National Ijtema 2009 Syllabus

Tilawat

  • Surah al-Saff verses 11-15
  • This will be an open competition
  • Judges will give any of these verses to recite
  • The marking will be based on qira’at, ramooz e auqaf and quality of voice
  • Extra points will be awarded for reciting from memory

Nazm

  • Three couplets of any poem from Durre Sameen, Kalam e Mahmood, Kalame Tahir, Durre Adan or Bukhar e Dil
  • This will be an open competition
  • Each contestant will be permitted 2 minutes
  • The marking will be based on pronunciation, tune and the quality of voice
  • Contestants should be able to present a start, middle and ending of nazm in their given time

Special Written Paper

  • All questions will be based on the book of Hadhrat Promised Messiah  A Misconception Removed
  • This will be an open competition
  • Participants will be given 45 minutes to complete the test

Extempore Speech Competition

  • This will be an open competition
  • Each contestant will be given 2 minutes to speak on a selected topic with 2 minutes of preparation time
  • The marking will be based on contents and presentation style

Observation Test

  • This will be a test of basic human senses: Sight, Hearing, Taste, Smell, Touch

Paigham Rasani

  • Only one team per region will be permitted
  • This will be a closed competition
  • Each team will have a choice to select their message either in Urdu or English
  • A team will consist of 7 khuddam selected by the Regional Qaid
  • Each khadim will be allowed two minutes to pass on the message
  • Last khadim will be allowed 3 minutes to write the message

Prepared Speech

  • This will be an open competition
  • The marking will be based on contents and presentation style
  • There will be bonus marks for those who avoid paper reading
  • Each contestant will be permitted to speak on one of the following topics for up to 4 minutes
    • Trust in Allah
    • Importance of Salat
    • Benefits of Fasting
    • Spending in the Way of Allah
    • Philosophy of Hajj

Ijtema Test

  • Ijtema Test will be compulsory for all khuddam
  • All questions will be based on Salat, Khuddam Syllabus and Books prescribed for reading during this year
  • Some of the questions will be taken from Quarterly Ta’leem Tests issued in 2008-09

Team Quiz

  • This will be an exhibition competition
  • Top six teams from the National Quiz Competition will battle it out once again
  • Each team will consist of FOUR team members
  • Only one team per region will be allowed
  • Questions will be taken from ‘A Book of Islamic Knowledge’, Khuddam Syllabus as well as some General Knowledge Questions