Qur'an from Memory
Every year, Egypt organizes one of the most prestigious competitions in the Islamic world: memorizing competitions and recitations known as the "International Qur'anic Contest"
Participants of children from all over the world, including many from non-Arab countries who memorize the Qur'an without understanding Arabic
Tajikistan, Central Asia
Nabiyullah 10 years
Stop
At first I didn't think I could do it But after trying really hard with my teacher
and practice constantly
now I have successfully memorized the entire Qur'an
Maldives, Indian Ocean
Rifdha 10 years
When I got the chance to take part in this competition, I was very happy because I was chosen from several other friends.
I'm looking forward to it. Towards the day of departure to Egypt, I felt tense, I didn't know I had to compete with anyone.
I'm very tense - my stomach feels like heartburn
Senegal, West Africa
Djamil 10 years
Imam Djieng, Ayah Djamil
My parents told me to give priority to studying the Qur'an compared to anything else Every Muslim must learn the Koran
I like the letters
The form of writing and the way my teacher taught it
You will represent Senegal and all of Africa
Master Abubakar, Guru Djamil
in the Qur'anic competition in Cairo
You will be alone
But you don't need to be afraid Arabic or not, Egyptians, Kuwaitis, whatever it is
everyone memorizes the same Qur'an
and you understand Al-Qur'an
You have learned it, memorized it Now when you go to Egypt the world is in chaos
people bombard and kill each other
but if all Muslims understand al-Qur'an
surely there will be peace on the face of the earth
So using the Qur'an deviates from God's will
what are the results?
All of the problems in this world
And what's the solution?
Return to the Qur'an
learn, apply
When the teacher tells me
my child was chosen to take part in the Qur'an competition in Cairo
Abdul Ghofur, Nabiyullah's Father
I said, "You handle my child"
"Send him wherever you want"
We know that Nabiyullah has enormous talent Qori 'Muhammad, Guru Nabiyullah
so when the embassy looks for a young qori '
to represent our country in this race
I know right away who will be selected to leave
Good luck. Tell him good luck I departed from Male (capital of Maldives) on August 25
I practiced until the last minute My mother is my best supporter, she makes me confident
My father often tests me and checks my memorization But I miss my mother very much I miss my family and food at home 110 qori 'from more than 70 countries came to Cairo to take part in this competition
Ministry of Religion, Cairo, Egypt
The Ministry of Religion held this Al-Qur'an competition
There is an administrative side -
bringing children from all over the world, etc.
My staff takes care of it Dr. Salim Abdul Jalil, Deputy Minister
Then there is the creative side
choose the questions
determine how to evaluate it set everything
That's my job The Qur'an is the only book (book) that can be memorized entirely This is a miracle - children [even] can memorize it without even understanding the meaning
Dr. Salim takes care of 100,000 mosques. He is one of the leading moderate Islamic figures in Egypt.
Welcome to the latest episode of "Kata Pamungkas"
Besides my official position
I'm also a figure in the media
So I have an important role in spreading moderate understanding Irresponsible actions that you see in some Muslims
is because they are far from al-Qur'an
or do not understand the Qur'an [correctly]
Like stealing
adultery
drinking liquor
injustice
war
and terrorism
this is all prohibited
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, Most Merciful Praise be to Allah, Lord of all nature
Merciful, Most Merciful
Who controls the End of Day
Only to You we worship and only to You we ask for help
Show us the right way
(ie) The way of those whom You have given them favor;
It is not (the way) those who are wrathful, nor is the way of those who go astray who leave the truth.
Amen
The Qur'an is not just a book for worshiping us
[Al-Qur'an] is a sign of life
How do I greet my [Muslim] brother? This is in the Qur'an
How do I interact with you? This is in the Qur'an
How do I arrange meetings? This is in the Qur'an
How do I apologize for the error? This is in the Qur'an
How to tolerate? This is in the Qur'an
On [End] Judgment Day later (Judgment)
our degree in heaven will be determined by
how much memorization of our Qur'an
Cairo has lots of cars, buildings, lots of people on the road
Everything is there, lots of everything
many mosques and lots of people
The preliminary round will take place 3 days 3 nights. Participants are divided into several categories according to the amount of memorization
Winners will be rewarded by the President of Egypt on the eve of Ramadan on National Television
just nervous
I'm starting to get nervous thinking about this race
Most participants are in their late teens or early 20s
The youngest is between 7 and 10 years old
Age is not important. The important thing is memorizing.
Youngest children are often better memorized The way we judge the participants is -
if the participant makes a mistake
and he corrected it himself points minus half
If we fix it, then minus one point
If it's wrong three times [in the same question]
then the participant will not get points
Hello assalamu'alaikum. Friend, how are you?
Each judge includes a value point
and the computer calculates the score
Participants choose one number on the computer screen
and one question will appear randomly By expecting blessings from Allah, Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, let's start
International Qur'an Competition
Sheikh Muhammad Jalil is the head of the jury for this session
Juri Jalil, Egypt
Abdul, Pakistan, 12 years
Read from
And there is no sin for you to propose those women with satire or you hide (desire to marry them) in your heart. [This is the beginning of the verse: Al Baqarah 235]
stop until
Surely Allah sees all that you do. [This is the end of verse: Al Baqarah 237]
Kristina Nelson
I am interested in the chant At that time, I was a music student At first I came to Cairo to study Arabic then I heard this, and I want to know more
But no one has analyzed it through melody and art in it
Kristina Nelson is the best expert in the Al-Quran reading field among non-Muslims
Muslims believe that the Qur'an is the word of God And is the third revelation
The first revelations were given to Jews, then Christians, and
Muslims get the last revelation
So when you read or hear Al Quran
You really are feeling the nuances of descending revelation
not just listening to religious writings
The written Qur'an consists of about 600 pages
There are 114 letters, each of which is between 3 and 286 verses
Something very very big to memorize
In addition to memorizing words per word,
Another thing assessed by these children is Tajweed
Tajweed are special rules which include rhythms [short length], pronunciation of [makhraj letters] different syllables,
does the sound come out of the chest or from the esophagus? these rules are called Tajwid rules Abdul score: 90.6 out of 100
You get 90.6 points
I don't think you will escape Umar, Nigeria, 19 years old
Umar score: 89.6 out of 100
[Word] "Qur'an" means "reading"
and this reflects the revelation that was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad:
Read, read in the name of your Lord who created [Al Alaq: 1]
The Prophet Muhammad heard the verses of the Qur'an from the angel Gabriel and then he read it to friends and followers
After he died, they recorded it
but they want to make sure that the reading sound is maintained for that they formulated the rules of tajwid,
and when the Al-Quran Mushaf was distributed, they also sent readers so that people can hear the reading from the beginning
[4: 37 Quran]
Susana, Italy, 17 years old
So, the qori 'must learn these rules
and the melody must be fully improvised
I mean, the [notes] appear themselves inspired by... the moment
Susana score: 92.9 out of 100
Nabiyullah, Tajikistan, 10 years
In Egypt, I practiced a lot before my turn
I want to make sure I'm really memorized entire Qur'an
When at the computer, I feel nervous
How to use it, which button should be pressed
Then someone helps me
Read from
These are the people who have been instructed by God. [this is the beginning of Al An'am verse 90]
When the computer mentions a verse that I have to read
I'm so tense
But when I started reading
I am calm. Then everything feels easy When I read, I closed my eyes I see as if the pages of the Qur'an are in front of me If I open my eyes, my concentration is disturbed I don't imagine turning the pages
But it's more like - after one page is finished
The next page just appears in my shadow He performed really well
100% memorization he's really relaxed
somehow, it feels sincere
almost washed away the soul [who heard it]
You can hear for yourself the strains are very sweet in the ear I mean, a lot of rhythms in the middle [sentence]
and [many] closing rhythms [sentence]
and the rhythm is unpredictable
and this is beautiful - I mean, amazingly beautiful for a child her age [Quran]
Syu'aisy Jury - Egypt
Who is he?
This is Sheikh Ibrahim Syu'aisy. [editor's note: He just passed away in June 2011]
He is the president of Qori 'Union
He is very famous and respected [Quran]
Where did he come from?
Tajikistan
Wow, far away!
Her voice is beautiful - a gift from God
Tell him we are amazed
This is really a miracle of the Qur'an - does he understand Arabic?
My God! Masha Allah!
Nabiyullah Score: 95.0
We must ask him to read in front of the President I can [help] translate from English [to Tajik]
Can he read the ad-Dukhan letter?
God helped me read well
After my turn, I got a lot of attention Stop. Extend it again [read the mim].
Good
Why did you interrupt the reading?
The reading should be longer
Let him continue Again, again, ask him to repeat again.
Remember tajwid, the rules for reading [the Qur'an]?
What about reading styles like Sheikh Abdul Basit? [laughs] [editor's note: late. Sheikh Abdul Basit Abdus Samad is a well-known qori from Egypt whose reading style has not been able to match up to now]
No, he doesn't know the Egyptian reading style.
Okay, enough. Assalamualaikum.
When Nabiyullah will leave for Cairo, the madrasa is closed by the secular government of Tajikistan part of efforts to eradicate Islamic extremism
Tajikistan
This is government business It seems they want to stop the spread
fundamentalist teachings
and so that madrasas no longer produce students who became anti-government extremists
Qori Muhammad - Guru Nabiyullah
So, you have trained the Nabiyullah all this time and accompanied his efforts, but now he can't come back here again, to continue his studies?
No. We cannot teach anymore at all
When I was my child I used to be
Abdul Ghofur - Nabiyullah's father
There used to be a civil war
and I can't finish school
One wish since then
so that my child learns to memorize the Qur'an
When the madrasa is closed we registered with the new madrasa in the capital
Madrasas that have permission from the government
Mr. Qosimov - Principal
Problems in small schools in the countryside
which students only have one teacher
This can be feared to make young people tend to join extremist groups Student Admission Interview - Principal Office
Nabiyullah, how is your teacher [al-Qur'an] teaching you?
Is it with other children in one room, or alone?
Our Qur'anic teacher taught us one or two verses
[after completion] then continue
So most of your [lessons] are memorizing?
What about the meaning?
Is this taught in another class?
Everything in one class
So while memorizing, your teacher also teaches the meaning
What about writing Tajik characters?
Can you write well?
Nabiyullah is almost illiterate
he can only read very few Tajik characters Clearly, the education has been so far
has focused on reading the Qur'an
not reading or writing
It would be nice if you were accepted here
You can study and live here
get various kinds of lessons
really a bright future The school asked Nabiyullah to return to take the advanced entrance examination after returning from Cairo
Cairo, Egypt
This race in Egypt is held during the month of Ramadan, the month in which the Qur'an was first revealed During Ramadan, Muslims fast during the day. The race is paused to break the fast at sunset.
God commands us to fast,
God says in the Qur'an that we fast from dawn to sunset
in a few minutes we will break the fast
Muhammad, Australia is 10 years old
and we are used to breaking the fast with water, milk and dates
and... then we eat, that's all
Mahdi, Muhammad's father
I gave him a choice today when he fasted tonight
he said, I want to try it and fast
and I tell him if he feels hungry or thirsty, tell me then we will... know right
Is this her first year? the first time?
no... this is the second year
how?
good
is it heavy or not?
not at all
In all of Cairo, the call to prayer echoed the end of fasting
Abdullah, Egypt, 17 years old
<< adhan >>
Yasir, Egypt, 7 years
Yasir is the youngest participant
Mahmud, Yasir's father
Other participants are at least 10 years old
9:30 a.m., the evening session begins - it will last until 3am
The first time I entered the mosque where the race was
I'm scared I'm afraid of going to race with older kids and when I saw the jury
I'm getting more scared
I have one question
In my hotel
Azannya
Mixed with Saudi style
morning, afternoon and night
This is us in Egypt or not?
I don't feel like I can read [Al-Qur'an] as well as other participants
they all read [the Qur'an] very well
Abdullah, Egypt, 17 years old
Amara, Mrs. Abdullah
Since he was in the womb
we know he will follow this path
Abdullah I raised it to memorize the Qur'an
so that he becomes pious person
and Allah makes it a benefit for Muslims
Abdullah's score: 95.4
Naaman, South Africa, 13 years old
I just want to go forward and finish it
I hope my grades are good
because it's very tense and stressful too
some of the Qur'an [memorized] using themes
and some are rather difficult, we must think first and remember the previous mistakes and anything that was wrong
but some immediately remember by themselves without having anything
and also said that children who study the Koran, usually the mind is faster than those who do not learn al-Qur'an
so at school and academics he is also better [than others]
Naaman score: 26.6
Yasser, Egypt, 7 years old
Yasser score: 49.4
Mohamed, Australia, 10 years old
Mohamed score: 41.4
we are not here to win,
I have said that every person will compete I have said we are not here to win and we are here to see where your level is
and challenge yourself, and to see how good you are 1 o'clock in the morning, Rifdha is still waiting for her turn
This is very difficult actually, a very difficult situation
Rifdha sleeps from 10 to 2:30
he sleeps on a chair
Muhammad, Rifdha's father
Around 2:30 he woke up and I wiped water on his face, just like that, and he immediately appeared
I don't know what happened
When I heard my name was called
I didn't expect it was my turn
I'm getting scared again
I only hope that with God's help I can do it well You can understand, if a child just wakes up and immediately starts to put everything in his mind, this is certainly very difficult Read from
That is (the gift) that Allah tells us to delight His servants those who believe and do good deeds. [early Ash Shura 23]
stop until
And He is the Protector, the Most Praised. [end of Ash Shura 28]
Rifdha, Maldives, 10 years
I am happy because this little girl memorized Al-Qur'an
He reads very beautifully, even though he can't speak Arabic And a girl competes against boys - this is amazing We view men and women as equal in position
Moreover, we know that Aisha's wife was the wife of Rasulullah
first taught male friends how to read [the Qur'an], how to write, and read it with his voice! While they listen to it.
Rifdha has never made a mistake during training, but
when he appeared he was nervous May God give you enough. thanks.
Those are very long verses.
Thank you. God bless you [barokallahu fik]
I guess - I won't be able to win I made a mistake
I think I'll get a low score
but I found 97
The value of Rifdha is the highest so far
I didn't sleep that night until after he appeared in the first round
I called his father and I talked to him on the phone
I miss him a lot
Shimla, Ms. Rifdha
Every day I call many times
I miss my mother so much I have never gone anywhere without Mother, never though
We always travel together, Mom and me
Before his trip to Cairo, Rifdha's education was divided between general education and religion Maldives
She's very smart He starts talking before he is one year old At the age of one and a half years he was familiar with the letters
He always excels in the exact sciences and mathematics This math is really easy. Why is math really so easy huh?
Other children say Mathematics is very difficult, even though Mathematics is really easy, he said.
He always gets 100 for Science and Mathematics
That's the target: he's trying to get 100% in any subject matter
Lessons on Modern History
The presence of Islam has provided many benefits to our lives, for approximately 9 centuries
We are a small, homogeneous community (all the same). [editor's note: All Maldivian citizens are Muslim, this is even regulated by law, only Islam is recognized there. The population is approximately 350 thousand people, as a comparison of the population of Gresik Regency in East Java with nearly 1.2 million people.]
and we always follow the understanding of moderate Islam in the Maldives Ma'mun Qoyyum, former President of the Maldives
We allow women to go out to work and interact with men but the trend to retreat back in history, back to the early period of Islam, can now be felt throughout the Islamic world
even if you pay attention to women's clothing, in the 50s and 60s, women used to wear very short skirts, very westernized clothes
long after that, in the 80s and 90s the influence of more fundamental ideas began to arrive here
and therefore, now most women [in the Maldives] wear headscarves
Assalamu'alaikum
How are you this morning?
Good
Are you good?
Assalamu'alaikum
I wish you well too Yes
Remind me again about how you participated in our Qur'anic competition here?
I got first, second and third place winners
if at the National Championship?
Second place
Where is your father?
His father is in the mosque
For more than 30 years I did not follow the teachings of Islam When my father
facing deadly sakaratul in his bed
that's when I realized that I had to follow the teachings of Islam Since that time I started to maintain my beard and I really changed [Fathir 19]
I want my children to get religious education
but Maldives is not very good for this, so
I think about going to another country for their education
Many of our students go abroad to study [religion]
and upon their return from certain countries, their views on Islam tend to turn out to be more fundamentalist than we are in the Maldives
Do you want to be an expert in reading the Qur'an?
No
I want to be an explorer
Explorers! Really serious?
Yes
Is there anything that can be explored in this Maldives?
Really, seriously, I really want to be an explorer I want to investigate what's in the sea at night
to find out how night fish live
And how can you become a night explorer?
Yes you must learn
Are you still planning to go to study in Yemen?
Father said maybe next year
And what do you say you will learn in Yemen?
al-Qur'an
Only al-Qur'an
But you want to be more than
someone who only understands the Koran right?
You also have to learn something for your career later I want you to be truly educated That's why I want to study science
You have to tell your father then Cairo, Egypt
Before going there, I thought Cairo would be
a good place for education Rifdha
I think there are many good Muslims there
But it wasn't as I imagined it was In Cairo many Muslims are not good
I know they are well educated But they don't follow the teachings of their religion I believe that men must take care of their beards He can't cut even one beard
and the tips of the pants must be above the ankles
Because the part under the ankle is in hell. [editor's note: the Prophet's hadith tenting is understood differently by Muslims. Some take it literally, absolutely unclean; most understand that it is forbidden to extend the robe / pants when to show off / arrogant.]
Fundamental movements are not good for society What I mean
They want to return society to the past
recently they want to forbid television
Mobile phones, they want to forbid it all
They said, it was all the work of Satan Unfortunately
those who promote extreme understanding
they have satellite TV channels with many viewers
and they get a lot of money and they declare themselves to be the "official" voice of Islam So, their voices are more audible than our voices even though we are moderates This is very dangerous Christians have lived with Muslims for centuries!
tolerate each other
tolerance, friendship, and love
In Egypt here
we can tolerate and accept differences
Okay, okay, what about Jews?
Are there Jews in Egypt?
No, there aren't many Jews here
Remember the story of the Apostle with a Jew?
Every day, the Jews pass the Apostle's house and throw garbage there
One day, the Jews did not come The Apostle wonders where he is Then, the Apostle learned that the Jew was sick The apostle then visited him, making sure he was fine This is the morality of a Muslim
We must really follow what Islam teaches
how to be a good person
role models for others
Bad in nukum wa liyadin (For you your religion, and for me, my religion)
Yes, but it's impossible for us to live together
really
Assalamu'alaikum
Mother?
Before his turn, Djamil called his house. Unfortunately, the connection is bad, and his mother can't hear it Assalamu'alaikum
This is Djamil
Assalamu'alaikum
Senegal
Oumou, Mrs. Djamil
His father Djamil is a famous priest in a local mosque
without news for 10 days, all residents wondered about Djamil
Urma, neighbor
He is the best child who knows the hadith Before you become the best Muslim, you must first understand the hadith of the Prophet
and we believe he is the best among Muslims
we all think about it, pray for it Djamil, Senegal, 10 years
Read from
The question for Djamil begins with a sentence that appears several times in the Qur'an. [Al A'raf 187 and An Nazi'at 42].
Confused, Djamil starts reading the wrong verse
Repeat again, from the beginning
Djamil doesn't speak Arabic, and doesn't understand the jury's words
"Say, knowledge about it..."
enough, enough. That is enough Djamil score: 22.4
Touched by the tenacity of Djamil, the judges gave him the honor to read the Koran in one of the largest mosques in Cairo
When the committee prepares the Final Round, the participants go for a walk
After I got good grades in the first round
I think it's finished
I don't know if there is a final round
We wasted 2 days there
We don't know if there is a second round
we just played around
Back off!
I am the first here. They are my customers Of the total 110 participants, 12 advanced to the final
From the youngest participants, is only Rifdha and Nabiyullah who survive in the competition
I don't want him to move
I can fall Stop
Please
Did you know, there is a verse in the Qur'an that says
if you memorize the Qur'an and teach it to others
You will be world-hereafter success So I really hope
I can still learn the Koran, God willing By mentioning the name of Allah Alhamdulillah, prayer and greetings on sayyidina Rasulullah
we welcome you to this blessed night
This is the time for the Final Round
This Final Round was broadcast live on national television
Muhammad?
Yes, I hear you I'm with you, on camera Let's start
We are here with the genius child found in this race
He is a role model for all Muslim children
Abdullah Egypt, 17 years old
Basel Syria, Age 17 years
Susana Italia, Age 17
Now let's welcome, Nabyullah Saidov from Tajikistan
May God bless you We must praise God when we see this child
and ask for God's protection. Then we read Bismillahi Masya Allah.
God blesses us all Here are the rules, Ananda Saidov
even though you can't speak Arabic
and don't understand what I'm talking about
Nabiyullah, Tajikistan, 10 years old
Frankly
I don't know all the pronunciation rules (makhraj) and Tajwid
So I didn't recite everything really right
I just do the best I can
Next is Rifdha Rashid, from Maldives
He is one of the youngest participants Please
Rifdha, Maldives, 10 years old
<< quran >>
In the final round, after seeing older participants I think, I can't win
so I almost gave up
I smile at him so he can be confident.
and encouraged him when he read Al Quran
wa man yattaqillaha
[wa man yattaqillaha] that is the last sentence
read what appears on the screen
God bless you. Thanks. Extraordinary. Extraordinary.
Even though you can't speak Arabic, your pronunciation is amazing
Thank you, thank you for you Rifdha
She's a little angry Father says, you can't be one of the champions
Your score might be too low In the last round it wasn't too good, he made a mistake
That makes me very sad And now, the last participant has finished With God's blessings and mercy
the winner is
Third,
Saidov Nabiyullah Muhammad
from Tajikistan
and in second place, our sister
Rifdha Muhammad Rashid
from Maldives
And finally, by saying the name Allah and Rasulullah
participants
from Egypt
Abdullah Samara Suleiman
May God bless this group. Good evening and good luck.
I like Saidov
We compete very tightly His voice is amazing, like the sound of bird singing To be honest, the participants from Tajikistan has a perfect memory but the error is in Tajweed, reducing the point
Actually I had time to think
compete with contestants from all over the world
how can I expect to get third?
Tonight is the most glorious night in the month of Ramadan
Night falls Revelation
The night in which Al Quran was revealed
Night of wisdom
guiding people from darkness to light
Abdullah Suleiman from Egypt
Rifdha Rashid from Maldives
And this is Nabiyullah Saidov, 10 years, from Tajikistan
who cannot speak Arabic, but can memorize the Quran in full
Nabiyullah is the only participant who reads the Koran at the prize-giving party When I read it to the President I just realized how important this event is because the President may not be present for small events
so I'm very happy Senegal
You didn't make a mistake right?
I made it
you made it! How many?
how much?
I don't know how many errors?
It's okay, brother Listen, listen to all of you
that Djamil
has done left Senegal and went to Egypt
anyone who controls the Qur'an will go to Egypt So study the Qur'an, so you can go to Egypt Do you want to study the Qur'an?
Do you want to go to Egypt right?
You already know a few verses, right?
God bless you You will go to Egypt, God willing Maldives
Do you see there getting darker?
I can't see anything
Yes, your body is covered in sand when the redness has disappeared, the time isya has arrived
How do people know about that?
People who see the cloud will find out
In the old days, that's how people know prayer times
Yes, but who taught?
Yes...
The Prophet taught us
thus we find out
What do you want me to learn about?
Rifdha, I want you study the science of religion
That's why
next year
we will move to Yemen But, why do we have to move far away?
So you can learn from the best people Daddy, can't we just stay on this island?
No, we can't Our religion teaches
A man is himself
Whereas a woman is a country
I hope he will study natural science and career
Because he likes nature and mathematics
when he grew up
we will not make choices for him
he will choose for himself
In fact, my dream stopped
He must be educated But he will be a housewife He won't work.
I mean, normal career he won't have a career
but he must be educated she must be a housewife
Tajikistan
Nabiyullah returns to new school for the final acceptance test
We are proud of how he represents Tajikistan
and after Nabiyullah was awarded in the competition
we are happy to see it back
He received us in this school
he will learn to read and write and also the Qur'an and other lessons
We are very happy He gets a full scholarship including residence
If not, we can't afford to finance it here You must learn the meaning of Al-Qur'an
and how to read and write And no less important is that you learn other languages When you are in Egypt, you need an interpreter However, if you speak Arabic, you don't need it, right?
What language should I study?
Farsi and Arabic
And now it's very important to learn English and also Russian
I hope you can master it
But how does it work?
There is a machine and gear
which makes this giant wheel spin
same as a train
I am interested
this is cool
I met many people. My parents, my family and all the citizens are proud of me this trip was amazing. Every experience will remain in my heart forever, God willing
Abdullah practices being an Imam and teaches younger children who want to memorize Al Quran
Muhammad attended school in Sydney, Australia. His father considered moving his family to Morocco so that his son could grow up in Arab culture
Djamil perfects the reading of the Koran and hopes to become a local priest like his father
Nabiyullah excels in secular and religious lessons in his new school. His father visited him at the end of the week Rifdha is the best in her class at all lessons and still aspires to be an explorer. His father still hasn't moved his family to Yemen