2015-2016 School Calendar Theme of the Year: Responsibility
MPTO Senior Banquet Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, Every one of you is a shepherd and is responsible for his flock. The leader of people is a guardian and is responsible for his subjects. A man is the guardian of his family and he is responsible for them. A woman is the guardian of her husband s home and his children and she is responsible for them. The servant of a man is a guardian of the property of his master and he is responsible for it. Surely, every one of you is a shepherd and is responsible for his flock.
Theme of the Year: Responsibility IAA School 2015-2016 AU G U S T 2 0 1 5 Theme of the Month: Responsibility *Parent Orientation S u n M o n T u e Wed T h u F r i S a t 1 2 3 4 5 6 7*Parent Orientation 8 9 10 The Greatest Name -Allah- هللا 11 The All Compassionate - الرحمن - Rahman Ar 12 The All Compassionate - Ar الرحمن - Rahman 13 The All Merciful - Ar الرحيم - Rahim 14 The Absolute Ruler Al Malik - الملك 15 16 17 The Pure One - Al Quddus القدوس - 18 The Pure One - Al Quddus القدوس - 19 The Source of Peace - As السالم - Salam 20 The Inspirer of Faith - Al المؤمن - Mu min 21 The Inspirer of Faith - Al المؤمن - Mu min 22 23 24 The Guardian - المهيمن - Muhaymin Al 25 The Victorious - Al Aziz - العزيز 26 The Victorious - Al Aziz - العزيز 27 The Compeller - الجبار - Jabbar Al 28 The Compeller - الجبار - Jabbar Al 29 30 31 The Creator - Al Khaliq - الخالق
"Islam has been built on five [pillars]: testifying that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammed is the Messenger of Allah, performing the prayers, paying the zakah, making the pilgrimage to the House, and fasting in Ramadan." (Al- Bukhari and Muslim) Journey To Hajj 2014
Theme of the Year: Responsibility IAA School 2015-2016 S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 5 Theme of the Month: Hajj & Sacrifice *Progress Reports Go Home *IAA School Closed/Labor Day *Student Council Election/Open House *Journey to Hajj *Eid Al-Adha Break (School Closed) S u n M o n T u e Wed T h u F r i S a t 1 الخالق - Khaliq The Creator - Al 2 The Maker of Order - البارئ - AlBari' 3 The Shaper of Beauty - المصور- AlMusawwir 4*Progress Reports Go Home The Shaper of Beauty - المصور- AlMusawwir 5 6 7 IAA School Closed/ Labor Day 8 The Forgiving - AlGhaffar - الغفار 9 The Forgiving - AlGhaffar - الغفار 10 The Subduer -AlQahhar- القهار 11*Student Council Election/Open House The Subduer -AlQahhar- القهار 12 13 14 The Sustainer- ArRaz- الرزاق zaq- 15 The Sustainer- ArRazzaq- الرزاق 16 الفتاح -AlFattah- The Opener 17 The Knower of All- العليم Al`Alim- 18 The Knower of All- العليم Al`Alim- 19 20 21 *Journey to Hajj The Constrictor- القابض AlQabid- 22 *Eid Al-Adha Break (No School) 23 *Eid Al-Adha Break (No School) 24 *Eid Al-Adha Break (No School) 25 *Eid Al-Adha Break (No School) 26 27 28 The Bestower of Honors- المعز Mu'izz- Al 29 The Bestower of Honors- Al المعز Mu'izz- 30 The Humiliator- Al المذل Mudhill-
The Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) said, "The best of you are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it"
Theme of the Year: Responsibility IAA School 2015-2016 O c to b e r 2 0 1 5 Theme of the Month: Respect *End of 1st Qtr *Parent Teacher Conference (No School For Students) *Board/Parent Meeting S u n M o n T u e Wed T h u F r i S a t 1 The Humiliator- Al المذل Mudhill- 2 The Hearer of All -As السميع Sami- 3 4 5 The Seer of All- AlBasir- البصير 6 The Seer of All- AlBasir- البصير 7 The Judge- Al Hakam- الحكم 8 العدل Adl- The Just- Al 9 *End of 1st Qtr العدل Adl- The Just- Al 10 11 12 The Subtle One- Al Latif- اللطيف 13 The Subtle One- Al Latif- اللطيف 14 The All Aware- Al Khabir- الخبير 15 The All Aware- Al Kha- الخبير bir- 16 *Parent Teacher Conference (No School For Students) 17 18 19 The Magnificent- AlAzim- العظيم 20 The Magnificent- AlAzim- العظيم 21 The Reliever- AlBasit- الباسط 22 The Reliever- AlBasit- الباسط 23 *Board/Parent Meeting The Abaser- AlKhafid- الخافض 24 25 26 الرافع Rafi- The Exalter- Ar 27 The Forgiver and Hider of الغفور - Ghafur Faults - Al 28 The Forgiver and Hider of الغفور - Ghafur Faults - Al 29 The Rewarder of Thankful- الشكور Shakur- ness - Ash 30 The Rewarder of Thankful- الشكور Shakur- ness - Ash 31
The Messenger of Allah said, "When Allah wishes good for someone, He bestows upon him the understanding of Deen." Islamic Jeopardy Night 2015
Theme of the Year: Responsibility IAA School 2015-2016 N ov e m b e r 2 0 1 5 Theme of the Month: Trustworthiness *Spelling Bee Elimination *Islamic Jeopardy Night *Spelling Bee *Progress reports Go Home *Staff Development (No School For Students) *Fall Break S u n M o n T u e Wed T h u F r i S a t 1 2 الكبير Kabir- The Greatest -Al 3 الكبير Kabir- The Greatest -Al 4 The Preserver- Al Hafiz- الحفيظ 5 *Spelling Bee Elimination The Maintainer- Al Muqit- المقيت 6 The Maintainer- Al Muqit- المقيت 7 *Islamic Jeopardy Night 8 9 The Accounter- Al Hasib- الحسيب 10 The Accounter- Al Hasib- الحسيب 11 الجليل Jalil- The Mighty- Al 12 الجليل Jalil- The Mighty- Al 13 14 *Progress reports Go Home The Watchful One- Ar Raqib- الرقيب 15 16 The Responder to Prayer- Al المجيب Mujib- 17 The Responder to Prayer- Al المجيب Mujib- 18 The All Comprehending- Al الواسع Wasi- 19 The Perfectly Wise- Al Ha- الحكيم kim- 20 The Perfectly Wise- Al Ha- الحكيم kim- 21 22 23 *Staff Development (No School For Students) 24 *Staff Development (No School For Students) 25 *Fall Break 26 *Fall Break 27 *Fall Break 28 29 30 The Loving One- Al Wadud- الودود
Whoever follows a path in the pursuit of knowledge, Allah will make a path to paradise easy for him. (Al- Bukhari)
Theme of the Year: Responsibility IAA School 2015-2016 D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 5 Theme of the Month: Fairness *Semester Testing *End of 2nd Qtr./1st Semester *Winter Break (IAA Closed) S u n M o n T u e Wed T h u F r i S a t 1 The Loving One- Al الودود Wadud- 2 The Resurrector- Al Ba'ith- الباعث 3 The Resurrector- Al Ba'ith- الباعث 4 The Witness- Ash Shahid - الشهيد 5 6 7 الحق Haqq- The Truth- Al 8 الحق Haqq- The Truth- Al 9 The Trustee- Al Wakil- الوكيل 10 The Possessor of All القوى Qawiyy- Strength - Al 11 The Possessor of All القوى Qawiyy- Strength - Al 12 13 14 *Semester Testing The Forceful One- Al Matin المتين- 20 21 Winter Break (IAA Closed) 15 *Semester Testing The Governor- Al Waliyy - الولي 22 Winter Break (IAA Closed) 16 *Semester Testing The Governor- Al Waliyy - الولي 23 Winter Break (IAA Closed) 17 *Semester Testing The Praised One- Al Haالحميد mid 24 Winter Break (IAA Closed) 18 *End of 2nd Qtr./1st Semester The Praised One- Al Haالحميد mid 25 Winter Break (IAA Closed) 19 26 27 28 Winter Break (IAA Closed) 29 Winter Break (IAA Closed) 30 Winter Break (IAA Closed) 31 Winter Break (IAA Closed)
State Science Fair 2015 It is He who created night and day, the Sun and the Moon, each floating in its orbit. (Quran 21:33)
Theme of the Year: Responsibility IAA School 2015-2016 Ja n u a ry 2 0 1 6 Theme of the Month: Citizenship *IAA School Closed *1st Day of 3rd Qtr. *Report Cards Go Home *Scholastic Book Fair *Science Fair S u n M o n T u e Wed T h u F r i S a t 1 2 *IAA School Closed 3 4 *1st Day of 3rd Qtr. The Originator- Al Mubdi'- المبدئ 10 11 *Scholastic Book Fair The Ever Living One- Al الحي Hayy- 17 18 The Glorious- Al Majid- الماجد 24 25 The Creator of All Power- المقتدر Muqtadir- Al 31 5 The Restorer- Al Mu'id- المعيد 12 *Scholastic Book Fair The Ever Living One- Al الحي Hayy- 19 The One, the All Inclusive, The Indivisible- Al Wahid- الواحد 26 The Creator of All Power- المقتدر Muqtadir- Al 6 The Restorer- Al Mu'id- المعيد 13 *Scholastic Book Fair The Self Existing One- Al القيوم Qayyum- 20 The One, the All Inclusive, The Indivisible- Al Wahid- الواحد 27 The Expediter- Al المقدم Muqaddim- 7 The Giver of Life- Al Mu- المحيي hyi- 14 *Scholastic Book Fair الواجد Wajid- The Finder- Al 21 The Satisfier of All Needs- الصمد Samad- As 28 The Delayer- Al المؤخر Mu'akhkhir- 8 *Report Cards Go Home The Taker of Life- Al Mu- المميت mit- 15 *Scholastic Book Fair الواجد Wajid- The Finder- Al 22 The Satisfier of All Needs- الصمد Samad- As 29 The Delayer- Al المؤخر Mu'akhkhir- 9 16 23 30 *Science Fair
Culture day 2014 And cling all together to the rope of Allah and do not become divided. [Sûrah Al `Imrân: 103]
Theme of the Year: Responsibility IAA School 2015-2016 F e b ru a ry 2 0 1 6 Theme of the Month: Equality *Progress Reports Go Home *Black History Honored *Arabian Culture Night S u n M o n T u e Wed T h u F r i S a t 1 األول Awwal- The First- Al 2 اآلخر Akhir- The Last- Al 3 اآلخر Akhir- The Last- Al 4 The Manifest One- Az Za- الظاهر hir- 5 The Manifest One- Az Za- الظاهر hir- 6 7 8 The Protecting Friend- Al الوالي Wali- 9 The Protecting Friend- Al الوالي Wali- 10 The Supreme One- Al Mu- المتعال ta'ali- 11 The Doer of Good- Al Barr- البر 12 *Progress Reports Go Home The Doer of Good- Al Barr- البر 13 14 15 The Guide to Repentance- التواب Tawwab- At 16 The Avenger- Al Muntaqim- المنتقم 17 The Avenger- Al Muntaqim- المنتقم 18 The Forgiver- Al Afuww- العفو 19 The Clement- Ar Ra'uf- الرؤوف 20 21 22 The Greatest - المتكبر - Mutakabbir Al *Black History Honored 23 The Greatest - المتكبر - Mutakabbir Al *Black History Honored 24 The Giver of All - الوهاب AlWahhab- *Black History Honored 25 The Forbearing- Al Halim- الحليم 26 The Forbearing- Al Halim- الحليم 27 *Arabian Culture Night 28 29 The Generous- Al Karim- الكريم
Arabic Spelling Bee 2014 Recite in the name of your Lord who created - Created man from a clinging substance. Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous - Who taught by the pen - Taught man that which he knew not. (Surat Al-`Alaq 96:1-5)
Theme of the Year: Responsibility IAA School 2015-2016 M a rc h 2 0 1 6 Theme of the Month: Taqwa *Arabic Spelling Bee Elimination *Pi Night *End of 3rd Qtr *Report Cards Go home *Arabic Spelling Bee *Spring Break S u n M o n T u e Wed T h u F r i S a t 1 The Generous- Al Ka- الكريم rim- 2 The Highest- Al Ali- العلي 3 The Highest- Al Ali- العلي 4 The Appraiser- Al Mu- المحصى hsi- 5 6 7 The Majestic One- Al المجيد Majid- 13 14 20 21 The Doer of Good )البر( Al-Barr The Forgiver- Al- )العفو( 'Afuww 8 *Arabic Spelling Bee Elimination The Majestic One- Al المجيد Majid- 15 The Doer of Good Al )البر( -Barr 22 The Forgiver- Al- )العفو( 'Afuww 9 The All Powerful- Al القادر- Qadir 16 The Guide to Repentance At-Tawwab )التواب( 23 The Everlasting One- )الباقي( Al-Baqi 10 The All Powerful- Al القادر- Qadir 17 The Avenger- Al- )المنتقم( Muntaqim 24 *Arabic Spelling Bee The Clement- Ar-Ra'uf )الرؤوف( 11 *Pi Night *End of 3rd Qtr The Hidden One- Al الباطن Batin- 18 *Report Cards Go home The Avenger- Al- )المنتقم( Muntaqim 25 The Clement- Ar-Ra'uf )الرؤوف( 12 19 26 27 28 *Spring Break 29 *Spring Break 30 *Spring Break 31 *Spring Break
Sports day 2015 "Any action without the remembrance of Allah is either a diversion or heedlessness with the exception of four acts: Walking from target to target [during archery practice], training a horse, playing with one's family, and learning to swim."(reported by Tabarani)
Theme of the Year: Responsibility IAA School 2015-2016 A p r i l 2 0 1 6 Theme of the Month: Caring *Spring Break *Progress Reports Go Home *Testing *Sports Day *Spirit Week S u n M o n T u e Wed T h u F r i S a t 1 2 *Spring Break 3 4 The Owner of All- )مالك Malik-al-Mulk الملك( 10 11 The Equitable One- )المقسط( Al-Muqsit 17 18 The Inheritor of All- )الوارث( Al-Warith 5 The Owner of All- )مالك Malik-al-Mulk الملك( 12 The Equitable One- )المقسط( Al-Muqsit 19 The Rich One- Al- )الغنى( Ghani 6 The Owner of All- Ma- )مالك الملك( lik-al-mulk 13 The Gatherer- Al- )الجامع( Jami' 20 The Rich One- Al- )الغنى( Ghani 7 The Lord of Majesty and Bounty- Dhu-al- )ذو Jalal wa-al-ikram الجالل و اإلكرام( 8 The Lord of Majesty and Bounty- Dhu-al- )ذو Jalal wa-al-ikram الجالل و اإلكرام( 14 15 The Gatherer- Al-Jami' The Gatherer- Al-Jami' )الجامع( )الجامع( *Progress Reports Go Home 21 The Enricher- Al- )المغنى( Mughni 22 The Enricher- Al- )المغنى( Mughni 9 16 23 *Testing *Testing *Testing *Testing *Testing 24 25 The Preventer of المانع()' Al-Mani Harm- *Spirit Week 26 The Preventer of Harm المانع()' Al-Mani - *Spirit Week 27 The Creator of The Harmful- Ad-Darr The )الضار( Creator of )النافع( An-Nafi' Good- *Spirit Week 28 The Creator of The Harmful- Ad-Darr The )الضار( Creator of )النافع( An-Nafi' Good- *Spirit Week 29 The Creator of The Harmful- Ad-Darr The )الضار( Creator of )النافع( An-Nafi' Good- *Spirit Week 30
Graduation 2015 And my success (in my task) can only come from God. In Him I trust and to Him I look. (Quran 11:88)
Theme of the Year: Responsibility IAA School 2015-2016 M ay 2 0 1 6 Theme of the Month: The Value of the Quran *Quran Competition *Teacher Appreciation Week *Semester Testing *Graduation *Awards Ceremony/End of 4th Qtr *Teacher Work Days *Report Cards Will be Mailed S u n M o n T u e Wed T h u F r i S a t 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 *Quran Competition 8 9 The Righteous Teach- )الرشيد( er- Ar-Rashid *Teacher Appreciation Week 10 The Righteous Teach- )الرشيد( er- Ar-Rashid *Teacher Appreciation Week 11 The Light- An-Nur )النور( *Teacher Appreciation Week 12 The Light- An-Nur )النور( *Teacher Appreciation Week 13 The Light- An-Nur )النور( *Teacher Appreciation Week 14 15 16 The Guide- Al-Hadi )الهادي( *Semester Testing 17 The Guide- Al-Hadi )الهادي( *Semester Testing 18 The Guide- Al-Hadi )الهادي( *Semester Testing 19 The Originator- Al- )البديع( Badi 20 The Originator- Al- )البديع( Badi 21 *Semester Testing *Semester Testing 22 *Graduation 23 The Patient One- As- )الصبور( Sabur 24 *Teacher Work Days 25 *Teacher Work Days 26 27 28 *Awards Ceremony/End of 4th Qtr 29 30 31 *Report Cards Will be Mailed
Asalaamu Alaikum IAA, I would like to begin by congratulating all the IAA community on the start of the new school year for 2015-2016. I am looking forward to a great year, Insha Allah, with the help of Allah followed by the teachers and staff. I am proud of our IAA Alumni and happy to have the UAB MSA president as our IAA Alumni. In fact, all of our alumni are youth leaders and have been exceptional in helping the Muslim community. For example, I was given an excellent idea by one of our alumni to divide the morning assembly into different levels in order to better cover more appropriate topics with different grade groups, while focusing daily on the names and attributes of Allah. The theme of the year is responsibility. Therefore, we seek to teach all IAA students the meaning behind responsibility and how to be responsible. We, as Muslims, have several responsibilities and duties to fulfill in our life. These responsibilities are directed towards Allah, one's own self, people, nature and other creatures. Fulfilling these responsibilities can lead to the formation of a well-established individual, family, and eventually a society where peace and tranquility prevail and where the utmost purpose (the pleasure of Allah) is obtained. Unlike last year, we now have a new theme each month, rather than theme of the week. IAA has started offering two AP classes this year, Calculus and Chemistry, giving our students the best education available to help attain their full academic potential. Last year was the first year in which students took the ACT Aspire and, Alhamdulillah; we excelled with scores above average. The ACT results for the high school students show an outstanding above average score in all fields I would like to send out a special thanks to the IAA board of directors, along with the IAA MPTO, for starting this year with enthusiasm. I Ask Allah to help them in fulfilling their objectives throughout the remainder of the year. I ask Allah to make this year a successful year. I ask him to protect our children and help them with their academics. Also, I ask Allah to bring together our community and keep us responsible. Amen, Thank You, Br. Ziyad Awad
Mission Statement The mission of Islamic Academy of Alabama s richly blended community is to ensure that students positively contribute to our global society by providing an education which maximizes learning potential in a safe, stimulating, Islamic environment.