Introducing: 30 MORE

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30 MORE

 

My intention was to get to this much earlier in the month. Like in the First Ten Day of Ramadan…

Instead, here we are on the eve of the 27th Night of Ramadan.

However, as my brother Amir once told me.

If it wasn’t for the last minute, nothing would ever get done.

This Blog and project, 30 Masjids.ca – 30 Masjids in 30 days in The Greater Toronto Area was originally inspired by Bassam Tariq and Aman Ali’s 30 Mosques Ramadan tour of New York City in 2009 and 2010.

They inadvertantly began a worldwide movement.

Muslims now blog daily visits to different masjids all over the world.

You can see a number of their RSS feeds along the right sidebar  ——>

If you haven’t clicked on a link or two, please do.

They are all well written, and well worth your precious Ramadan Time.

InshAllah, a review of their best posts and a summary of each of their Ramadan Travels so far will be posted here in 30 MORE.

 

 

 

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Day 25 – Malton Islamic Centre – Mississauga | By Zainab Omar

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By Zainab Omar

There is a centre in Brampton called The Lote Tree Foundation.

It is a learning and resource center run by teachers who are from the GTA and studied traditional Islamic sciences for a number of years overseas.

Sisters can join the mailing list and subscribe to an “Educated Muslimah Series” which is primarily a monthly Qur’an Khatm.

Sisters can sign up for sections of the Qur’an to read in advance, with the remaining being read together during a monthly meetup. Today’s meetup was held at the Malton Islamic Centre.

It is the first one that I attended in person.

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Day 20 – Iftar – Dixie Gurdwara Sikh Temple – Ontario Khalsa Darbar – 7080 Dixie Road, Mississauga

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Wednesday Evening: Broke Fast in Dixie Gurdwara in Brampton to show solidarity with Sikh Community. #30masjids http://t.co/N5dI0AIi
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In his travels, Guru Nanak visited Makkah and Madinah.

In my 30 Masjids travels, I visited Dixie Gurdwara at 7080 Dixie Road in Mississauga.

On Day 20, it was here at sunset that I broke my Ramadan Fast.

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Day 20 – Asr – Dixon Musallah Prayer Room – 340 Dixon Road – P1 Level

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Upon entering the Dixon Musallah Prayer Hall, on the P1 Level underneath 340 Dixon Road, you see the following…

Make “Wudoo” At Home

Thanks

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VIDEO: Day 4 – Masjid Al-Qalam – Al-Qalam Islamic Community Centre

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Day 4 – Masjid Al-Qalam – Al-Qalam Islamic Community Centre

 

 

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VIDEO: Day 17 – The Battle of Badr – Fajr Lecture – Masjid An-Noor – St. Catharines

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Day 17 – The Battle of Badr – Fajr Lecture

Masjid An-Noor – St. Catharines

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VIDEO: Day 23 – Sayeda Khadija Centre, Mississauga

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Day 23 – Sayeda Khadija Centre – 7150 Edwards Blvd., Mississauga

 

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VIDEO: Day 19 – Khatam al-Qur’an – MSA at UTSC

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Day 19 – Khatam al-Qur’an – MSA at UTSC

Muslim Students’ Association

University of Toronto Scarborough Campus

 

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VIDEO: Day 16 – Masjid An-Noor – St. Catharines, Ontario

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Day 23 – Masjid Qurtabah – A Hidden Gem in Scarborough | By Kaif Khan

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By Kaif Khan (@Kaifoom)

I cherish the times spent within the masjid my family and I go to.

Masjid Qurtabah is our mosque of choice. Therefore I was naturally jubilant when it was reviewed as one of the 30 masjids by Himy Syed.

The jubilation soon faded as I noticed that the key features of Masjid Qurtabah were overlooked.

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Day 18 – Darul Khair Islamic Center, Flemingdon Park

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Darul Khair Islamic Center, Suite 133 – 135 St. Denis Drive in Flemingdon Park.

There is so much to say about this little Musallah.

There is so much going on, it will always be a tight fit.

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30 Masjids BIG photoblog: Bicycles in Islam – Makkah, Madinah and Toronto

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#30Masjids BIG photoblog: Bicycles in Islam – Makkah, Madinah and Toronto. #30Days #Ramadan #bikeTO --- http://t.co/9kf0EeyX
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The third 30Masjids BIG photoblog collection is here!

“Bicycles in Islam — Makkah, Madinah and Toronto”

This Collection has 64 photographs and was inspired by recent events.

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VIDEO: Day 17 – ECMCA – Ethiopian Canadian Muslim Community Association

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Day 17 – ECMCA – Ethiopian Canadian Muslim Community Association

 

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A stolen bike, Canadian Tire and Lowes | By Naeem Siddiqi

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Grt work @. Thanks for the bike #30masjids #faithmatters. You rock ! @ pandered to bigots. You did the right thing.
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Himy Syed’s bike got stolen on Wednesday morning August 1. That sort of minor theft usually doesn’t get reported in papers, but this one made it. Himy Syed has a special bike. Not that its magic or has cool gear – Himy’s bike was being used to visit 30 mosques in the GTA in the 30 days of Ramadan.

What happened next is exactly the sort of thing that makes you proud to live in Canada.

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@CanadianTire… 30 Thanks !!!

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It is 3:17 a.m. early Friday Morning, August 10 2012.

It is wholly appropriate I am typing this note of thanks sitting inside a Masjid a few blocks north of Canadian Tire’s Distribution Centre on Steeles Avenue in Brampton.

I biked to Brampton, Ontario from Parkdale in Downtown Toronto yesterday, on the new bike provided by Canadian Tire after the original 30 Masjids Bike was stolen.

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