Qatar Quranic Center Hosts Parent Follow-up Day to Boost Family Integration

IQNA – A new initiative dubbed "Parent Follow-up Day" has been launched in Qatar, designating every Sunday as a day for parents to visit Quranic education centers and monitor their children's progress, reinforcing family involvement in religious education.

The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs, represented by the Department of the Holy Quran and its Sciences within the Department of Da'wah and Religious Guidance, has launched the outstanding initiative.

An Awqaf statement on Sunday highlighted that the move is devoted to specifying Sunday of every month as the time for the attendance of parents to check on their sons inside the Quranic centers across the country.

Head of Awqaf's Department of the Holy Quran and its Sciences, Fahad Ahmed Al Mohammed, stated that the initiative comes in implementation of the directives of Minister of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanem to reinforce constructive cooperation between homes and centers, thereby contributing to achieving the intended pedagogical objectives.

He emphasized the attendance of parents to these centers represents a catalyzing support for students, as periodic attendance would likewise advance the educational process and achieve effective engagement among all parties.

Conducted on Aug 3, the first visit featured the participation of 1,262 parents in 149 Quranic centers nationwide and included individual sessions with teachers, as well as field trips and establishing communication groups via WhatsApp to follow up on the progress of memorizing and revising the Holy Quran.

Accordingly, several parents appreciated this initiative, emphasizing that it fosters students' commitment to attending the memorization sessions and helps build balanced characters.

Participant students, for their part, confirmed that the attendance of their parents largely stimulates them and enhances their commitment to these memorization classes, with heads of the centers praising this step as it generates a positive impact on students and educational staff.

As such, Awqaf continues to double down on its efforts to back the Quranic education centers for both genders throughout the nation by putting out educational plans and supervising the teachers' performance.

This is in addition to holding Quranic activities with the aim of graduating an erudite generation that memorizes the Holy Quran and adheres to the Islamic precepts, thereby contributing to building a community that underpins Islamic values, faith, and identity.

Source: qatar-tribune.com