Event Report: Arrijal Soccer Camp '09

Arrijal Soccer Camp '09 "Healthy Mind=Healthy Mind" was a 2-days soccer camp held at Masjid Al-Istiqamah and Yio Chu Kang Pri Sch Soccer Field (awesome field!).
First day: Participants from various schools registered aand were divided into groups accordingly. (We ensured they weren't in the same group as their friends :P)They were put through an ice-breaking regime of juggling sepaktakraw balls & the more challenging capteh @ rooftop. the record was 27 juggles! weewit. some even got 'punished' with push ups. hehe

The troops gelled and settled in quite well with their new team-mates. They made flags and came up with unique names for emselves such as Ultimatum FC & Kelong Gila FC. They then headed to the much-anticipated training session with Hj Tohari Paijan & Patrick (their all time-fav Nigerian coach) at YCK Primary. They are taught shooting, passing, defending and even starjumps! They then had a short two a-side session to prepare for the match-ups the next day.

After Maghrib, the mode of the camp changed to a more serious one. Ustaz emphasized on the importance of knowing their identity as a Muslim youth and to be proud of themselves. "Beauty is subjective and the best is for u to be what u really are n not sumone else" they then performed skits based on different themes.some were quite funny and sent out gd messages through their talents in acting.We then discussed on the dangers of smoking and what is Islam's stand on it. Chun Teik (the only chinese troop) commented: "Smokers are usually pressured by their peers, thus it's quite hard for them to overcome this"

After a video session, they slept and prepared themselves mentally for a fun second day.

Second Day: The regime started at 5am and the troops did Qiyamulail led by Arrijal's chairman,Firdaus.Before going off for the carnival, they were taught on another important ethic and value, which is respect "if u seriously want to be respected,u hafta start respecting others first!" everyone made a pact to show mutual respect on and off the field.


The teams hustled, huffed and puffed on a scorching sunday noon. Goals were scored and conceded.Alas one team emerged as champions in the juior and senior category respectively.(we would like to take this opportunity to thank Milo & Newater for sponsoring the drinks!it hydrate the troops well :D)

Back to the mosque, medals and prizes were given to the winning teams & to the respected coaches.congrats to the champions! and also to the best camper, Mohd Isa Bin Saman (ey kal him sabun. wot?)

After a round of selawat n salam. the troops dispersed with lessons and values at heart, and jello legs.

Healthy Mind = Healthy Body !..keep that in mind and legs, troops! till then..

Report By: Nursyahirah Bte Mohd Roslan
Arrijal Exco Committee

Soccer Clinic Phototreats!

Next Event: Soccer Clinic.

Assalamualaikum beloved youths!

Are you passionate about soccer? Are you a fan of any EPL team and wish to emulate your favorite players? Maybe you're the one we're looking for. If you're aged between 11 – 16 years old, join us in our very own Arrijal's Soccer Clinic!

Date: Saturday-Sunday, 21-22 March 2009
Time: 8am (Sat) - 7pm (Sun)
Venue: Al-Istiqamah Mosque
Fees: $20 (Members) & $25 (Non-Members)

And guess who'll be coaching you? Haji Tohari Pajian!! do not miss this chance in learning the different aspects and skills in a soccer. We shall see the transformation from 'Star Karats' to 'Star Player'!!

Apart from that, there will be also workshops on youth health issues, and Teens aL.I.V.E. Be empowered on ways to keep your health and stamina in tops, and know how Islam views it. Register yourself at Al-Istiqamah Mosque's counter now!

WE WANT YOU TO BE IN THE TEAM !

SuperFriday 2.2 - "Identify"

SUPERFRIDAY 2.2 - "IDENTIFY"
Friday, 27th FEBRUARY 2009
LEVEL 2, MULTIPURPOSE HALL
MASJID AL-ISTIQAMAH

Assalamuaikum Respected Youths..


Ever got lost and wonder who you really are? Ever wonder why appearance matters so much to other ppl? And why (somebody tell us why!)are we so heavily influenced by what we see on youtube and tv?

February's edition of SuperFriday! aims to discuss on these issues; which regards to YOUR identity. We will give u tips to improve on YOUR appearance and character.We'll empower YOUR thoughts on how Islam views beauty and akhlaq. transform urself and join us in SuperFriday!

Free lunch will be provided insya Allah. for more inquiries, contact Ustaz Izhar at 62814287. Alternatively click on www.arrijal.org for more info. Enjoy these shuttertreats from SuperFriday 2.1!



See u when we see u. Wassalam

Event Report: Jom Kenal Arrijal!

‘Jom Kenal Arrijal’ was held at MIQ on 6th February 2009. The event was specially organized by the new executive committee of Arrijal Al-Istiqamah. The aim of the event is to showcase what the committee has in store for the youths in 2009, as well to present the rich history of Arrijal. The event was also organized to officially launch the appointment of the committee members for a two-year term from 2009 – 2011.


The event kick-started right after Maghrib at 8pm by Ustaz Muhd Izhar, who was the emcee for the day. Two speeches by the mosque executive chairman, Mr Sa’at Matari and Arrijal Chairman, Firdaus Khan were delivered with gusto. After that, there was a video presentation about the history of Arrijal and the background of the new exco members. The purpose was to show what Arrijal has been doing for the past 10 years since its official launch in 1999. It was also a proof that the executive committee has diverse educational backgrounds and age. Certificates of Appointment were given out to every single committee members. This certificate is also a reminder to the members that “With great power comes great responsibility.”

After Isya’, everyone was served with sumptuous food sponsored by Fauzani Catering. A crossword game was conducted right after dinner for the audiences to interact with the new committee members and to know them up close and personal. The game lasted for about 20 minutes with the audiences encouraged to mingle with the Exco members and ask them questions in order to solve the crossword puzzle. Eventually, there were three groups who inished the earliest and each group brought home a bag of goodies.

Everyone had fun and get to know the committee better, and the events that will be run in 2009. so youths, hold ur breath n be prepared to go through a jolly gd year insya Allah! enjoy are the pics..

Report by: Syazwani Bte Samsudin

Arrijal Exco: Jom Kenal Arrijal!

Jom Kenal Arrijal!
is Arrijal Istiqamah’s first event for the year 2009, also the first time working together for its newly-formed committee. Its objectives are to introduce that committee to concerned publics i.e. Muslim youth, Arrijal Istiqamah’s members as well as members from the Mosque Management Board (MMB) of Al-Istiqamah Mosque, among others. This is important as it will not only acquaint these target groups with the Arrijal Committee, but with their activities as well.
This program will also serve as a platform to recruit new members. Events from Arrijal’s Calendar of Events (COE) would be presented to serve that purpose.

"Jom Kenal Arrijal" cum Arjexco Launching!

Friday, 6 Feb '09
aft Maghrib @ Al-Istiqamah.

sms RSVP [your name] to 81159205.
for more information, contact Ustaz Izhar at 81159205

"Jom Kenal Arrijal! is Arrijal Istiqamah’s first event for the year 2009, also the first time working together for its newly-formed committee. Its objectives are to introduce that committee to concerned publics i.e. Muslim youth, Arrijal Istiqamah’s members as well as members from the Mosque Management Board (MMB) of Al-Istiqamah Mosque, among others.

This is important as it will not only acquaint these target groups with the Arrijal Committee, but with their activities as well.

This program will also serve as a platform to recruit new members. Events from Arrijal’s Calendar of Events (COE) would be presented to serve that purpose."

SuperFriday 2.1!

SuperFriday! is back with a bang. our new season this year will move to another level in developing you youths to be more dynamic and well-skilled. SuperFriday 2.1 will be presenting on the followings:

Goals, Purpose Aim
Setting Our Goals
Stress And Way To Cope
Rasulullah p.b.u.h as a Role Model in Goal Setting

and as per usual, there will be free lunch for participants. See u this Friday!

The Catalyst Arrijal's Retreat 2008.

Reminder!: SuperFriday 12 (Season Finale).

SuperFriday Alert!

Assalamualaikum Wr.Wb. Arrijalians And Friends of Arrijal,

SuperFriday! will be bringing you a back-to-back sharing session, based on the infamous ITQAN workshop, we are inviting SuperFriday! regulars and all you youths out there to participate in this beneficial session. The details are as the followings:

SuperFriday 11
"Integrity. Teamwork.Quwwah"
28th November 2008, 2-3pm

SuperFriday 12 (Season Finale)
"Ambassadorship. New Age"
26th December 2008, 2-3pm

@ Level 2 Multipurpose Room, Masjid Al-Istiqamah
Refreshments will be provided (as u'd already know :p)

So what is this I.T.Q.A.N all about? and how can it benefit us as youths and youth leaders? to know more..u have to be there!Definitely something to look forward to..and a chance to be around the SuperFriday-ans before the end of the year. For more enquiries call Ustaz Izhar @ 62814287 or email at muhd_izhar@alistiqamah.mosque.org.sg

Wassalam

Selamat Hari Raya.

Assalamualaikum warga Arrijal.

Arrijal ingin mengucapkan Selamat Hari Raya kepada semua (belum terlambat lagi!) iaitu members kita, belia-belia yang pernah join, terjoin secara tidak sengaja, yang pernah bekerjesama, dan semua yang pernah dgr akan kita.

we wud like to take this opportunity to seek forgiveness sekiranya ada silapsalah, silaplangkah,silap kata, silap segalanya. we appreciate the feedbacks given and we as the current crop of YoungMuslims.sg will drive forward and strive to be better! insya Allah.

terima kasih juga kami ingin ucapkan kepada semua yang join Jalan Rayarrijal pada 12th October, ahad kelmarin. we had fun and it was mad-rush pergi 10 rumah dalam masa 10 jam.objective kita alhamdulillah tercapai; iaitu untuk mengenali keluarga anggota2 kita dan tidak lupa juga Chairman dan LPM kita. dan paling penting skali, kita enjoy! maka enjoylah gambar2 ini :

more pictures can be found here!

More NOP Pics!

courtesy of http://invokesg.multiply.com/photos/album/10/Night_of_Power

Event Report: Night of Power

Assalamualaikum..

I would like to say thank you kepada Abang2 yang telah membantu menjayakan packing barang2 on Friday, Pembahagian Fidyah & Iftar Masjid Al-Istiqamah sabtu lepas. The mosque and Ustaz appreciate your help and effort without u all kerja takkan berjalan selancar kelmarin.

and thank you too for coming down together to Masjid Sultan for Night of Power. i'm sure we all enjoyed the Cakap Pasal Remaja session *mcm byk yg nangis terisak-isak je :p*. hopefully pengajaran disebalik sketsa yang dilakonkan Ustaz2 kita stays in the heart and mind. it was fun overnight-ing in the mosque wif u all because dapat kenal korang lebih rapat dan gurausenda walaupun dah 2am :p lagi best waktu ramai2 bgn waktu Qiyam! that also, i hope has an everlasting effect on all of u. teruskan usaha untuk menjadi orang dan Muslim yang lebih baik. ingat pesanan CPR, Al-Quran itu adalah petunjuk bagi kita (Al-Qur'an Hudallinnas).


the following is a review made by Ust Yusri in his blog www.abahyasir.blogspot.com :

" Malam semalam saya hadiri CPR di Masjid Sultan. Bukan CPR pernafasan mulut ke mulut tu tau! Para remaja perlu tahu CPR ni kalau tak termasuk di kalangan orang yang rugilah dia. CPR yang saya maksudkan di sini ialah Cakap Pasal Remaja. Satu program interaktif yang disusun khas untu remaja hasil inisiatif para pegawai pembangunan belia (YDO) masjid-masjid di Singapura. Program ini biasanya disertai dengan sketsa, persembahan muzik (live!) dan juga sesi talk show mengikut tema2 yang telah disusun lebih awal.

Tapi bagi sesi semalam terdapat kejutan besar pada format CPR yang diadakan sempena dengan RYC (Ramadan Youth Challenge) dan dianjurkan serentak dengan Night of Power (aktiviti Qiyam). Maknanya lepas CPR belia2 ni akan qiyam semalaman di Masjid Sultan. Hebat kan? Memang hebat, acara semalam penuh auditorium. Saya rasa ada dlm 500 belia hadir.


Kejutan yang saya maksudkan ialah sesi semalam melibatkan pementasan lakonan pentas atau teater bertemakan Quran Petunjuk Buat Manusia (juga tema bagi RYC tahun ini) hampir sejam setengah ini melibatkan pelakon rata-rata daripada para asatizah muda! Ia disertai dengan alunan muzik live dan nyanyian latar oleh Ustaz Sofyan (Imam Eksekutif Masjid Mydin). Power kan? Memang power gilerr!!! Teringat pulak saya macam film There's Something About Mary :)

Story board dia memang menarik, penuh dengan pendekatan baru dan kreatif. Saya tak tahulah sape punya idea. CPR ni dimulakan dengan MC pada malam tu yang juga merangkap storyteller atau Tok Selampit iaitu Ustaz Effendi from Masjid An-Nahdhah. Wow, he's so talented man..cant believe it..really. Effendi memainkan peranan beliau dengan cukup baik sebagai host dan pada masa yang sama sebagai pencerita. Dengan membahasakan dirinya sebagai AKU, beliau menjadi pencerita antara babak2. Secara tak langsung beliau sebenarnya berlakon juga..cara beliau berintraksi dengan penonton. Superb! Intonasi suara beliau kadangkala lembut, kadangkala pula keras sehingga penonton tersentak!Terkujat pun boleh..

Adegan dimulakan dengan babak 4 sekawan, Dini (Ustaz Aminuddin-ex pegawai Masjid Al-Iman) Mimi (Ustaz Fairuz, YDO Masjid Al-Ansar), Jeff (Ustaz Ahmad Khushairi, YDO Darul Ghufran) dan Ilhan (Ustaz Syakir, Imam Eksekutif Masjid Al-Iman) berkain pelekat merancang untuk ponteng belajar mengaji, mereka kemudian lepak sambil berkongsi cita-cita mereka apabila sudah besar nanti. (cita2 mereka menjadi kisah utama sketsa ni). Mereka kemudian sepakat untuk bersama-sama seperti adik-beradik walau apa jua keadaan.


Move fwd, kesemua mereka membesar dengan nasib yang berbeza (diceritakan dlm bentuk flashback), Jeff (cita2 masa kecil dulu nak jadi model, konon dlm cerita ni dia paling hensem lah) akhirnya menjadi playboy rosakkan anak gadis orang, Mimi (cita2 dulu nak jadi ketua dalam apa sahaja perkara) akhir jadi ketua samseng bergelar Mimi parang- yang akhirnya dipermainkan oleh teman2 sendiri. Dini (cita2 dulu nak jadi Ustaz) bila besar pulak jadi anak derhaka, akibat terpengaruh dengan teman2 hingga jadi penagih. Tinggallah Ilhan (cita2 nak bantu orang yg susah) yang sentiasa muncul dlm flashback teman2 nya untuk membantu rakan2 yg tersesat jalan.

Cerita disudahi dengan penuh tragis, di mana akhirnya Ilhan meninggal dunia krn mengidap penyakit serius, tetapi sebelum beliau meninggal sempat utuskan satu warkah buat teman2 nya (yang dianggap adik beradik) supaya bertaubat dan insaf.

Komen saya, sketsa yang dilakokan sungguh cemerlang, penghayatan watak baik dari pelakon utama hingga ke watak kecil (cameo role) sungguh hidup dan berikan kesan yang mendalam kepada para penonton yang kebanyakannya terdiri daripada para belia dan remaja. Penonton di sebelah saya sendiri mengesat air mata..

Saya rasa tema yang ingin ditonjolkan berjaya disampaikan dengan baik, dimana di setiap adegan atau babak keinsafan disudahi dengan skrin yang mengandungi terjemahan ayat Quran dan diselangi dengan nyanyian lagu2 dakwah seperti 'anak derhaka, pintu taubat masih terbuka...' oh sungguh menyentuh kalbu rasanya.


Konsep tempat duduk juga tiada percampuran antara lelaki dan perempuan, terdapat watak lakonan pelakon muslimah, seorang sebagai ibu (ibu kepada Dini) seorang lagi pula berlakon sebagai Farah (Norizan) temanita Jeff (Norizan ialah isteri Ustaz Ahmad Khushairi sendiri) wah2 sungguh romantik dan manja sebagai kekasih.. : ) Sporting betul lah..

Story yang disampaikan juga tidak stereotype, budak madrasah tak semestinya baik dan boleh tersesat jika tidak berhati2, begitu juga dengan kerja dakwah bukan hanya satu tugas eksklusif untuk asatizah shj. Ia tanggungjawab semua individu Muslim.

Siapa kata drama remaja tidak boleh diselitkan dengan unsur dakwah serta tidak bercampur unsur2 syubhah ataupun haram? Melihat dari segi impak nya kepada penonton, malah di babak akhir sungguh klimaks dengan ketiga2 watak utama menangis teresak2 dengan pada masa yang sama kami semua mendengarkan isi kandungan warkah yang dibaca oleh Ilhan (Ustaz Syakir) dengan bait yang tersusun rapi, intonasi suara yang terkawal. Sungguh menyayat hati..5 ***** dari saya."

www.abahyasir.blogspot.com

Do Good Feel Food @ Suria!

and here is the video of do good feel good, which was covered in Suria on 14th September, around 6.20pm.

enjoy! and thank u for viewing.

RYCamp Pics.

click here for more photos.

Event Report : RYCamp

And so..

Arrijal kicked off the fasting month with a 2 days 1 night RamadanYouthCamp (RYCamp). dengan jumlah peserta yang bernomborkan 25, we geared ourselves for a 3-hr community service named Do Good Feel Good. this is the 2nd Do Good Feel Good actually and the 2nd yr as well collaborating with Serangoon Garden Sec's Girl Guides and NCC *thank u alot guys*. to make things more interesting, our community service is covered by Suria's Warna Ramadan! but of course that's not the point of having this effort. at e end of the day, Arrijal and the rest did it to contribute to our society, Muslim and non-Muslim alike. we gave bubur, fruits and nasi briyani.

interestingly tho, almost 60% of the residents declined to take the things that we charity-ed! well they may have their reasons but we suspect that our community's not that comfortable YET having free food sent at their doorstep. hehe

the highlight of the first day was the Bowling For Soup! we bowled, we laughed and we hit the "longkang" more often than not. lol. lepas buka and terawih, Khairuzaman gave a hearty Halaqah session and followed it by a short Qiyam few hours afterwards with Zaidi.

the 2nd day was epitomised by the mass Gathering at Masjid Assyakirin. it was attended by 500+ mosque youths who attended RYCamps at their respective mosques! punyalah pack dan banyak org. we were touched by Ustaz Sofyan's meaningful reflection session and some shed tears. what a sight to behold.the event ended afterwards at Al-Istiqamah and the participants were given free Translated Al-Qur'an! Alhamdulillah.

lesson learnt? like what Firdaus said during the interview: "Ramadan bukan sahaja bulan untuk beribadah, tapi ia adalah peluang untuk berbakti dan membantu masyarakat kita.." helping others especially during Ramadan is a noble deed. May Allah bless us for the effort given in the camp.

enjoy the pics n vid.

Night of Power & RamadhanThroughYourEyes

Assalamualaikum,

The committee of Ramadhan Youth Camp dan Masjid Al-Istiqamah would like to say thank you very much for those who attended the RYCamp on 6th-7th September 2008. We fasted, we served the community, we breakfast-ed, we qiyam-ed and did everything together! Yang lebih important, we learnt something valuable, that Al-Qur'an is our life manual indeed. Nantikan gambar2 k? :P

as a follow up to the RYCamp, i would like to invite all of u, not only the RYCampers bt ALL OF YOU, to our next mass-event at Masjid Sultan. the details are as follows.

Night of Power
20th September 2008
Maghrib - Subuh

there will be 500+ participants for this event so let us be part of it ! RSVP ur attendance to muhd_izhar@alistiqamah.mosque.org.sg or contact me at 62814287.

oh yes, btw..for PHOTOGRAPHY ENTHUSIASTS, the following will interest u. $500 up for grabs !

for more info, click www.ramadhanthroughyoureyes.blogspot.com
Enjoy the rest of your ramadhan!

RYCamp !

Assalamualaikum All!

The abang2 and kakak2 of Arrijal brings u another action-packed program! *Applause lah sikit* Ramahan Youth Camp (RYCamp in short) is one of the projects of Ramadhan Youth Challenge. During the same date, almost 20 other mosque youths are participating in the same camp held at other mosques.

RYCamp
6-7 September 2008. 9am - 8.30pm
Masjid Al-Istiqamah

Events include indoor and outdoor games, "do good feel good", Tadarrus beramai2, workshop, and lastly a mass gathering with the other youths! everything for only $10..

definitely we dont want to have another activity-less Ramadhan kan? so join us and experience this with all the other youths. for registration, get the form at Masjid Al-Istiqamah's counter.

see u!

Cakap Pasal Remaja Datang Lagi!

"Arrijalu qawwamuna alannisa'". have you ever wondered or contemplated on this verse? what's the significance of it and what does it really means? Are men really that better from women? keep those questions on hold because...

YoungMuslims.sg will attempt to tackle this issue by bringing you yet another Cakap Pasal Remaja! This August edition's details are as follows:

Cakap Pasal Remaja "Men Vs Women"
Date: 23rd August 2008
Time: 1 - 4.30pm
Venue: Masjid Arrabitah

This month's talkshow will center around gender issues, equality, and the significance of men and women in the society. Performances by Revalina, Salsabil & our infamous Ustaz Sofyan will be dished out. there will be a battle of sexes as well. bring along ur family, frends, colleagues, huever u can bring along!

may this session be beneficial to all of us, young muslims of singapore.

see u all at Arrabitah!