was been formed under the Rabita Welfare Group
Trust. Which is Located in Hennur/Bangalore.

The School is running by the will of Allah for destitute and abandoned girls, where the
children live in peace and harmony Learning their Religion and Academics.
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• Glimpse of the School
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Alhamdulillah (all praises be to Allah), We understand and Affirm that nothing can be
thought and done except by the will of Allah, so we try to please him to attain his
love and mercy. We seek refuge in him from the Evils of our Souls and Evils of our
action and we witness that there is none worthy to be worshipped but Allah and
Muhammad (salllahu alahi wa sallam) is his slave and messenger.
Arabic language is the language in which Allah almighty sent down his book and similarly
he also chose his messengers tongue to be Arabic which means the entire knowledge
of Al-Islam is based on the language of the Arabs.
As Allah says in the Quran:
• [ِ‫حمَـنِ الرّحِيم‬
ْ ّ‫] ِبسْمِ الِّ الر‬

• [‫ك هَـذَا‬ َ ْ‫ح ْينَآ إِلَي‬

َ ْ‫حسَنَ الْقَصَصِ ِبمَآ َأو‬ ُ ْ‫ نَح‬- َ‫ ِإنّآ َأ ْنزَ ْلنَاهُ ُقرْآنًا عَ َر ِبيّا لّعَلّكُ ْم تَعْقِلُون‬- ‫ن‬
ْ َ‫ن نَقُصّ عََليْكَ أ‬ ِ ‫ك ءايَاتُ الْ ِكتَـبِ ا ْل ُمبِي‬
َ ْ‫الر تِل‬
َ‫ت مِن َقبِْلهِ َلمِنَ الْغَـفِلِين‬ َ ‫] الْقُرْءَا‬
َ ‫ن وَإِن كُن‬

. Alif-Lam-Ra. These are the verses of the Book that is clear 2. Verily, We have sent
it down as an Arabic Qur'an in order that you may understand 3. We relate unto you
the best of stories through Our revelations unto you, of this Qur'an. And before
this, you were among those who knew nothing about it.
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Ibn taymeeah (rahimaullah) one of the major scholars of the Salaf points out the importance of
learning Arabic in order to understand the religion

• The Status of the Arabic Language in Islam

• By: Shaykhul-Islaam Taqiyyud-Deen Ibn Taymiyyah (d.728H)

• As for becoming accustomed to talking to one another in a language other than Arabic, which
is the symbol of Islam and the language of the Qur'an, so that this becomes a habit in the
land, with one’s family and household members, with one’s friends, in the marketplace, when
addressing government representatives or authority figures or when speaking to people of
knowledge, undoubtedly this is makrooh (disliked), because it involves being like the non-
Arabs, which is makrooh, as stated previously. Hence when the early Muslims went to live in
Syria and Egypt, where the people spoke Byzantine Greek, and in ’Iraq and Khurasaan, where
the people spoke Persian, and North Africa (al-Maghrib) where the people spoke Berber,
they taught the people of those countries to speak Arabic, so that Arabic became the
prevalent language in those lands, and all the people, Muslim and kaafir alike, spoke Arabic.
Such was also the case in Khurasaan in the past, then they became lax with regard to the
language and got used to speaking Farsee until it became prevalent and Arabic was forgotten
by most of them. Undoubtedly this is disliked. The best way is to become accustomed to
speaking Arabic so that the young people will learn it in their homes and schools, so that the
symbol of Islam and its people will prevail. This will make it easier for the people of Islam to
understand the Qur'an and Sunnah, and the words of the Salaf, unlike a person who gets
used to speaking one language, then wants to learn another, and finds it difficult. Know that
being used to using a language has a clear and strong effect on one’s thinking, behavior and
religious commitment.
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It also has an effect on making one resemble the early generations of this Ummah,
the Companions and the Taabi’een. Being like them improves one’s thinking, religious
commitment and behavior. Moreover, the Arabic language itself is part of Islam, and
knowing Arabic is an obligatory duty. If it is a duty to understand the Qur'an and
Sunnah, and they cannot be understood without knowing Arabic, then the means that is
needed to fulfill the duty is also obligatory. There are things which are obligatory on
all individuals (fard ’ayn), and others which are obligatory on the community or Ummah
(fard kifaayah, i.e., if some people fulfill them the rest are relieved of the
obligation). This is the meaning of the report narrated by Aboo Bakr Ibn Abee
Shaybah who said: ’Eesa Ibn Yoonus told us from Thawr from ’Umar Ibn Yazeed that
’Umar wrote to Aboo Moosa al-Ash’aree and said: “Learn the Sunnah and learn Arabic;
learn the Qur‘an in Arabic for it is Arabic.” According to another hadeeth narrated
from ’Umar (), he said: “Learn Arabic for it is part of your Religion, and learn how the
estate of the deceased should be divided (faraa‘id) for these are part of your
Religion.” This command of ’Umar, to learn Arabic and the Sharee’ah combines the
things that are needed, for Religion involves understanding words and actions.
Understanding Arabic is the way to understand the words of Islam, and understanding
the Sunnah is the way to understand the actions of Islam…”

• Iqtidaa‘us-Siraatil-Mustaqeem (2/207)
Dear brothers and sisters, now that we know the importance of learning
Arabic language, it is our Duty to learn and teach Arabic. After a lot of struggle and
research Alhamdulillah we now announce our humble start towards the cause.

We were encouraged to see the growing interest of our sisters who have graduated
from the Convent background and are now keen to learn Al-Islam.

To help them in this noble ambition we have organized an Academy where our
sisters can learn the Arabic Language with its authenticity for which we have
chosen the medium of instruction to be English to make it easier Special classrooms
have been designed maintaining the Islamic concept of Hijab yet with the modern
amenities.