Many Thanks to Philanthropist Faisal Kutty.
All the best my friend @30masjids! https://t.co/1D6Pg4aZX4
— TheMuslimLawyer (@faisalkutty) June 2, 2016
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Many Thanks to Philanthropist Faisal Kutty.
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Today for Jumah, Friday Congregational Prayers, I found myself with friends observing in Port Union Village, Scarborough.
This eastern most district in Toronto is home to three neighbourhood masjids.
Usman Gousi Mosque is located at 75 Kirkdene Road.
The Reminder is in Urdu. The short, very short sermon is in Arabic.
The school of thought of the worshippers and maintainers of this masjid is South Asian Sufi.
The building is a former neighbourhood Church, which you may glean for the partially painted Cross in the north-facing wall.
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Bismillah…
AsalamAlayKum, Peace and Greetings be upon each of you.
Ramadan 2016 is a few days away, hours actually, and InshAllah (God-Alone Willing), 30Masjids will be blogging daily stories and updates.
30Masjids began blogging in Ramadan 2011, initially focusing on Muslims in Toronto, their History, Architecture, meeting and Featuring People, breaking the daily fast, and sharing lesser known Canadian stories.
30 Masjids ONTARIO – Ramadan 2013
Ramadan 2013 found us exploring The Province of Ontario, visiting Masjids and Islamic Centres from London to Windsor to Sault St. Marie to North Bay to Ottawa (including a hop over the Quebec Border!) and back to Toronto for Eid.
(Photo by Kenneth Armstrong – SOOtoday.com, Sault St Marie, Ontario – Ramadan 2013)
30 Masjids CANADA – Ramadan 2016 – Newfoundland to British Columbia
- Is there one Muslim Canadian Identity? Or many?
- Do All Muslim Canadians Break Fast The Same Way?
- How do Muslims in Northern Latitudes handle very long summertime fasts?
- 8 Rakats of Taraweeh (Extra Night Prayers), or 20? Coffee, Tea, Red Bull?
- Fort McMurray Muslims… so many stories…
- …and… going with the flow, 10 Canadian Provinces, 30 Masjids, in 30 Days.
InshAllah, 30Masjids will be visiting Masjids all over Canada during this Ramadan 2016.
To our knowledge, this may be the first-ever 30-Masjids-in-30-Days-during-Ramadan-in-Canada blogging journey….
Starting in St. John’s, Nfld. on Sunday June 5 2016 at Muslim Association of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Then Halifax, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec….
From Montreal, InshAllah, we’ll head west to Thunder Bay in North West Ontario, and then points West.
Before the Forest Fires devasted Fort McMurray, Alberta, I had intended to visit there.
Instead, we’ll spend more time in Edmonton, where many Fort McMurray Muslims had evacuated to.
Already a number of good story leads are from Alberta, InshAllah, we’ll follow up and share those Stories.
The Intention is to end Ramadan 2016 in Victoria, British Columbia and observe Eid-al-Fitr in Vancouver.
This year’s Trans-Canada Ramadan journey is informed by Environics’ recently released Survey of Muslims in Canada 2016.
Much is gleaned from the survey results yet curiosities remain.
InshAllah, we’ll explore and hopefully answers those curiosities, blog post by blog post, day by day, province by province.
Ramadan 2017
There are many locations beyond reach in only one month.
Notably, four Masjids in Canada’s Northern Territories.
Hence, 30 Masjids Canada, will aspire to be a two-year-project, beginning this Ramadan 2016 and concluding next Ramadan 2017.
Guest Blogging
As always, 30Masjids encourages and welcomes YOUR Stories via Guest Blogging.
30Masjids has always welcomed Guest Bloggers, from around Toronto, and around The World.
Donate
If you can help 30 Masjids Canada financially, helping us to complete our journey, the Donate Now button is above.
InshAllah, Your Turn…
If you have story leads, interesting Muslim Canadians to meet, or perhaps wish to invite me to your Iftar, please leave a comment below.
Salam, Peace.
HiMY SYeD ( @30Masjids / #cdnmuslims )
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30 MORE | VIDEO – The Specialness of Fasting in Ramadan – Shaikh Abdool Hamid – Masjid Toronto
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Shaikh Abdool Hamid delivers Islamic Reminders on Mondays and Wednesdays in Masjid Toronto after the Dhuhr / Mid-Day Prayer.
Today’s Reminder is in anticipation of Ramadan 2016 beginning in a few days: The Specialness of Fasting in Ramadan .
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Doors Open Toronto is always the Last Weekend in May.
This year, DOT16, offers four very different Islamic or Muslim related locations who are opening their doors welcoming in The General Public:
- Islamic Information & Dawah Centre International
- Canadian Sufi Cultural Centre – Jerrahi Canada
- The Aga Khan Museum
- Ismaili Centre Toronto
The Dawah Centre & Jerrahi Canada, also opened their doors for DOT14:
- 30 MORE | Doors Open Toronto 2014 – Jerrahi Sufi Order of Canada
- 30 MORE | Doors Open Toronto 2014 – Islamic Information & Dawah Centre International
Logistically, if you’re up for visiting all four locations, it makes sense to perhaps do it over two days.
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30 MORE | Panel Discussion – Environics Institute 2016 Survey of Muslims in Canada – IDIGTA
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Environics Institute (@Environics_Inst) 2016 Survey of Muslims in Canada
Tonight at @IDIGTA
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— HïMY SYeD (@30masjids) May 25, 2016
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Comments Off on 30 MORE | “Muslim Women and Public Safety” Jane’s Walk: 1 p.m. Saturday May 7 2016 – Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto City Hall
Jane’s Walk 2016 Festival Weekend is Friday, Saturday, Sunday: May 5, 6, 7.
Among the 200 walks listed so far, one might be of particular interest to Toronto area readers of 30Masjids :
This new walk is inspired by the same November 2015 events which inspired me to lead The History of Muslims in Toronto Jane’s Walk, a month later in December 2015.
About this walk in their own words:
“Last fall Torontonians were jolted when it was reported that a Muslim woman was the viciously attacked on her way to pick up her children from school.
Although severe, this incident sparked conversations pertaining to the numerous ways Muslim women experience a lack of safety in public spaces.
Through personal stories and placemaking insights, this walk will uncover the direct and nuanced attacks that Muslim face when navigating their local communities, academic institutions, the legal system and city-building processes.
This participatory walk will invite everyone to consider the ways we can co-create a greater sense of belonging and safety for all women in public spaces.”
Walk Leaders comprise a cross-cultural team of five Women with distinct backgrounds.
If I wasn’t leading my own separate un-related Jane’s Walk elsewhere in the city at that exact time, I’d certainly attend this one.
Their 2 hour Jane’s Walk begins in Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto City Hall in front of the burger joint on Saturday May 7 2016 at 1 p.m.
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On Good Friday 2010, I found myself in Curitiba, Brazil. I joined the congregation and performed Jumah Prayers inside Curitiba’s ONLY Masjid, Mesquita Imam Ali Ibn Abu Talib (R.A.).
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30 MORE | BIG photoblog: The History of Muslims in Toronto – A Special December Jane’s Walk
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Each picture in this Collection of 49 Photographs was captured by Brampton Based Professional Photographer, Herman Custodio.
The History of Muslims in Toronto – A Special December Jane’s Walk took place on Sunday December 20 2015.
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HUGE THANKS to Toronto Star Writer, Sarah-Joyce Battersby and her team, Photographer Chris So and Digital Cartographer José Ongpin, for producing such an elegant Interactive Tablet News Story on Star Touch about Sunday’s Jane’s Walk!!
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30 MORE | TORONTO STAR – “Walking Toronto through its Muslim history” – By Sarah-Joyce Battersby
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Walking Toronto through its Muslim history https://t.co/jd2x0y3cQU #topstories
— TorontoStar (@TorontoStar) December 19, 2015
The muggers who attacked a woman outside her son’s school, yelling “Go back to your country,” need a geography lesson, according to HiMY SYeD.
More than one million Muslims call Canada home, eight per cent of Torontonians practice Islam, and if by country they meant neighbourhood, that would be the Junction.
“We have fifth-generation Torontonians who happen to be Muslim descent, Muslim heritage. They’ve been here 50, 60, 70 years,” he said of the west-end neighbourhood’s Islamic roots.
So happy that @HiMYSYeD's #JanesWalk of Muslim history in Toronto is featured. It's tomorrow! https://t.co/XANTrJUnil via torontostar
— Robert Ruggiero (@robert_ruggiero) December 19, 2015
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Lately, when it comes to Muslims in the News locally in Toronto or regionally in Peterborough, Ontario, it appears there’s a lack of understanding of Canadian Muslims by any number of fellow Canadians.
Yet, there’s also an earnest appetite to learn more about The Muslims of Toronto and our Community’s history.
To satiate such sincere hunger for knowledge, I will be leading the following Jane’s Walk:
“The History of Muslims in Toronto – A Special December Jane’s Walk“
TIME: Sunday December 20, 2015 – 11:00 a.m.
MEETING POINT: Runnymede TTC Subway Station Main Entrance.
WALK LEADER: I’ll be wearing a Green Jacket holding a Jane’s Walk sign.
Please help get the word and as important…
…Join This Special Jane’s Walk!
See YOU on December 20th, and Thank You!
The History of Muslims in #Toronto
- A Special December 20 2015 #JanesWalk :
https://t.co/0Y6mDNSYcM
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— HïMY SYeD (@30masjids) December 9, 2015
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Heading to My Community is United event to stand with all faith groups against acts of hate. https://t.co/FmYptDlVYD
— Mike Layton (@m_layton) December 5, 2015
“It’s Packed” – Photo by Michal Hay
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