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19/03/2026

๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐€๐Œ๐€๐ƒ๐‡๐€๐ | ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Š๐€๐๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐Œ๐”๐ƒ๐€๐ ๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ๐Œ๐„๐€๐’

With heartfelt gratitude, we would like to extend our sincerest thanks to ๐’๐ข๐ซ ๐Œ๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐š๐ง๐๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ for being one of the major sponsors during our ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐š๐ฆ๐š๐๐š๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Š๐€๐๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐Œ๐”๐ƒ๐€๐ here at ๐ˆ๐Œ๐„๐€๐’.

Your generosity played a big role in making this gathering meaningful and successful. A special thank you as well for the water you provided, a simple yet essential blessing that truly helped refresh and sustain everyone during Iftar.

We also extend our appreciation to his volunteers from ๐€๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ก๐š ๐๐ก๐ข ๐Ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ ๐š for their support and service. Your teamwork and willingness to help are truly commendable.

May Allah (SWT) reward your kindness with abundant barakah and grant you continuous blessings for your generosity.

19/03/2026
16/03/2026
๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Š๐€๐๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐Œ๐”๐ƒ๐€๐ | ๐€ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‹๐š๐ฒ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐š๐๐ซIn these blessed nights of ๐‘๐š๐ฆ๐š๐๐ก๐š๐ง, we gather in remembrance and d...
16/03/2026

๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Š๐€๐๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐Œ๐”๐ƒ๐€๐ | ๐€ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‹๐š๐ฒ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐š๐๐ซ
In these blessed nights of ๐‘๐š๐ฆ๐š๐๐ก๐š๐ง, we gather in remembrance and devotion as we seek the mercy and blessings of ๐‹๐š๐ฒ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐š๐๐ซ, the Night that is ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐š ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ.
Join us for the ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Š๐€๐๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐Œ๐”๐ƒ๐€๐ as we reflect upon the beauty of Ramadhan and strengthen our ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ง through unity, prayer, and remembrance of Allah.
๐Ÿ“… ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”
โฐ ๐Ÿ‘:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ
๐Ÿ“ ๐ˆ๐Œ๐„๐€๐’ ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ฃ๐ข๐
Let us come together in faith, hoping to witness the blessed night where prayers are accepted, sins are forgiven, and hearts are renewed.
โ€œ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐š๐ค๐š โ€˜๐š๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ง ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ก๐ข๐›๐›๐ฎ๐ฅ โ€˜๐š๐Ÿ๐ฐ๐š ๐Ÿ๐šโ€™๐Ÿ๐ฎ โ€˜๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข.โ€
(O Allah, You are Most Forgiving, and You love forgiveness, so forgive me.)
๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐ก ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‹๐š๐ฒ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐š๐๐ซ.

๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Š๐€๐๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐Œ๐”๐ƒ๐€๐ | ๐€ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‹๐š๐ฒ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐š๐๐ซ

In these blessed nights of ๐‘๐š๐ฆ๐š๐๐ก๐š๐ง, we gather in remembrance and devotion as we seek the mercy and blessings of ๐‹๐š๐ฒ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐š๐๐ซ, the Night that is ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐š ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ.

Join us for the ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Š๐€๐๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐Œ๐”๐ƒ๐€๐ as we reflect upon the beauty of Ramadhan and strengthen our ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ง through unity, prayer, and remembrance of Allah.

๐Ÿ“… ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”
โฐ ๐Ÿ‘:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ
๐Ÿ“ ๐ˆ๐Œ๐„๐€๐’ ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ฃ๐ข๐

Let us come together in faith, hoping to witness the blessed night where prayers are accepted, sins are forgiven, and hearts are renewed.

โ€œ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐š๐ค๐š โ€˜๐š๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ง ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ก๐ข๐›๐›๐ฎ๐ฅ โ€˜๐š๐Ÿ๐ฐ๐š ๐Ÿ๐šโ€™๐Ÿ๐ฎ โ€˜๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข.โ€
(O Allah, You are Most Forgiving, and You love forgiveness, so forgive me.)

๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐ก ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‹๐š๐ฒ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐š๐๐ซ.

10/03/2026

โ€˜๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—น ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™: ๐—œ๐— ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฆ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐— ๐˜‚๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฟโ€™๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

Crafting its legacy at the University of Southern Mindanao (USM), the Institute of Middle East and Asian Studies (IMEAS) launched the inaugural "Katuntol Kanu Lalan: Reading Qurโ€™an and Muhadarah Competition 2026" on March 5 at the IMEAS Grounds.

Translated as โ€œSearching the Way,โ€ the Local Student Government (LSG) of IMEAS organized Katuntol Kanu Lalan to initiate a community tradition to be held every Ramadan.

IMEAS Dean, Prof. Sofia Molao, emphasized the significance of these programs for understanding the Qurโ€™an.

"Activities like this inspire love for the Holy Qurโ€™an and encourage participants to learn, understand, and live by its teachings," she stated.

Collaborating with former LSG officers and various contributors, USM students from the Bachelor of Arts in Islamic Studies (BAIS) and the Bachelor of Science in International Relations (BSIR) participated in the competition.

Jhonor Matalam, a third-year BAIS student, and Jamin Malugayak, a second-year BAIS student, secured first place in the Muhadarah Competition and the Qurโ€™an Reading Competition, respectively.

โ€œGatherings like this not only strengthen our knowledge of Islam but also grant us great reward in the hereafter,โ€ Matalam shared, highlighting the importance of attending Islamic congregations.

Meanwhile, IMEAS-LSG Governor Majaleiah Iedessa Yusoph expressed her fulfillment regarding the event's success.

โ€œAlhamdulillah for the successful IMEAS eventโ€”the first grand celebration during Ramadanโ€”I am truly proud as a governor to see IMEAS empowered and recognized,โ€ she said.

Carrying the Maguindanaon theme โ€œInged a Qurโ€™an, Bagel a Iman, Kapamagisa a Ummahโ€โ€”which translates to "The Community of the Qurโ€™an, Strength of Faith, and Unity among the Nationโ€โ€”the program solidified the Islamic foundation of USM students during the sacred month of Ramadan.




โœ๏ธ: Datu Ali Saudagal
๐Ÿ“ท: Samantha Abellera & Jay-Ann Loquias/via Majaleiah ledessa Arbon Yusoph

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