Competitions
Academics
Find the syllabus for your age group below:
(Updated as of 3 September 2024)
Your age group for the entire Atfal year is determined by your age on November 1st, 2023.
This means if you turn ten before the Atfal year ends, but you were nine on November 1st, you will still compete in the 7-9 year old age group, including the National Ijtema.
It’s important to read all the rules and guidelines carefully. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact your local or regional Nazim Atfal or the national team at [email protected].
Closed Competitions
The following competitions will be restricted at the National Ijtema to those Atfal who came 1st, 2nd or 3rd at their regional Ijtema’at:
Nazm and Prepared English Speech.
Open Competitions
Also note that all other academic competitions are open. These include:
Tilawat, Azan, Prepared Speech Urdu, Hifz-Triathlon, Presentation competition and new individual competitions like Kasoti, Memory Test and Extempore Ahadith Challenge
If your name is not on the list and still want to be considered for the two close competitions, then please send a recording to the following email by the 10th of September: [email protected]
Hifz Triathlon
This year we’re continuing the Hifz Triathlon; combining Hifz-e-Quran, Hifz-e-Ad’iyah, and Hifz-e-Qasidah into one competition.
Check the Talim syllabus for your age group to find out what to learn. Everyone gets a prize for taking part, and we’ll award top three places based on total points. To prepare for the Quran section, use a real Quran as there might be errors in the syllabus.
Presentation Competition
This year, we are running Presentation competition at the National Ijtema.
You must submit your presentation to the following email address prior to the Ijtema with your name, region and age group:
For syllabus, rules and regulations, please consult the Talim syllabus files above appropriate to your age group.
Salat Challenge
To encourage Atfal to learn and revise Salat, all Atfal will be required to recite it during the Ijtema. The specific goals for each age group are listed below. These are:
Dianat (7 to 9 years old) – Full Arabic only
Sadaqat (10 to 12 years old) – Full Arabic and translation up till Sajadah (inclusive)
Shuja’at (13 to 15 years old) – Full Arabic and full Translation
Those Atfal who are able to complete their goal will be rewarded with a free meal from the Ijtema Bazaar!
Make sure to learn and/or revise your Salat using the Salat Hub app/website: https://salathub.co.uk/
Extempore Ahadith
This year we are introducing 3 new individual competitions which are aimed at all Atfal and do not require any prior preparation. These are:
Kasoti
Memory Test
Extempore Ahadith Challenge
Kasoti:
Atfal will be tested on their ability to guess Islamic and Jamati personalities or landmarks. The exact format of the competition will be explained during the Ijtema.
Memory Test:
Atfal will be shown and then have to memorise names across multiple different categories and recall them. Example categories may be “Names of the Companions of the Holy Prophet(saw)” or “Names of famous mosques”.
Extempore Ahadith Challenge:
Atfal will be given a Hadith and its translation. They will be given some time to prepare, after which they will have to give a short 1-minute speech about their understanding of it.
Sports
Sports at National Ijtema this year will be conducted in three age groups: Diyanat (7-9), Sadaqat (10-12) and Shujaat (13-15)
Sports will start on Friday afternoon. Please contact regional nazim for more details.
Team Sports
Football
Cricket
Athletics
To take part in any of the individual competitions, for any age category, you can take part on the day.
Further competitions will be introduced closer to the Ijtema.
Individual Sports
Football Tennis
Pickleball
Football – 7 a side with 2 subs
Indoor Cricket – 6 a side with 1 sub
Athletics – 4 atfal per region max
Pickel ball – 2 atfal per team
Football tennis – 2 atfal per team
• There will be 3 age groups I.e. 7-9 years, 10-12 years and 13-15 years.
• Please contact your regional nazim if you want to take part in any of the sports competitions.
• Teams will not be allowed to participate if there is no teams manager present.
• Atfal are not guaranteed that they will be able to take part in more than one sport as all sports will be taking at the same time for one age group.
• Fixtures will be published in advance for football and cricket. It is every team responsibility to make sure their full team is present at the time of their fixture.
• Some of the fixtures will be scheduled for Friday.
• Finals will take place on Sunday.
Young Muavineen Championship
The Young Muavineen Championship is a team competition for 12-15 year olds that tests them on skills such as event management and problem solving. It is a great way for you to hone the skills you will need when you are older and part of Khuddamul Ahmadiyya. Each region is to submit a team of 3 Atfal.
