I
wrote a while back about joining tajweed classes. It seems in no time at all we
are coming to the end of them. The class is 12 weeks long and we focus on the
rules of pronunciation for Quranic Arabic and practice our recitation of the
Quran.
We
are now at week 10, with one week of revision and a test of what we have
learned in the final week. This week one
of the ladies suggested we all go around and introduce ourselves as we saw each
other every week but didn’t know anything about each other. We said our names, what we did and how many children
we had. I also mentioned that I was over
the moon that this class was running on a weekend and within walking distance so
I could attend it too. I was surprised,
I had assumed that most of the ladies were stay at home mothers because most of
the Muslim ladies I meet are. But this
group included two teachers, two teacher’s assistants, a solicitor, a civil
servant and an audiologist. Two of the
ladies had worked and were now retired. It was nice to think these ladies would
have some experiences and challenges in common with me.
The
ustadha (teacher) was also surprised that we all worked and asked us to tell
everyone a bit about what our days look like.
So, the women explained their various routines: how they managed their
work around their children, worked the hours that their children were only at
school, or didn’t have children.
We
then went back to our revision, but it was lovely getting to know the sisters a
bit more and finding some connection with them.
The ustadha is hoping to teach a tafseer class (covering translation of
the meaning of the Quran) along with the tajweed class after the Easter break. If that happens insh’Allah, that would be a
big dream come true for me.
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