Exams

The day for exams was getting closer and everyone was in a panic. There was so much information, so many important details, it became difficult to figure out what to study. A few sisters got together to review. We shared notes on Qawaaid al Fiqhiyyah, Usool al Fiqh, Zakaat, Qawaaid al Arba, Conditions of La illaha ilallah, and Hadeeth. Alhamdulillah the group study sessions were beneficial – we got a chance to fill in the notes that we missed while dozing off in the lecture.

The first part of the exams were for Quran, Hadeeth, and Adhkaar memorization. Our teachers from Um al Qura administered the exams. Each person was asked to recite 3 surahs from the ones we memorized, 3 different dua’, and as many hadeeth from Imam Nawawee’s 40 hadeeth. But before they began the testing, the teachers presented us with gifts and they each gave a short farewell speech. They reminded us that they had been waiting for us this year since the day we left last year. They were happy to see us but sad that our time together had come to an end. Almost all the sisters shed tears that morning. It truly is a beautiful thing to meet people who love you deeply for the sake of Allah, and no other reason.

Later that afternoon we had to take written exams. Alhamdulillah we got lucky, and 2 exams were dropped – we were only tested on Usool al Fiqh, Qawaaid al Fiqhiyyah, and Zakaat. How were they? Definitely a challenge, but it was a good exercise to solidify all that we had learned in the past few weeks.