Monday, May 13, 2013

MILF: Madaris in General Santos City hold Musabaqa

From the MILF Website (May 14): Madaris in General Santos City hold Musabaqa



Students of Madaris (Islamic schools) in General Santos City hold Musabaqa (intramurals) on May 11-12, 2013 in a Madrasa in Sitio Camasi, Barangay Ligaya geared to develop sportsmanship and strengthen unity among the young learners.
  
The pupils of around 30 Madaris of the city participated in mental and physical competitions. There were also competition on reciting the Holy Qur’an, Azhan (call for prayer), and singing among the little delegates.

Sports competitions include basketball, volleyball, badminton, track and field and running high and long jumps.

Primary pupils participated in spelling and arranging alphabets while intermediate pupils joined quiz bee such as General Information. There were also parlor games such as throwing eggs for female students.

Musabaqa is the most awaited citywide event among the young Muslims of the city. “It is where pupils from different Madaris meet and know each other thereby strengthening unity among our young Muslims,” said Ustadz Badrosabah Alanga, President of General Santos City Madaris Federation.

“More than developing sportsmanship among our young generation, we are also getting them away from vices like taking drugs, alcoholism or smoking through sports,” he pointed out.

The event was supported by the Local Government of General Santos City and Madaris Parents and Teachers Association in every Madrasa.

The support to Madaris education is facilitated by the Office on Cultural Communities under the Office of the City Mayor. More than a hundred Asatidz of the city receive monthly honorarium of P3,000.

Madaris learners acquire Islamic values, Arabic literacy, mathematics, science, history, Hadith (sayings of the Prophet) and Islamic ideology in Madaris. Classes that are held every Saturday and Sunday. The city has more than four thousand Madaris students.

Public elementary schools also offers Arabic Literacy and Islamic Values Education (ALIVE) subject. Most public schools in the city where there are considerable population of Muslim pupils have ALIVE teachers.

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