News Islamic Tradition
14 June 2017
Alhamdulillah, we hosted our first Interfaith Iftar Night in partnership with Whittlesea Council last night. Our Year 9 Interfaith Ambassadors presented during the evening that was attended by Year 12 students, Senior School SRCs, staff, and our special guests from Whittlesea Council, Victoria and Federal Police, members from Interfaith organisations (Muslim, Christian and Jewish representations), as well as Islamic Relief.
Towards the end of the presentation Ustadh Abdullah spoke about the ettiquettes of dua which was soon followed by a beautiful dua and athan led by Ustadh Ahmad in our musalla. The theme for the evening was ‘inspired by the Prophetic Tradition’ so we broke our fasts with dates and water, prayed our Maghrib salah, and then proceeded to have our dinner seated on the floor of the Junior School building.
We hope to include more members of our local community next year, in sha Allah, so that we can continue to build a cohesive community that has deep respect and understanding for each other.
BEd (Macquarie), BEng (Civil) (UNSW)
Rahat started her career as a Civil Engineer. Realising the importance of education in the lives of children, she completed a degree in Teaching and embarked on a teaching career. She is dedicated to ensuring that each child can realise their potential and develop both spiritually and academically.
As co-founder and founding Principal of Â鶹´«Ã½ College from 2009-2017, Rahat has been passionately involved in the set up of this College right from the grassroots. With a passion for Islamic education, she teamed up with her husband to establish the first Islamic school in the City of Whittlesea.
Prior to her involvement in Â鶹´«Ã½ College, Rahat has had a number of years of experience in other local Islamic schools, public schools, after hours madrassas, and has also been involved in Home Schooling whilst searching for the best way of educating her own children. Being in positions of teaching, leadership, and community service for the last 15 years has helped shape her motivation for contributing to the education of the Muslim community.
Rahat was appointed as Director of Student Learning and is determined to lead the way in helping the Â鶹´«Ã½ Community flourish as positive Muslims and citizens of Australia.
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