Dear Madina S.A,

Asalaamu'alaikum,

It has come to the attention of the Madina Students that Sidi Abass Darab no longer has scheduled time within the teaching week. We understand that this may be due to valid reasons unknown to the students. However, we find his lessons invaluable and we would like to request that he be given back some teaching time.

Since the beginning of the year Sidi Abass has been exerting his best efforts for the benefit of the students in class time and out of class time. His contribution has not been unappreciated nor was it lost on the results of the students.

While it appears that Abass only teaches Arabic, he has placed purpose into the Arabic by constantly instilling the love for the language in the students. Sidi Abass approaches the subject in a unique way from our other Shayeukh.

Sidi Abass has became the glue to our learning of the Arabic language. He is the bridge between nahw and sarf, without him majority of us wouldn't have excelled as we did. To remove such an asset from the students at this time in the year would be extremely detrimental to the growth of the students of madina. He is certainly someone all of us rely on immensely.

Sidi Abbas has contributed so much time and effort out of madina class hours for the sake of our academic success and our spiritual upliftment. In fact, many of us feel that the progress we make especially during exam time is due to his immense aid.

Another major aspect about sidi Abbas is the illumination side of madina that he serves to us. His classes do not only compromise intellect, they shift us into a realm of spirituality that we greatly appreciate and need for the rest of this year, (and maybe even for the future madina s.a students).

As a class we have no committee such as an SRC in which we can use the appropriate channels for such a request, therefore we've gathered signatures that agree with the views of this letter to express the overwhelming need for Sidi Abass. If the students have any say in the future of our studies we would like this to be considered.

Madina S.A needs Sidi Abbas.

Jazk'Allah for your time!